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Annet Lenderink Patient Expert

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I'm trained as an occupational physician (OP) and worked in that field for 14 years. Then I shifted to freelance journalism and had my own business for 10 years. After that I stepped into the (academic) world of knowledge generation and transfer in the field of work and health. Occupational... Full Bio
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Exploring new models for occupational cancer surveillance in Canada by Annet Lenderink Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Workplace Health Presentation 28-11-2012 53 min. 22 sec Dr. Paul Demers is the director of the Occupational Cancer Research Centre in Toronto, based at Cancer Care Ontario. ... Read on »
How to find a good answer to your OSH question? by Annet Lenderink Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Workplace Health Workers have questions on occupational safety and health, but they might have problems finding a good answer online. Ask an expert online may be a good solution. Yo ... Read on »
How valid is workers’ self-reported work-related illness? by Annet Lenderink Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Workplace Health Finally published as HSE report our review on workers’ self-report  RR903 – Review on the validity and reliability of self-reported work-related illness S ... Read on »
Also beautiful music can cause pain… by Annet Lenderink Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Workplace Health Background Professional musicians have high rates of musculoskeletal pain, but few studies have analysed risks by work activities or the psychosocial work e ... Read on »
Legislation helps prevention by Annet Lenderink Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Workplace Health One of the most difficult things in Occupational Health is show that preventive measures really have impact on the incidence of work-related disease. In an interestin ... Read on »
Can workers report work-related diseases? by Annet Lenderink Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Workplace Health In most countries workers can file workers’ compensation claims if they think they suffer from a work-related disease. Based on the rules that apply for their nationa ... Read on »
Medical News: Hairdressers at Risk for Occupational Asthma – in Pulmonology, Asthma from... by Annet Lenderink Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Workplace Health Medical News: Hairdressers at Risk for Occupational Asthma – in Pulmonology, Asthma from MedPage Today . Read on »
Daily exposure measures prevent further hearing loss by Annet Lenderink Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Workplace Health Interesting study on a preventive intervention for occupational noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL). Workers who could daily monitor their noise exposure “at-ear” ex ... Read on »
Suggestive relation between multiple myeloma and chlorinated solvent exposure by Annet Lenderink Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Workplace Health The relationship between multiple myeloma and occupational exposure to six chlorinated solvents Laura S Gold et al. 2011 Evidence from a relatively large c ... Read on »
2010 in review by Annet Lenderink Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Workplace Health The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health: The Blog-Health- ... Read on »
Mobile phone use may influence tinnitis by Annet Lenderink Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Workplace Health The mechanisms that produce tinnitus are not fully understood. From anecdotal evidence we know that there may be a link between mobile phone use and tinnitus. Austria ... Read on »
Exposure to neurotoxic solvents may influence blue-yellow color vision in aircraft... by Annet Lenderink Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Workplace Health Australian researchers studied the possible persisting effects to color vision of exposure to formulations containing neurotoxins during F-111 fuel tank maintenance. ... Read on »
More respiratory symptoms in municipal solid waste workers in Greece by Annet Lenderink Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Workplace Health To evaluate the respiratory health of municipal solid waste workers (MSWWs), Greek researchers studied 184 municipal employees of Keratsini (104 MSWWs and 80 contro ... Read on »
HAVS at your feet? Vibration-white foot by Annet Lenderink Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Workplace Health At the Netherlands Center of Occupational Diseases earlier this year a question was asked about complaints of back and legs in a construction worker exposed to vibrat ... Read on »
Bakery employees at risk for work-related allergies by Annet Lenderink Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Workplace Health NIOSH study confirms that despite all the knowledge on the risks of exposure to flour, employees of large commercial bakeries are still at risk of sensitization and r ... Read on »
Elevated suicide risk among veterinary surgeons by Annet Lenderink Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Workplace Health An accumulating body of research demonstrates that risk of suicide varies between occupational groups. There is preliminary evidence to suggest that veterinary surg ... Read on »
Mold and damp work spaces may cause new-onset adult asthma by Annet Lenderink Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Workplace Health Damp and moldy indoor environments aggravate pre-existing asthma, but may also induce new-onset asthma. Finnish researchers assessed the probability of molds being the c ... Read on »
Occupational diseases surveillance in France by Annet Lenderink Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Workplace Health The French national occupational disease surveillance a nd prevention network (RNV3P) includes the 30 occupational disease consultation centres in university hospitals to ... Read on »
Gas from freight containers risk to harbour employees by Annet Lenderink Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Workplace Health Residues of pesticide fumigants and toxic industrial chemicals in freight containers represent a health hazard to employees and consumers, especially since freight cont ... Read on »
Mining, teaching and health care high risk occupations for asthma by Annet Lenderink Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Workplace Health US researchers found that workers in mining (17.0%), health-related industries (12.5%), teaching (13.1%), or in health-related occupations (12.6%) had the highest prevalen ... Read on »
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