scholarly journals Competencies of occupational health professionals for disaster management based on their own experiences

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. n/a
Author(s):  
Tomoko Yokogawa ◽  
Etsuko Yoshikawa ◽  
Hitomi Abe ◽  
Seiichiro Tateishi ◽  
Koji Mori
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Disaster Management ◽  
Health Professionals

scholarly journals A training programme facilitating guideline use of occupational health professionals: a feasibility study

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marloes Vooijs ◽  
Daniël Bossen ◽  
Jan L. Hoving ◽  
Haije Wind ◽  
Monique H. W. Frings-Dresen
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Feasibility Study ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Training Programme

Fitness for work after surgery or critical illness

2019 ◽  
pp. 229-261
Author(s):  
Tony Williams ◽  
Neil Pearce
Keyword(s):  
Critical Illness ◽  
Occupational Health ◽  
Adverse Effects ◽  
Return To Work ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Medical Issues ◽  
Tissue Healing ◽  
Co Morbidity ◽  
Returning To Work

Occupational health professionals frequently advise about return to work after surgery. Providing advice can be challenging, and considerable misunderstanding exists among patients and clinicians. One patient may return to work 1 week after a hysterectomy while another is absent for 5 months. Advice on returning to work after surgery should be based on knowledge of tissue healing processes, along with adverse effects of smoking and obesity, perioperative infection, and co-morbidity. Medical issues are often confounded by inconsistent advice, inappropriate beliefs, and unhelpful motivators. There is a recognized limitation in the evidence base. However, consensus is available from a number of guidelines drawn up by various expert bodies, which are covered in this chapter.

scholarly journals What does climate change mean for occupational health professionals?

2020 ◽  
Vol 70 (6) ◽  
pp. 386-388
Author(s):  
Mangala Patil ◽  
Kate J Jeffery
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Occupational Health ◽  
Health Professionals

scholarly journals Who Should Play a Key Role in Preventing Common Mental Disorders that Affect Employees in the Workplace? Results of a Survey with Occupational Health Physicians, Primary Care Physicians, Psychotherapists, and Human Resource Managers

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (8) ◽  
pp. 1383 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martina Michaelis ◽  
Elisabeth Maria Balint ◽  
Florian Junne ◽  
Stephan Zipfel ◽  
Harald Gündel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Occupational Health ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Primary Care Physicians ◽  
Common Mental Disorders ◽  
Human Resource Managers ◽  
Insurance Agents ◽  
Professional Groups ◽  
Resource Managers

The rising burden of common mental disorders (CMDs) in employees requires strategies for prevention. No systematic data exist about how those involved perceive their roles, responsibilities, and interactions with other professional groups. Therefore, we performed a multi-professional standardized survey with health professionals in Germany. A self-administered questionnaire was completed by 133 occupational health physicians (OHPs), 136 primary care physicians (PCPs), 186 psychotherapists (PTs), and 172 human resource managers (HRMs). Inter alia, they were asked which health professionals working in the company health service and in the outpatient care or in the sector of statutory insurance agents should play a key role in the primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention of CMDs in employees. The McNemar test was used in order to compare the attributed roles among the professionals involved. With regard to CMDs, all the professional groups involved in this study declared OHPs as the most relevant pillar in the field of prevention. In primary prevention, HRMs regarded themselves, OHPs, and health insurance agents as equally relevant in terms of prevention. PTs indicated an important role for employee representatives in this field. In secondary prevention, PCPs were regarded as important as OHPs. HRMs indicated themselves as equally important as OHPs and PCPs. In tertiary prevention, only OHPs identified themselves as main protagonists. The other groups marked a variety of several professions. There is a common acceptance from the parties involved that might help the first steps be taken toward overcoming barriers, e.g., by developing a common framework for quality-assured intersectional cooperation in the field of CMD prevention in employees.

scholarly journals Reproductive Health Issues

AAOHN Journal ◽  
1992 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 72-77
Author(s):  
Patricia E. Hunt
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Occupational Health ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Reproductive Toxins

Occupational health nurses and other health professionals are at the forefront of the issues of reproductive health in the workplace. Many complexities are involved, and the best information available may be inconclusive. Thus, these issues represent a challenging area where occupational health nurses can make important contributions. A great accountability for communication about reproductive toxins falls on occupational health professionals. They must make every effort to be knowledgeable, to control workplace risks for everyone, and to educate and counsel employees on reproductive issues in the workplace.

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