EnviroDx is a multimedia, case-focused, computer-based learning program on environmental-related diseases. The organizing metaphor for EnviroDx is an exploratory "virtual clinic" affiliated with a busy medical school. The program user takes the part of a practicing physician faced with a patient with an unknown disease or condition that is possibly caused by exposure to environmental factors.
Upon completion of the program, the user should be familiar with:
the components of an environmental history
the steps required to diagnose a specific type of environmental disorder
tests required to make specific diagnoses
sources of information on industrial chemical product ingredients and their potential health effects
activities of federal, state, and local organizations that address occupational and environmental issues in health
measures a physician might recommend to treat or prevent a specific environmental-related disorder