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Authors
Olaf Jensen (1,2,3), Fereshteh Baygi (1), George Charalambous (3,4), Agnes Flores (5,6), Lise Hedegaard Laursen (7), David Lucas (8), Debbie Andrioti (1)

Affiliations
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 * 1) Centre of Maritime Health and Society, University of Southern Denmark, Esbjerg, Denmark.
 * 2) Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Panama, Panama City, Panamá
 * 3) Frederick University, Nicosia, Cyprus
 * 4) Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece
 * 5) Caja Seguro Social, Vacamonte, Panamá
 * 6) Metropolitan University of Education, Science and Technology, Panamá
 * 7) Independent consultant MD, PhD
 * 8) Université de Bretagne Occidentale

ABSTRACT
Five key sectors of transport have been selected as the target groups: seafarers, truck drivers, dockworkers, rail workers and airline workers. Transport workers often operate under stressful working conditions, long-work hours, lack of good sleep, healthy diet and physical exercises, that contribute to fatigue, impaired well-being, mental ill-health, stress and chronic diseases. The hypothesis is that good mental health workplace culture depends on good education, staffing and management.

Objectives
To create, implement and evaluate a research based mental health culture promotion program Determinate existing researches and training programs, To study the knowledge, skills and needs for specific training in diferent age-groups Create and implement effective and relevant training, Produce training materials and scientific evidence available for ship owners, students and workers and to develop proposals for new mental health policies, legislations and regulations

Methods
Multidisciplinary training and research methodology with quantitative and qualitative research methods will be used. Validated mental health culture promotion methods with new programs for the specific sectors.

Expected impact

 * 1) Less sickness absence and suicides
 * 2) The workers’ health including benefit for the company economy
 * 3) Training programs are ready to be continued at the end of the project
 * 4) Policies developed for improved mental health culture based on the research

Perceived Training Needs of Maritime Doctors and General Practitioners
Olaf C. Jensen1,2,3*, George Charalambous3,4, Debbie Andrioti1 Corresponding Author: Olaf C. Jensen, MD, MPH, Centre of Maritime Health and Society, School of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark. Tel: +45-61513322, Email: ocj@health.sdu.dk Copyright © 2018 The Author(s). This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
 * 1) Centre of Maritime Health and Society, Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Esbjerg, Denmark
 * 2) Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Panamá, Panamá
 * 3) Frederick University, Nicosia, Cyprus
 * 4) Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece

Abstract Introduction: Medical practitioners provide pre-employment examinations and periodic health examinations to seafarers, fishermen, offshore employees, and maritime students to ensure that they are fit for work. So far, very little is known about doctors’ perceptions of their professional training needs and expectations. The objective of this study was to gain insight on (a) the breadth of services offered, (b) follow-up practices, and (c) perceived training needs on aspects of maritime medicine. Methods: All maritime doctors (110) recognized by the Danish Maritime Authority (DMA) and 100 general practitioners (GPs) were invited to participate. A questionnaire was sent out electronically to gather information on the demographics, breadth of services, follow-up practices, and perceived training needs of the participants. Descriptive statistics described the characteristics of the 2 groups. Results: The training priorities of maritime doctors were rules and regulations (68.7%) followed by working conditions and health risks aboard ship (62.8%). The self-rated training priorities of the GPs were working conditions and health risks aboard ship (44.1%), occupational disease diagnostics, prevention, and follow-up (41.1%), and health and safety at work (38.2%). Conclusion: Members of both medical disciplines were in favor of flexible and accredited training. More specifically, GPs considered a course in occupational risks, diseases, and follow up targeting high-risk professions very important. Maritime doctors suggested the establishment of a website as a one-stop shop for relevant guidelines and information. The small size of the GPs sample prevented a more in-depth gap analysis; however, the results could be used to help the respective authorities establish relevant training programs. Keywords: Maritime, Medicine, Education, Vaccination, Health Examination, Ships
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Strategies for Prevention of Non-communicable Diseases in Seafarers and Fishermen:Lessons Learned
Publication History: Received: July 03, 2018 Accepted: August 01, 2018 Published: August 03, 2018 Keywords: General health checks, Primary prevention, Routine health tjeck, Secondary prevention Commentary Open Access Society, Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Niels Bohrs Vej 9, 6700, Esbjerg, Denmark; Email: ocj@health.sdu.dk Citation: Jensen O, Charalambous G, Flores A, Baygi F, Canals M, et al. (2018)
 * Corresponding Author: Dr. Olaf Jensen, Centre of Maritime Health and

Int J Community Fam Med 3: 142. https://doi. org/10.15344/2456-3498/2018/142 Copyright: © 2018 Jensen et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. International Journal of Community & Family Medicine

Authors:

Olaf Jensen1,2*, George Charalambous3, Agnes Flores4, Fereshteh Baygi1,5, MLuisa Canals6 and Debbie Andrioti1

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 * 1) Centre of Maritime Health and Society, Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Niels Bohrs vej 9, 6700 Esbjerg, Denmark
 * 2) Faculty of Health, National University of Panama, Panama City, Panama
 * 3) Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece & Frederick University Cyprus, 1036 Nicosia, Cyprus
 * 4) Caja Seguro Social, Vacamonte, Panamá & Universidad Metropolitana de Educación Ciencia y Tecnología
 * 5) Occupational Health Research Centre, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
 * 6) University of Cadiz, Spain, Spanish Society of Maritime Medicine (SEMM) & IMHA-Research