Teaching interventions in occupational health and safety during COVID19 pandemic in a small exporter and processor company of hydrobiological products in Piura, Peru

IntroductionIn Peru there are many companies dedicated to fishing and exporting hydrobiological products that carry out their work informally. Most companies in this sector do not have occupational health and safety (OHS) systems. Accidents at work occur frequently but are not registered in the statistics of the Ministry of Labor. Workers also suffer from diseases such as musculoskeletal disorders, respiratory and skin infections, metabolic and cardiovascular diseases. Interventions of education and training workers and employers in OHS are becoming more important in small workplaces in developing countries as Peru, especially since the covid19 pandemic started. The purpose of the present study was to describe the implementation and its progressive improvement of teaching interventions during 3 years in a small exporter and processor company of hydrobiological products in Peru, including the covid19 pandemic, and to show its impact in the OHS system.Matherials & MethodsThe unit of this case report study was the indicators of teaching interventions as number of participants, professions, time working in OHS, education methods used and a knowledge assessment at the end of intervention. Besides, it was analyzed the impact of the intervention on the frequency of accidents and illnesses in workers, on absenteeism and the indicators of workers ‘health (such as frequency of diseases, workers under treatment, etc). The instrument used was Data collection sheet.ResultsDuring 3 years, the teaching intervention implemented included ‘In Person' and online sessions and tools. Some of the methods included Cases discussion, Role games, Performance-feedback, Video analysis and interactive games. The frequency of accidents was reduced in 20%. Absenteeism was reduced in 33%. Workers with diseases could follow medical exams and start their treatment.ConclusionTeaching interventions had goods results in OHS system reducing accidents and absenteeism at this small company and improving medical surveillance in workers.

Implementing Quality of Care Measures: Lessons from a Standardized Patient Study in Seven Provinces of China

Procedures are strictly followed to ensure all research conduct is ethical, and the data reveal levels of appropriate and inappropriate care provided.3 It is important to recognize how these data differ from medical records and why USP data should not be considered a substitute for real-patient data or vice versa. Because of standardization, USP data allow researchers to examine the care provided in response to the same patient presentation by different providers composing an intentionally designed sample. Because the underlying condition is known (predetermined) by the researchers, several crucial advantages exist over other data types. [...]how a provider arrives at a specific diagnosis through the process of analyzing patient history and conducting physical examinations, known as differential diagnosis, can be accurately evaluated. [...]the use of technology throughout the entire SP implementation process from design to data collection, including monitoring, appeared essential for reducing expenditures without sacrificing implementation fidelity.

Physiological Aspects of World Elite Competitive German Winter Sport Athletes

Nine Ski mountaineering (Ski-Mo), ten Nordic-Cross Country (NCC) and twelve world elite biathlon (Bia) athletes were evaluated for cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) performance as the primary aim of our descriptive preliminary report. A multicenter retrospective analysis of CPET data was performed in 31 elite winter sports athletes, which were obtained in 2021 during the annual medical examination. The matched data of the elite winter sports athletes (14 women, 17 male athletes, age: 18–32 years) were compared for different CPET parameters, and athlete’s physique data and sport-specific training schedules. All athletes showed, as estimated in elite winter sport athletes, excellent performance data in the CPET analyses. Significant differences were revealed for VE VT2 (respiratory minute volume at the second ventilatory threshold (VT2)), highest maximum respiratory minute volume (VEmaximum), the indexed ventilatory oxygen uptake (VO2) at VT2 (VO2/kg VT2), the oxygen pulse at VT2, and the maximum oxygen pulse level between the three professional winter sports disciplines. This report provides new evidence that in different world elite winter sport professionals, significant differences in CPET parameters can be demonstrated, against the background of athlete’s physique as well as training control and frequency.