Prevent4Work is a KA that promotes innovative cooperation between HEIs, ITC and educational SMEs, and healthcare enterprises across Europe, establishing a network (Prevent4Work Observatory). The project aims to develop high quality evidence-based measures, , identified as a need by EU-OSHA, in order to prevent and manage Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (hereinafter WMSDs), since WMSDs are one of the most common work-related ailments, affecting millions of workers and cost employers billions of euros throughout Europe.During the project will be designed mHealth tools, educational programmes and actions, all accessible online and adapted to the different actors involved in WMSDs: workers and enterprises from different sectors of activity, trainers, health professionals, HEIs and stakeholders.These measures will consist in 3 Congresses in Italy, Denmark and Spain, including 1 Ideas Contest; 4 one-day workshops for trainers and health professionals; 3 workshops for workers; 6 blended and online training courses; 1 practical guideline for trainers and 1 strategic guideline for integration the courses into Universities Curricula.mHealth Training Platform will enhance knowledge spread through improving the users´ access to all the training materials, and 2 MOOCs to disseminate the results during and after the end of the project. mHealth APP will facilitate an active role from users and including a personalized risk assessment and will allow a follow-up of the users, getting data.The use of Big Data from the mHealth tools opens a big opportunity to progress to adaptive training platforms that can offer updated and tailored teaching and training, under the basis of "more users, more data and then better feedback to allow personalized attention".Both mHealth tools and materials will be tested and validated through different Pilot actions (at least 3 with a participation of 1500 workers from different economic sectors; expecting at least 3 scientific publications.
The Prevent4Work Project aims to establish a network connecting higher education institutions, ITC enterprise and clinical expertise, which will identify gaps in the existing educational resources focusing on occupational health. Moreover, innovative educational programmes will be introduced, adaptive mobile Health tools will be developed that can deliver high quality evidence-based material to prevent WMSDs in Europe.
Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) are common across Europe, resulting lost days and permanent incapacity to work. The incidence and prevalence rates seem to be increasing, indicating a sub-optimal effect of contemporary approaches for the prevention of WMSDs. The European Knowledge Alliance “Prevent4Work” was created to improve the current management strategies of WMSDs by developing and implementing innovative teaching modules based on new technologies.
<< Background >> Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) are common across Europe, resulting lost days and permanent incapacity to work. The incidence and prevalence rates seem to be increasing, indicating a sub-optimal effect of contemporary approaches for the prevention of WMSDs. The European Knowledge Alliance “Prevent4Work” was created to improve the current management strategies of WMSDs by developing and implementing innovative teaching modules based on new technologies. << Objectives >> The Prevent4Work Project aims to establish a network connecting higher education institutions, ITC enterprise and clinical expertise, which will identify gaps in the existing educational resources focusing on occupational health. Moreover, innovative educational programmes will be introduced, adaptive mobile Health tools will be developed that can deliver high quality evidence-based material to prevent WMSDs in Europe. << Implementation >> The Prevent4Work Project is a consortium consisting of universities, enterprises and hospitals in Spain, Denmark, and Italy. The target groups are workers and enterprises from different activity sectors and healthcare professionals and students. The project consists of 9 work packages, including a state of-the-art review, the development of a risk assessment questionnaire and an open access educative training platform. << Results >> The Prevent4Work Project has organized 3 symposiums, including 1 Ideas Contest, with more 1,045 participants; 4 webinars for workers, trainers and health professionals with 1,811 participants; 6 online training courses and 2 MOOCs with 2,423 unique users. Furthermore, more than 1,500 workers have participated in our pilot actions. Additionally, we have published 4 scientific articles, 1 practical guideline for trainers and 1 strategic guideline for integration into Universities Curricula.