CIDRAP: Working, And Working Sick In A Pandemic

 

 

 

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Almost exactly a year ago I wrote a blog called A Hospital Is No Place for A Sick Person, about the HR policies at many hospitals that make it exceedingly difficult for HCWs (Health Care Workers) to call-out when they are sick.

 

Other blogs have focused on the willingness of HCWs and other essential personnel to work during a pandemic.

 

Study: Willingness Of HCWs To Work In A Pandemic

And The New Survey Says . . .

Will GP's Work In A Pandemic?

Australia: Will Doctors Work In A Pandemic?

 

 

Lisa Schnirring of CIDRAP news brings us a look at two recent studies that explore both of these issues.

 

 

Studies explore working in a pandemic, working sick

Lisa Schnirring Staff Writer

Sep 30, 2010 (CIDRAP News) – A new study suggests that about half of essential workers, such as police and emergency medical personnel, might be unwilling to work during a serious pandemic. Meanwhile, another study indicates that it's common for employees in private industry to work while sick with flu-like symptoms.

 

Both studies were published on Sep 25 in an early online edition of the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

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