Ramazzini Presentation

Who was Ramazzini?

Bernardino Ramazzini is considered the founder of occupational/industrial medicine. He was an Italian physician, who was born on November 3, 1633, at Carpi, Modena, and who died on November 5, 1714, in Padua, Venice. His studies of occupational diseases and advocacy of protective measures for workers encouraged eventual passage of factory safety and workmen's compensation laws. In 1700 he wrote the first important book on occupational diseases and industrial hygiene. Hence the Ramazzini Award for the Training Program.

The Ramazzini Presentation and Prize

The Ramazzini Prize is presented annually to the trainee who presents the best scientific paper related to Occupational and Environmental Medicine (OEM) at the Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM). It is a requirement that a trainee must present a paper for the Ramazzini prize at the Annual Scientific Meeting at least once during their training period to attain Fellowship. This assists trainees to demonstrate their research methods and communication competencies.

The Ramazzini Prize assesses general presentation skills, how well trainees can communicate OEM ideas and principles to their peers, and how well they can answer questions related to OEM in a public forum of their peers.

Abstracts must be submitted to the Faculty Office for review by the end of January. For a more detailed description of the submission and assessment process, please refer to the policy document provided below.

Ramazzini Presentation Procedure (PDF | 82KB)

For the format in which Trainees are required to submit their Ramazzini Abstract AND for some guidance for Trainees on the Ramazzini Presentations, please see the documents below.

Ramazzini Abstract Guidelines (extract from AFOEM Training Manual) (PDF | 52KB)
Guidance for Trainees on Ramazzini Presentations (PDF | 20KB)

Past Ramazzini Award Recipients

Dr Kristin Good (2011) - The Attitude of General Practitioners to 'Fit Note' Certification: a New Zealand Perspective. 

Dr Margaret Macky (2010) - Factors Affecting the Utility of an Over-the-Phone Rehabilitation Progress Checklist Developed for Non-Clinical Staff

Dr Grantley Tschirn (2009) - Long Term Lung Function (FEV1) Changes in Sulphuric Acid Mist Workers at a Zinc Smelter

Dr Sarah Aldington (2008) - A Case Control Study of Seated Immobility at Work as a Risk Factor for Venous Thromboembolism

Dr David Prestage (2007) - Investigation of the Validity of the SF-36 as an Assessment Tool for a Multidisciplinary Pain Management Program

Dr James Harman (2006) - Assessment of the Validity of the Demand, Control and Support Scales of the Job Content Questionnaire in a Bruneian Petroleum Industry Population

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