Manny Halpern, Ph.D.

From research to practice : the application of NIOSH model ergonomic program in a healthcare setting
Halpern M
2009 ;29(3):21-24, Journal of the Association of Occupational Health Professionals in Healthcare
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Occupational shoulder disorders
Halpern M; Hurd J; Zuckerman J
The Shoulder Philadelphia, PA : Saunders/Elsevier, 2009,
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Ergonomics and occupational biomechanics
Halpern, Manny
Environmental and occupational medicine Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2007,
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Occupational shoulder disorders
Halpern M; Arash A; Zuckerman J
The Shoulder Philadelphia : Saunders, 2004,
— id: 3199, year: 2004, vol: , page: ?, stat: Chapter,

The costs of job accommodations for employees with low back pain
Halpern, Manny
2003 ;21(3):271-278, Work: a journal of prevention, assessment, & rehabilitation
Accommodations are interventions designed to reduce exposure to factors that limit the activities of an impaired individual. The process incurs costs due to job analysis, implementation and follow up. This theoretical paper expands a model of the ergonomic intervention process and provides data on costs of accommodating individuals with musculoskeletal disorders, particularly low back pain. Accommodations begin with evaluation and documentation of exposure to risk factors. The methods depend on the budget and clinical utility of the data. A full hazard analysis may require 1-hour managerial time plus 1-hour employee time per job. Studies by the Department of Labor and others indicate that at least a quarter of problem jobs could be addressed faster and for less than US dollars 500. Follow-up incurs variable employee and managerial time; an ergonomist may be required in 15% of cases. The benefit is expected mainly from reducing compensation costs. Universal solutions could increase the benefits
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The test-retest reliability of a new occupational risk factor questionnaire for outcome studies of low back pain
Halpern M; Hiebert R; Nordin M; Goldsheyder D; Crane M
2001 Feb;32(1):39-46, Applied ergonomics
This study reports the test-retest reliability of a 25-item occupational risk factor questionnaire that can be self-administered in clinical settings and used in outcome studies of low back pain or return to work programs. Subjects were 24 patients (workers on sick leave due to acute low back pain), 29 co-workers on active duty in the same jobs in a utility company, and 53 supervisors. Eighty-six subjects were re-tested within a mean interval of 7-10 days; one group of 20 supervisors was re-tested within 81 days. The questionnaire was self-administered during individual interviews. Reliability was estimated by the kappa statistic as the agreement on the scores within the raters in each group. The agreement ranged from 'slight' (0.15) to 'almost perfect' (0.93) when the re-test interval was less than 43 days. Patients and non-patients were consistent in their assessment of the job demands. rights reserved
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Functional assessment taxonomy relevant to low-back impairments
Halpern, M
2001 SEP ;11(3):201-215, Journal of occupational rehabilitation
A taxonomy of functional assessment constructs was developed to help the Social Security Administration refine the measurements of work disability. This report addresses content validity of the new taxonomy by examining the relevance of its constructs to a specific disability, and by examining the relationship between these constructs and constructs in other taxonomies. Seven experts linked the new taxonomy to consequences of low-hack impairments. The selected constructs were compared to those reported independently by patients (Harper AC, Harper DA, Lambert L, Andrews HB, Lo SK, Ross FM, Straker LM. Pain 1992; 50(2): 189-195). The International Classification of Impairments, Disabilities and Handicaps served to bridge the two exercises. The findings reveal that it is feasible to use the taxonomy to define the impact of a specific disability and consequently, link it to a set of standard measurements. Loin-back impairments may be best assessed through measures of physical functional limitations, vocational impact, and interpersonal and emotional behavior. The study, did not yield cognitive and intellectual measures that were relevant to this impairment
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Ergonomics
Halpern M
Environmental & occupational medicine Philadelphia : Lippincott-Raven, 1998,
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Task analysis in dentistry
Halpern M
Ergonomics and the dental care worker Washington DC: American Public Health Association, 1998,
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A computerized medical standards system to help place impaired employees
Halpern, M
1996 DEC ;35(4-5):317-323, Methods of information in medicine
The paper describes a knowledge-distribution system that supports decisions on placement of impaired employees. The knowledge base consists of job profiles and medical profiles. The job profiles list tasks and the physical abilities they require. Twenty-one abilities describe the task demands. Active workers rated the exertion, frequency and importance of the physical ability required for each task. Thirty-nine work conditions were rated this way. Using identical scales, experts assessed the impact of impairments on the physical abilities of individuals and the tolerance of work conditions. The screening matches the job profile against the impairment profile. This process has been automated. The program lists tasks and work conditions that may compromise an impaired employee. This information can be used to accommodate employees, restrict duties or design a rehabilitation program. Also, the paper discusses the impact of the system on the operations of medical services within an organization
— id: 53341, year: 1996, vol: 35, page: 317, stat: Journal Article,

PREVENTION OF LOW-BACK-PAIN - BASIC ERGONOMICS IN THE WORKPLACE AND THE CLINIC
HALPERN, M
1992 OCT ;6(3):705-730, Bailliere's clinical rheumatology
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