What Do You Need to Know About the Flu Shot?
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Dr. Tom Talbot, Chief Epidemiologist for Vanderbilt University Medical Center, speaks with Tanicia Haynes from Occupational Health about the importance of the flu shot and common misconceptions associated with the vaccination.
Safe Patient Handling in the Psychiatric Care Environment
Safe Patient Handling in the Psychiatric Care Environment Mamie Williams, Director of Safe Patient Handling in the department of Nursing Education discusses Safe Patient Handing and how to protect healthcare workers in the Psychiatric Hospital.
Keep Calm and Get Your Colonoscopy
Keep Calm and Get Your Colonoscopy March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. About 5% of Americans will develop colorectal cancer during their lifetimes. Cancer of the colon is usually preventable, highly treatable, and often curable. Listen to this Wellcast to learn about symptoms and risk factors for colon cancer and what you can do to help prevent it.
TB Skin Test Training Program
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TB Skin Test Training Program trains eligible staff to place, read and document TB Skin Tests for employees and patients.
MRI Screening Questionnaire
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People who work in or around Zones III and IV of the MRI suite are exposed to very strong magnetic fields. These magnetic fields can affect internal devices or foreign materials in the body, such as pacemakers, aneurysm clips, other implants, and joint replacements. These items can move or vibrate, become "activated" unintentionally, or become hot as a result of exposure to the magnetic field.
Workplace Fatigue in Healthcare Workers
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It's a Fact-- Staying alert at work reduces staff and patient injuries. Want to hear more about what Vanderbilt is doing to help you deal with fatigue? Listen to our new Wellcast and learn why agencies are sounding the alarm on the risks of health care worker fatigue."
Return to Work Program
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The Return to Work Program allows you to continue working after a job-related illness or injury even when you cannot do all of your regular duties. This lets you continue working, earning pay, receiving benefits and lets you save your accrued time-off for other needs.
Quit Rx
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The Occupational Health Clinic Quit Rx Program offers counseling and treatment services for smokers ready to give up smoking.
Animal Allergy Questionnaire
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People who work with animals have an occupational risk of allergies, which can lead to occupational asthma. To prevent asthma, it is important to find individuals who are starting to have allergy symptoms when they work with animals. By identifying these people and helping protect them with a special respirator, we can reduce their exposure to animal allergens and reduce their risk of asthma.
Work Injury/Illness
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If you are a Vanderbilt faculty or staff member and you have an injury caused by your work, the Occupational Health Clinic is here to help you. You do not have to schedule an appointment to be evaluated for a new work injury.