Introduction to maritime health To be at sea is to be away from the environment in which humans evolved and in which most people live. Maritime health is a medical discipline concerned with recognition, ...
... Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) Code Part A, Chapter VI sets out the legal basis for the training of nautical officers in first aid and medical care on board. It provides the mandatory ...
ROB VERBIST Port healthcare Introduction Port healthcare is a niche in medical practice. The proximity of a port, ships and those on board leads to specific demands on health care. Port ...
... of medical care and devotion to his work on minimizing community exposures to marine contaminants. Specifically, he has overseen the examinations of over 3,000 Faroe Islanders of five prospective studies ...
... around this subject. After graduation, he had a short, although varied, career at sea on board of different kinds of vessels among which was a cargo ship, a research vessel, a tugboat and various dregdging ...
Patrick Steenacker started his career as a seafarer. He has 24 years experience seagoing and inland shipping. After his years at sea he worked at a Maritime Company, where he was 12 years worldwide consultant ...
... modifications and upgrades. She has a very pragmatic and calm approach to (medical) incidents encountered during her career. Her seagoing career is supplemented by shorebased nautical assessments for court ...
... was in Otjiwarongo, Namibia, State Hospital. After passing the examinations at university I became a specialist in Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, additional trained to be emergency specialist. 2003 ...
... Marine Safety Code. The early career employer was British shipping company Blue Star Line; refrigerated and container cargoes around the world. Voluntary involvements have included President, New ...
Captain Bill Kavanagh is a Senior Lecturer in Nautical Science at the National Maritime College of Ireland, Munster Technological University. After a worldwide seagoing career of 20 years including 8 years ...
Dr Suresh Idnani is a Nuclear Medicine, Maritime Medicine and Occupational Health Physician. His career spans three decades of practical experience and training in the areas of Seafarers Health and Welfare. ...
Roar Hansen, Cand.polit in Social Anthropology, currently holds a position as PHD candidate at the Centre for Care Research West, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (HVL). Research experience ...
Marit Grønning, MD, Neurologist. Director of Department of Occupational Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen. Leader of the National Center for Surveillance of the health of occupational divers. ...
Anette Fagertun, PhD in Social Anthropology, currently holds a position as an Associate Professor at the Centre for Care Research West, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (HVL). Her research ...
Prof. Sam Cromie over 26 years’ experience of action research, training and consultancy in healthcare, aviation, pharmaceutical, process, manufacturing and maritime sectors. He has worked with a variety ...
DR RYAN COPELAND REGIONAL MEDICAL DIRECTOR, ASSISTANCE – Europe, Middle East & Africa Based in London Key Areas of Responsibility: Medical assistance, remote healthcare support, telehealth, quality assurance ...
... this edition both as an author and as a source of editorial advice. His career in maritime health started in 1999, when he became Chief Medical Adviser to the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency. He subsequently ...
Dr Spike Briggs CEng FRCA is a Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine and Anaesthesia in the UK. He originally graduated with a degree in civil engineering, worked in the offshore industry for over ten ...
... has supported safety investigations in the UK in health care and in the maritime sector. He offers on-line training in many areas of human factors and ergonomics via his company, ‘Knowledge Sharing Events ...