Occupational Health Providers in Buffalo 2024
Rank Company name / URL Occupational patients Services offered Executive(s) 1 HealthWorks-WNY, 207 (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - March 8, 2024 Category: Biotechnology Source Type: news

Workplace violence in orthopaedic surgery: a survey of Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons membership - Ponce B, Gruenberger E, McGwin G, Samora J, Patt J.
This study aims to assess the scope of WPV in orthopaedics. METHODS: A 20-item survey adopted from the World... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 7, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news

Unraveling the impact of customer mistreatment on highway toll collectors' turnover intentions: the roles of stress symptoms, affective commitment, and neuroticism - Gao Y, Liu Y, He J, Zhou J.
In the service industry, highway toll collectors serve as a distinctive frontline workforce who frequently encounter mistreatment from customers. Unfortunately, these behaviors have not received the attention and resolution they deserve, resulting in signi... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 7, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news

Psychiatric trainees' experiences of workplace violence: qualitative analysis - Fowler L, Vara A, Ng L.
AIMS AND METHOD: We aimed to explore experiences of workplace violence in a New Zealand sample of psychiatric trainees and to identify barriers to achieving safe practice and ways of enhancing workplace safety. In a qualitative study, we used interpretive ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 6, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news

Workplace violence prevention training for home care workers - Small TF.
An abstract was not provided by the publisher. However, the first page of the article may be read by following the DOI. Language: en... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 6, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news

School District Fined Over Staff Working Amid Asbestos
An Iowa school district is facing thousands of dollars in fines for having employees work inside an asbestos-contaminated building. Newly released state records show the Iowa Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined the North Linn Community School District $70,000. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources also fined the district an additional $6,000. The records show the incident happened during renovations at a middle and high school complex in August 2022 near Coggon Iowa, about 30 miles north of Cedar Rapids. A worker found asbestos under the floor tile when preparing to install new carpeting. Instead of h...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - March 4, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Travis Rodgers Tags: Asbestos (general) Asbestos Exposure Companies Mesothelioma Source Type: news

Risk factors for violence in an emergency department: nurses' perspectives - Ilarda E, Senz A, Tynan A, McIlveen P.
OBJECTIVE: Work-related violence remains a significant problem in healthcare settings, including EDs. Violence risk assessment tools have been developed to improve risk mitigation in this setting; however, incorporation of these tools into standard hospita... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 4, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news

How much bullying and discrimination are reported by sexual and gender minorities in orthopaedics? - Kumaran Y, Bellamy J, Maciejewski R, Tulchin-Francis K, Samora JB.
BACKGROUND: Discriminatory practices against minority populations are prominent, especially in the workplace. In particular, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer or questioning (LGBTQ+) individuals experience several barriers and stressors more o... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 4, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news

Evaluation of nurses' and midwives' knowledge and attitudes towards recognizing violence against women - D önmez A, Yeşil Y.
The study was cross-sectional research that surveyed 410 nurses and midwives from March 2020 to March 2021 in Turkey. The aim of this study was to evaluate the knowledge and attitudes of nurses and midwives towards recognizing violence against women. The "... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 4, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news

Aggression in psychodynamic psychotherapy and supervision: becoming a more effective therapist - Shapiro EL.
Access to one's healthy aggression is critical for both patient and therapist. On the patient's end, the ability to access and modulate aggression is fundamental to the establishment of healthy self-esteem and the capacity to sustain relationships and purs... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 4, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news

Comparison of visual symptom frequency and occupational issues between patients with and without concussion - Schurr S, Foy C, Polonenko T, Scheiman M.
IMPORTANCE: Occupational therapy practitioners' knowledge of and advocacy for clients with visual symptoms postconcussion can have a considerable impact on recovery. OBJECTIVE: To compare the frequency of vision symptoms and occupational performanc... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 4, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Violence against healthcare professionals in intensive care units: a systematic review and meta-analysis of frequency, risk factors, interventions, and preventive measures - Berger S, Grzonka P, Frei AI, Hunziker S, Baumann SM, Amacher SA, Gebhard CE, Sutter R.
BACKGROUND: To assess the frequency, risk factors, consequences, and prevention of violence against healthcare workers in intensive care units. METHODS: PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar, EMBASE, Cochrane, and Web of Science were searched for studies ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 1, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news

Descriptive summary of fatal work-related injuries, Western States, 2011-2017 - Dang G, Marsh S, Victoroff T, Hale C, Watson J, Moller K, Styles L, Healy E, Chapman T, Patel K, Fondario A, Schoonover T, Wuellner S, Towle M.
Work-related deaths are a persistent occupational health issue that can be prevented. However, prevention opportunities can be hampered by a lack of adequate public health resources. The Western States Occupational Network (WestON) is a network of federal,... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 1, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news

NNLM ’ s Social Determinants of Environmental Health Webinar Series
Join us March 5-April 2 for the NNLM’s Social Determinants of Environmental Health Webinar Series! This series will feature experts in social determinants of environmental health, who will present on environmental health disparities and populations disproportionately burdened by environmental hazards, share informative resources, and discuss interventions to reduce environmental health disparities. This webinar series explores research-based aspects of environmental health, which may include topics such as: health effects of climate change, indoor/outdoor air quality, natural- and human-caused disasters, toxins in co...
Source: The Cornflower - February 29, 2024 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Miles Dietz-Castel Tags: Blog Source Type: news

South Africa: Thousands Join Occupational Lung Diseases Class Action As Mining Firms Oppose Certification Application
[Daily Maverick] While thousands of former and current coal miners have joined a class action against companies regarding occupational lung diseases, spearheaded by human rights lawyer Richard Spoor, his law firm says the companies have signalled they plan to oppose the certification application. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 29, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Economy, Business and Finance Health and Medicine Mining South Africa Southern Africa Source Type: news