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P27 REVIEW OF ‘OTHER’ CLASSIFICATION OF CONTROL OF INFECTION CASES AFTER CONTACTING OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH C. Brown, Newcastle OHS, Gosforth, UK Background Occupational Health is working with a new database that can be utilised to collate data together to identify trends within the reported data. In terms of Control of Infection (COI) incidents, a large proportion...

P26 THRIVING IN BST: INTRODUCTION OF AN NCHD NEAR-PEER WELLBEING COURSE FOR BASIC SPECIALIST TRAINEES IN RCPI P. Carr, S. Casey, E. Porter Workplace Health & Wellbeing Unit, HSE, Dublin, Ireland Background A 2017 RCPI study on doctor wellbeing in Ireland identified a number of areas of concern and showed a 38.4% prevalence of burnout...

P25 SYSTEMISED REVIEW OF EVIDENCE FOR WORKPLACE DRUG TESTING P. Carr, Workplace Health & Wellbeing Unit, HSE, Dublin, Ireland Background: Workplace drug&alcohol testing is common practice amongst multiple industries in Ireland and abroad. A 2023 UN report showed Ireland ranks 4th place amongst European countries for past-year prevalence of cocaine use(1). There is no legal...

P24 CREATION OF AN E-LEARNING MODULE ON WELLBEING FOR TRAINEES STEPPING UP TO SENIOR TRAINING ROLES P. Carr, Workplace Health & Wellbeing Unit, HSE, Dublin, Ireland Background: Burnout rates for Basic Specialist (BST) and Higher Specialist (HST) trainees were 38% in a 2017 study(1). Transition to senior roles can be a stressful time for trainees(2)....

P23 EXPLORING THE IMPACT OF SEVERE ASTHMA IN THE WORKPLACE: A NARRATIVE REVIEW A.Ghafuri1, V. Parsons2, A. Stagg3 1GKT School of Medical Education, King’s College London, UK 2School of Life Sciences and Medicine, King’s College London, UK 3Occupational Health, Safety and Wellbeing Service, Guy’s and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK BACKGROUND Severe asthma...

P22 TARGETED HEALTH INTERVENTIONS IN RAIL WORKERS: LEVERAGING HEALTH CHECK DATA FOR PROACTIVE OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH INTERVENTIONS I.Masetti, M. Wronska Transport for London, UK Sickness absence is 4.8% higher in rail than the national average (RSSB, 2023) due to the prevalence of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease caused by smoking, obesity, and hypertension in blue-collars...

P21 USE OF THE PURDUE PEGBOARD TEST TO DETERMINE SEVERITY OF SENSORINEURAL HAND ARM VIBRATION SYNDROME R. A. Cooke, Cooke Medical Services Ltd, Genneteil, France Background The Stockholm workshop scale for classification of sensorineural Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS) defined stage 3sn as including reduced manipulative dexterity (1).  Since 2005 the UK HSE has recommended...

P20 REDESIGNING OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES: ENHANCING PERSONALIZED CARE AND ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT M. M. AlMughthim, Saudi Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Background: The relationship between health and work seeking significant attention, revealing a critical need for enhanced occupational health services. While the occupational health services are absent in a significant portion of businesses, this research...

P19 GENERAL PRACTITIONER ATTITUDES TO OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH: WHAT HAS CHANGED? N. Nobar1, G. Daniel2 1Medigold Health, London, UK 2Medigold Health, Birmingham, UK Background: There are few opportunities for GPs (General Practitioners) to learn about Occupational Health (OH) practices at undergraduate or postgraduate level. Referenced in the RCGP curriculum, but not as a standalone topic(1), it...

P18 EVALUATING THE POTENTIAL OF CLINICAL EXAMINATION METHODS TO REPLACE INSTRUMENTAL DIAGNOSTICS FOR UPPER LIMB SOFT TISSUE: INSIGHTS FROM A LATVIAN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PILOT STUDY M. Burcena, M. Kivleniece, S. Skrastina,J. Reste Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia   Background: The high incidence of upper limb musculoskeletal disorders in Latvia, with over 290 occupational disease cases...