10 results on '"Fishwick, D."'
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2. Standards of care for occupational asthma
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Fishwick, D., Barber, C.M., Bradshaw, L.M., Harris-Roberts, J., Francis, M., Naylor, S., Ayres, J., Burge, P.S., Corne, J.M., Cullinan, P., Frank, T.L., Hendrick, D., Hoyle, J., Jaakkola, M., Newman-Taylor, A., Nicholson, P., Niven, R., Pickering, A., Rawbone, R., Stenton, C., Warburton, C.J., and Curran, A.D.
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Asthma -- Care and treatment ,Occupational health and safety -- Care and treatment ,Medical care -- Standards ,Health - Published
- 2008
3. Defining and investigating occupational asthma: a consensus approach
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Francis, H.C., Prys-Picard, C.O., Fishwick, D., Stenton, C., Burge, P.S., Bradshaw, L.M., Ayres, J.G., Campbell, S.M., and McL Niven, R.
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Asthma -- Diagnosis ,Asthma -- Research ,Occupational diseases -- Diagnosis ,Occupational diseases -- Research ,Practice guidelines (Medicine) -- Research ,Health - Published
- 2007
4. Prevalence of sensitisation to cellulase and xylanase in bakery workers
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Elms, J., Fishwick, D., Crawford, John Richard, Rawbone, R., Jeffrey, P., Griffin, P., and Gibson, M.
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Bakery employees -- Health aspects -- Research -- Analysis ,Occupational health and safety -- Research -- Analysis -- Health aspects ,Health ,Analysis ,Research ,Health aspects - Abstract
Occup Environ Med 2003;60:802-804 Aims: To assess the prevalence of sensitisation to a range of exogenous fungal enzymes used in bakeries, and determine the relation between sensitisation and work related [...]
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- 2003
5. A microsimulation model for the development and progression of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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Tan, E., Boessen, R., Fishwick, D., Klein Entink, R.H., Meijster, T., Pronk, A., Van Duuren-Stuurman, B., Warren, N., Afd methoden en statistieken, Methodology and statistics for the behavioural and social sciences, Afd methoden en statistieken, and Methodology and statistics for the behavioural and social sciences
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Male ,Gerontology ,Longitudinal study ,Disease simulation ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Vital Capacity ,RAPID - Risk Analysis for Products in Development ,Smoking cessation ,Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive ,Life ,Risk Factors ,Forced Expiratory Volume ,Chronic obstructive lung disease ,Prevalence ,Medicine ,Microsimulation ,Disease course ,COPD ,education.field_of_study ,Health impact assessment ,Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ,Smoking ,Environmental exposure ,Occupational exposure ,Middle Aged ,Health survey ,Health ,Disease Progression ,Female ,Microsimulation model ,Health Impact Assessment ,Healthy Living ,Forced expiratory volume ,Human ,Adult ,Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine ,Population dynamics ,Population ,Major clinical study ,Models, Biological ,Age Distribution ,Forced vital capacity ,Occupational Exposure ,Environmental health ,Humans ,Sex Distribution ,Risk factor ,education ,Aged ,business.industry ,Disease model ,Follow up ,Environmental Exposure ,medicine.disease ,Lung function ,United Kingdom ,respiratory tract diseases ,ELSS - Earth, Life and Social Sciences ,Healthy for Life ,business - Abstract
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic lung disease that is thought to affect over one million people in Great Britain. The main factor contributing to the development of COPD is tobacco smoke. This paper presents a microsimulation model for the development of COPD, incorporating population dynamics and trends in smoking. The model simulates a population longitudinally throughout their lifetimes, providing projections of future COPD prevalence and evaluation of the effects of changes in risk factor prevalence such as smoking. Sensitivity analysis provides information on the most influential model parameters. The model-predicted prevalence of COPD in 2040 was 17% in males over the age of 35 years (13% amongst non-smokers and 22% amongst smokers), and a modest decline over the next 25 years due to recent trends in smoking rates. The simulation model provides us with valuable information on current and future trends in COPD in Great Britain. It was developed primarily to enable easy extension to evaluate the effects of occupational and environmental exposures on lung function and the prevalence of COPD and to allow evaluation of interventions, such as introducing health surveillance or policy changes. As longitudinal studies for investigating COPD are difficult due to the lengthy follow-up time required and the potentially large number of drop-outs, we anticipate that the model will provide a valuable tool for health impact assessment. An extended model for occupational exposures is under development and will be presented in a subsequent paper. © 2015 Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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- 2015
