TU32: Occupational Health issues and challenges in Healthcare


This technical update was held on the 16 July 2019 at the Sungai Buluh Hospital, in Selangor, Malaysia. The aim of the TU was to discuss current updates on occupational health issues among healthcare workers.

The following are the topics discussed:

  1. Musculoskeletal Disorders in Healthcare Setting by Prof Victor Hoe
  2. Occupational Infections in Healthcare by Dr. Siti Munira Yasin
  3. Fatigue Management: Experience from Oil and Gas industry by Datin Dr. Norsayani Mohamad Yaakob
  4. Occupational Safety and Health (Noise Exposure) Regulations 2019
  5. Healthcare Professionals with Psychological Problems and Disorders by Dr. Nik Nasyrah Nek Mohamed
  6. Protecting Healthcare Workers: Lessons learned from Sungai Kim Kim Chemical Incident by Dr. Haidar Rizal Toha
  7. Bully and Harassment in Healthcare Industry: what are our roles in prevention? by Dr Azlihanis Abd Hadi