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  1. Article ; Online: Trade associations and labor organizations as intermediaries for disseminating workplace safety and health information.

    Okun, Andrea H / Watkins, Janice P / Schulte, Paul A

    American journal of industrial medicine

    2017  Volume 60, Issue 9, Page(s) 766–775

    Abstract: Background: There has not been a systematic study of the nature and extent to which business and professional trade associations and labor organizations obtain and communicate workplace safety and health information to their members. These organizations ...

    Abstract Background: There has not been a systematic study of the nature and extent to which business and professional trade associations and labor organizations obtain and communicate workplace safety and health information to their members. These organizations can serve as important intermediaries and play a central role in transferring this information to their members.
    Methods: A sample of 2294 business and professional trade associations and labor organizations in eight industrial sectors identified by the National Occupational Research Agenda was surveyed via telephone.
    Results: A small percent of these organizations (40.9% of labor organizations, 15.6% of business associations, and 9.6% of professional associations) were shown to distribute workplace safety and health information to their members. Large differences were also observed between industrial sectors with construction having the highest total percent of organizations disseminating workplace safety and health information.
    Conclusion: There appears to be significant potential to utilize trade and labor organizations as intermediaries for transferring workplace safety and health information to their members. Government agencies have a unique opportunity to partner with these organizations and to utilize their existing communication channels to address high risk workplace safety and health concerns.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Industry/organization & administration ; Information Dissemination/methods ; Labor Unions ; Occupational Health ; Safety Management/methods ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Workplace/organization & administration
    Language English
    Publishing date 2017-07-31
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 604538-8
    ISSN 1097-0274 ; 0271-3586
    ISSN (online) 1097-0274
    ISSN 0271-3586
    DOI 10.1002/ajim.22746
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  2. Article ; Online: Updated mortality analysis of the Mallinckrodt uranium processing workers, 1942-2012.

    Golden, Ashley P / Ellis, Elizabeth D / Cohen, Sarah S / Mumma, Michael T / Leggett, Richard W / Wallace, Phillip W / Girardi, David / Watkins, Janice P / Shore, Roy E / Boice, John D

    International journal of radiation biology

    2019  Volume 98, Issue 4, Page(s) 701–721

    Abstract: Purpose: Mallinckrodt Chemical Works (MCW) was the earliest uranium processing facility in the United States, and in 1942 produced the uranium oxide used for the first sustained and controlled nuclear fission chain-reaction at the University of Chicago. ...

    Abstract Purpose: Mallinckrodt Chemical Works (MCW) was the earliest uranium processing facility in the United States, and in 1942 produced the uranium oxide used for the first sustained and controlled nuclear fission chain-reaction at the University of Chicago. A second follow-up through 2012 was conducted of 2514 White male workers employed 1942-1966 at the MCW for dose-response analyses for selected causes of death.
    Materials and methods: Organ/tissue-specific dose reconstruction included both external (12,686 MCW film badge records, 210 other facility film badge records, and 31,297 occupational chest x-rays) and internal sources of uranium and radium (39,451 urine bioassays, 2341 breath radon measurements, and 6846 ambient radon measurements). Dust measurements from pitchblende facilitated quantitative risk estimates for non-radiogenic effects on the lung and kidney. Vital status was determined from multiple sources including the National Death Index and the Social Security Administration. Cox regression models were used for dose response analyses.
    Results: Vital status was determined for 99% of the workers, of whom 75% had died. The mean lung dose from all sources of external and internal radiation combined was 69.9 mGy (maximum 885 mGy; percent workers >100 mGy, 10%) and there was no evidence for a dose response for lung cancer (Hazard Ratio (HR) of 0.95 (95% CI = 0.81-1.12) at 100 mGy). A significant association with radiation was found for kidney cancer (HR of 1.73 (95% CI = 1.04-2.79) at 100 mGy) and suggested for nonmalignant kidney diseases (HR of 1.30 (95% CI = 0.96-1.76) at 100 mGy). A non-radiation etiology could not be discounted, however, because of the possible renal toxicities of uranium, a heavy metal, and silica, a component of pitchblende dust. Non-significant HRs at 100 mGy for other sites of
    Conclusions: A positive radiation dose response was observed for malignant and non-malignant kidney disease, and a negative dose response for malignant and non-malignant lung disease. Cumulative measures of dust were significantly associated with malignant and non-malignant lung disease and suggested for malignant and non-malignant kidney disease. Small numbers preclude definitive interpretations which will await the combination with similar studies of early uranium processing workers.
    MeSH term(s) Dust ; Humans ; Lung Neoplasms/etiology ; Male ; Occupational Exposure/adverse effects ; Radon ; United States ; Uranium/adverse effects
    Chemical Substances Dust ; Uranium (4OC371KSTK) ; Radon (Q74S4N8N1G)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-02-13
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
    ZDB-ID 3065-x
    ISSN 1362-3095 ; 0020-7616 ; 0955-3002
    ISSN (online) 1362-3095
    ISSN 0020-7616 ; 0955-3002
    DOI 10.1080/09553002.2019.1569773
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  3. Article ; Online: A 360-degree assessment of teaching effectiveness using a structured-videorecorded observed teaching exercise for faculty development.

