Functional, Economic, and Social Outcomes of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses Conference: Integrating Social, Economic, and Health Services Research

Authors

Breakout Sessions

June 13 PM, June 14 AM

David Weil (Boston U.)

• What do we know and what do we need to learn about economic consequences of work injury and illness to affect occupational safety and health?

• What data and methods are available to measure the economic impacts of workplace injuries and illnesses on injured workers and their families, on employers, and on other relevant groups? What are the most promising areas of methodology and data development to pursue in this area?

• What do we know and what do we need to learn about social consequences of work injury and illness to affect occupational safety and health?

• What data and methods are available to measure the impacts of workplace injuries and illnesses on social roles, as in family life and work life, and what are the relative advantages of different methods? What are the most promising areas of methodology and data development to pursue in this area?

• How can medical services and workplace prevention services be integrated to identify and reduce workplace hazards? What data and methods are needed to evaluate such interventions?

• Which evaluation criteria should be developed to assess the quality of occupational health services? How can worker and workplace characteristics as well as the initial severity of the injury be accounted for? How can the impact of preventive and surveillance activities be measured?

June 14 PM, June 15 AM
 

Terry Sullivan, Niklas Kraus, John Frank (IWH)

• What are the primary medical, labor market, organizational, and individual factors that affect whether workers will return to work for their pre-injury employers, the time lost from work after the injury, subsequent unemployment spells, and changes in occupation? What are the critical data and research needs in this area?

• How can we improve information on the magnitude, severity, and distribution of work injuries and illnesses and the health services available to prevent or treat them?

• What data and methods are available to clarify the impact of functional status on social and economic outcomes? Conversely, how do employer policies, workers' compensation systems, and employment status affect the delivery and effectiveness of medical care for injured and ill workers?

• What are the organizational policies and practices that comprise a "healthy workplace," a workplace in which health is enhanced, lost work time is reduced, and the incidence of occupational injury and illness is decreased?

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