Welcome

..to Virtual University for Occupational Health Care in Finland!

Virtual University for Occupational Health Physicians (VUOHP) is a nation wide collaborative effort of five medical faculties within the universities of Helsinki, Turku, Tampere, Oulu and Eastern Finland and the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FIOH). The activities of virtual university reach 900 physicians specialising in occupational health and 300 tutoring senior consultants in occupational health. Read more.

Occupational Health Care - Specialist Physician Training

Six-year Degree Programme

The Specialist Physician’s Degree Programme in Occupational Health Care consists of a basic and specialised qualification. The degree programme is six years in length. The basic qualification requires two years of training. Service during the four-year specialised qualificationincludes sections on occupational health care, assessment of work ability and rehabilitation, clinical rotations in other fields of medicine, and a rotation at the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health. In accordance with university regulations, the degree programme also includes multiprofessional management training. Read more.

The Finnish Occupational Health Service (OHS) System

In Finland, OHS are not only seen as part of the primary health care system,
but also as part of the workplace health and safety system. Occupational health is an integral part of the government policy to develop work life, promote health, and secure adequate, effective social and health services for everyone. The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health formulates the strategy and runs the occupational health 2015 action programme. It also supervises the occupational health service and safety systems. All important issues concerning legislation and the development of OHS are discussed in the tripartite Advisory Board on OHS at the Ministry, which comprises social partners, the government, the providers of OHS and the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FIOH).

Read the whole article
Timo Leino, MD: Barents Newsletter on Occupational Health and Safety, vol. 12 no. 3, 2009