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Computer-aided detection for tuberculosis and silicosis in chest radiographs of gold miners of South Africa by Young, C., Barker, S., Ehrlich, R., Kistnasamy, B., Yassi, A.

“…BACKGROUND: For over one hundred years, the gold mining sector has been a considerable source of tuberculosis (TB) and silicosis disease burden across Southern…”
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Is public health training in Canada meeting current needs? Defrosting the paradigm freeze to respond to the post-truth era by Yassi, A., Lockhart, K., Gray, P., Hancock, T.

“…Health scholars have long been calling for a new approach to understanding and responding to public health challenges, recognizing the dynamic influence of…”
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Industrialization and food safety for the Tsleil-Waututh Nation: An analysis of chemical levels in shellfish in Burrard Inlet by Andrade-Rivas, F., Afshari, R., Yassi, A., Mardani, A., Taft, S., Guttmann, M., Rao, A.S., Thomas, S., Takaro, T., Spiegel, J.M.

“…While Indigenous food systems remain critical for community well-being, traditionally harvested foods are a potential source of toxic exposures. The…”
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Reforming the workers’ compensation process for occupational lung disease among miners in South Africa: an efficiency study of claims assessment by Barker, S., Ehrlich, R., Spiegel, J. M., Kistnasamy, B., Riera, F., Fourie, A., Mtshali, N., Rabada, M., Lockhart, K., Yassi, A.

“…Purpose The large burden of silicosis and tuberculosis (TB) in the South African mining industry, coupled with an under-resourcing of the compensation agencies…”
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Pilot study to detect airborne Mycobacterium tuberculosis exposure in a South African public healthcare facility outpatient clinic by Matuka, O, Singh, T.S, Bryce, E, Yassi, A, Kgasha, O, Zungu, M, Kyaw, K, Malotle, M, Renton, K, O'Hara, L

“…Summary Background Airborne transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis remains an occupational health hazard, particularly in crowded and resource-limited…”
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Workers’ compensation claims for occupational tuberculosis in South African health workers : outcomes and workers’ experiences by Ehrlich, R., Yassi, A., Van der Water, N.

“…Background. Given the elevated risk of tuberculosis (TB), including drug-resistant disease, experienced by health workers in South Africa (SA), effective…”
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Participatory theatre and tuberculosis: a feasibility study with South African health care workers by Parent, S. N., Ehrlich, R., Baxter, V., Kannemeyer, N., Yassi, A.

“…SETTING: Health care workers (HCWs) in South Africa have a risk of acquiring tuberculosis (TB) that is twice that of the general population. Nonetheless,…”
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Effect of effort‐reward imbalance and burnout on infection control among Ecuadorian nurses by Colindres, C.V., Bryce, E., Coral‐Rosero, P., Ramos‐Soto, R.M., Bonilla, F., Yassi, A.

“…Background Nurses are frequently exposed to transmissible infections, yet adherence to infection control measures is suboptimal. There has been inadequate…”
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Social transformation, collective health and community-based arts: 'Buen Vivir' and Ecuador's social circus programme by Spiegel, J. B., Ortiz Choukroun, B., Campaña, A., Boydell, K. M., Breilh, J., Yassi, A.

“…Worldwide, interest is increasing in community-based arts to promote social transformation. This study analyzes one such case. Ecuador's government, elected in…”
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Infection control and tuberculosis in health care workers: an assessment of 28 hospitals in South Africa by O'Hara, L. M., Yassi, A., Bryce, E. A., van Rensburg, A. Janse, Engelbrecht, M. C., Zungu, M., Nophale, L. E., FitzGerald, J. M.

“…SETTING: Twenty-eight public hospitals in the Free State Province, South Africa.OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between tuberculosis (TB) infection…”
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A randomized controlled trial to prevent patient lift and transfer injuries of health care workers by YASSI, A, COOPER, J. E, TATE, R. B, GERLACH, S, MUIR, M, TROTTIER, J, MASSEY, K

“…Randomized controlled trial (RCT). To compare the effectiveness of training and equipment to reduce musculoskeletal injuries, increase comfort, and reduce…”
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Work-related injury among direct care occupations in British Columbia, Canada by Alamgir, Hasanat, Cvitkovich, Yuri, Yu, Shicheng, Yassi, Annalee

“…Objectives: To examine how injury rates and injury types differ across direct care occupations in relation to the healthcare settings in British Columbia,…”
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Protecting health care workers from SARS and other respiratory pathogens: A review of the infection control literature by Gamage, Bruce, Moore, David, Copes, Ray, Yassi, Annalee, Bryce, Elizabeth, members of The BC Interdisciplinary Respiratory Protection Study Group

“…Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) was responsible for outbreaks in Canada, China, Hong Kong, Vietnam, and Singapore. SARS focused attention on the…”
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TUBERCULOSIS screening preferences of Healthcare workers in South Africa: a best-worst scaling study to analyze variation by Occupation by O’Hara, N.N, Roy, L, O’Hara, L.M, Spiegel, J.M, Lynd, L.D, FitzGerald, J.M, Yassi, A, Nophale, L.E, Marra, C.A

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Effectiveness of overhead lifting devices in reducing the risk of injury to care staff in extended care facilities by Engst, C, Chhokar, R, Miller, A, Tate, RB, Yassi, A

“…Patient and/or resident handling is a major cause of injury to healthcare workers. The effectiveness of an overhead ceiling lift programme at mitigating the…”
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Biomechanical analysis of peak and cumulative spinal loads during simulated patient-handling activities: a substudy of a randomized controlled trial to prevent lift and transfer injury of health care workers by Daynard, D, Yassi, A, Cooper, J.E, Tate, R, Norman, R, Wells, R

“…Back injuries are a serious problem for nursing personnel who perform frequent patient-handling activities. Common prevention strategies include body mechanics…”
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Electromyography as a measure of peak and cumulative workload in intermediate care and its relationship to musculoskeletal injury: An exploratory ergonomic study by Village, J., Frazer, M., Cohen, M., Leyland, A., Park, I., Yassi, A.

“…Injury rates in Intermediate Care (IC) facilities are high and the factors related to these injuries are unclear. The objectives of this exploratory sub-study,…”
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Staff perception and institutional reporting: two views of infection control compliance in British Columbia and Ontario three years after an outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome by Bryce, E, Copes, R, Gamage, B, Lockhart, K, Yassi, A

“…Summary Few studies have audited the resources available to infection control (IC) and occupational health (OH) to promote safe work behaviour, whilst…”
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Promoting health in response to global tourism expansion in Cuba by Spiegel, J. M., Gonzalez, M., Cabrera, G. J., Catasus, S., Vidal, C., Yassi, A.

“…The ability of communities to respond to the pressures of globalization is an important determinant of community health. Tourism is a rapidly growing industry…”
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Health promotion in the workplace--the merging of the paradigms by Yassi, A

“…To synthesize the lessons from both occupational health and health promotion, to improve workplace health. This article briefly outlines the evolution in…”
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