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Dentists , Professional Impairment , Female , Government Programs , Humans , Ireland , Male , Mental Disorders , Professional Impairment/economics , Self Care , Substance-Related DisordersSubject(s)
Charities , Dentists , Professional Impairment/economics , Societies, Dental , Humans , United KingdomABSTRACT
The BDA Benevolent Fund has been helping needy dentists and their families for 130 years, while the Dentist Health Support Trust, founded in 1986, offers support specifically on addiction and other mental health issues. The Ben Fund offers a lifeline to those struggling with poverty arising from illness, accidents, bereavement, addiction, mental health issues, and many other difficulties. It may be that someone needs financial help to deal with a short-term problem before they get themselves back on track, and the Fund can do this with a one-off grant or perhaps an interest-free loan, to be repaid when their life is on an even keel again. Other people may face long-term uncertainty and need regular support.
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Dentists/economics , Professional Impairment/economics , Societies, Dental/economics , Charities , Financing, Organized , Humans , Poverty , United KingdomABSTRACT
From 10%-15% of nurses will abuse alcohol during their professional careers. Oncology nurses may use alcohol to mask the stress they experience when caring for patients with cancer. This article will address strategies and support mechanisms for nurses who have issues with alcohol abuse.
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Alcoholism , Patients , Safety , Workplace , Humans , Incidence , Professional Impairment/economics , United StatesABSTRACT
The prevalence of substance abuse in the nurse population is believed to parallel that in the general population (i.e. approximately 10%). Nurses with substance abuse problems need help. They are in danger of harming patients, the facility's reputation, the nursing profession, and themselves. The consequences of not reporting concerns can be far worse than those of reporting the issue. Part one of this two-part series discusses how society views addiction and the nursing profession, signs and symptoms of substance abuse, reasons nurses should report an impaired colleague, the code of silence that exists among nurses, and board of nursing jurisdiction.
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Nurses/statistics & numerical data , Professional Impairment/statistics & numerical data , Substance-Related Disorders/diagnosis , Substance-Related Disorders/epidemiology , American Nurses' Association , Attitude of Health Personnel , Attitude to Health , Cost of Illness , Health Services Needs and Demand , Humans , Licensure, Nursing/legislation & jurisprudence , Malpractice/legislation & jurisprudence , Motivation , Nurses/organization & administration , Nurses/psychology , Occupational Health , Occupational Health Services , Organizational Culture , Peer Group , Personality , Personnel Selection , Prevalence , Professional Impairment/economics , Professional Impairment/legislation & jurisprudence , Professional Impairment/psychology , Social Perception , Stereotyping , Substance-Related Disorders/economics , Substance-Related Disorders/psychology , Substance-Related Disorders/therapy , United States/epidemiologyABSTRACT
The incidence of and background to disability claims by dentists relating to 1999 are presented on the basis of data from Movir insurance company. Possible cases of occupational related disease are indicated. Claims resulting in more than 2 weeks sick leave have been received from almost 7% of the insured dentists (excluding pregnancy related sick leave). In nearly 30% of the cases, sick leave lasted for more than 1 year (particularly due to mental and musculoskeletal disorders). Compared to the figures for 1992 long-term health related absenteeism (longer than 365 days) has increased by as much as 155%. It is estimated that at least 15% of the claims are occupationally related. Based on the 1999 data a dentist would have approximately a chance of 50% for partial or complete premature retirement due to ill health.
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Dentists/statistics & numerical data , Insurance, Disability/statistics & numerical data , Occupational Diseases/epidemiology , Professional Impairment , Sick Leave/statistics & numerical data , Dentists/economics , Humans , Mental Disorders/economics , Mental Disorders/epidemiology , Muscular Diseases/economics , Muscular Diseases/epidemiology , Netherlands , Occupational Diseases/economics , Professional Impairment/economicsSubject(s)
Mental Health Services/organization & administration , Occupational Health Services/organization & administration , Personnel Management , Professional Impairment/psychology , Conflict, Psychological , Cost of Illness , Humans , Interpersonal Relations , Mental Health Services/economics , Occupational Health Services/economics , Professional Impairment/economics , United StatesABSTRACT
How do insurance companies decide whether or not to provide malpractice insurance to health professionals? What information do they gather on applicants and renewing policyholders? Who has the responsibility to determine if health professionals are suffering from physical, mental, or substance-abuse impairments that make them unfit to care for patients? The authors conducted a survey to find the answers to these questions.
