Melissa McDiarmid

Dr. Melissa McDiarmid is a Prof. of Medicine,Epi & Public Health @UMD & directs the Div. of Occ/Env Medicine & the UMD @WHO Collaborating Center for Occ Health.

[ACOEM @ACOEM]

National Nurses United (NNU) registered nurses plan a national day of action today to demand that employers prioritize safety and workplace protections and address problems highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
https://t.co/rB9WAG3cz2

[Jukka Takala @Jstakala]

Use FFP2 or FFP3 personal protection to protect yourself and others against Covid-19:
Sources of healthcare workers’ COVID‑19 infections and related safety guidelines https://t.co/80wNgU7sq7

[Melissa McDiarmid @mmcdiarm]

A tragic situation, but prevention still has a role here.

[Collegium Ramazzini @CollegiumRamazz]

Homero Harari @IcahnMountSinai @MountSinaiNYC says public health systems in Ecuador have collapsed from pressure to "reopen" & "reactivate" the country & economy during #COVID19. Social, occupational, economic & political consequences will endure beyond discovery of vaccine.

[Melissa McDiarmid @mmcdiarm]

An ethical response requires employer/employee reciprocal commitment to 'Duty of Care'

[Collegium Ramazzini @CollegiumRamazz]

McDiarmid @UMmedschool reminds that spread of #COVID19 is closely related to work directly & indirectly. Outbreaks caused & exacerbated by employers' promotion of perilous work and failure of their "duty of care" to worker safety. #Ramazzini2020

[Melissa McDiarmid @mmcdiarm]

And so much was and continues to be preventable!

[Collegium Ramazzini @CollegiumRamazz]

The planet is brought to its collective knees by a novel corona virus pandemic says Melissa McDiarmid @UMmedschool revealing the impact of chronic underfunding of public health capacity in both well-resourced and limited-resource countries. #COVID19 #Ramazzini2020

[Christiane Wiskow @wiskow_c]

COVID19: wake up, global Leaders! Invest in the health & care workforce to make health systems resilient & accessable for all, to achieve the SDGs 3 & 5 & to pusue social justice. Business as usual is not an option anymore. @ILO @Working4H @workershealth

[Collegium Ramazzini @CollegiumRamazz]

More than 3,100 death records were identified with mean age at death 59 years. The highest mortality rates were in municipalities with small mining operations and stone carving. #Silicosis #Ramazzini19

[Collegium Ramazzini @CollegiumRamazz]

From 2002 to 2017 Brazil had a national program to eliminate silicosis-the most prevalent occupational dust disease in the country. Dr. Eduardo Algranti presents silicosis mortality data for the period 1980 to 2017. #PublicHealth #Silicosis #Ramazzini19

[Collegium Ramazzini @CollegiumRamazz]

Residents reported unusually high numbers of cancer deaths, as well as urban landfills containing asbestos-cement waste. 29 mesothelioma deaths were identified by 355 household surveys. #Asbestos #BanAsbestos#Ramazzini19

[Collegium Ramazzini @CollegiumRamazz]

Dr. Ramos-Bonilla @Uniandes presents finding from a study of mesothelioma in Sibaté, Columbia. An asbestos cement facility operated in Sibaté, Columbia beginning in 1942. #Asbestos #BanAsbestos #Ramazzini19

[Collegium Ramazzini @CollegiumRamazz]

Dr. Robert Harrison @CAPublicHealth @UCSF describes an investigation of 18 cases of severe, progressive silicosis in four U.S. states among stone fabrication workers who worked w/ engineered stone materials for countertops. #StopSilicosis @LungAssociation @OSHA_DOL #Ramazzini19

[Collegium Ramazzini @CollegiumRamazz]

Dr. Robert Harrison @CAPublicHealth @UCSF says 10 of the 18 workers were under age 50, 2 had latent TB infection & 5 had concurrent autoimmune disease. The findings parallel reports from Australia, Israel & Spain of severe silicosis among fabricated stone workers. #StopSilicosis

[Collegium Ramazzini @CollegiumRamazz]

Our challenge is to rebuild our system of #PublicHealth protection. We can re-imagine how it could be made more effective and make better use of scientific evidence. #Ramazzini19

[Collegium Ramazzini @CollegiumRamazz]

Dr. Pier Natali argues that military medicine missions should be expanded beyond defense and security commitments to health interventions to address the foreseen cancer burden.
#StopCancer #Ramazzini19

[Collegium Ramazzini @CollegiumRamazz]

Dr. Pier Natali with the Mediterranean Task Force for Cancer Control (MTCC) discusses the potential role of military medicine for public health activities, particularly cancer prevention and treatment. #StopCancer #Ramazzini19 @dinamired

[Melissa McDiarmid @mmcdiarm]

Health workers can be protected even in #PublicHealth emergencies. See How @MSF Does It: https://t.co/zwTNFaos17 @GlobalHealthBMJ #OccupationalHealth #HealthWorkers

[Melissa McDiarmid @mmcdiarm]

On this World Hepatitis Day, let's work to attain access to free Hep B vaccines for all health workers who are at high risk for this preventable disease.

[Melissa McDiarmid @mmcdiarm]

Great messaging!

[NIOSH @NIOSH]

This #ValentinesDay don't just be sweet, be safe!

[Jasmeen Daji @JasmeenDaji]

Cancer caused by work claims at least 742,000 lives a year worldwide. The @IOSH_tweets @_NTTL campaign provides free resources on how occupational cancer can be prevented. Help raise awareness on #WorldCancerDay. #asbestos #silica #solar #diesel https://t.co/NSUpAa8JXz

[BWI Marshall Airport @BWI_Airport]

Kudos to all those ramp workers holding it down during this #PolarVortex. Baggage handlers are among those who show up and do their thing every day, whether it feels like -5° (this morning) or 105 (in July). #MDOTcares #MdWx