Category: Poster Listing

P38 REVIEW OF CONFIDENCE OF ADVISING “MAY BE FIT FOR WORK” FOR CLINICIANS IN PRIMARY CARE I.A. Aina, North East London ICB, UK Please note that this QIP has not yet been completed but enough PDSA cycles to produce a poster will have been completed by May 2024 Background In 2010 GP sick notes were...

P37 ANALYSIS OF PAST KOSHA ALERTS: IDENTIFYING CRITICAL OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH TOPICS IN KOREA (2013-2023) W. Kwak, Seegene Medical Foundation, Seoul, South Korea Background: KOSHA alerts, disseminated by the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency (KOSHA), serve the purpose of informing employers, employees, and the general public about potential hazards, safety issues, and preventive...

P36 CASE STUDY: DOC, HELP ME, MY THUMB HURTS! J. W. Lim, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore Background: A 31-year-old Orthopaedic Diagnostic Technician (ODT) from the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, right hand dominant, was referred from the Staff Clinic to the Occupational Medicine Clinic for right thumb pain aggravated by work for two weeks. He was...

P35 EVALUATION OF A PILOT LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT DAY FOR OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS A.Popat1, V. Mason2, J. Crabbe3, H. Sereg4, N. Chirenda5, C. Fernandes6, I Stilz7, R. Caddis8, N. Sethna5, A. Calouri5, N. Pahl5 1London North West University Hospitals NHS Trust, UK 2Transport for London, UK 3Ministry of Defence, Grantham, UK 4Nottingham University Hospital, UK 5Society...

P33 LEADING OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH INTO THE FUTURE: OPENING DOORS TO A VARIETY OF PRACTITIONERS K. McDowall, Newcastle OHS, The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK Leading Occupational Health into the future by opening doors to a variety of practitioners is essential to achieve sustainable Occupational Health Service (OHS) provision to workforces. This model...

P32 THE USAGE OF ROBOTIC AUTOMATION (RPA) DATA TRANSFER ROBOT IN THE STAFF VACCINATION PROGRAMME LED BY OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES Newcastle OHS, The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK As part of annual winter flu campaign, Newcastle OHS co-ordinate the delivery of COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations for staff of approximately 15,000. Learning from...

P31 ILL HEALTH RETIREMENT: A SINGLE CENTRE DECADE LONG DEMOGRAPHIC REVIEW Newcastle OHS, The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK Background 1.4 million people are employed by the NHS in England, 96% of whom are in the NHS Pension Scheme. This scheme allows early retirement because of ill health for employees “incapable of...

P30 JOURNAL CLUB: THE OCCUPATIONAL PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PARADOX Newcastle OHS, The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK Background Newcastle OHS Physiotherapy Team host regular in-service training sessions including journal clubs which are engaging sessions to enhance knowledge of relevant and contemporary research. Occupational physical activity (OPA) is an interesting and complex topic often...

P29 FACULTY OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE ELECTRONIC NOTES AUDIT R. Hughes, K. McDowall, E. Murphy Newcastle Occupational Health Service, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK Background: The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Occupational Health Service (OHS) switched from using COHORT software to OPAS G2 software for the purpose of electronic note keeping in July 2023. A...

P28 PHYSICAL ACTIVITY HEALTH PROMOTION STALLS LED BY OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE Newcastle OHS, The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK Background Physical activity (PA) can boast many physical and mental wellbeing benefits. Including prevention of co-morbidities such as cancer, coronary heart disease, diabetes, obesity, musculoskeletal conditions, and depression (Anderson and Durstine, 2019). Evidence...