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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
5127.0: Wednesday, November 13, 2002: 12:30 PM-2:00 PM | |||
Oral | |||
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| The healthcare industry, in response to changes in legislation, reimbursement mechanisms, economic pressures, and new technology, has made dramatic changes in the organization of health care delivery and consequently the content of work for 11 million health care workers. Work organization characteristics, such as scheduling, workload, shiftwork, health and safety programs, impact worker health. Health care workers are at increased risk of musculoskeletal disorders, job strain, depression, needlesticks and other work related injuries and illnesses. There is also ample evidence that patient care is compromised by these working conditions. This panel will discuss results from ongoing studies of work organization in the health care sector and the methodological challenges involved in exposure assessment for this sector. | |||
| Learning Objectives: 1) Identify common hazards facing health care workers 2) Describe the importance of the independent provider model of home care services to worker health and safety 3) Discuss strategies to address health care health and safety including health and safety committees and coalitions | |||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information. | |||
| Jamie Tessler, MPH Jane Lipscomb, RN, PhD | |||
| Work organization, employee health, and quality/safety of patient care Nicholas Warren, ScD | |||
| A focus group assessment of work organization risk factors for workplace violence in mental health Kathleen M. McPhaul, RN, MPH, Jane Lipscomb, RN, PhD | |||
| Health care changes, registered nurses, and MSDs: Is there a relationship? Jane Lipscomb, RN, PhD, Alison M. Trinkoff, ScD, RN, FAAN, Jeanne Geiger Brown, RN, PhD, Barbara Brady, MS RN | |||
| Measuring work schedules and assessing their impact on health: Current data and future directions Alison M. Trinkoff, ScD, RN, FAAN | |||
| Field Observation of Work Organization Stressors Jamie Tessler, MPH, Manuel Cifuentes, MD, MPH, Laura Punnett, ScD, Nicholas Warren, ScD, Jeff Casey, MS, Jean Cromie, PhD | |||
| Organized by: | Occupational Health and Safety | ||
| Endorsed by: | Health Equity and Public Hospitals Caucus; Public Health Nursing | ||
| CE Credits: | CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work | ||