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GIS Mapping of Occupational Health Visit Data from a Southeastern Ontario Tertiary Care Hospital
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Health care workers (HCWs) have an increased risk of exposure to infectious agents including (among others) tuberculosis, influenza, norovirus, and Clostridium difficile as a consequence of patient care1,2 Most occupational transmission is… read more… Health care workers (HCWs) have an increased risk of exposure to … floors and departments of a Southeastern Ontario tertiary care hospital for the purpose of monitoring respiratory and … gastrointestinal (GI)-related Occupational Health (OH) visits among hospital employees. Document … -
Absenteeism Among Employees in a Southeastern Ontario Hospital: A Novel Application of Syndromic Surveillance
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Sickness absence is particularly pronounced within health care organizations where job demands and work environment expose workers to an increased risk of illness and injury, potentially leading to an inability to attend work.… read more… Sickness absence is particularly pronounced within health care organizations where job demands and work environment … Objective 1) To identify and describe Occupational Health visits (overall and specific conditions) among full-time … consider the associa- tion between absenteeism and Health Care Worker (HCW) exposure risk to infectious diseases based … -
Cross Border Syndromic Surveillance- Overview and Recommendations from an ISDS Consultation Held in Kingston, Ontario Canada, June 11-12th, 2007
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The objectives of the two day International Society for Disease Surveillance (ISDS) funded consultation were to develop expert, consensus-based recommendations that address specific, unanswered questions that hinder advances in cross border… read more… from the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, the Public Health Agency of Canada, several local …