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Archives of Environmental &... 2020Occupational health in Israel is unique as it was originally established as a socialized service which anchored in extensive legislation and is accessible to all...
Occupational health in Israel is unique as it was originally established as a socialized service which anchored in extensive legislation and is accessible to all employees and employers without copayment. We review historical processes and legal basis that led to current structure of public occupational medicine services in Israel. Some of these go back a century and others extend way back to biblical times. Representative case studies from the field are used to illustrate its scope of practice. Legislative changes that exempted the employers from participation in financing occupational health have led to severe budget cuts, jeopardizing the future provision and key principles of occupational healthcare. We discuss future aspects of recommended development vectors for policy making that will preserve the structure of occupational health services and benefits it offers to all workers in Israel.
Topics: History, 20th Century; History, 21st Century; Humans; Israel; Occupational Health; Occupational Medicine; State Medicine
PubMed: 30896340
DOI: 10.1080/19338244.2019.1577211 -
Medycyna Pracy Dec 2021This article discusses issues related to exposure to SARS-CoV-2 in the work environment and employee's vaccination against COVID-19. The new SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus... (Review)
Review
This article discusses issues related to exposure to SARS-CoV-2 in the work environment and employee's vaccination against COVID-19. The new SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus identified as the etiologic agent of COVID-19 prompted the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare a pandemic in March 2020. The droplet route transmits the virus. Therefore, health care workers in contact with sick people and anyone employed in direct contact with large numbers of people are particularly vulnerable to infection. The introduction of COVID-19 vaccination removes the need for quarantine, reduces the risk of disease, limits transmission within the workplace, and reduces sickness absence. The role of the occupational health services is to promote vaccination against COVID-19 by providing reliable information on the safety and efficacy of immunization and organizing and carrying out vaccination in workplaces. Med Pr. 2021;72(6):701-10.
Topics: COVID-19; COVID-19 Vaccines; Humans; Occupational Medicine; SARS-CoV-2; Vaccination
PubMed: 34698318
DOI: 10.13075/mp.5893.01219 -
La Clinica Terapeutica 2023Diabetes mellitus is an ever-increasing disease and is defined as a "social disease" due to the significant economic damage it causes to the affected individuals and the... (Review)
Review
Diabetes mellitus is an ever-increasing disease and is defined as a "social disease" due to the significant economic damage it causes to the affected individuals and the community involved in its care. This paper presents the process of certification of diabetic disease and the application for invalidity in order to obtain welfare and economic benefits provided by law; it, also, describes the prescription process and the appropriateness of therapeutic prescription for the diabetic patient in terms of clinical-prescriptive appropriateness and economic-prescriptive appropriateness. Finally, it reports on the side effects of the most common antidi-abetics, the off-label use of metformin and the physician's responsibili-ties in the light of the Gelli-Bianco law.
Topics: Humans; Certification; Diabetes Mellitus; Hypoglycemic Agents; Off-Label Use
PubMed: 37378509
DOI: 10.7417/CT.2023.2539 -
Oman Medical Journal Jan 2023
PubMed: 36873796
DOI: 10.5001/omj.2023.92 -
Reviews on Environmental Health Dec 2019Working conditions that impair sufficient water intake have been associated with kidney problems such as kidney stones, urinary symptoms and chronic kidney disease... (Review)
Review
Working conditions that impair sufficient water intake have been associated with kidney problems such as kidney stones, urinary symptoms and chronic kidney disease (CKD). Higher prevalence of these morbidities was linked to occupations that do not facilitate worker access to drinking water and toilets, as well as people who perform activities in a hot environment. In this mini-review, we aim to describe and interpret available evidence in the areas of occupation, hydration and kidney health. This review explores examples of documented kidney health problems affecting professions ranging from astronauts and teachers in developed countries to rural workers in low-income settings living in water-restricted or hot environments.