    Jones, Christopher A / Watkins, Franklin S / Williams, Julie / Lambros, Ann / Callahan, Kathryn E / Lawlor, Janice / Williamson, Jeff D / High, Kevin P / Atkinson, Hal H

    Medical education online

    2019  Volume 24, Issue 1, Page(s) 1596708

    Abstract: Background: Filming teaching sessions were reported in the medical literature in the 1980s and 1990s but appear to have been an underreported and/or underutilized teaching tool since that time. National faculty development programs, such as the Harvard ... ...

    Abstract Background: Filming teaching sessions were reported in the medical literature in the 1980s and 1990s but appear to have been an underreported and/or underutilized teaching tool since that time. National faculty development programs, such as the Harvard Macy Institute (HMI) Program for Educators in Health Professions and the Stanford Faculty Development Center for Medical Teachers program, have attempted to bridge this gap in formal instruction in teaching skills through microteaching sessions involving videos for self- and peer-assessment and feedback.
    Objective: Current video-feedback faculty development initiatives are time intensive and impractical to implement broadly at an institutional level. Further, results of peer feedback have not been frequently reported in the literature at the institutional level. Our research aims to propose a convenient and effective process for incorporating video analysis into faculty devleopment programs.
    Design: Our work describes a novel technique using video-recorded, simulated teaching exercises to compile multi-dimensional feedback as an aid in faculty development programs that promote teaching-skill development. This research evaluated the effectiveness of a focused teaching practicum designed for faculty in multiple specialty departments with large numbers of older patients into a geriatrics-based faculty development program. Effectiveness of the practicum is evaluated using quantitative scoring and qualitative analysis of self-reflection as well as peer and trainee input.
    Results: VOTE sessions demonstrate an important exportable product which enable faculty to receive a detailed 360-degree assessment of their teaching.
    Conclusion: This intervention can be easily replicated and revised, as needed, to fit into the educational curriculum at other academic medical centers.
    MeSH term(s) Curriculum ; Education, Medical/organization & administration ; Education, Medical/standards ; Faculty, Medical/standards ; Formative Feedback ; Humans ; Program Development ; Staff Development/organization & administration ; Teaching/organization & administration ; Teaching/standards ; Video Recording
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-04-10
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2052877-2
    ISSN 1087-2981 ; 1087-2981
    ISSN (online) 1087-2981
    ISSN 1087-2981
    DOI 10.1080/10872981.2019.1596708
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  4. Article ; Online: A 360-degree assessment of teaching effectiveness using a structured-videorecorded observed teaching exercise for faculty development

    Christopher A. Jones / Franklin S. Watkins / Julie Williams / Ann Lambros / Kathryn E. Callahan / Janice Lawlor / Jeff D. Williamson / Kevin P. High / Hal H. Atkinson

    Medical Education Online, Vol 24, Iss

    2019  Volume 1

    Abstract: Background: Filming teaching sessions were reported in the medical literature in the 1980s and 1990s but appear to have been an underreported and/or underutilized teaching tool since that time. National faculty development programs, such as the Harvard ... ...

