[The characteristics and problems of professional activity of medical workers in conditions of COVID-19 pandemic].

The article is based on the results of sociological survey of medical workers of the Republic of Bashkortostan in 2021. The approaches to issues of their professional activities are analyzed. It is argued that the COVID-19 pandemic has aggravated a number of systemic problems accumulated in health care system in last years. The main difficulties are associated with shortage of medical personnel, increased workload, low remuneration of labor of medical workers, unpractical work organization decreasing quality of medical care, etc. The majority of respondents (68.4%) are not satisfied with their salaries. The highest percentage of negative assessments is fixed among physicians and paramedical personnel. The amount of average monthly salary of junior medical personnel is so low that it does not correlate with the minimum wage accepted in the Republic. The study discovered sufficiently high occupational risk, determined by biological production factor related to possibility COVID-19 contamination. The assessment of occupational morbidity demonstrated that at present the most widely-spread occupational pathologies in medical workers are infection with COVID-19 (70.2%) and emotional burnout syndrome (67.2%). Such measures as annual dispensarization, provision of medical workers with sanatorium-and-spa vouchers are obviously insufficient. Only 14.1% of respondents could underwent annual medical examination. Only 13.8% of respondents had opportunity to take advantage of sanatorium-and-spa vouchers. The study revealed deficiency of personnel in medical organizations among paramedical and junior medical personnel and physicians as well.

Immune Status of Workers with Professional Risk of Being Affected by Chrysotile Asbestos in Kazakhstan.

The purpose of this research was to study the particularities of the immune status of workers in the field of chrysotile asbestos production, depending on their work experience and professional risk of being affected by chrysotile dust. The research covered 125 men, who were workers at the only enterprise dealing with the extraction and beneficiation of chrysotile ores in Kazakhstan. Indicants of cell immunity were detected by flow cytometry; IgA, IgM, and IgG were detected by a multiplex immunological assay. It was found that, among workers impacted by chrysotile asbestos for more than 15 years, compared with individuals who were not impacted by asbestos dust, the level of CD3+ T-cells was decreased (t = -8.76, p < 0.001), as well as the number of CD4+ T-cells (U = 1246.0, p < 0.001). Moreover, CD8+ T-cells increased (t = 5.308, p = 0.001), and neutrophil phagocytic activity also increased, by 1.2 times (U = 305.5, p < 0.001). It was found that working under the condition of professional contact with chrysotile asbestos dust modifies the indicants of humoral immunity, IgA, IgM, and IgG, to a lesser extent than those of cellular immunity.

[The role of the Labour and Social Security Inspectorate in the protection of workers from COVID-19. Collaboration with health authorities.] / El papel de la Inspección de Trabajo y Seguridad Social en la protección de las personas trabajadoras frente a la COVID-19. La colaboración con las autoridades sanitarias.

In this paper we analyze the role of Labor and Social Security Inspectorate (Inspección de Trabajo y Seguridad Social in Spanish) in the assessment and management of the risks associated to COVID-19 in the workplaces, since the beginning of the pandemic until the enforcement of the Royal Decree-Law 26/2020, with special focus on the Operative and Technical Criteria issued by the Directorate of the State Labor and Social Security Inspectorate. The paper describes the differentiation of those situations where the infection risk is derived from the work activity itself and, therefore, has a professional nature, from those where the risk is external to the work activity, thus lacking such character. A specific part of this paper is dedicated to the study of the collaboration and coordination between the Labor and Social Security Inspectorate and the Public Health Authorities, which has been become essential to effectively protect the health of workers.

En el presente artículo se analiza el papel desarrollado por la Inspección de Trabajo y Seguridad Social en los centros de trabajo, frente al riesgo de contagio de la COVID-19, desde el inicio de la pandemia hasta la habilitación competencial operada por el Real Decreto-Ley 26/2020, con especial atención a los Criterios Operativos y Técnicos dictados por la Dirección del Organismo Estatal Inspección de Trabajo y Seguridad Social. Parte el artículo de la diferenciación fundamental de aquellos casos en los que el riesgo de contagio es derivado de la propia actividad laboral y, por tanto, tiene carácter profesional, de aquellos otros en los que el riesgo es ajeno a la actividad laboral careciendo de tal carácter. En el artículo se dedica un apartado específico al estudio de la colaboración y coordinación entre la Inspección de Trabajo y Seguridad Social y las autoridades sanitarias, la cual se ha consolidado como imprescindible en aras a una protección eficaz de la salud de las personas trabajadoras.

