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Work, Stress, and Health '99: Organization of Work in a Global Economy

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Thursday, March 11, 1999

Paper Sessions and Symposia

"Job Strain and Cardiovascular Disease" - 11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

1. Differences in the Impact of Self-Rated and Externally Rated Job Strain on Risk Factors for Coronary Heart Disease - Hans-Martin Hasselhorn, MD, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
2. The Effect of Job Strain on Ambulatory Blood Pressure in Men: Does It Vary By Age, Hypertensive Status, Social Support, or Socioeconomic Status? - Paul A. Landsbergis, EdD, MPH, Cornell University Medical College, New York, NY
3. The Effect of "Job Strain" on Ambulatory Blood Pressure in Men: Results of 6 Years of Follow-Up - Peter L. Schnall, MD, MPH, University of California, Irvine, CA
4. Job Strain, Blood Pressure, and Responsivity to Uncontrollable Stress - Mark Cropley, PhD, St. George's Hospital School, University of London, UK
5. Stress and Related Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Heavy and Construction Workers - Andrew B. Littman, MD, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA


"Monitoring Occupational Stress" - 11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
1. Monitoring Occupational Stress - Overall Symposium Abstract - Chair: Irene L.D. Houtman, PhD, NIA TNO Prevention and Health, Netherlands
2. Psychosocial Stressors in the Workplace and Their Consequences for Health: The European Dimension - Pascal Paoli, European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, Dublin, Ireland
3. Gender and Working Conditions in the European Union - Kaisa Kauppinen, PhD, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Finland
4. The Swedish Model for Measuring Working Environment - Inger Eklund, Department of Labour and Educational Statistics, Working Environment, Stockholm, Sweden
5. The Use of Surveys To Collect Data About Psychosocial Issues - Anders Wikman, Arbejdslivsinstituttet, Stockholm, Sweden
6. Monitoring Stress Risks, Outcomes, and Prevention in the Netherlands: A State of the Art and Follow-Up - Irene L.D. Houtman, PhD, NIA TNO Prevention and Health, Netherlands


"International Trends in Worker Compensation for Occupational Stress" - 11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
1. International Trends in Worker Compensation for Occupational Stress - Overall Symposium Abstract - Chair: Wayne Corneil, ScD, Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
2. Work Stress in Europe - An Overview of the Current Situation - Hofrat Wilhelm Thiel, Director General of Allgemeine Unfallversicherungsantalt Hauptstelle, Vienna, Austria
3. Workers' Compensation and Work Stress in Japan - Satoru Shima, MD, PhD, Tokyo Keizai University, Japan
4. Occupational Stress: Australian Approaches - Meryl Stanton, Chief Executive Officer, Comcare, Australia
5. Workers? Compensation and Work Stress in Canada - Terry Bogyo, Director Corporate Planning and Development Workers' Compensation Board of British Columbia
6. Compensating (or Not Compensating) Workplace Stress in the United States at the Millennium - Donald Elisburg, Esq., Donald Elisburg Law Offices, Potomac, MD


"Work Changes in the Public Sector in Relation to Health" - 11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
1. Work Changes in the Public Sector in Relation to Health- Overall Symposium Abstract - Chair: Harry S. Shannon, PhD, McMaster University, Ontario, Canada
2. Psychological Distress in Hospital Workers During Rapid Workplace Change - Christel A. Woodward, PhD, McMaster University, Ontario, Canada
3. Job Loss Among Hospital Workers: Antecedents and Impacts - Judy A. Brown, MA, McMaster University, Ontario Canada
4. Change in Employment Status and Health in White-Collar Workers - Jane A. Ferrie, MSc, University College, London, UK
5. Psychosocial Environments at Work and at Home and Psychological Disorder - Stephen A. Stansfeld, MD, University College, London, UK


"Driving Toward Commitment - How Global Work-Life Strategies Foster Business Success" - 11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
1. Driving Toward Commitment - How Global Work-Life Strategies Foster Business Success - Overall Symposium Abstract - Chair: Millie DesBiens, IBM Corporation, NY


"Organizational Interventions to Prevent Exposure to HIV Among Health Care Workers" - 11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
1. Organizational Interventions to Prevent Exposure to HIV Among Health Care Workers - Overall Symposium Abstract - Chairs: James Grosch, PhD, and Linda Martin, PhD, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
2. An Intervention Program in Community Hospitals To Protect Health Care Workers From Blood Borne Pathogens Exposure - Bradley N. Doebbling, MD, MSc, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
3. Participatory Design in Primary Prevention of Health Care Worker Exposure to Blood - June Fisher, MD, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
4. Total Quality Management as an Intervention Strategy To Reduce the Risk of Blood Borne Pathogen Exposure in Health Care Workers - Robyn Gershon, MHS, DrPH, Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
5. Improved Compliance With Universal Precautions Among Operating Room and Emergency Department Personnel Following an Educational Intervention - Lynn Kim, MPH, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO




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