Occupational Health
IDSA Guidelines on Infection Prevention for Healthcare Personnel Caring for Patients with Suspected or Known COVID-19.
11 Nov, 2021 | 09:01h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
New recommendation on the use of eye protection as well as revised recommendations and literature on the use of PPE now available in IDSA’s COVID-19 Infection Prevention Guideline: https://t.co/MiACvSoG92#COVID19Guidelines pic.twitter.com/Zp7s0Ely9J
— IDSA (@IDSAInfo) November 5, 2021
Update to post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection: Caring for the ‘long-haulers’.
29 Oct, 2021 | 10:20h | UTCRelated:
Systematic Review: Short-term and long-term rates of postacute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection.
WHO Consensus: A clinical case definition of post COVID-19 condition (Long Covid).
Characterizing long COVID: a living systematic review.
Long Covid – The illness narratives.
New guidelines to help doctors manage long COVID patients published.
M-A: More than 50 long-term effects of COVID-19. (several articles on the subject)
WHO estimates that between 80 000 to 180 000 health and care workers could have died from Covid-19.
22 Oct, 2021 | 10:29h | UTCNews release: WHO and partners call for action to better protect health and care workers from COVID-19 – World Health Organization
WHO Statement: joint statement on WHO’s estimates of health and care worker deaths due to covid-19
Commentaries:
WHO calls for health worker protection against COVID-19 – CIDRAP
Covid may have killed up to 180,000 health workers globally, WHO says – The Guardian
Commentary on Twitter
.@WHO estimates 115,000 health workers have died from #Covid19. Huge, tragic loss.
And while some health workers in the US are QUITTING jobs because they don't want to be vaccinated, many HCWs around the world are still waiting for vaccine. Unconscionable. https://t.co/z4u9XSX2Wj— Helen Branswell (@HelenBranswell) October 21, 2021
Health care environmental hygiene: new insights and centers for disease control and prevention guidance.
22 Oct, 2021 | 10:07h | UTC
Health care–acquired infections in low- and middle-income countries and the role of infection prevention and control.
22 Oct, 2021 | 10:09h | UTC
Occupational health update: approach to evaluation of health care personnel and preexposure prophylaxis.
22 Oct, 2021 | 10:06h | UTC
Instead of quarantine for Covid-exposed students, some schools are trying test-to-stay.
21 Oct, 2021 | 10:08h | UTCInstead of quarantine for Covid-exposed students, some schools are trying test-to-stay – CNN
Related:
Opinion | Data from routine Covid testing can help schools stay open this year.
Five-year follow-up of RCT: Arthroscopic subacromial decompression provided no benefit over diagnostic arthroscopy or exercise therapy on return to work in patients with shoulder impingement syndrome.
21 Oct, 2021 | 09:54h | UTCRelated:
Randomized Trial: Subacromial Decompression vs Diagnostic Arthroscopy for Shoulder Impingement
Research: Arthroscopic subacromial decompression for subacromial shoulder pain
Systematic Review: Subacromial Decompression Surgery for Rotator Cuff Disease
Systematic Review: Surgery for Rotator Cuff Tears
Systematic Review: Short-term and long-term rates of postacute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection.
14 Oct, 2021 | 10:15h | UTCCommentaries:
Most COVID-19 survivors have symptoms 6 months on, review finds – CIDRAP
How many people get ‘long COVID’? More than half, researchers find – Penn State
Related:
WHO Consensus: A clinical case definition of post COVID-19 condition (Long Covid).
Characterizing long COVID: a living systematic review.
Long Covid – The illness narratives.
New guidelines to help doctors manage long COVID patients published.
M-A: More than 50 long-term effects of COVID-19. (several articles on the subject)
Commentary on Twitter
Most #COVID19 survivors have symptoms 6 months on, review finds
Data on more than 250,000 survivors reveal 54% had at least 1 symptom 6 months or more after diagnosis #LongCovidhttps://t.co/xd0lvhQFfL pic.twitter.com/65mqe7SQPg
— CIDRAP (@CIDRAP) October 13, 2021
New Global Burden of Disease analyses show depression and anxiety among the top causes of health burden worldwide, and a significant increase due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
10 Oct, 2021 | 21:57h | UTCCommentaries:
Depression and anxiety disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic: knowns and unknowns – The Lancet
Covid crisis dramatically worsened global mental health, study finds – The Guardian
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
✨?–The #COVID19 pandemic led to a stark rise in depressive and anxiety disorders globally in 2020 w/women & younger people most affected, according to a new study by our researchers & collaborators published today in @TheLancet. #GBDstudy #MentalHealth
»https://t.co/qXEDzn3idV pic.twitter.com/4xsofBXyvS
— Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) (@IHME_UW) October 8, 2021
M-A: Accuracy of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 for screening to detect major depression.
