Category: Discussed Posters

E. C. Richardson, St Georges NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK Background Around 46% of employees diagnosed with COVID-19 experience symptoms for more than 6 months(1). Whilst some symptomatic employees will return to work, others will require further rehabilitation. It is therefore vital we recognise the positive predictors and length of sickness absence to aid in...

G. Nelson1, B. A. Racette2, W. W. Dlamini2, P. Prathibha2, J. R. Turner2, M. Ushe2, H. Checkoway3, L. Sheppard2, S. Searles-Nielsen2 1University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa 2Washington University, St Louis, USA 3University of California, San Diego, USA   Background: Exposure to manganese (Mn) through occupations such as mining, smelting and welding, is associated...

S. Elliott, S. Phillips, J. Blower, Transport for London, UK Background Wellbeing checks are offered to employees, coupled with organisational health and wellbeing initiatives. Demonstrating the effectiveness of such initiatives is required if continued organisational support is to be maintained. Aim To develop an evidenced based model addressing workplace health and wellbeing priorities which can...

M. Ravinskaya1, J. H. Verbeek1, J. G. Daams1, M. Langendam2, C. T. J. Hulshof1, I. Madan3, S. M. M. Verstappen4, M. Hagendijk1, R. Kunz5, J. L. Hoving1 1Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Department of Public and Occupational Health, Coronel Institute of Occupational Health, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, The Netherlands 2Amsterdam UMC, Academic Medical Center,...

V. Parsons1, E. Wainwright2, M. Karanika-Murray3, G. Muiry1, E. Demou4, 1Guy's and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust / King's College London, UK 2Epidemiology Group, School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK 3Nottingham Trent University, UK 4University of Glasgow, UK   Background: The unfolding global Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 created a...

V. Parsons1, G. Ntani2, R. Muiry1, I. Madan1, G. Bricker-Katz3 1Guy's and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust, UK 2University of Southampton, UK 3University of Sydney, Australia   Background: Stammering (stuttering) is a speech disorder with high heterogeneity. It’s characterised by speech that is disrupted by involuntary verbal (repetitions of syllables or blocks on certain sounds)...

C. E. Green, Occupational Health Department, County Durham and Darlington Foundation Trust, Bishop Auckland Hospital Background DNAs are a serious problem for the NHS. They lead to a waste of clinical/administrative resources, cause considerable cost, and reduce available appointments. Aims Since the start of the pandemic most of the appointments in our department became phone...

K. Kuncewicz, King’s College London, UK Background   Currently, research suggests non-occupational health doctors rarely discuss occupation with patients. There is limited research on the attitudes and practices of doctors discussing patient occupation and return to work. Aim   To explore the attitudes of ophthalmology doctors towards work as a clinical outcome and highlight occupational health (OH)...

E. S. L. Porter, Self Employed, Belfast, UK Background Prevention of burnout in the medical profession is of global interest due to the economic burden of sickness absenteeism and other negative consequences of burnout relating to job satisfaction, performance, and patient care. A healthy, functioning workforce is central to delivery of good primary care. Aim...