6. A national Health and Work Strategy: a search for evidence.
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Fishwick, D, Bradshaw, L, Bishop, B, Burger, M, Frost, G, Warren, N, and Curran, A
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NATIONAL health services , *INDUSTRIAL hygiene , *OBSTRUCTIVE lung diseases , *MUSCULOSKELETAL system , *RESPIRATORY diseases - Abstract
Background The Health and Safety Executive's new Health and Work Strategy is based on an up-to-date assessment of workplace health priorities. Rather than replicating traditional prioritization approaches, a broader assessment of health and work priorities was carried out using a range of stakeholders. Aims To develop a set of health priorities for further research and intervention activity. Methods Four exercises were carried out, including internal prioritization, two external web-hosted questionnaire studies of younger workers and occupational health professionals, focus groups and tele-depth interviews with workplace health and safety professionals. Results The highest rated internal priorities (weighted priority scores) were identified as mesothelioma (70), lung cancer (69.25), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD; 69), musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs; 66.25), hearing loss (65.75), stress (65.5), asthma (64.5) and hand-arm vibration syndrome (61.5). Using the three highest ranked criteria developed by occupational health professionals ((i) the preventability of the condition, (ii) the impact of the condition and (iii) the number of workers affected), mesothelioma, lung cancer, COPD, MSDs, hearing loss, stress and asthma were identified as the top seven priorities. Generic issues identified included ageing and work, obesity, newer technologies, and ethnicity and cultures of workforces. Apprentices identified stress, depression, anxiety, musculoskeletal and respiratory disorders, fatigue and workload as important workplace health considerations. Conclusions This process identified a number of expected and new areas of health research interest. We believe the findings reflect the real world requirements of work as assessed by occupational health and safety practitioners and workers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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7. Diesel particulate exposure and diabetes mortality among workers in the Ontario construction trades
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Finkelstein, M.M., Mcl Niven, R., Burge, S., Fishwick, D., and Francis, H.C.
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Diesel motor exhaust gas -- Health aspects ,Diabetes -- Patient outcomes ,Occupational health and safety -- Patient outcomes ,Health - Published
- 2008
8. Asthma in furniture and wood processing workers: a systematic review.
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Wiggans, R. E., Evans, G., Fishwick, D., and Barber, C. M.
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OCCUPATIONAL asthma ,WORKING class ,FURNITURE industry personnel ,RESPIRATORY allergy ,PULMONARY function tests ,HEALTH - Abstract
Background Wood dust is a common cause of occupational asthma. There is potential for high exposure to wood dust during furniture and wood manufacturing processes. Aims To evaluate the evidence for non-neoplastic respiratory ill health associated with work in the furniture and wood manufacturing sector. Methods A systematic review was performed according to PRISMA guidelines. Articles were graded using SIGN (Scottish Intercollegiate Guideline Network) and MERGE (Methods for Evaluating Research Guidelines and Evidence) criteria, with data grouped by study outcome. Results Initial searches identified 1328 references, from which 55 articles were included in the review. Fourteen studies were graded A using MERGE or >2++ using SIGN. All but one paper describing airway symptoms reported an increased risk in higher wood dust exposed workers in comparison to lower or non-exposed groups. Five studies reporting asthma examined dose response; three found a positive effect. The relative risk for asthma in exposed workers in the single meta-analysis was 1.5 (95% CI 1.25-1.87). Two studies reported more obstructive lung function (forced expiratory volume in 1 s [FEV
1 ]/forced vital capacity < 0.7) in exposed populations. Excess longitudinal FEV1 decline was reported in female smokers with high wood dust exposures in one study population. Where measured, work-related respiratory symptoms did not clearly relate to specific wood immunoglobulin E positivity. Conclusions Work in this sector was associated with a significantly increased risk of respiratory symptoms and asthma. The evidence for wood dust exposure causing impaired lung function is less clearly established. Further study is required to better understand the prevalence, and causes, of respiratory problems within this sector. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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9. House dust mite allergen in pillows
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Kemp, T.J., Siebers, R.W., Fishwick, D., O'Grady, G.B., Fitzharris, P., and Crane, J.
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House-dust mite -- Health aspects -- Physiological aspects ,Allergens -- Physiological aspects -- Health aspects ,Asthma -- Complications and side effects ,Health ,Physiological aspects ,Complications and side effects ,Health aspects - Abstract
For many years asthmatic patients have been told to avoid using feather filled pillows on their beds, although there is no evidence to support this practice. Strachan and Carey's case-control [...]
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- 1996
10. A Comparison of Performance of Two Personal Sampling Heads for Cotton Dust.
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NIVEN, R. McL., FLETCHER, A. M., PICKERING, C. A. C., FISHWICK, D., FRANCIS, H. C., WARBURTON, C. J., and OLDHAM, L. A.
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COTTON dust ,INDUSTRIAL workers ,INDUSTRIAL toxicology ,STATISTICAL sampling ,BYSSINOSIS ,HEALTH - Abstract
Cotton dust sampling for monitoring worker exposure was traditionally performed by work area sampling. A change to an exposure limit based on personal sampling has recently been agreed. The choice of sampling head for personal monitoring exposure was hampered by the use of two different sampling heads in the major epidemiological studies of textile workers which had incorporated personal sampling techniques. The purpose of this study was to compare the results of exposure measurements using these two sampling heads.This study has examined the performance of the two sampling heads, by performing dual sampling on cotton operatives during normal working activities. Each operative included wore two samplers randomly allocated to left or right side. A minimum of 200 minutes of sampling was accepted and the relative concentrations calculated.The IOM total dust sampler produced repeatedly higher measurements than the Manchester head. The ratio overall was 1.33 (95% C.I. 1.20–1.49). The performance was similar across three ranges of dust exposure from low (<1 mg/m3–ratio 1.28), medium 1–3 mg/m3–ratio 1.43) to high exposure (>3 mg/m3–ratio 1.24).The two heads give reproducibly proportionate dust measurements with approximately 30% greater results obtained with the IOM total dust sampler. Either dust sampling head could be used for worker monitoring and the results adjusted accordingly for reference to the Maximum Exposure Limit. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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