    Abstract Background: Filming teaching sessions were reported in the medical literature in the 1980s and 1990s but appear to have been an underreported and/or underutilized teaching tool since that time. National faculty development programs, such as the Harvard Macy Institute (HMI) Program for Educators in Health Professions and the Stanford Faculty Development Center for Medical Teachers program, have attempted to bridge this gap in formal instruction in teaching skills through microteaching sessions involving videos for self- and peer-assessment and feedback. Objective: Current video-feedback faculty development initiatives are time intensive and impractical to implement broadly at an institutional level. Further, results of peer feedback have not been frequently reported in the literature at the institutional level. Our research aims to propose a convenient and effective process for incorporating video analysis into faculty devleopment programs. Design: Our work describes a novel technique using video-recorded, simulated teaching exercises to compile multi-dimensional feedback as an aid in faculty development programs that promote teaching-skill development. This research evaluated the effectiveness of a focused teaching practicum designed for faculty in multiple specialty departments with large numbers of older patients into a geriatrics-based faculty development program. Effectiveness of the practicum is evaluated using quantitative scoring and qualitative analysis of self-reflection as well as peer and trainee input. Results: VOTE sessions demonstrate an important exportable product which enable faculty to receive a detailed 360-degree assessment of their teaching. Conclusion: This intervention can be easily replicated and revised, as needed, to fit into the educational curriculum at other academic medical centers.
    Keywords microteaching ; faculty development ; teaching methods ; 360 degree assessment ; evaluation ; Special aspects of education ; LC8-6691 ; Medicine (General) ; R5-920
    Subject code 370
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Taylor & Francis Group
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  5. Article ; Online: Illness absences among beryllium sensitized workers.

    Watkins, Janice P / Ellis, Elizabeth D / Girardi, David J / Cragle, Donna L / Richter, Bonnie S

    American journal of public health

    2014  Volume 104, Issue 11, Page(s) e165–9

    Abstract: Objectives: This study examined absence rates among US Department of Energy workers who had beryllium sensitization (BeS) or were diagnosed with chronic beryllium disease (CBD) compared with those of other workers.: Methods: We used the lymphocyte ... ...

    Abstract Objectives: This study examined absence rates among US Department of Energy workers who had beryllium sensitization (BeS) or were diagnosed with chronic beryllium disease (CBD) compared with those of other workers.
    Methods: We used the lymphocyte proliferation test to determine beryllium sensitivity. In addition, we applied multivariable logistic regression to compare absences from 2002 to 2011 between workers with BeS or CBD to those without, and survival analysis to compare time to first absence by beryllium sensitization status. Finally, we examined beryllium status by occupational group. Results. Fewer than 3% of the 19,305 workers were BeS, and workers with BeS or CBD had more total absences (odds ratio [OR] = 1.31; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.18, 1.46) and respiratory absences (OR = 1.51; 95% CI = 1.24, 1.84) than did other workers. Time to first absence for all causes and for respiratory conditions occurred earlier for workers with BeS or CBD than for other workers. Line operators and crafts personnel were at increased risk for BeS or CBD. Conclusions. Although not considered "diseased," workers with BeS have higher absenteeism compared with nonsensitized workers.
    MeSH term(s) Absenteeism ; Adult ; Berylliosis/epidemiology ; Beryllium/adverse effects ; Female ; Humans ; Logistic Models ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Occupational Exposure/adverse effects ; Sick Leave/statistics & numerical data ; Survival Analysis
    Chemical Substances Beryllium (OW5102UV6N)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2014-09-11
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
    ZDB-ID 121100-6
    ISSN 1541-0048 ; 0090-0036 ; 0002-9572
    ISSN (online) 1541-0048
    ISSN 0090-0036 ; 0002-9572
    DOI 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302132
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  6. Article ; Online: Occupational exposure and mortality among workers at three titanium dioxide plants.

