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08Jan2010

Perception of Threat: A Misconstrued Reality.

  • By Ian Bradley
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What have we learned since the H1N1 scare took hold over the last several months? Now that the incidence rate of the disease is steadily decreasing, looking back it seems that our collective fears outweighed the extant danger. I think that there is an important message here, namely, that we as individuals or as a
04Dec2009

Whatever Happens Is Good

  • By Ian Bradley
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public health ofïicials face a no-win situation with respect to future disease threats: any level of concern may seem unduly alarmist if an epidemic does not occur, but no level of preparation will be considered sufficient if an epidemic does occur. Brown and Barrett, The Journal of Infectious Diseases 2008 Brown and Barrett’s quote highlights
23Nov2009

The Working Environment

  • By Ian Bradley
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Hand Hygiene Compliance: The Workplace Environment We continue our posts regarding the psychological aspects of the H1N1 flu by examining environmental aspects that can facilitate one of the best preventive measures – hand-washing. #1 Easy Access; If it’s there, it’s used. If companies want their employees to wash their hands more frequently, then they should
23Nov2009

Hand Washing 101.

  • By Ian Bradley
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We all know that we should do it, our mothers told us to do it and now, our employers are telling us to: Wash Our Hands Thanks to a study by Grayson et al published in the Clinical Infectious Diseases 2009; 48:28-91, we have scientific proof that washing your hands with soap and water is
12Nov2009

Psychological Aspects of H1N1: introduction

  • By Ian Bradley
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Welcome to my series concerning psychological issues related to H1N1 in the workplace. The series is aimed at Human Resource or Occupational Medicine Departments that are now faced with developing policies and procedures to support their organizations as we head into the second wave of the H1N1 influenza. H1N1 is a medical problem, but it’s
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