... taking seafarers far away from their loved ones, for extended periods of time. Medical personnel do not usually serve on board. Thus, non-medical personnel with very limited education in first aid and ...
SURESH N IDNANI Introduction Seafarers are on board for an extended time, facing long periods away from family and friends, with limited or no communication for months on end and weathering the dangers ...
SUE STANNARD Introduction Although the evacuation of a seafarer or passenger from a ship is not a common occurrence on many vessels, it does occur. In 2017, Radio Medico Norway treated 1316 patients, ...
... the kind of medical service that is most needed in an area, both by the port itself, the industry and the seafarers and passengers coming into the port by ship. The practice of port maritime medicine ...
PASCUALITO GUTAY Why repatriate The seafarer may be repatriated for ongoing care at home if: a seafarer’s illness or injury may worsen with work, the disease may spread to affect coworkers on ...
TIM CARTER Introduction Chapter xx provides an overview of the principles of maritime risk management. This chapter focuses on the various types of harm to the health and well-being of seafarers that ...
... amongst seafarers. Issues such as fatigue, stress, depression and other mental health issues are seen frequently among the seafaring population. In addition, lifestyle issues and illness such as obesity, ...
... of the health certificates for seafarers. He has been active in research of the working environment on fishing vessels, including accidents and fatigue. Dr Weihe has published more than 150 scientific ...
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 ...
Dr Sue Stannard is the Chief Medical Adviser for the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency. Prior to that she was the author of the International Medical Guide for Seafarers and Fishers, sponsored by the International ...
Sandra Roberts, as a registered nurse with 45 years’ experience, has worked in many settings including the military. She was senior lecturer at Warsash Maritime Academy responsible for the delivery of ...
Dr. Momoko Kitada Associate Professor, World Maritime University Momoko Kitada is a former seafarer and joined WMU in 2011 and serves as an Associate Professor as well as in the Secretariat of the ...
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. ...
... Examination of Seafarers. He is actively involved in formulating medical standards for maritime industry stakeholders and collaborates with the worlds’ major cruise lines and merchant shipping companies ...
Degree in Medicine and Surgery (MD) & Anglo-Germanic Philology, Specialist Degree in Occupational Health. PhD, Doctoral thesis: Epidemiological Bases in Health Promotion and Prevention in Seafarers, AIDS. ...
... since 2013 and an Expert of the EU Health Workforce Working Group. Her research interests include the impact of working environment on seafarers’ health and safety, with a focus on economic assessment ...
... purposes[1], on rehabilitation[2], on fitness to drive a car[3]. The ‘Handbook for seafarer medical examiners’[4] by professor Tim Carter is a practical handbook for the daily work as an approved doctor. ...
... or the insurer for some reason finds it peculiar that the conditions which led to diversion, hospitalisation and repatriation in a seafarer, was not revealed during the latest PEME before commencement ...