Naslov
Training in interdisciplinary team work

Autori
Bubaš, Marija

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
ICOH Scientific Committees Joint-meeting 'Education and Training in Occupational Health - emerging trends and unmet needs', Book of Abstracts / Van Dijk, Frank ; Bubaš, Marija - Zagreb : Hrvatski zavod za zaštitu zdravlja i sigurnost na radu, International Commission on Occupational Health - Scienific Committee on Education and Training in Occupational Health, 2017, 15-15

Skup
ICOH Scientific Committees Joint-meeting 'Education and Training in Occupational Health - emerging trends and unmet needs'

Mjesto i datum
Zagreb, Hrvatska, 26.10.2017. - 28.10.2017

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Plenarno

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
training ; education ; interdisciplinary teams

Sažetak
Background: Providing education is a major activity of the Croatian Institute for Health Protection and Safety at Work (CIHPSW). CIHPSW has the unique fusion of occupational physicians and safety experts working together under the same roof. The objective is to explain a journey from the idea of interdisciplinary team work to practice. The aim of interdisciplinary approach in educational design is to strengthen the occupational health and safety expertise of companies’ safety experts. Accordingly, educational seminars are organized on various topics, such as on personal protective equipment, solutions and problem-solving lessons, providing grounds for evidence-based decisions. Results: Since 2010, five teams of occupational physicians and safety experts have designed ten different educational seminars covering significant topics. Education was provided over the years to 2.600 safety experts altogether. Evaluations were conducted after each seminar, asking for recommendations. The perceived level of self-efficacy in daily work was raised after the education. The highest increase was observed in satisfaction of gaining new knowledge and in apparent empowerment in advising the employer. Discussion: Interdisciplinary team work in designing educational seminars was found to be a promising strategy to empower safety experts in introducing positive changes in workplaces. The amount of time needed to design the seminars gradually decreased from one year to six months on average. Although the Institute conducted evaluations of all seminars and implemented improvements, a thorough evaluation of the effectiveness, assessing performance in practice, is still to be conducted. Satisfaction of safety experts attending seminars is always graded with the highest qualifications. However, this is not yet a proof of meeting the intended standard for safety experts. In addition, Institutes’ educators also need education and coaching, which is sometimes hard to obtain. Tracking the record of this journey, we recognize there is always the need of 'getting better all the time'.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita

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