MRSA in swine, farmers and abattoir workers in Southern Italy.

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is an important medical issue, since it causes serious and sometimes fatal infections in humans. Intensively reared swine may serve as reservoirs for MRSA that can infect swine workers, and also consumers (via contaminated meat). In this study, MRSA strains were isolated from 55 of the 85 (64.7%) intensive pig farms surveyed, and prevalence was greater on pig fattening farms than on breeding farms. In addition, we included in the study 63 foreign pigs imported for slaughter. Overall, the prevalence of MRSA in the 418 sampled swine was 59.1%; 12 genotypes were identified among the isolates; ST398 (96.4%) was most prevalent, followed by ST97 (2%), ST9 (0.8%) and ST1 (0.8%). MRSA isolates were also detected in 26 (17.3%) of the 150 operators included in the study; the genotypes detected were ST398 (85%), ST9 (7.6%), ST5 (3.8%) and ST1 (3.8%). All the strains were pvl negative and pia positive. Both swine and human strains displayed a multi-resistance pattern, and almost all were resistant to tetracycline. The results obtained in this study confirm the high prevalence of MRSA in swine reared and slaughtered in Italy, and underline the public health risk linked to the spread of antimicrobial-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among intensively reared pigs.

Overview and analysis of occupational risks in healthcare of eastern europe countries.

OBJECTIVE: Introduction: Occupational risks affecting each healthcare professional are diverse and significantly affect their physical and psychological condition. They can conditionally be divided into risks resulting from: 1) the impact of the work process and pose a risk to the life and health of healthcare professionals; 2) the activities of healthcare professionals and pose a potential risk to the patients lives and health. The latter group poses a threat of criminal liability for the healthcare professional. It is the task of each state to ensure safe working conditions for the effective performance of their duties by healthcare specialists. However, according to the study, the analyzed Eastern European countries lack accurate statistics on occupational diseases of healthcare professionals, while the latter often do not seek specialized care and are treated on their own. The aim: to identify the types and causes of occupational risks for healthcare professionals working in the countries of Eastern Europe; to investigate the legislation of these countries under which medical professionals may be prosecuted/held guilty and, thus, criminally liable for causing harm to their patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Materials and methods: Legislation of the Republic of Belarus, Republic of Moldova, Russian Federation and Ukraine, international declarations and conventions, research papers, case law of the European Court of Human Rights, national court decisions of some East European countries. CONCLUSION: Conclusions: Occupational risks to the healthcare professionals are risks to his or her life and health and risks of criminal liability for causing harm to the patient. The causes of the first type risk are: a significant prevalence proportion of infectious diseases; the use of faulty medical equipment; unregulated working day and low salaries; medical attendance of patients prone to aggression, etc. The healthcare professional shall be criminally responsible only if he/she is found guilty for infliction of harm to the life and health of the patient and the presence of the obligatory signs of a specific crime in his/her actions.

Salud ocupacional con énfasis en la protección del trabajador/a en Paraguay / Occupational health with emphasis on the protection of workers in Paraguay

Esta revisión en salud ocupacional con énfasis en la protección del trabajador/a del Paraguay tiene por objeto dar una mirada desde la historia para comprender la relación entre los sistemas de protección social, las coberturas en riesgos profesionales, los determinantes sociales, y la salud ocupacional, además de la importancia de la cobertura de estos riesgos, y la situación en Paraguay en referencia a estas coberturas en los diferentes sectores económicos y categorías ocupacionales como el empleado privado, el del sector público y el trabajador por cuenta propia. También se analiza el papel de los diferentes organismos del estado y las legislaciones vigentes, finalizando con las futuras legislaciones y los cambios necesarios para asegurar una protección eficaz en riesgos profesionales para los trabajadores y trabajadoras del país.

