Category: Standard Posters

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

H. Kroening, J. Hoare, P. Giri Sheffield Occupational Health Service, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust   Background Occupational Health Services (OHS) play important roles in employee health promotion1 Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) represent significant causes of morbidity/mortality, making risk assessment (including for occult comorbidities) desirable2,3 The evidence-based QRISK3® calculator quantifies CVD risk based on (non)modifiable...

V. C. L. Hancock, Birmingham City University, UK Objectives: The overarching aim of the research is to determine the extent, prevalence, and severity of Secondary Traumatic Stress (STS) in Youth Justice Officers, and their coping strategies. Recently adapted to include exploration of STS and the Covid-19 Pandemic. Design: This research will involve a sequential mixed-methods...

F. Begum1, N. Bullen2 1Occupational Health Physician, University Hospitals of Derby and Burton and Long Covid Project lead for Derbyshire Integrated Care System, UK 2Assistant Director for Occupational Health, Safety and Wellbeing Service, University Hospitals of Derby and Burton, UK The Long Covid Staff Support Service at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton was set...

C. M. Rathmalgoda, A. Webster, J. Harland Transport for London Occupational Health, UK Background: In 2021 TfL occupational health established a Long Covid clinic for employees with lingering mild to moderate symptoms that have adversely affected their work outcomes.  Aim: To evaluate the effectiveness of a new Long Covid multidisciplinary rehab pathway. Methods: The design...