International trends in occupational health research and practice.

Trends in exposure of veterinarians to physical and chemical hazards and use of protection practices.

OBJECTIVES To determine whether exposure to physical and chemical occupational hazards and use of protective practices has changed in recent veterinary graduates, and to describe trends in exposure to occupational hazards and use of protective practices over time. METHODS This paper reports on a retrospective cohort study of veterinarians who graduated from any of the four Australian veterina...

Trends in Physical and Occupational Therapy Utilziation in the Us And Western Europe.

Disaster Preparedness: Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Hospital Staff

Background: A disaster, as a serious disruption in the functioning of society, may cause extensive damage. Following a disaster, the demand for healthcare increases, and people rush to healthcare centers. In such situations, health staff and medical services play an important role. As a result, people’s knowledge, attitude, and practice toward disaster preparedness in the workplace play an impo...

Reciprocal access agreements between BJOT, AJOT, and CJOT: new resources for occupational therapists around the world.

Helene J. Polatajko, PhD, OT Reg. (Ont.), OT(C), FCAOT, FCAHS, is Editor-in-Chief,Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy; Professor, Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, Graduate Department of Rehabilitation Science, University of Toronto Neuroscience Program, Dalla Lana School of Public Health; and University of Toronto Adjunct Scientist, St. John’s Rehab, Toronto, On...

Global Trends in Occupational Medicine

I n 2013, the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (US) and the Society of Occupational Medicine (UK) launched a new initiative aimed at improving global worker health and wellbeing through the exchange of information and ideas. As a first step, the two organizations convened leaders from 18 international occupational medical (OM) societies to discuss mutual issues and co...