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Making the Difference in Occupational Health: Three Original and Significant Cases Presented at ICOH Congresses in the 20^th Century.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The aim of this study is to illustrate the historical role of the International Commission on Occupational Health (ICOH) congresses as an arena where national and international occupational medicine can dialogue and as the first example of scientific transferability of the research and prevention results that have had such an impact on global public health.

Methods

We used the ICOH Heritage Repository, in which ICOH congress proceedings (from the first congress in Milan in 1906 to the last congress, held in Dublin in 2018), are organised in an orderly way, updated and easily accessible according to open access logic.

Results

We describe studies by three physicians who submitted significant scientific work to ICOH congresses, one on the battle against ancylostomiasis (Volante, 1906), the second (Quarelli, 1928) on carbon disulphide poisoning, and the third (Viola, 1969) on the carcinogenicity of vinyl chloride monomer. Priority is given to Italian cases, on account of the authors' obvious familiarity with the issues.

Conclusion

The visibility offered in ICOH conferences and their published proceedings has boosted the international spread of their findings, contributing to the scientific transferability of the research results and influencing the development of policies and prevention interventions that have had a great impact on global public health.

SUBMITTER: Iavicoli S

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7303537 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Making the Difference in Occupational Health: Three Original and Significant Cases Presented at ICOH Congresses in the 20<sup>th</sup> Century.

Iavicoli Sergio S Valenti Antonio A Barillari Caterina C Fortuna Grazia G Boccuni Valeria V Carnevale Francesco F Riva Michele A MA Kang Seong-Kyu SK Tomassini Luigi L

Safety and health at work 20200402 2

<h4>Background</h4>The aim of this study is to illustrate the historical role of the International Commission on Occupational Health (ICOH) congresses as an arena where national and international occupational medicine can dialogue and as the first example of scientific transferability of the research and prevention results that have had such an impact on global public health.<h4>Methods</h4>We used the ICOH Heritage Repository, in which ICOH congress proceedings (from the first congress in Milan ...[more]

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Making the Difference in Occupational Health: Three Original and Significant Cases Presented at ICOH Congresses in the 20^th Century.

Background

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Making the Difference in Occupational Health: Three Original and Significant Cases Presented at ICOH Congresses in the 20<sup>th</sup> Century.

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Making the Difference in Occupational Health: Three Original and Significant Cases Presented at ICOH Congresses in the 20th Century.

Background

Methods

Results

Conclusion

Publications

Making the Difference in Occupational Health: Three Original and Significant Cases Presented at ICOH Congresses in the 20<sup>th</sup> Century.

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