This review on occupational health with an emphasis on the protection of workers in Paraguay aims to take a look from history to understand the relationship between social protection systems, occupational risk coverage, social determinants and occupational health, also the importance of coverage of these risks, and the situation in Paraguay in reference to these coverage in the different economic sectors and occupational categories such as the private employee, the public sector and the self-employed. It also analyzes the role of different state agencies and existing legislation, ending with future legislation and the necessary changes to ensure effective protection of occupational risks for workers in the country.

Prevalence, antimicrobial susceptibility and molecular typing of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in bulk tank milk from southern Italy.

This paper assesses the prevalence of MRSA in bulk tank milk (BTM) samples from southern Italy, and the relationship between the Coagulase Positive Staphylococci count (CPS) and MRSA prevalence. Of 486 BTM samples tested, 12 samples (2.5%) resulted positive for the presence of MRSA. Great genetic diversity was found among the isolates: ST1/t127 and t174/IVa, ST5/t688/V, ST8/t unknown/IVa/V, ST45/t015/IVa, ST71/t524/V, ST88/t786/Iva, ST398/t011 and t899/IVa/V and ST2781/t1730/V. All isolates were pvl-negative and icaA positive. The majority of strains (58%) carried the ses (sec, seh, seg, seo, sem and sen) genes. All tested strains resulted susceptible to amikacin, cephalotin, cloramphenicol, gentamycin, trimethoprim - sulfamethoxazole, tobramycin and vancomycin, and variably resistant to ampicillin, oxacillin and tetracycline. No statistical association between the CPS count and MRSA detection was found in the MRSA-positive samples. Although some of the spa-types and STs detected in our survey are known to cause human infections, raw milk from Italian herds in the considered area is not a common source of MRSA. Nonetheless, it is necessary to assess the risk of foodborne infection and the risk related to the handling of milk.

Investigation on Doctors Occupational Safety and Risk Prevention and Control Mechanism---Taking Beijing Middle-aged and Young Medical Workers as Example / 中国医学伦理学

Objective:To define doctors professional risk connotation , the scientific judgment doctors profes-sional risk fact , seek medical professional risk guard against and dissolve the long -term mechanism , maintaining safety and legitimate rights and interests of the doctor′s body and mind .Methods:Using doctor -patient relation-ship as the research background , adopts the questionnaire survey , through the survey data analysis of the correla-tion between the doctor-patient relationship and the doctor professional risk , on the basis of the young workers , for example , the empirical research doctors professional risk existing conditions and the reality .Results:The doctor-patient relationship nervous career anxiety and unease , doctor of job burnout and the harm done by the profession itself, complicated medical environment cannot effectively solve the doctor occupational safety crisis , institutional arrangements and the prevention and control mechanism is not reasonable career crisis .Conclusion:The govern-ment should strengthen the professional risk management system design and the prevention and control institutions and hospitals to strengthen the construction of professional risk management and prevention and control system , the doctor should promote occupational consciousness of risk prevention and control and doctor -patient communication ability, the society should strengthen professional risk management and the prevention and control of environmental regulation .

Knowledge of anaesthesiologists in Recife with respect to potential risks in the operating room-cross-sectional study.

