The Assembly Rooms

Edinburgh

6th - 9th June 2010

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O1 An annual TB symptom reminder for healthcare staff: is it worth it? P. R. Grime, C. J. Jeffs, H. G. M. Sayed,P. W. MacKenzie, M. C. I. Lipman Oral
O2 Post-incident management of exposures to blood and body fluids amongst Scottish police and prison staff K. Dunleavy, J. Gow, A. Taylor, B.Cullen, K. Roy Oral
O3 Occupational health, safety and health promotion for older workers J. O. Crawford, R. A. Graveling, H. Cowie, K. Dixon, L. MacCalman Oral
O4 Driving out back pain in business drivers D. E.Gyi, K.Sang, C. O. Haslam Oral
O5 A study of work-related musculoskeletal disorders in surgeons G.P.Y.Szeto, S. W. K.Cheng, P.Ho , A.C.W.Ting , J.P.C.Poon, R.C.C.Tsang, Oral
O6 Dyslexia, dyspraxia, dyscalculia-best practice in managing and supporting employees within the workplace N.M.James Oral
O7 Work-related ill-health and sickness absence-calculating rates of incidents from general practice L.Hussey, S.Turner, K.Thorley, M.Carder, R.McNamee, R.Agius Oral
O8 Uranium mining in Namibia-health aspects of a strategic environmental asset D.C.Snashall Oral
O9 Reconstructing past occupational exposures: how reliable are women's reports of their partner's occupation? N.Tagiyeva, S.Semple, G.Deveraux,A.Sheriff, J.Henderson, P.Elias, J.G.Ayres Oral
O10 Occupational stress and the outcome of basic military training S.Jackson, P.Richards, R.Bridger, R.Agius Oral
O11 Effectiveness of a workplace physical activity intervention: results from a cluster randomised controlled trial R.J.Lawton, R.R.C.McEachan, C.Jackson, M.Conner , R.M.West Oral
O12 Changes in incapacity benefit receipt in UK cities from 2000 to 2008 J.Brown, J.Smith, R.Mitchell, I.Turok, D.Webester, J.Arnott, E.B.Macdonald Oral
O13 A pilot controlled trial of workplace health interventions M.Gabbay, A.Rannard, D.Sen,R.Riley P.Byrne Oral
O14 The investigating interventions aiming to reduce occupational exposure to "latex and related substances" using work-related ill-health surveillance data reported to the health and occupational reporting (THOR) network S.Turner, S.J.Stocks,R.McNamee, M.Carder, R.Agius Oral
O15 Congruence of low back and pain guidelines: evidence of quality J.S.Harris Oral
P1 Sharp's and splash injuries: reporting trends in a large teaching hospital in the United Kingdom S.J. Alam,S.Thaylan Poster
P2 Consent and compliance: source testing following blood and body fluid exposure R. Giri, A.Rimmer Poster
P3 Determination of a period prevalence rate of blood and body fluid exposures in NHS general dental practitioners B.T.McCarthy Poster
P4 Knowledge and attitude of healthcare workers towards post-inoculation injury testing of source and infectivity of HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C S.Thaylan, S.J.Alam, J.Rees Poster
P5 At the cutting edge: prevention of noise induced hearing loss in the shearing industry D.I.McBride, E.Cowan,M.Otumapu Poster
P6 Occupational allergy to detergent enzyme is used in the healthcare industry A.Aldiseh,E.Murphy, C.M.Barber, J.Ayres Poster
P7 Evaluating the association between whole-body vibration and repeated shock exposure and neck pain or cervical spine degeneration: a systematic review of the epidemiological literature J.P.Holland, C.L.Holland, G.Rischitelli , J.Webster Poster
P8 Investigation of a group of employees reporting occupational illness following repeated low-level exposure to chlorhexidine and isopropyl alcohol D.R.Johnston, M.Gaffney,A.Leckie Poster
P9 High prevalence of skin symptoms among workers in a craft bakery M.Steiner,S.E.Semple,J.G.Ayres,F.D.Dick Poster
P10 Prevalence of occupational skin diseases M.Steiner,S.E.Semple,J.G.Ayres,F.D.Dick, E.Murphy Poster
P11 Development of a tool for workplace health surveillance for occupational skin diseases M.Steiner,S.E.Semple,J.G.Ayres,F.D.Dick, E.Murphy Poster
P12 Workplace health surveillance for occupational skin diseases-diagnostic accuracy and reliability of a teledermatology tool M.Steiner,S.E.Semple,J.G.Ayres,F.D.Dick, E.Murphy Poster
P13 Musculoskeletal and pain research design and quality J.S.Harris Poster
P14 Shift work and endocrine conditions-pilot feasibility study P.Milosevic, E.R.Waklowski, C.Sainsbury Poster
P15 Diabetes, shift work and employment J.Young, E.R.Waklowski Poster
P16 Physical and psychological factors influencing employment in adults with cystic fibrosis K.L.Targett, G.Devereux, C.Somerville, D.Honeybourne, E.Murphy Poster
P17 Fat future for firefighters? Changes in prevalence of obesity in Scottish local authority firefighters C.W.Ide Poster
P18 Sickness absence rates in a UK public sector employer: associations with operational and ethnically related occupational health factors P.Wynn Poster
