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Serving as Director of Occupational Health Services at Cook Children’s Health care System, Joyce has over 38 years of experience in various aspects of nursing. She has authored multiple peer-reviewed papers, conducted significant research in the arena of healthcare worker safety and is a popular speaker on health-related topics.
Workplace health and safety is not just about being compliant with regulatory agencies. Although health care organizations are highly regulated and the hazards are diverse, caring for employees requires a “whole-person’ approach.
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There is both science and art associated with the provision of occupational health and safety to a workforce. Science is so often the first application along with “training”; however, the human side of the workforce is often the most significant and can contribute to turnover, injuries, absenteeism, and presenteeism.
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