Curr Opin Epidemiol Public Health
June 2024
Purpose Of Review: This review aims to explore the public health approach for Infection Prevention within the Total Worker Health (TWH) framework strategy.
Recent Findings: The review identifies certain occupations considered high-risk groups for infection. It underscores primary, secondary, and tertiary public health preventive measures align with the TWH approach.
Perioperative anemia is an independent risk factor for postoperative morbidity and mortality. However, conceptual, logistical and administrative barriers persist that hinder the widespread implementation of protocols for their management. The project coordinator convened a multidisciplinary group of 8 experienced professionals to develop perioperative anemia management algorithms, based on a series of key points (KPs) related to its prevalence, consequences, diagnosis and treatment.
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May 2024
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has posed unprecedented challenges, particularly for healthcare workers (HCWs). The prolonged struggles exposed the HCWs to a variety of stressors, potentially leading to burnout. Emotional exhaustion is widely recognized as the core component of burnout.
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September 2023
Background: SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infections (BI) after vaccine booster dose are a relevant public health issue.
Methods: Multicentric longitudinal cohort study within the ORCHESTRA project, involving 63,516 health workers (HW) from 14 European settings. The study investigated the cumulative incidence of SARS-CoV-2 BI after booster dose and its correlation with age, sex, job title, previous infection, and time since third dose.
Front Immunol
April 2023
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