10 Oct, 2021 | 21:34h | UTCSee calculator: PHQ-9 (Patient Health Questionnaire-9)
Commentary on Twitter
This new study investigates the accuracy of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), the most commonly used depression screening tool in general practice, for detecting major depression https://t.co/9WoI3MofWH
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) October 10, 2021
WHO Consensus: A clinical case definition of post COVID-19 condition (Long Covid).
8 Oct, 2021 | 10:45h | UTCRelated:
Characterizing long COVID: a living systematic review.
Long Covid – The illness narratives.
New guidelines to help doctors manage long COVID patients published.
M-A: More than 50 long-term effects of COVID-19. (several articles on the subject)
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
? WHO clinical case definition for post #COVID19 condition, also called 'long COVID' https://t.co/WoiLcwsgJX pic.twitter.com/Z0olrHlWPC
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) October 7, 2021
Opinion | Covid-19 keeps delivering lessons about health care worker burnout. Will we learn them?
8 Oct, 2021 | 10:18h | UTCCovid-19 keeps delivering lessons about health care worker burnout. Will we learn them? – STAT
Commentary on Twitter
Opinion: Delaying the important work of addressing burnout under the guise of "let's just get through this first" does a disservice to health care workers who need support and relief now. https://t.co/21s5NRvhdk
— STAT (@statnews) October 7, 2021
The Dutch Multidisciplinary Occupational Health Guideline to Enhance Work Participation Among Low Back Pain and Lumbosacral Radicular Syndrome Patients.
7 Oct, 2021 | 10:18h | UTC
Opinion | Why Are Americans Still—Still!—Wearing Cloth Masks?
6 Oct, 2021 | 10:04h | UTCWhy Are Americans Still—Still!—Wearing Cloth Masks? – The Atlantic
Related:
Evidence shows that, yes, masks prevent COVID-19 – and surgical masks are the way to go.
[Preprint] Largest study of masks yet details their importance in fighting Covid-19.
Commentary on Twitter
Any mask is better than no mask, especially indoors. But for those who are at higher risk of severe disease or around lots of unvaccinated people, consider upgrading to an N95 (or equivalent) mask, which are more protective. https://t.co/vhNPadTP8O
— Dr. Tom Frieden (@DrTomFrieden) October 5, 2021
ACOEM Guidance Statement: Prevention of occupational heat-related illnesses.
6 Oct, 2021 | 09:59h | UTC
Systematic Review: Is exercise an effective therapy to treat long-lasting low back pain?
3 Oct, 2021 | 22:32h | UTCSummary: Is exercise an effective therapy to treat long-lasting low back pain? – Cochrane Library
Original Study: Exercise therapy for chronic low back pain – Cochrane Library
Commentary on Twitter
New @CochraneBack Cochrane review – 249 RCTs – ~25,000 participants – consistent, moderately strong evidence that #exercise treatment was more effective than no treatment or usual care for the management of chronic #backpain ? #systematicreview: https://t.co/X10rUtnNNb pic.twitter.com/O0AtZK2gZq
— Cochrane UK (@CochraneUK) October 2, 2021
Over a third of COVID-19 patients diagnosed with at least one long-COVID symptom.
30 Sep, 2021 | 10:25h | UTCNews release: Over a third of COVID-19 patients diagnosed with at least one long-COVID symptom – University of Oxford
Commentaries:
Two studies tie long COVID-19 to severe initial illness – CIDRAP
Covid: 37% of people have symptoms six months after infection – The Guardian
Long Covid is a bigger problem than we thought – CNN
WHO/ILO: Almost 2 million people die from work-related causes each year.
19 Sep, 2021 | 23:39h | UTCNews release: WHO/ILO: Almost 2 million people die from work-related causes each year – World Health Organization
Commentary on Twitter
.@WHO & @ilo launched today the first set of joint estimates on the work-related burden of disease and injury: more than 1.9 million people die every year due to exposure from risk factors at the workplace. Nobody should die for their job. https://t.co/44j57rdCLK #WorkersHealth pic.twitter.com/vlncAHMoGK
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) September 17, 2021
[Preprint] Largest study of masks yet details their importance in fighting Covid-19.
