Occupational Health
COVID Ethics: Should clinicians see patients without appropriate PPE?
26 Mar, 2020 | 01:48h | UTCCOVID Ethics: Should clinicians see patients without appropriate PPE? – First10EM
See also: COVID-19: Updates in Bioethics
Study Estimates Impact of Social Distancing on Reducing Spread of COVID-19
25 Mar, 2020 | 02:51h | UTCCommentaries: Singapore modelling study estimates impact of physical distancing on reducing spread of COVID-19 – The Lancet AND Scientific and ethical basis for social-distancing interventions against COVID-19 – The Lancet Infectious Diseases AND Study: Social distancing might reduce COVID-19 spread by as much as 99% – UPI
Report: N95 Mask Decontamination
25 Mar, 2020 | 02:18h | UTCReport: N95 mask can be decontaminated without decreasing filtration efficiency – Stanford Medicine
“Stanford: N95 masks can be decontaminated without decreasing filtration efficiency using 70C heat for 30 min. Alcohol and bleach should not be used.” (via @CMichaelGibson see Tweet)
Fair Allocation of Scarce Medical Resources in the Time of Covid-19
24 Mar, 2020 | 11:42h | UTCCommentary: Life, or death? Experts guide pandemic medical equipment decisions – CIDRAP
Related Perspective: The Toughest Triage — Allocating Ventilators in a Pandemic – New England Journal of Medicine
CDC Guideline: Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of Facemasks
20 Mar, 2020 | 11:03h | UTCStrategies for Optimizing the Supply of Facemasks – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (free)
WHO Guidance: Mental Health and Psychosocial Considerations During COVID-19 Outbreak
16 Mar, 2020 | 07:57h | UTCMental Health and Psychosocial Considerations During COVID-19 Outbreak – World Health Organization (free PDF)
Related: The psychological impact of quarantine and how to reduce it: rapid review of the evidence – The Lancet (free) AND Behavioural scientists form new front in battle against coronavirus – The Guardian (free)
“Minimize watching, reading or listening to news that causes you to feel anxious or distressed; seek information only from trusted sources and mainly to take practical steps to prepare your plans and protect yourself and loved ones.”
Doctors Working While Sick is Bad Enough in Ordinary Times. During the Covid-19 Outbreak it Could be Catastrophic
10 Mar, 2020 | 08:37h | UTCRelated Systematic Review: Working While Sick: A Systematic Review of Infectious Illness Presenteeism (free)
Related Study: Which healthcare workers work with acute respiratory illness? Evidence from Canadian acute-care hospitals during 4 influenza seasons: 2010–2011 to 2013–2014 – Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology (free) AND Commentary: Sick hospital workers often expose patients to contagious illness – Reuters (free)
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): A Guide for UK GPs
6 Mar, 2020 | 10:27h | UTCCoronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19): a guide for UK GPs – The BMJ (free)
See also: Latest Research on the COVID-19 Outbreak (free resources)
Related Commentary on Twitter
When should you suspect covid-19 infection and what should you do?
This #BMJEducation article offers a practical guide for GPs and others working in UK primary care on when to suspect covid-19 and how to respond https://t.co/yFwSYw267F #COVID19
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) March 6, 2020
Randomized Trial: Effect of a Workplace-Based Multicomponent Intervention on Hypertension Control
6 Mar, 2020 | 10:21h | UTCEffect of a Workplace-Based Multicomponent Intervention on Hypertension Control: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Cardiology (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Blood pressure control achieved using workplace-based programs – News Medical (free)
Meta-Analysis: Male and Female Physician Suicidality
5 Mar, 2020 | 10:20h | UTCMale and Female Physician Suicidality: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Psychiatry (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Physician Suicide—A Personal and Community Tragedy (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Meta-Analysis Spotlights Challenge of Physician Suicide – Psychiatric New Alert (free)
WHO Guideline: Getting your Workplace Ready for COVID-19
27 Feb, 2020 | 08:40h | UTCGetting your workplace ready for COVID-19 – World Health Organization (free PDF)
Related Guideline: COVID-19: guidance for employers and businesses – Public Health England (free)