    Ellis, Elizabeth D / Watkins, Janice P / Tankersley, William G / Phillips, Joyce A / Girardi, David J

    American journal of industrial medicine

    2013  Volume 56, Issue 3, Page(s) 282–291

    Abstract: Background: A cohort of 3,607 workers employed in three DuPont titanium dioxide production facilities was followed from 1935 through 2006.: Methods: Combined and plant-specific cohort mortality was compared with the overall US population and other ... ...

    Abstract Background: A cohort of 3,607 workers employed in three DuPont titanium dioxide production facilities was followed from 1935 through 2006.
    Methods: Combined and plant-specific cohort mortality was compared with the overall US population and other DuPont employees. The relationships between selected causes of death and annual cumulative exposures to titanium dioxide and chloride were investigated using Poisson regression methods to examine trends with increasing exposure.
    Results: Among the 833 deaths, no causes of deaths were statistically significantly elevated either overall or plant-specific when compared to the US population. Compared to DuPont workers, statistically significantly elevated SMRs for all causes, all cancers, and lung cancers were found driven by the workers at the oldest plant. Comparing increasing exposure groups to the lowest group, disease risk did not increase with exposure.
    Conclusions: There was no indication of a positive association between occupational exposure and death from all causes, all cancers, lung cancers, non-malignant respiratory disease, or all heart disease.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Aged ; Air Pollutants, Occupational/adverse effects ; Cause of Death ; Chemical Industry ; Delaware ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Heart Diseases/chemically induced ; Heart Diseases/mortality ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Mississippi ; Models, Statistical ; Neoplasms/chemically induced ; Neoplasms/mortality ; Occupational Diseases/chemically induced ; Occupational Diseases/mortality ; Occupational Exposure/adverse effects ; Occupational Exposure/analysis ; Poisson Distribution ; Regression Analysis ; Respiratory Tract Diseases/chemically induced ; Respiratory Tract Diseases/mortality ; Tennessee ; Time Factors ; Titanium/adverse effects
    Chemical Substances Air Pollutants, Occupational ; titanium dioxide (15FIX9V2JP) ; titanium tetrachloride (8O3PJE5T7Q) ; Titanium (D1JT611TNE)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2013-03
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 604538-8
    ISSN 1097-0274 ; 0271-3586
    ISSN (online) 1097-0274
    ISSN 0271-3586
    DOI 10.1002/ajim.22137
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  7. Book ; Online: Janice Holt Giles

    Watkins Stuart, Dianne

    A Writer's Life

    2015  

    Abstract: ... in the New York Times, and selected for inclusion in popular book clubs. Her picture held pride of p ... In 1946, at the age of 41, Janice Holt Giles wrote her first novel. Although it took her only three ... novel appeared, Janice Holt Giles's works had accumulated sales of nearly two million copies. Between ...

    Abstract In 1946, at the age of 41, Janice Holt Giles wrote her first novel. Although it took her only three months to complete the first draft, working at night so as not to conflict with her secretarial job, it was another four years before The Enduring Hills was published. Three years later, when her sixth novel appeared, Janice Holt Giles's works had accumulated sales of nearly two million copies. Between 1950 and 1975 she wrote twenty-four books, most of which were bestsellers, regularly reviewed in the New York Times, and selected for inclusion in popular book clubs. Her picture held pride of p
    Language English
    Size Online-Ressource (296 p)
    Publisher The University Press of Kentucky
    Publishing place Lexington
    Document type Book ; Online
    Note Description based upon print version of record
    ISBN 9780813120959 ; 0813120950
    Database Library catalogue of the German National Library of Science and Technology (TIB), Hannover

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  8. Article: The relationship between ownership and possession

    Watkins, Rebecca D / Denegri-Knott, Janice / Molesworth, Mike

    Journal of marketing management : MM Vol. 32, No. 1/2 , p. 44-70

    observations from the context of digital virtual goods

    2016  Volume 32, Issue 1, Page(s) 44–70

    Author's details Rebecca D. Watkins, Janice Denegri-Knott and Mike Molesworth
    Keywords Ownership ; possession ; property rights ; digital virtual consumption ; digital virtual goods
    Language English
    Publisher Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
    Publishing place Abingdon
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 645971-7 ; 2067949-X
    ISSN 1472-1376 ; 0267-257X
    ISSN (online) 1472-1376
    ISSN 0267-257X
    Database ECONomics Information System

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  9. Article: Medical homes for children with special health care needs: a program evaluation.

