Naslov
Network on the coordination and harmonisation of European occupational cohorts (OMEGA-NET)

Autori
Mijakoski, Dragan ; Macan, Jelena ; Turner, Michelle C. ; Sivesind Mehlum, Ingrid

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

Izvornik
MEDICINA RADA NAKON 2020. / - Zagreb : Hrvatski liječnički zbor ; Hrvatsko društvo za medicinu rada, 2019, 23-24

ISBN
978-953-7959-83-8

Skup
7.hrvatski kongres medicine rada s međunarodnim sudjelovanjem ''Medicina rada''

Mjesto i datum
Pula, Hrvatska, 09.10.2019. - 13.10.2019

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Plenarno

Vrsta recenzije
Domaća recenzija

Ključne riječi
cohort studies ; exposure assessment ; occupational health

Sažetak
Occupation and paid employment is an essential component of adult life and a major determinant of health and healthy ageing. However, in recent years there has been very limited coordination and promotion of European health research on occupation and employment. Europe currently has some of the most valuable occupational, industrial, and population cohorts worldwide. The lack of integration of these cohorts hampers the exploitation of these resources, essential to underpin evidence-based interventions and policy. OMEGA-NET is a 4-year COST Action network, starting in October 2017, funded by EU. The overarching concept is to create a network to optimize the use of occupational, industrial, and population cohorts at the European level. OMEGA-NET will advance i) collaboration of existing cohorts, with extensive contemporary information on employment and occupational exposures, ii) coordination and harmonisation of occupational exposure assessment efforts, and iii) facilitation of an integrated research strategy for occupational health in Europe. We will inventory numerous cohorts with occupational information in Europe ; implement an online interactive tool with detailed information on existing cohorts ; facilitate work on harmonisation of occupational exposure and health outcome information and new protocols for data collection ; connect scientific communities on occupational health in Europe and beyond ; and provide networking, leadership, and training opportunities for early career researchers in occupational epidemiology and exposure assessment. Collaboration through OMEGA-NET will enhance the scientific output from individual studies and facilitate pooled studies, data sharing, and transfer of tools and skillsto make more efficient use of existing cohorts. The work will provide a foundation for an enhanced evidence base for the identification of health risks and gains related to occupation and employment to foster safe and healthy preventive strategies and policies.

Izvorni jezik
Hrvatski, engleski

Znanstvena područja
Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita

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