The Institute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine of the German Social Accident Insurance (IPA)

The Institute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine of the German Social Accident Insurance is an institute of the Ruhr University Bochum (IPA).
IPA's research work aims at the reduction of health risks of employees due to various hazardous substances. The goal is to develop preventive measures as well as to improve diagnosis and therapy of occupational diseases and to support the German Social Accident Insurance.
Five closely linked IPA centers conduct interdisciplinary research projects in the fields of Medicine, Epidemiology, Allergology/Immunology, Toxicology, and Molecular Medicine.
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Bladder Cancer Symposium lectures now online

Lectures of the various speakers held at the Bladder Cancer Symposium on November the 9th, 2009 are now available online. Main focus of the symposium was the occupational exposure of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons(PAH) and aromatic amines.
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Research for Occupational Safety and Health

A brochure presents the activities in research, qualification, consultancy and testing of the German social accident insurance's research institutes. The wide range of disciplines and the strict orientation towards the needs of the Social Accident Insurance institutions ensure that the research subjects are addressed in an interdisciplinary fashion with relevance to practical application.
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Institute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine
of the German Social Accident Insurance
Institute of the Ruhr-Universität Bochum (IPA)
Bürkle-de-la-Camp Platz 1
D-44789 Bochum
Tel.: +49 234 3024 501
Fax.: +49 234 3024 505

How to get to our Institute

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