Topics: Humans; Kidney; Kidney Diseases; Occupational Health; Occupations
PubMed: 31323011
DOI: 10.1515/reveh-2019-0014 -
Journal of Occupational and... Jul 2021Competency is defined as possession of sufficient physical, intellectual, and behavioral qualifications to perform a task or serve in a role which adequately...
Competency is defined as possession of sufficient physical, intellectual, and behavioral qualifications to perform a task or serve in a role which adequately accomplishes a desired outcome. Recognizing the need for defining competencies essential to occupational and environmental medicine (OEM) physicians, the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine developed its first set of OEM Competencies in 1998. Later updated in 2008, and again in 2014, the increasing globalization and modernization of the workplace, along with published research on OEM practice, required an update to ensure OEM physicians stay current with the field and practice of OEM. Delineation of core competencies for the profession provides employers, government agencies, health care organizations, and other health practitioners a solid context of the role and expertise of OEM physicians.
Topics: Environmental Medicine; Humans; Occupational Medicine; United States; Workplace
PubMed: 34184662
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002211 -
Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) Aug 2021Occupational chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (oCOPD) represents 15-20% of the global burden of this disease. Even if industrial bronchitis has long been known, new... (Review)
Review
Occupational chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (oCOPD) represents 15-20% of the global burden of this disease. Even if industrial bronchitis has long been known, new occupational hazards continue to emerge and enlarge the number of people exposed to risk. This review discusses the challenges related to the early detection of oCOPD, in the context of new exposures and of limited usage of methods for an efficient disease occupational screening. It underlines that a better translation into clinical practice of the new methods for lung function impairment measurements, imaging techniques, or the use of serum or exhaled breath inflammation biomarkers could add significant value in the early detection of oCOPD. Such an approach would increase the chance to stop exposure at an earlier moment and to prevent or at least slow down the further deterioration of the lung function as a result of exposure to occupational (inhaled) hazards.
Topics: Humans; Occupational Diseases; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive; Risk Factors
PubMed: 34577834
DOI: 10.3390/medicina57090911 -
Der Hautarzt; Zeitschrift Fur... Jun 2021
Topics: Dermatitis, Occupational; Dermatology; Humans; Occupational Medicine
PubMed: 34061217
DOI: 10.1007/s00105-021-04823-3 -
The Pan African Medical Journal 2022
Topics: Coronavirus; Coronavirus Infections; Disease Outbreaks; Humans; Occupational Health; Occupational Medicine
PubMed: 35291363
DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2022.41.19.27713 -
Occupational Medicine (Oxford, England) Oct 2020Medical schools worldwide allocate little time and utilize varying formats in the teaching of occupational medicine (OM) to undergraduate medical students. (Review)
Review
BACKGROUND
Medical schools worldwide allocate little time and utilize varying formats in the teaching of occupational medicine (OM) to undergraduate medical students.
AIMS
To identify undergraduate OM teaching formats and highlight key findings in these different methods.
METHODS
A limited literature search conducted on PubMed and Scopus identified relevant articles published in English and between the years 2009 and 2018. Our inclusion criteria were papers containing the key words ('occupational medicine' AND ('medical students' OR 'undergraduate medical')) OR ('occupational medicine' AND ('training' OR 'education' OR 'teaching')) in the title or abstract and those that specifically discussed OM education.
RESULTS
The literature search yielded 1479 papers. Seven of them fulfilled the inclusion criteria and were reviewed in full. Formats in OM education of undergraduate medical students include, either singly or in combination, the use of case studies, didactic sessions, workplace visits, text-based readings and pro forma.
CONCLUSIONS
OM education has a very small footprint in most undergraduate medical curricula. The studies show that different teaching formats are utilized, often in combination. Case-based discussions and workplace visits are frequently used with good qualitative results. Text-based readings will serve well to build good foundational knowledge, though there is no conclusive evidence that students will perform better.
Topics: Education, Medical, Undergraduate; Humans; Occupational Medicine; Students, Medical; Teaching; Workplace
PubMed: 32740658
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqaa131