Occupational medicine
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Occupational medicine · May 2009
Biography Historical ArticleGeorge Clair Tooker, Jr Government Bureau (1956).
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Ocular trauma is a worldwide cause of visual morbidity, a significant proportion of which occurs in the workplace. This is largely preventable with the use of protective eyewear and strict compliance. ⋯ Occupational eye injuries are a commonly seen ocular complaint in the A&E department. Provision of appropriate eyewear protection and worker education is required to minimize the incidence of ocular injury in the workplace.
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Occupational medicine · Jan 2009
Multicenter StudyBurnout and patient care in junior doctors in Mexico City.
Burnout is known to occur in public service workers leading to a reduction in effectiveness at work. ⋯ Burnout was most strongly associated with shifts >12 h and with both current and previous depression. Reported suboptimal patient care was also associated with working shifts of >or=12 h. Burnout may be adversely affecting junior doctors' health and their patients' care.
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Information about doctors' mental ill-health is limited. This study looks at doctors' careers following mental illness and the strategies that helped them return to work. ⋯ Following mental ill-health, a doctor's capacity to work full time is reduced. Most doctors return to full-time or part-time work. With improved support, more doctors may be able to return to work.