P22 TARGETED HEALTH INTERVENTIONS IN RAIL WORKERS: LEVERAGING HEALTH CHECK DATA FOR PROACTIVE OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH INTERVENTIONS I.Masetti, M. Wronska Transport for London, UK Sickness absence is 4.8% higher in rail than the national average (RSSB, 2023) due to the prevalence of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease caused by smoking, obesity, and hypertension in blue-collars...
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P21 USE OF THE PURDUE PEGBOARD TEST TO DETERMINE SEVERITY OF SENSORINEURAL HAND ARM VIBRATION SYNDROME R. A. Cooke, Cooke Medical Services Ltd, Genneteil, France Background The Stockholm workshop scale for classification of sensorineural Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS) defined stage 3sn as including reduced manipulative dexterity (1). Since 2005 the UK HSE has recommended...
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P20 REDESIGNING OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES: ENHANCING PERSONALIZED CARE AND ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT M. M. AlMughthim, Saudi Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Background: The relationship between health and work seeking significant attention, revealing a critical need for enhanced occupational health services. While the occupational health services are absent in a significant portion of businesses, this research...
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P19 GENERAL PRACTITIONER ATTITUDES TO OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH: WHAT HAS CHANGED? N. Nobar1, G. Daniel2 1Medigold Health, London, UK 2Medigold Health, Birmingham, UK Background: There are few opportunities for GPs (General Practitioners) to learn about Occupational Health (OH) practices at undergraduate or postgraduate level. Referenced in the RCGP curriculum, but not as a standalone topic(1), it...
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P18 EVALUATING THE POTENTIAL OF CLINICAL EXAMINATION METHODS TO REPLACE INSTRUMENTAL DIAGNOSTICS FOR UPPER LIMB SOFT TISSUE: INSIGHTS FROM A LATVIAN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PILOT STUDY M. Burcena, M. Kivleniece, S. Skrastina,J. Reste Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia Background: The high incidence of upper limb musculoskeletal disorders in Latvia, with over 290 occupational disease cases...
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P17 ‘WOULD YOU LIKE WATER WITH THAT?’ SYMPTOMS AFTER EXPOSURE TO A SODIUM TROCLOSENE BASED DISINFECTANT N. M. Kelly, A. S. Varghese, D. N. Natin Mater Misercordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland Background: Good practice dictates that a chemical should be eliminated or substituted for a less hazardous product and that exposures should be reduced to...
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P16 SEEING THINGS IN THE FLESH AGAIN – THE CASE OF THE CARPENTER’S THUMB N. Kelly1, D. P. Natin1, S. Potter2 1Department of Occupational Medicine, Mater Misercordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland 2Department of Plastic Surgery, Mater Misercordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland Case Presentation: A 66 year old carpenter presented with a lump at the base...
Michael Kinney
Dr Michael Kinney trained in Neurology in Northern Ireland, undertook a 6 month sabbatical at the Langone Medical Centre, Comprehensive Epilepsy Centre in New York City, and completed a fellowship in clinical neurophysiology (with a focus on EEG and complex epilepsy) at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery. He is a consultant neurologist and...
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P15 MAINTAINING A RESILIENT WORKFORCE: ESTABLISHING BARRIERS AND FACILITATORS TO WORKING FROM HOME DURING COVID-19 FOR UK GOVERNMENT STAFF C. E. Hall1, N. Greenberg2, S. K. Brooks2, D. Weston3 1King’s College London; UK Health Security Agency, London, UK 2King’s College London, UK 3UK Health Security Agency, Salisbury, UK Background: This project is concerned with frontline...
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P14 THE CO-MANAGE PROJECT: SUPPORTING INDIVIDUALS WITH LONG-TERM CONDITIONS AND DISABILITIES TO SELF-MANAGE THEIR HEALTH AT WORK D. W. Maidment1, J. Ballard2, H. Barrow3, S. Bartys4, K. Burton4, C. Edwardson5, S. Hemming6, S. Marwaha7, F. Munir1, K. Nielsen8, L. Shemtob9, J. Yarker10 1Loughborough University, UK 2At Work Partnership, London, UK 3Lipreading.me.uk, Nottingham, UK 4University of...