OBJECTIVES: the health care should be a safe act, free of adverse events. However, in daily practice an excessive exposure to factors that endanger the health of the professional is observed. The surgical center stands out as one of the sites where the professional involved is more vulnerable. This environment is the anaesthesiologist's workplace, and this professional must deal with its potential complicators. This study aimed to evaluate the knowledge of anaesthesiologists in Recife on various situations of risk in the workplace. METHOD: a cross-sectional study in which structured questionnaires, completed voluntarily and anonymously by the anesthesiologist itself, were applied to assess the knowledge of the potential risks in the operating room. Data were analyzed using Epi Info version 7. RESULTS: a total of 162 anaesthesiologists responded to the questionnaire, 38.02% of these professionals registered at Cooperative of Anaesthesiologists of Pernambuco. Of these, 3.7% read the manual of the Committee on Hospital Infection Control (Comissão de Controle de Infecção Hospitalar) of their institution and 40.74% chose the correct option, "technical director", as responsible for ensuring proper working conditions. Of the total, 5.56% stated that the anaesthetics' pollution index in the operating theater was monitored. Only 1.85% of the sample was subjected to periodic screening for tuberculosis. By analyzing the hypothetical situation of contamination with a patient with hepatitis C, only 43.83% knew that there is no effective post-exposure prophylaxis. CONCLUSION: educational campaigns should be implemented to improve the knowledge of health professionals and clarify institutions and professionals' rights and duties.

Conhecimento dos anestesiologistas da cidade do Recife com relação aos riscos potenciais no centro cirúrgico - estudo transversal / Knowledge of anaesthesiologists in Recife with respect to potential risks in the operating room-cross-sectional study / Conocimiento de los anestesistas de la ciudad de Recife con relación a los riesgos potenciales en el quirófano - estudio transversal

Objetivos: o cuidado com a saúde deve ser um ato seguro e livre de eventos adversos. Todavia, na prática diária se observa exposição excessiva a fatores que põem em risco a saúde do profissional. O centro cirúrgico sobressai como um dos locais em que o profissional envolvido está mais vulnerável. O anestesiologista faz desse ambiente o seu local de trabalho e convive com seus agravantes potenciais. Este estudo objetivou avaliar o conhecimento dos anestesiologistas da cidade do Recife acerca das diversas situações de risco do seu ambiente de trabalho. Método: estudo tipo corte transversal, no qual foram aplicados questionários estruturados, preenchidos pelo próprio anestesiologista de forma voluntária e anônima, para avaliar o conhecimento acerca dos riscos potenciais no centro cirúrgico. Os dados foram analisados com o programa software Epi Info versão 7. Resultados: responderam ao questionário 162 anestesiologistas, 38,02% dos cadastrados na Cooperativa de Anestesiologistas de Pernambuco. Desses, 3,7% leram o manual da Comissão de Controle de Infecção Hospitalar (CCIH) da sua instituição de trabalho e 40,74% optaram acertadamente pela opção diretor técnico como o responsável por assegurar condições adequadas de trabalho. Do total, 5,56% afirmaram existir monitoração do índice de poluição anestésica nos centros cirúrgicos. Apenas 1,85% da amostra foi submetido à triagem periódica para tuberculose. Ao analisar a situação hipotética de contaminação com paciente portador de hepatite C, apenas 43,83% sabiam não haver profilaxia efetiva após exposição. Conclusão: campanhas educativas devem ser feitas para melhorar o conhecimento dos profissionais de saúde e esclarecer direitos ...

Objectives: the health care should be a safe act, free of adverse events. However, in daily practice an excessive exposure to factors that endanger the health of the professional is observed. The surgical center stands out as one of the sites where the professional involved is more vulnerable. This environment is the anaesthesiologist's workplace, and this professional must deal with its potential complicators. This study aimed to evaluate the knowledge of anaesthesiologists in Recife on various situations of risk in the workplace. Method: a cross-sectional study in which structured questionnaires, completed voluntarily and anonymously by the anesthesiologist itself, were applied to assess the knowledge of the potential risks in the operating room. Data were analyzed using Epi Info version 7. Results: a total of 162 anaesthesiologists responded to the questionnaire, 38.02% of these professionals registered at Cooperative of Anaesthesiologists of Pernambuco. Of these, 3.7% read the manual of the Committee on Hospital Infection Control (Comissão de Controle de Infecção Hospitalar) of their institution and 40.74% chose the correct option, "technical director", as responsible for ensuring proper working conditions. Of the total, 5.56% stated that the anaesthetics' pollution index in the operating theater was monitored. Only 1.85% of the sample was subjected to periodic screening for tuberculosis. By analyzing the hypothetical situation of contamination with a patient with hepatitis C, only 43.83% knew that there is no effective post-exposure prophylaxis. Conclusion: educational campaigns should be implemented to improve the knowledge of health professionals and clarify institutions and professionals' rights and duties. .

