SESSION 1: OCCUPATIONAL RISK FACTORS FOR CVD - PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS
Chair: P Schnall, University of California, Irvine, USA

09:45-12:30 KEYNOTE LECTURE:

AN UPDATE ON RESEARCH REGARDING JOB STRAIN AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
T Theorell, Karolinska Hospital, Sweden

10:35-12:30 PRESENTATION OF PAPERS:

ANGINA PECTORIS, CORONARY RISK FACTORS, PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS AT WORK AND SOCIAL STATUS
Bo Netterstrom (1), T. Kristensen (2), L. Moller(3)
(1) Clinic of Occupational Medicine, University Hospital, Denmark
(2) National Institute of Occupational Health, Denmark
(3) Medical Health Office, Denmark

MORE DETAILED RESULTS FROM A CASE CONTROL STUDY ON MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION IN RELATION TO COMPONENTS OF JOB STRESS
G Enderlein, N Kersten, H Stark, AM Wetzel, Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Germany

MEASURING PSYCHOSOCIAL JOB STRAIN USING EXPERIENCED JOB EVALUATORS
A Ostry, S Marion, L Green, C Hertzman, University of British Columbia, Canada

THE EFFECT OF JOB STRAIN ON THE 6-YEAR CHANGE IN MEAN AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE OF MALE N.Y.C. EMPLOYEES: PRELIMINARY RESULTS
P. Schnall, University of California, PA Landsbergis, K Warren, T Pickering, J Schwartz, Cornell University Medical College, USA

CUMULATIVE EXPOSURE TO JOB STRAIN AND AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE
PA Landsbergis, PL Schnall, TG Pickering, K Warren, JE Schwartz, Cornell University Medical College, USA

OCCUPATIONAL STRESS FACTORS AND HYPERTENSION: CONTRASTING OBSERVATIONAL AND SELF-REPORT MEASURES OF STRESS IN THE WORK ENVIRONMENT
B Greiner, N Krause, DR Ragland, JM Fisher, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universitat, Germany

CONTROLLED, UNCONTROLLED AND UNTREATED HYPERTENSION IN MUNI TRANSIT OPERATORS: HYPERTENSION TREATMENT CONTROL IN THE WORK ENVIRONMENT
JM Fisher, DR Ragland, BA Holman, BA Greiner, School of Public Health, University of California, USA

SESSION ll: OCCUPATIONAL RISK FACTORS FOR CVD-PHYSICO-CHEMICAL AND WORK DESIGN FACTORS
Chair: S. Melamed, Occupational Health Institute, Israel

14:15-14:50 KEYNOTE LECTURE:

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL CVD RISK FACTORS AT WORK. AN UPDATE OF THE INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH
T Christensen, National Institute of Occupational Health, Denmark

14:50-15:35 PRESENTATION OF PAPERS:

CHRONIC WORK NOISE EXPOSURE AS A RISK FACTOR FOR ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION
K Kotseva, Medical University, Bulgaria

EFFECTS OF NIGHT SHIFT WORK ON VENTRICULAR ARRYTHMIA OF MIDDLE-AGED TAXI DRIVERS ENGAGED IN MID-NIGHT DRIVING
N Maehara (1), T Sasaki (1), Q Li (2), M. Sawa (3), K Mori (1), T Hanaoka (1), A Watanabe (1)
(1) Institute for Science of Labour, Japan
(2) Nippon Medical School, Japan
(3) Railway Technical Research Institute, Japan

YEARS OF SHIFTWORK EXPERIENCE IN RELATION WITH BODY MASS INDEX AND BLOOD PRESSURE
L Van Ameslsvoort, EG Schouten, Agricultural University, Netherlands

15:50-17:05

NOISE, STRESS, ACCELERATED AGING AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
H Ising, W Babisch, B Kruppa, Institute for Water, Soil, and Air Hygiene, Germany

SHIFT WORK AND ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE - 22 YEARS OF FOLLOW-UP IN COHORT OF MIDDLE-AGED AND ELDERLY MEN
H Boggild (1), P Suadicani (2), HO Hein (2,3), F Gyntelberg
(1) Aalborg Regional Hospital, Denmark
(2) Bispeberg University Hospital, Denmark
(3) Glostrup University Hospital, Denmark

NOISE EXPOSURE, JOB COMPLEXITY AND BLOOD PRESSURE ELEVATION: A LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF INDUSTRIAL WORKERS - THE CORDIS STUDY
S Melamed (1), Y Fried (2), D Yekutieli (1)
(1) Occupational Health Institute, Israel
(2) Wayne State University, USA

