About DASAM
- The national society for physicians specialized in Occupational Medicine
- A forum for medical doctors, psychologist, researchers and others with special interest in Occupational and Environmental Medicine
- Established in 1980
Current board of DASAM:
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- Harald Meyer, MD, president
- Inger Schaumburg, MD, vice-president
- Margrethe Bordado Sköld, MD, secretary
- Gitte Jacobsen, MD, cashier
- Sorosh Taba, MD
- Pernille Melander Thorsen, cand. psych
- Mette Lausten Hansen, MD
- Marianne Kyndi, MD, observer from Gødstrup Hospital
- Astrid Rosenberg Eskildsen, MD, observer from YAM (Junior doctors in Occupational Medicine)
Contact DASAM: find contact information here
Tasks and mission
- Education and training in Occupational Medicine
- Promoting Research in Occupational Medicine
- Clinical guidelines/Best practice.
The guidelines (in Danish) are available here:
- Working for a better work environment both nationally and internationally
- Surveillance of developments in occupational and environmental diseases
- Participation in the public debate
- Health
- Work environment
- Environmental issues
- Influence politicians and government
- Advising the National Board of Health in Denmark
- Specialist training
- Needs for specialists
- Development of the specialty
- Developing highly specialized functions
- Allergology
- Toxicology
- Rehabilitation
Associated organizations
YAM – Junior Doctors in Occupational Medicine
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- The organization for physicians in specialization in Occupational medicine
- Read more about YAM here (in Danish)
- Contact YAM: Margrethe Bordado Sköld, MD, chairman: marhen60@gmail.com
PAM– Psychologist In Occupational Medicine
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- The organization for psychologist working in occupational medicine
- Read more about PAM here (in Danish)
- Contact PAM: Morten Willerts, cand.psych, chairman: willert@aarhus.rm.dk
Occupational Medicine in Denmark
- Occupational Medicine was recognized as an area of medical expertise in Denmark in 1984
- More about occupational medicine in Denmark:
- Specialist in Occupational Medicine
- 150 specialists in Occupational Medicine
- 55 working in the specialty
- About 25 junior doctors in specialization at the moment
- (25. 565 physicians in total in Denmark)