Occupational Health in Home Health Care Conference

描述（由申请人提供）：2004年，国家职业健康研究所对一个庞大的、被边缘化的、未被充分研究的劳动力——即家庭卫生保健工作者——做出了前所未有的承诺。该提案要求提供一年的资金，以介绍项目和其他职业健康危害的调查结果。本次拟议会议的目的是：1)沟通和传播研究小组关于血液/体液接触的发现，2)沟通和传播研究小组关于该工作队伍中其他职业健康风险的发现，3)沟通和传播关于家庭护理环境中患者和工作人员安全交叉的信息，4)为利益相关者的投入和反馈提供论坛，以及5)确定潜在的干预措施，研究差距，而转化（研究转化为行动）需要基于研究结果。为期一天的会议将在纽约市哥伦比亚大学梅尔曼公共卫生学院举行，预计将吸引100名与会者，包括新手，中级和高级研究人员，以及家庭保健工作者和管理人员以及主要利益相关者。上述研究的结果将在全体会议和圆桌会议上提出，围绕三个类似的主题，即：1)血源性病原体暴露和风险因素，2)家庭保健中的其他职业危害，以及3)家庭保健中的职业健康与患者预后之间的关系。报告员报告之后的分组会议将允许包括一线工作人员在内的广泛利益攸关方提供投入。经费将用于支助会议的旅费和基础设施，包括最低限度的工作人员支助。会议组织者计划出版一份关于会议记录的联合文件，以便广泛散发。提议的会议已经收到了主要发言人以及NIOSH代表的同意书。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): In 2004, the National Institute of Occupational Health made an unprecedented commitment to a large, marginalized and understudied workforce-namely, home health care workers. This proposal requests one year of funding to present the findings from the projects and other occupational health hazards. The purpose of this proposed conference is to: 1) communicate and disseminate the research teams finding on blood/body fluid exposures, 2) communicate and disseminate research teams findings on other occupational health risks in this workforce, 3) to communicate and disseminate information on the intersection of patient and worker safety in the home care setting, 4) provide a forum for stakeholder's input and feedback, and 5) identify potential interventions, research gaps, and translational (research into action) needs based on the research findings. The one-day conference will be held in New York City at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health and is expected to draw 100 participants, including novice, intermediate and advanced researchers, as well as home health care workers and administrators, and key stakeholders. The findings from the aforementioned study will be presented during both plenary and round table sessions, built around three similar themes, namely1) bloodborne pathogen exposure and risk factors, 2) other occupational hazards in home health care, and 3) the relationship between occupational health in home care and patient outcomes. Break-out sessions followed by rapporteur reports will allow for input from a wide range of stakeholders, including front line workers. Funding will be used for travel and infrastructure to support a conference, including minimal staff support. The conference organizers plan to publish a joint paper on the conference proceedings, to be disseminated widely. The proposed conference has received agreement letters from the key speakers, as well as from NIOSH representatives. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: Funding for this conference is requested to allow for researchers funded under "OH-04-003: Incidence of Needlesticks And Sharps Injuries And Medical Safety Device Availability/Use Among Non-Hospital Health Care Workers" to present their findings to each other and to key stakeholders. This will allow for feedback, input, and advice regarding translation of research into action.