Dr Georgina Burke is a Consultant Neurologist at Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust. She obtained her MBBS and intercalated BSc from King’s College, London, in 1997. Dr Burke first came to Wessex in 1998 as a trainee, and returned in 2006 after obtaining a DPhil at Oxford University. Dr Burke’s interest in education started with...
Author: utslcnij
Rodger Duffin
Rodger Duffin BSc., PhD, MRCPath, FRSB Dr Duffin is a Reader in Respiratory Medicine and Head of the Particle and Fibre Research Laboratory within the Centre for Inflammation Research at the University of Edinburgh. His research interests are focused on the mechanisms controlling the processes of inflammation, from initiation to resolution and also understanding the...
Karen DeSalvo
Dr Karen DeSalvo is a physician executive working at the intersection of medicine, public health, and information technology whose career has focused on improving health and eliminating disparities. She leads a team of health professionals at Google who provide guidance for the development of inclusive research, products and services. She has been part of the...
Malcolm Sim
Malcolm Sim is an Occupational and Environmental Physician who leads a team of about 25 research and teaching staff in the Monash Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health (MonCOEH). His main research interests include the risk of chronic diseases, such as cancer and respiratory diseases from chemical and other exposures in the workplace and community,...
P12
V. Mhalshekar1, R. Kunkoliencar2, S. Mhalshekar3, J. Cacodcar4 1Senior Manager - Medical & Safety Health Environment Department, Goa Shipyard Limited, Government of India 2PG Student - Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Goa Medical College and Hospital, Goa, India 3Managing Director - Siddhivinayak Occupational Health Services, India 4Professor and Head - Department of Preventive and...
P10
A.Etuknwa, Swiss Re - University of Huddersfield, UK Work disability is a global concern with substantial burdens. It cost the UK economy £100bn annually (PHE, 2016), contributed to by limited OH cover and delayed intervention, particularly in income protection insurance, leading to disability. Yet, much work disability is avoidable. There is evidence supporting the effectiveness...
P9
S. Alkhafaji, UCL, UK The adoption of online learning in medical education has been increasing in popularity. This is especially true since the appearance of the unprecedented Coronavirus Disease 2019 pandemic (COVID-19) (Darras et al., 2021), which created a sudden and noticeable shift towards the exclusive usage of online learning environment as the main source...
P8
O. Asatiani, SOM, IntlSOS, Apache, UK Background Long-term sickness absence (LTSA) remains a major burden on the UK economy. Physical activity (PA) has therapeutic effects in multiple diseases, including those causing LTSA. Return to work (RTW) from LTSA is influenced by workers’ beliefs and attitudes about their illness and treatment. Aims To investigate differences between...
P7
N. V. Zlygosteva, V. I. Adrianovskiy, G. Y. Lipatov, Y. A. Kuz'mina, A. V. Bugayeva Yekaterinburg Medical Research Center for Prophylaxis and Health Protection in Industrial Workers, Russia Background Workers, engaged in blister copper production, are exposed to occupational carcinogens that makes occupational cancer risk (OCR) assessing and early cancer detection more urgent. Aims Revealing...
P6
K. Field, BSI, London, UK Millions of companies around the world have adopted management system standards believing that following a structured framework of best practice will yield benefits. These standards set requirements on operational processes and procedures, and (to a greater or lesser extent) the governance frameworks needed to make it work, both of which...