3 Sep, 2021 | 10:30h | UTCLargest study of masks yet details their importance in fighting Covid-19 – NBC News
Original study: The Impact of Community Masking on COVID-19: A Cluster-Randomized Trial in Bangladesh – Innovations for Poverty Action
See also: A Study In Bangladesh Tripled The Rate Of Mask-Wearing. Can It Help In The U.S.? – NPR
Commentaries on Twitter (thread – click for more)
This is arguably the most important single piece of epidemiological research of the entire pandemic.
A MASSIVE randomized trial launched a pro-mask campaign in some Bangladeshi villages, but not others.
The result: masking villages got less COVID. https://t.co/8uKPXAvvnU
— Lyman Stone 石來民 ??? (@lymanstoneky) September 1, 2021
(thread from the author – click for more)
Some misinterpretation of our #Bangladesh Mask RCT by those who don’t read research, which I’ll ignore, but also some parochial/racist reactions, which I must respond to https://t.co/FFeqz1zox5
— Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak (@mushfiq_econ) September 2, 2021
RCT: A single-session of pain management skills intervention was noninferior to 8 sessions of cognitive behavioral therapy in adults with chronic low back pain.
24 Aug, 2021 | 08:39h | UTCCommentaries:
New approach effectively relieves chronic low back pain – Stanford Medicine
Commentary on Twitter
NEW STUDY: Our Empowered Relief trial just published!
A *single-session* pain relief skills class was non-inferior to 8-session CBT for pain & symptom reduction at 3 months post-treatmenthttps://t.co/HYmWNkxUoR via @JAMANetworkOpen part of @JAMANetwork
funded by @NIH_NCCIH
— Beth Darnall, PhD (@BethDarnall) August 16, 2021
[Preprint] SARS-CoV-2 aerosol transmission in schools: theoretical effectiveness of different interventions – “Combined interventions (i.e., natural ventilation, masks, and HEPA filtration) were the most effective (≥ 30-fold decrease)”.
22 Aug, 2021 | 23:50h | UTCSARS-CoV-2 aerosol transmission in schools: the effectiveness of different interventions – medRxiv
Related: The right way to protect our children and return to in-person learning – CNN
Commentaries on Twitter
Interesting modelling study for schools: (theoretically) most effective is open windows, then masks, then HEPA filter. Would be good to do real world tests though. https://t.co/MDFNqNNUI3 pic.twitter.com/xGSodClipO
— Paul Glasziou (@PaulGlasziou) August 21, 2021
This is not real evidence supporting real policy choices as they are really carried out in the real world.
Instead, this is theoretical bioplausibility spun into a full paper.
I hope folks can still tell the two aparthttps://t.co/znwtiaKZ2g
— Vinay Prasad, MD MPH ?️? (@VPrasadMDMPH) August 20, 2021
Survey: Workplace mistreatment reported frequently by emergency medicine residents.
22 Aug, 2021 | 22:18h | UTCWorkplace Mistreatment Reported Frequently by Emergency Medicine Residents – HealthDay
Original study: Prevalence of Discrimination, Abuse, and Harassment in Emergency Medicine Residency Training in the US – JAMA Network Open
Commentary on Twitter
In this study, 45.1% of emergency medicine residents reported exposure to workplace mistreatment. Interventions should be developed to ensure resident wellness and career satisfaction. @ABEMCert @EmoryMedicine @NUFeinbergMed @Rutgers_NJMS @UWMedicine https://t.co/dTrUH14NxB
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) August 20, 2021
U.S. Study: Nearly half of surveyed female surgeons experienced major pregnancy complications.
18 Aug, 2021 | 08:42h | UTCNews release: Nearly half of surveyed female surgeons experienced major pregnancy complications – Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Original study: Incidence of Infertility and Pregnancy Complications in US Female Surgeons – JAMA Surgery
Commentary on Twitter
Challenges of pregnancy as a surgeon: Compared to male surgeons & their partners, female surgeons
•More likely to delay children & need assisted reproduction
•Have 1.7X ↑ risk pregnancy complications;long OR hrs ↑risk by 1.6x
•↑ risk postpart https://t.co/tJhz93newO— JAMA Surgery (@JAMASurgery) July 29, 2021
Dementia risk in former professional footballers is related to player position and career length.
18 Aug, 2021 | 08:39h | UTCNews release: Dementia risk in former professional footballers is related to player position and career length – University of Glasgow
Commentaries:
Dementia risk greatest for defenders, says new research – BBC
Commentary on Twitter
"Field Position, Career Length, and Risk of Neurodegenerative Disease in Male Former Professional #Soccer…" https://t.co/EI2rzZH72W
via @JAMANeuro part of @JAMANetwork #CTE #dementia #football pic.twitter.com/VJz91y3OUc
— Dr Willie Stewart (@WillStewNeuro) August 2, 2021