    Martin, Amy Brock / Crawford, Sarah / Probst, Janice C / Smith, Gratin / Saunders, Ruth P / Watkins, Ken W / Luchok, Kathryn

    Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

    2007  Volume 18, Issue 4, Page(s) 916–930

    Abstract: Purpose: The purpose of the current study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a pilot project providing a medical home to children with special health care needs (CSHCN). This study differs from previous work in that it monitors a cohort of CSHCN one ... ...

    Abstract Purpose: The purpose of the current study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a pilot project providing a medical home to children with special health care needs (CSHCN). This study differs from previous work in that it monitors a cohort of CSHCN one year prior to and two years after participation in a medical home intervention utilizing a quasi-experimental design.
    Results: The groups being compared demonstrated descriptive differences in emergency room (ER) and preventive visits. Statistically significant differences in ER visits were achieved by the second intervention year.
    Conclusions: The current research demonstrates that a medical home can have demonstrable effect on utilization of preventive and emergency care by CSHCN. Limitations of the current research include small sample size and lack of information on acuity and quality of life.
    MeSH term(s) Adolescent ; Case Management ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Continuity of Patient Care ; Disabled Children/rehabilitation ; Emergency Service, Hospital/utilization ; Female ; Health Services Accessibility ; Humans ; Male ; Needs Assessment ; Pilot Projects ; Poverty ; Preventive Health Services/utilization ; Program Development ; Program Evaluation ; Prospective Studies ; Quality of Life ; Southeastern United States ; Time Factors
    Language English
    Publishing date 2007-11
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Comparative Study ; Evaluation Studies ; Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 1142637-8
    ISSN 1548-6869 ; 1049-2089
    ISSN (online) 1548-6869
    ISSN 1049-2089
    DOI 10.1353/hpu.2007.0099
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  10. Article ; Online: Characteristics and Distribution of Graduate Medical Education Training Sites: Are We Missing Opportunities to Meet U.S. Health Workforce Needs?

    Blanchard, Janice / Petterson, Stephen / Bazemore, Andrew / Watkins, Kayla / Mullan, Fitzhugh

    Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges

    2016  Volume 91, Issue 10, Page(s) 1416–1422

    Abstract: ... sites and 94 (9%) general surgery sites (P < .001).: Conclusions: Relatively little training occurs ...

    Abstract Purpose: Shortages of generalist physicians in primary care and surgery have been projected. Residency programs that expose trainees to community-based health clinics and rural settings have a greater likelihood of producing physicians who later practice in these environments. The objective of this study was to characterize the distribution of residency training sites in different settings for three high-need specialties-family medicine, internal medicine, and general surgery.
    Method: The authors merged 2012 data from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Accreditation Data System and 2010 data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services hospital cost report to match training sites with descriptive data about those locations. They used chi-square tests to compare the characteristics and distribution of residency programs and training sites in family medicine, internal medicine, and general surgery.
    Results: The authors identified 1,095 residency programs and 3,373 training sites. The majority of training occurred in private, not-for-profit hospitals. Only 48 (of 1,390; 4%) family medicine training sites and 43 (of 936; 5%) internal medicine training sites were community-based health clinics. Seventy-eight (6%) family medicine sites, 8 (1%) internal medicine sites, and 16 (2%) general surgery sites were located in rural settings. One hundred thirty (14%) internal medicine sites were Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities compared with 78 (6%) family medicine sites and 94 (9%) general surgery sites (P < .001).
    Conclusions: Relatively little training occurs in rural or community-based settings. Expanding training opportunities in these low-access areas could improve physician supply there.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2016-10
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 96192-9
    ISSN 1938-808X ; 1040-2446
    ISSN (online) 1938-808X
    ISSN 1040-2446
    DOI 10.1097/ACM.0000000000001184
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