Objetivos: El cuidado de la salud debe ser un acto seguro y libre de eventos adversos. Sin embargo, en la práctica diaria, se observa una exposición excesiva a factores que ponen en riesgo la salud del profesional. El centro quirúrgico destaca como uno de los lugares en que el profesional involucrado es más vulnerable. El anestesista convierte ese ambiente en su lugar de trabajo y convive con sus agravantes potenciales. Este estudio quiso evaluar el conocimiento de los anestesistas de la ciudad de Recife sobre las diversas situaciones de riesgo de su ambiente de trabajo. Método: Estudio de tipo corte transversal, en el cual se aplicaron cuestionarios estructurados rellenados por el propio anestesista de forma voluntaria y anónima, para evaluar el conocimiento acerca de los riesgos potenciales en el quirófano. Los datos fueron analizados con el programa software Epi Info versión 7. Resultados: Respondieron al cuestionario 162 anestesistas, el 38,02% de los registrados en la Cooperativa de Anestesistas de Pernambuco. De ellos, un 3,7% leyeron el manual de la Comisión de Control de Infección Hospitalaria (CCIH) de su institución de trabajo y un 40,74% optaron acertadamente por la opción director técnico como el responsable de garantizar las condiciones adecuadas de trabajo. Del total, un 5,56% afirmaron que existía una monitorización del índice de contaminación anestésica en los quirófanos. Solamente un 1,85% de la muestra se sometió a la selección periódica para tuberculosis. Al analizar la situación hipotética de contaminación con el paciente portador de hepatitis C, solamente un 43,83% sabían que no había profilaxis efectiva posterior a la exposición. Conclusión: Se deben realizar campa˜nas educativas para mejorar el conocimiento de los profesionales de salud y clarificar los derechos ...

Occupational exposure and prevention guidelines in dental and stomatological settings - a literature review

A review of the main infectious pathogens potentially transmissible to health care professionals during Dentistry and Odonto-Stomatological procedures is carried out, with particular attention focused on parenteral exposure in the dental, stomatological, and surgical environment. Epidemiological issues and specific risk factors are treated systematically based on available literature sources, together with all available, recommended chemo-prophylactic and immune-prophylactic strategies, as updated by the state of the art in this field.

Professional Risk and Risk Avoidance in Clinical Pharmacist / 中国药房

OBJECTIVE:To study the professional risks of Chinese clinical pharmacists.METHODS:The source and avoidance of professional risks for clinical pharmacists were analyzed on the basis of current practice and literatures.RESULTS:Lack of clarity in duties and rights of clinical pharmacists,undefined criteria for evaluation of their works were among the main causes of their professional risks.CONCLUSION:It is essential to renew and implement the related regulations and guidelines on clinical pharmaceutical practice to minimize the professional risks,which should be responded both by the authority and professionals.

Discussion of Professional Risk Minimization in Clinical Pharmacy Service / 中国药房

OBJECTIVE:To discuss the risk in clinical pharmacy service in order to provide reference for Chinese hospitals in both guarding against and reducing risk.METHODS:This study adopted a classified method to set forth the tactics on re?ducing risk of both organization and individual person in clinical pharmacy practice after analyzing the risk factors.RESULTS&CONCLUSION:It is important for the working personnel who engage in clinical pharmacy work to heighten their con?sciousness of risk and to strengthen managing it.

Approaches and Methods for Medical Staff to Avoid Professional Risks in Clinical Practice / 中国医学伦理学

Empirical research showed that when medical disputes arise,the emergence of that damage must be due to the fault of either party,while everyone ignored the unforeseen,difficult-to-prevent and ubiquitous occurrence of medical professional risk,and the fact that the professional risk can also occur when no party makes mistake in medical events.It is of particular importance to explore ways to avoid medical professional risks,to allow medical staff in a safer,less risk condition,and meanwhile throw themselves wholeheartedly into the cause of life-saving career.