“WHO just published guidance on how to prevent the spread of COVID- 19 in a workplace & protect your customers, contractors & employees. We advise these measures to be taken now, even if coronavirus hasn’t arrived in communities where you operate.” (via @DrTedros see Tweet)
EASL Clinical Practice Guideline: Occupational Liver Diseases
25 Feb, 2020 | 06:47h | UTCEASL Clinical Practice Guideline: Occupational liver diseases – Journal of Hepatology (free)
Global Burden of Disease Study: Trends and Risk Factors of Mortality and Disability-Adjusted Life Years for Chronic Respiratory Diseases
20 Feb, 2020 | 11:00h | UTCCommentary: Sharp rise in lung disease deaths over past 27 years – OnMedica (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
There has been an increase in deaths and disability due to chronic respiratory (lung) diseases over the past three decades, finds an analysis of data from 195 countries #BMJResearch https://t.co/FEmeZ5JjEI
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) February 20, 2020
Global and Regional Burden of Cancer Arising from Occupational Exposure to Selected Carcinogens
19 Feb, 2020 | 10:18h | UTC
Beyond Burnout: Docs Decry ‘Moral Injury’ From Financial Pressures of Health Care
6 Feb, 2020 | 02:04h | UTCRelated: Moral Injury and Burnout in Medicine: A Year of Lessons Learned (free Commentaries) AND It’s time to talk about physician burnout and moral injury – The Lancet Psychiatry (free)
Viewpoint: Clarifying the Language of Clinician Distress
2 Feb, 2020 | 20:03h | UTCClarifying the Language of Clinician Distress – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Meta-Analysis: Physician Depression Associated with Medical Errors
28 Nov, 2019 | 10:35h | UTCCommentary: Depression in Docs Leads to Medical Errors and Vice Versa – Medscape (free registration required)
WHO Report: Health, Safety and Dignity of Sanitation Workers
26 Nov, 2019 | 08:19h | UTCHealth, safety and dignity of sanitation workers: An initial assessment – World Health Organization (free)
Commentaries: Toxic Conditions Expose Millions Of Sanitation Workers To Infectious Disease & Death – Health Policy Watch (free) AND On World Toilet Day, UN Highlights Plight of Sanitation Workers – IISD (free) AND Even Researchers Were Shocked By How Tough Life Is For Sanitation Workers – NPR (free)
Perspective: The Mental Health of PhD Researchers Demands Urgent Attention
24 Nov, 2019 | 21:02h | UTCThe mental health of PhD researchers demands urgent attention – Nature (free)
Related: PhDs: the tortuous truth – Nature’s survey of more than 6,000 graduate students reveals the turbulent nature of doctoral research – Nature (free)
Guidelines on Suicide Amongst Anesthetists 2019
24 Nov, 2019 | 21:05h | UTCGuidelines on suicide amongst anaesthetists 2019 – Anaesthesia (free)
[Abstract Only] Meta-Analysis: Return to Work After Critical Illness
21 Nov, 2019 | 08:02h | UTCReturn to work after critical illness: a systematic review and meta-analysis – Thorax (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: ICU survivors commonly experience job loss after critical illness, study confirms – University of California San Diego School of Medicine (free)
[Abstract Only] Study: Association Between Perceived Electronic Health Record Usability and Professional Burnout
18 Nov, 2019 | 00:31h | UTCThe Association Between Perceived Electronic Health Record Usability and Professional Burnout Among US Physicians – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Physicians Give Their Electronic Medical Records Systems An “F” For Usability – MedicalResearch.com (free) AND Hard-to-Use EHRs Tied to Physician Burnout – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Related: Opinion – “The EMR has changed the doctor-patient duet into a ménage-à-trois” (free resources on the subject)
Intensivist Burnout: Running on Empty?
18 Nov, 2019 | 00:26h | UTCIntensivist Burnout: Running on Empty? – CHEST (free)
Perspective: Hospital Administration Response to Physician Stress and Burnout
12 Nov, 2019 | 10:52h | UTCHospital administration response to physician stress and burnout – Journal of Hospital Practice (free)
Source: Hospital Medicine Virtual Journal Club
Cohort Study: Occupational Exposure to Disinfectants Linked to Increased Incidence of COPD Among Nurses
25 Oct, 2019 | 08:36h | UTCCommentaries: Are Disinfectants Putting Nurses at Risk of COPD? – HealthDay (free) AND Nurses Exposed to Chemical Disinfectants May Have Greater Risk Of COPD – MedicalResearch.com (free)
Related Research: Cleaning at Home and at Work in Relation to Lung Function Decline and Airway Obstruction (link to abstract and commentaries)