P19 Sickness absence in Lanarkshire Healthcare workers H.G.Alagha, K.J.Murray, E.B.MacDonald Poster
P20 The swine flu pandemic outbreak 2009; comparison of government published data to company record sickness absence R.Caddis, B.Peterson Poster
P21 Reasons for reviewing clients referred by management to occupational health clinics-a clinical audit K.A.Freer, P.Jeffrey Poster
P22 Evaluation of SCR-UREA after-treatment technology T.W.Hesterberg, W.D.Bunn Poster
P23 Sustainability at Navistar T.W.Hesterberg, W.D.Bunn Poster
P24 An assessment of the prevalence, main causes and characteristics of incapacitation in a traffic controllers N.M.R.Girgis Poster
P25 Mechanisms of increased exercise ventilation causing breathlessness in occupational lung disorders J.E.Cotes, J.W.Reed, D.W.Wilson Poster
P26 Health and well-being of remote and mobile workers J.O.Crawford, L.MacCalman, C.A.Jackson Poster
P27 Introduction of occupational therapy in a NHS Grampian occupational health service (OHS) S.Campbell, E.Murphy, C.Travis Poster
P28 Mental health nurses' and allied health professionals' perceptions of the role of the occupational health service in the management of work-related stress: how do they self care? J.Gibb, I.Cameron, R.Hamilton, E.Murphy, S.Naji Poster
P29 Positive mental training' in the occupational health setting J.Thompson Poster
P30 Evaluation of staff physiotherapy and staff counselling services within a large Scottish NHS health board A.Jones I.Wight, C.J.Kalman Poster
P31 Evaluation of managers' and HR's satisfaction with occupational health reports P.Milosevic, P.Jeffrey Poster
P32 How effectively do we write our reports? S.Coomber Poster
P33 An investigation into five-year outcomes in military personnel suffering a non-freezing cold injury K.P.Williamson Poster
P34 Is annual examination of Army ecru aged 40 and under necessary in ensuring military flight safety? C.E.Jackson Poster
P35 An evaluation of the process involved in the provision of mental health care at the reserves training and mobilisation Centre for mobilised territorial Army soldiers serving with United Kingdom forces M.Khan Poster
P36 Inter-observer reliability of decisions on medical suitability for medical or nursing training L.Walsh Poster
P37 Benchmarking exercise: occupational health services-access and uptake by doctors in the UK E.Murphy, P.Verow Poster
P38 Feigned weakness of grip-its detection and evaluation C.J.M.Poole Poster
P39 The experiences of substance misuse testing in NHS Scotland OHS D.J.Haldane, E.Waclawski Poster
P40 Chemical incidents-access to sources of information on chemical toxins F.M.Kennedy Poster
S1 Radiation exposure in the workplace - what can it tell us about risk? R. Wakeford Speech
S2 Legal Issues - corporate manslaughter D. Leckie Speech
S3 Learning from incidents, outbreaks and pandemics W Cairns, S Smith OBE Speech
S4 Multidisciplinary working in OHS... What happens after collaboration? A. Curran Speech
S5 Occupational respiratory disease: old and new problems D. Fishwick Speech
S6 Occupational Health in Ports and Dockyards A. Mounstephen Speech
S7 HAVS - retention of key skills in a shipyard environment G. Helliwell Speech
S8 Thinking outside the box M. Gibson Speech
S9 HSE’s occupational health priorities in docks and dockyards J. Nettleton Speech
S10 Evidence into practice D. Haldane Speech
S11 Oil and gas health management - a crude tale W. Ponsonby Speech
S12 Tools for appraisal and revalidation - the SOM Way M. Braithwaite OBE Speech
S13 Quality in OHS: defining and delivering M. Tohill Speech
S14 Sick doctors and the law: DDA, fitness to practice and GMC D. Kloss,H. Paterson Speech
S15 Interactions between research and practice in occupational medicine R. Agius Speech
S16 Health and exposure to particles: clues from Nepal J. Ayres Speech
S17 Construction: lessons from major projects C. Pugh, M. Dyer Speech
S18 Cognitive Function Testing - what do we mean by it? J. Harrison Speech
S19 Telehealth now and 5 years' hence J. Ferguson Speech
S20 The 2010 Thackrah Lecture "Dust and disease; from coalmining to nanotechnology" A. Seaton Speech
S21 The contribution of occupation to the burden of cancer in Great Britain: opportunities for intervention L. Rushton OBE Speech
S22 The 2010 Hunter Lecture: New ills for old: modern epidemics in occupational health K. Palmer Speech
S23 Project Argus: counter terrorism A. Cameron Speech
S24 Legal updates M. McLaughlin Speech
S25 Shift Work: trouble for the biological clock A. Knutsson Speech
S26 General Practice and OHS... Developing Skill Sets M. Hilditch Speech
S27 Occupational dermatology: innovations in assessment and surveillance M. Steiner Speech
S28 The MFOM dissertation - from design to reporting F. Dick, K. Venables Speech
S29 HSE Updates J. Hackitt, J. Osman Speech
S30 Drug and Alcohol Testing O. Carlton Speech