THE RELATIONSHIP AMONG OBJECTIVE AND SUBJECTIVE ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS LEVELS AND SERUM URIC ACID:THE MODERATIONG EFFECTS OF PERCEIVED CONTROL
A Shirom (1), M Westman (1), S Melamed (2), M Nir-Dotan (1)
(1) Tel Aviv University, Israe
(2) Occupational Health Institute, Israel

EFFECTS OF ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS ON CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
A Bortkiewicz, E Gadzicka, M Zmyslony, Nofer Institute of Occupational Health, Poland

Session lll: INDIVIDUAL RISK ASSESSMENT AND MONITORING WORKERS AND THE WORK ENVIRONMENT
Chair: W Goedhard, Free University, Netherlands

08:30-0905 KEYNOTE LECTURE:

EARLY RETURN TO WORK AFTER AN ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFRACTION: RISK VS BENEFITS
P Froom, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel

09:05-10:35 PRESENTATION OF PAPERS:

INCREASING INEQUALITY IN ISCHAEMIC HEART DISEASE IN DENMARK 1981-1993: CAUSATION AND PREVENTION
F Tuchsen, National Institute of Occupational Health, Denmark

PREVALENCE OF HYPERTENSION AND SELF-REPORTING OTHER CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS AMONG 15188 FRENCH WORKERS
R De Gaudemaris, T Lang, G Chatellier, French Society of Hypertension, France

BIOLOGICAL MONITORING BY DIURNAL AMBULATORY CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMATERS IN DIFFERENT PROFESSIONS
K Scheuch, M Dzuch, R Seibt, University of Technology, Dresden Germany

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES AND FITNESS FOR WORK: PRACTICAL INDICATIONS IN MANUAL LIFTING TASKS
G Mancini, S Mattioli (1), R Ghersi (2), B Mauro (3), M Broccoli (4), FM Gobba (5), FS Violante (6), ISL Imola, Italy
(1) USL Bologna, Italy
(2) USL Reggio Emilia, Italy
(3) USL Parma, Italy
(4) USL Ravenna, Italy
(5) University of Modena, Italy
(6) Policlinico S Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna, Italy

WORK STRESS, MAXIMUM OXYGEN UPTAKE CAPACITY AND AGE AS DETERMINANTS OF WORK ABILITY
W Goedhard, T Rijpstra, Free University, Siemens, Netherlands

PSYCHOSOCIAL WORK ENVIRONMENT AND RISK OF A RECURRENT CARDIAC EVENT: BASELINE RESULTS OF A PROSPECTIVE STUDY OF 1000 WOMEN AND MEN AND ASSOCIATIONS WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS
C Brisson, GR Dagenais, R Bourbonnais, M Vezina, G Tremblay, E Maunsell, B Masse, P Theroux, University of Laval and University of Montreal, Canada

10:50-12:05

SOCIO-PROFESSIONAL DETERMINANTS OF CHD 10-YEAR MORTALITY IN A BELGIUM POPULATION AT WORK - THE BIRNH STUDY
F Kittel, R. Koyuncu, M Doyen, G de Backer, M Kornitzer, Brussels and Ghent, Belgium

CARDIOVASCULAR MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY AMONG METAL WORKERS
R Koskela, P Mutanen, JA Sorsa, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Finland

ELECTROMAGNETIC RIELDS AT THE WORKPLACE AND WORKERS WITH CARDIAC PACEMAKERS OR PORTABLE DEFIBRILLATORS
P Oska (1), R Paakkonen (1), P Makynen (2)
(1) Tampere Regional Institute of Occupational Health, Finland
(2) Tampere University Hospital, Finland

SHORT- AND LONG-TERM JOB PROGNOSIS AMONG PATIENTS HOSPITALIZED WITH ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
FE Nielsen, Herlev University Hospital, Gentofte University Hospital, Denmark

YEARS OF POTENTIAL LIFE LOST DUE TO CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE IN THE WORKING POPULATION IN ISRAEL - COMPARISON BETWEEN 1970 AND 1994
M Green, G Harari, Israel Center for Disease Control and Tel Aviv University, Israel

12:05-12:55

PANEL DISCUSSION: THE IMPLICATION TO OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH OF RESEARCH FINDINGS CONCERNING CVD WORK ENVIRONMENT RISK FACTORS
Discussant: Professor Y. Shapiro, Director General, Assuta Hospital, Israel

Presenters:

IMPLICATIONS FOR PREVENTION AND REHABILITATION
T Theorell, Karolinska Hospital, Sweden

THE ROLE OF PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL FACTORS
TS Kristensen, National Institiute of Occupational Health, Denmark

THE PSYCHOSOCIAL WORK ENVIRONMENT AS TARGET OF PRIMARY PREVENTION
J Siegrist, Heinrich Heine Universitat Dusseldorf, Germany

Session IV: CARDIAC REHABILITATION AND RETURN TO WORK (RTW)
Chair: R De Gaudemaris, Scientific Committee on Cardiology in Occupational Health, ICOH, France

