[Identification and control of workers that pose a risk to others in the health field].

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    • Transliterated Title:
      Identificazione e controllo dei lavoratori rischiosi per gli altri nelle attività sanitarie.
    • Corporate Authors:
      Gruppo La R A
    • Source:
      Publisher: PIME Country of Publication: Italy NLM ID: 9712708 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 1592-7830 (Print) Linking ISSN: 15927830 NLM ISO Abbreviation: G Ital Med Lav Ergon Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Original Publication: Pavia : PIME, [1997]-
    • Subject Terms:
      Health Personnel* ; Occupational Diseases*; Infectious Disease Transmission, Professional-to-Patient/*prevention & control; Humans ; Risk Factors
    • Abstract:
      Background: Working in health care increases the probability that an impaired worker be hazardous for third persons.
      Methods: A literature review concerning identification, intervention, and treatment of hazardous health care workers is here reported.
      Results: Published reports of health care worker-to-patient transmission of bloodborne infections, and papers concerning the so-called "impaired physician", have been reviewed.
      Discussion: According to European directives on workers' health and safety, the occupational health physician charged of medical surveillance of hospital workers is often mandated to manage impaired professionals.
      Conclusions: Strategies for early identification, treatment and rehabilitation of impaired physicians are reviewed and suggestions for preventive action are given.
    • Number of References:
      18
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20060630 Date Completed: 20061129 Latest Revision: 20081121
    • Publication Date:
      20221213
    • Accession Number:
      16805452