Trends and priorities in occupational health research and knowledge transfer in Italy

Rondinone, Bruna Maria; Boccuni, Fabio; Iavicoli, Sergio

doi:10.5271/sjweh.2892

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“…Although the categorisation and level of detail are different, the top priority is clearly identifiable. Our highest ranking domain is consistent with results from The Netherlands 7 and the earlier European study 16 where cost-benefit studies were top priorities; but findings differ from similar Italian 89 , Malaysian 11 , Japanese 10 and the recent European 17 studies where health surveillance/work organisation, workplace injuries, occupational carcinogenesis, specific occupational groups/industries and changing work patterns/workforce were top priorities. The difference in our findings from the previous UK study 14 (where musculoskeletal disorders were the highest priority) likely reflect modern, evolving OH practice.…”

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“…National OH research priorities have previously been established in numerous countries 4 including the USA 56 , Netherlands 7 , Italy 89 , Japan 10 , Malaysia 11 , UAE 12 , Australia 13 and the United Kingdom (UK) 1415 . European studies have also been undertaken 16 , more recently to inform a European research agenda 17 as well as a global study 18 .…”

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“…European studies have also been undertaken 16 , more recently to inform a European research agenda 17 as well as a global study 18 . Identified priorities have focussed on cost-benefit studies 716 , workplace injuries 913 , occupational carcinogenesis 9 , psychosocial hazards 13 and changing work patterns/workforce 1017 . In earlier UK studies, musculoskeletal disorders were the highest priority among OH clinicians 14 with musculoskeletal disorders and stress, top in a study of personnel managers 15 .…”

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Manganese (Mn) is a known neurotoxicant, and given its health effects and ubiquitous nature in metal-working settings, identification of a valid and reproducible biomarker of exposure is of interest. Global metabolomics were previously utilised to determine metabolites that differ between occupational groups defined by Mn exposure status, in hopes of informing a biomarker of exposure. Nine metabolites were found to differ between exposure groups in urine samples collected October 2014. To test the reproducibility of these metabolites, these nine metabolites were investigated in a second set of urine samples collected January 2015 from the same workers.Levels of the nine metabolites found in October 2014 were compared to the January 2015 data using principal components analysis and descriptive measures. Also, an elastic net regression was fit using the nine metabolites from the October 2014 data; this model was tested in the January 2015 data.Four of the nine ions remained significantly different between exposed and unexposed workers in the January data, though levels of most ions also exhibited regression to the mean. The elastic net model was able to correctly classify exposure status in 66% of the January samples; slightly better than classification by chance alone.Metabolomics is a novel technique for exposure assessment, but few studies have looked at the reproducibility of metabolomics data by collecting repeat samples from the same workers. This analysis found several ions that do seem to remain stable over time, and identification of these ions should be pursued as potential biomarkers of Mn exposure.

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“…Moreover, OPs are increasingly asked to address issues of environmental medicine and health promotion in addition to protecting the worker's health against work-related injuries and occupational diseases [3][4][5]. Therefore, there is an evident need to determine and periodically re-evaluate professional activity (and the related skills and competencies) and the information demands and/or education and training needs of OPs, in order to ensure adequate protection of workers and continually improve their health and safety in workplaces [1,6,7]. In this regard, several studies [8][9][10][11][12][13] attempted to define the core competencies and skills of OPs in order to identify methodologies and tools that may contribute to improvement of the OP's professional knowledge and competency (e.g., introducing evidence-based medicine in daily practice) [14,15], to guide educational curricula Furthermore, the questionnaire was also designed taking into account the specific Italian regulatory framework for occupational health and safety.…”

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Professional activity, information demands, training and updating needs of occupational medicine physicians in Italy: National survey

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Int J Occup Med Environ Health

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Objectives: Occupational medicine is a discipline continually evolving in response to technological advances, changes in workplaces and production processes, emergence of new occupational risks and diseases and modifications in regulatory framework for occupational health and safety. Therefore, the recurrent revaluation of professional activity, information demands and education and training needs of occupational physicians is essential in order to identify methodologies and tools that may contribute to improvement of their professional knowledge and competency. In this regard, we conducted the first large-scale national survey of Italian occupational medicine physicians to define their demographic and professional activity and to assess their information demands, training and updating needs. Material and Methods: A random sample of occupational physicians, listed in the national register of the Italian Ministry of Health, was selected to complete a voluntary survey. Subjects recruited in this study were asked to complete 3 different sections (personal and professional information, training and updating needs, professional activity and practice characteristics) of a questionnaire for a total of 35 questions. Results: Most of participants were specialized in occupational medicine, worked for a large number of companies and carried out health surveillance on a total number of workers that exceeds 1500. Occupational physicians would like to have a higher training offer towards practical aspects of health surveillance, risks assessment, manual handling of loads, chemical substances and upper limb biomechanical overload. Interestingly, statistically significant differences were observed subdividing the sample into different groups according to the legal requirements to perform the professional activity of occupational physicians in Italy or according to particular aspects of their professional activity. Conclusions: This study has provided interesting findings that may help to guide future discussion on alternative and additional instruments and/or methodologies that may be adopted to implement the quality and effectiveness of occupational medicine practice. and professional certification processes [11], to address learning outcomes for higher specialist training within the framework of the OM [6], to influence the organization and structure of service delivery [16], to inform policy decisions and then, ultimately, to fill the gap between "what the OM is" and "what it should be" [11,16]. In this context, using a self-administered questionnaire, we conducted the first large-scale national survey of Italian OPs to gather data regarding their professional activity, information demands and training and updating needs. The aim of this study, highlighting the current problems of Italian OPs, has been to gain helpful information to define, develop and implement management methodologies, operative procedures and training programs that are useful and timely in improving the quality and effectiveness of the OM practice...

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“…There is a need for high quality research in this area. There is also a need to better understand how to effectively Boccuni, & Iavicoli, 2010;Schulte, 2002;Schulte et al, 2003Schulte et al, , 2017Waterson, 2016;Yoong, Clinton-McHarg, &Wolfenden, 2015;Zardo, Collie, & Livingstone, 2014).…”

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Knowledge transfer and exchange in health and safety: a rapid review

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2019

Policy and Practice in Health and Safety

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Workplace injury and illness can be burdensome for workers and workplaces regardless of jurisdiction. The notion of research to practice is important in health and safety research. The objective of this article is to describe and synthesize the literature describing knowledge transfer and exchange (KTE) approaches relevant to workplaces. A rapid review of the literature was done. Search strategies were run in eight electronic databases. Documents describing a KTE approach for workplaces were reviewed. Data related to key aspects of the KTE approach as well as conceptual guidance were extracted and synthesized. Literature searches revealed 34 documents that described 23 different KTE approaches designed to reach workplace audiences. Many KTE approaches were guided by conceptual frameworks. Common elements related to audience, activities and impact were found to guide future KTE approaches. Including workplace parties as an audience in a multifaceted approach are important principles of KTE for health and safety.

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Trends and priorities in occupational health research and knowledge transfer in Italy

Cited by 12 publications

References 21 publications

Current research priorities for UK occupational physicians and occupational health researchers: a modified Delphi study

Current research priorities for UK occupational physicians and occupational health researchers: a modified Delphi study

Professional activity, information demands, training and updating needs of occupational medicine physicians in Italy: National survey

Knowledge transfer and exchange in health and safety: a rapid review

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