08:30-09:05 KEYNOTE LECTURE:

ESTABLISHING DISABILITY MANAGEMENT CONTROLS AT THE WORKSITE FOR EFFECTIVE CARDIAC OCCUPATIONAL REHABILITATION
D Shrey, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, USA

09:05-10:05 PRESENTATION OF PAPERS:

RETURN TO WORK AFTER ISCHEMIC CARDIAC EVENTS; 16 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN A NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTER WITH A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY MEDICAL TEAM
B Gold, A Canfi, Y Gabay, Nuclear Research Center, Israel

OCCUPATIONAL STRESS AND SYMPATHETIC DRIVE TO THE HEART
G Godaert, E Hanson, DJ Nijhoff, University of Utrecht, Netherlands

DIETARY TREATMENT OF SYSLIPIDEMIA IN AN INDUSTRIAL FACILITY: A COMPARISON OF IMMEDIATE VS LONG TERM RESULTS
Y Henkin (1), I Shai, R Zuk, D Brickner, A Canfi, B Gold, NRCN Medical Department and (1) Soroka Medical Center & Ben Gurion University, Israel

EMPLOYMENT IS A MISLEADING INDICATOR FOR A SUCCESSFUL OUTCOME AFTER HEART TRANSPLANTATION
G Sahar, S Alon, E Eldad, S Alexander, L Maia, A Dan, B Vidne, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, Israel

SESSION V: HEALTH PROMOTION
Chair: R Kittel, ESP Campus Erasmus, Belgium

KEYNOTE LECTURE:

CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH PROMOTION AND THE WORKPLACE: A REVIEW AND A CRITICAL EVALUATION
LW Green, University of British Columbia, Canada

10:55-11:55 PRESENTATION OF PAPERS:

SMOKING HABITS SURVEY AND A SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAM IN A NUCLEAR CENTER
B Gold, A Canfi, Y Gabay, H Krakover, D Brickner, Nuclear Research Center, Israel

WORKPLACE AND ANTI-SMOKING LEGISLATION
A Avni, Occupational Health Service, Israel

CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH PROMOTION FOR SMALL BUSINESSES
E Weisberg (1), J Ribak (2)
(1) Occupational Health and Rehabilitation Institute at Lowenstein Hospital, Israel
(2) Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel

SELF REPORT LEISURE TIME PHYSICAL ACTIVITY DOES NOT PREDICT PHYSICAL FITNESS LEVEL IN YOUNG ISRAELI OFFICERS
M Scheinowitz, N Sharvit, D Ben-Sira, M Arnon, H Raskin, Israel Defense Force, Israel

11:55-1300 SESSION VI-A: WORK PLACE CHANGES AND PREVENTION
Chair: D Eden, Tel Aviv University, Israel

11:55-12:30 KEYNOTE LECTURE:

CURRENT AND FUTURE STRESS: A STRATEGY FOR STRESS PREVENTION
CL Cooper, Manchester School of Management, UK

12:30-03:00 PRESENTATION OF PAPERS:

A PROPOSAL OF PREVENTATIVE STRATEGY OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES AT WORK PLACE IN JAPAN
T Uehata, N Maehara, M Abe, National Institute of Public Health, Japan

PRELIMINARY RESULTS FROM IPAW: THE INTERVENTION PROJECT ON ABSENCE AND WELL-BEING. A PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTION STUDY
T Kristensen, ML Nielson, L Smith-Hansen, National Institute of Occupational Health, Denmark

14:45-15:35 SESSION VI-B:

WORK PLACE CHANGES AND PREVENTION
Chair: A Shirom, Tel Aviv University, Israel

14:45-15:20 KEYNOTE LECTURE:

REVIEW AND CRITIQUE OF WORKSITE STRESS MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS: WORK DESIGN FEATURES AND CARDIOVASCULAR (CVD) RISK
JC Quick, University of Texas at Arlington, USA

15:35-17:10

CLOSING SESSION
Chair: A Ostry, University of British Columbia, Canada

15:35-16:10 KEYNOTE LECTURE:

SHIFTWORK AND CVD RISK
P Lavie, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Israel

16:10-16:45 KEYNOTE LECTURE:

EFFORT-REWARD IMBALANCE AT WORK AND CARDIOVASCULAR RISK - IMPLICATIONS FOR WORKSITE MONITORING AND HEALTH PROMOTION
J Siegrist, Heinrich Heine Universitat Dusseldorf, Germany

16:10-16:45 CLOSING REMARKS:

Professor Joseph Ribak, Head of the Occupational Health and Rehabilitation Institute, Israel
Professor Regis de Gaudemaris, President, Scientific Committee on Cardiology in Occupational Health, ICOH