A.Stagg1, S. Stevelink1, N. Fear1, S. Hatch1, I. Madan2 1Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, UK 2Occupational Health Service, St Thomas’ Hospital, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, UK Background The proportion of working-age people with one or more long-term conditions (LTCs) is rising1. It is important to understand the...
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P. McDowall, County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust, UK Background: Cases of Tuberculosis (TB) are declining in England, but multi-drug-resistance is increasing[1]. TB can present insidiously, be easily missed, poses a greater risk to those immunosuppressed[2], and requires contact tracing. Healthcare workers (HCWs) are an occupational group identified as at increased risk[3]. Case: 64...
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M. Ravinskaya1, J. H. Verbeek1, M. Langendam1, C. T. J. Hulshof1, I. Madan2, S. M. M. Verstappen3, R. Kunz4, J. L. Hoving1 1Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Department of Public and Occupational Health, Coronel Institute of Occupational Health, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, The Netherlands 2Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Trust and King’s College London,...
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C. E. Green1, J. S. Leeds2, C. M. Leeds1, A. Thacker2, V. Archibald1 1Occupational Health Department, County Durham and Darlington Foundation Trust, Bishop Auckland Hospital, UK 2Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, UK Background The occupational effects of post-COVID syndrome have not been evaluated. Aims The aim of this study was to examine the...
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G. A. Archer, King’s College London, UK Objective: To investigate whether veterans involved in chemical warfare agent research at Porton Down have increased rates of mortality or cancer incidence. Methods: Our sample comprised male UK veterans who attended Porton Down between 1941-1989 (n=18,069) and a comparison group of similar ‘Non-Porton Down’ veterans who did not...
Sheetal Chavda
Dr Sheetal Chavda is a Consultant in Occupational Medicine. She is currently an Associate Medical Director for HML/Maximus and Chief Medical Officer for London Fire Brigade. She is also the Chair of the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion taskforce for SOM whose mission is to promote diversity and inclusion within Occupational Health.
Kathy Roberts
Kathy is an experienced Occupational Health Physiotherapist and Director of Working Health Consulting Ltd. As well as running a successful Occupational Health Consultancy Practice she is actively involved in postgraduate education in Occupational Health and Ergonomics to multi professional teams, with current Associate Lecturing positions at the University of Manchester and Manchester Metropolitan University. She...
Dave Knight
Dr Dave Knight (MBChB, MMed, FCPHM(SA)) is an occupational and public health specialist who works internationally, across different industries, as a consultant and corporate medical advisor. He works principally with International SOS and Corporate Medical Advisors, but also privately and holds an academic post at the University of Cape Town. He was lead investigator of...
Rory O’Connor
Rory O’Connor PhD FRSE FAcSS is Professor of Health Psychology at the University of Glasgow in Scotland, President of the International Association for Suicide Prevention and a Past President of the International Academy of Suicide Research. Rory leads the Suicidal Behaviour Research Laboratory (Web: www.suicideresearch.info; Twitter: @suicideresearch) at Glasgow, one of the leading suicide/self-harm research...
Robin Cordell
Dr Robin Cordell MBA FRCP FFOM Robin Cordell is in day to day clinical practice as an occupational physician, and is co-owner and Chairman of Cordell Health, a social enterprise delivering occupational health services across a range of organisations in the public, private and charitable sectors. He had previously served for more than 20 years...