Occupational Medicine Monitoring and Health Surveillance

Abstract

Occupational medicine monitoring can be categorized into 3 groups: environmental monitoring, biological monitoring and medical monitoring. This article reviews the concepts and proposes the application of these monitoring to various groups of health hazards. The author emphasizes the importance of pre-analytical, analytical and post-analytical phases of laboratory testing. The author also proposes several critical points to consider regarding the monitoring, analyses and utilization based on concepts of surveillance.