Strategies | Content | Target group |
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Physical exercise training | Mandatory workshops with knowledge-sharing on wards Topic: “Do your physical exercise training – It matters for your health” Physical exercise training Individualised physical exercises targeting vulnerable and painful body regions as well as other health risk indicators | The surgeons |
Physical ergonomics | Mandatory workshops with knowledge-sharing on wards Topic: “Use available physical ergonomics and sustain your work ability” Guided training Training and counselling in available physical ergonomics tailored to each surgeon | The surgeons |
Micro-breaks | Mandatory workshops with knowledge-sharing on wards Topic: “How to incorporate micro-breaks effectively” Guided training Training in micro-breaks during surgery | The surgeons |
Knowledge of how surgeons’ work impacts on surgeons’ health | Mandatory workshops with knowledge-sharing on wards Topic: “My work impacts on my health – what can I do?” Guided training Sessions on how to cope with musculoskeletal pain (e.g. 3 conversations with a professional). | The surgeons |
The hospital and the management prioritise surgeons’ work-related musculoskeletal pain | Mandatory workshops with knowledge-sharing on wards Topic: “Prioritising surgeons’ work-related musculoskeletal pain” Guided training The management and the hospital receive advice from an external consultancy on how to implement and prioritise the above strategies. | The management and the hospital |