PREMUS2016

PREMUS 2016
Themes
Program
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PREMUS 2016 includes
over 360 oral presentations
delivered in 31 symposia
and 64 sessions, as well as
over 60 poster presentations.
Each symposium includes
presentations that address
a particular question or
issue involving work-related
musculoskeletal disorders
(MSDs). The oral and poster
presentations are grouped
into one of eight themes, as
follows.
1: Emerging issues in the
prevention and management of
work-related MSDs
Research is constantly bringing to
light new problems, challenges and
solutions in the world of work-related
musculoskeletal disorders. The presentations
in this theme talk about these
emerging issues, whether they address
new assessment methods, new
prevention practices or new research
challenges.
2: Field evaluations of MSD
prevention policies, programs and
practices
These presentations look at the process
and impact of implementing MSD
prevention policies, programs and
practices in the “real world”in specific
types of workplaces and among certain
occupational groups. For example,
the studies look at interventions in
workplaces ranging from hospitals
and manufacturing facilities to offices
and construction sites. They look at
interventions for occupations ranging
from daycare workers and bakers to
truck drivers and dockworkers.
3: Biology of work-related MSDs
Presentations under this theme look
at MSDs from a biological and medical
point of view. They deal with the workings
of muscles, joints and nerves, and
how they are affected by the way work
is done. They look at subjects such as
MSD biomarkers, treatment protocols,
disc degeneration, pain and more.
4: Measuring exposures in a new
world of work
Determining what tools and measures
to use, and how to use them, to assess
the impact of work on musculoskeletal
systems is the subject of presentations
under this theme. They look at measuring
a wide range of MSD-related
issues: from assessing the physical and
mental symptoms of musculoskeletal
injuries to quantifying the degree of
exposure to job hazards such as whole
body vibration and physical workloads.