Continuation of telework in the post-pandemic era: Healthcare employees' preference and determinants.

Now in the post-pandemic era, healthcare employers and leaders must navigate decisions around use of telework arrangements made popular during the COVID-19 pandemic. Among healthcare employees who teleworked during the pandemic, this study investigates preference to continue teleworking post-pandemic and the determinants of this preference. An overwhelming majority (99%) preferred to continue teleworking to some degree and the majority (52%) preferred to telework for all work hours.

EVALUATING THE USE OF CEILING LIFTS IN THE OPERATING ROOM.

Healthcare workers make up 11% of British Columbia's workforce and, on an annual basis, they account for over 7,500 time-loss claims, 300,000 days of work lost, and a cost of more than $50 million in health claims as a result of musculo-skeletal injuries (MSIs) that occur in the workplace relating to patient care, over-exertion, slips, trips and violence. A new acute care hospital was constructed in Abbotsford, BC and opened in 2008. During this construction, extensive ceiling lift coverage was provided throughout the facility including in the operating room (OR).

An exploration and analysis on the timeliness of critical incident stress management interventions in healthcare.

There is debate in the literature regarding the definition and effectiveness of "early" critical incident stress management (CISM) interventions. Definitions range from interventions that take place within twelve hours (Everly and Mitchell, 1999; Stallard, Velleman, Salter & Howse, 2005) and up to a three month window (Bisson & Cohen, 2006). Others define early support as an intervention directly after an incident, before the individual leaves work and definitely before having their first sleep (Talbot, 1990; Snelgrove, 2000).