SEPTEMBER: NEW PUBLICATION

Posted on September 23, 2014 by The Old Grey Fox

ADAPTING NARRATIVE EXPOSURE THERAPY FOR CHINESE EARTHQUAKE SURVIVORS: A PILOT RANDOMISED CONTROLLED FEASIBILITY STUDY

logoWe have had an empirical paper describing a pilot trial of our narrative expressive therapy intervention, working with Sichuan earthquake survivors, accepted for publication in BMC Psychiatry. This is the second paper on the use of narrative expressive therapy with earthquake survivors in China. BMC Psychiatry’s impact factor is: 2.24.  It is ranked 42nd out of a 149 psychiatry journals. The paper can be cited as:

Zang, Y., Hunt, N., and Cox, T. (In press) Adapting Narrative Exposure Therapy for Chinese earthquake survivors: A pilot randomised controlled feasibility study. BMC Psychiatry.

My thanks go to Yinyin Zang for crafting this paper through and also to my colleague in the Division of Psychiatry and Applied Psychology at the University of Nottingham, Nigel Hunt.
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SEPTEMBER: NEW PUBLICATION

Posted on September 15, 2014 by The Old Grey Fox

HUGHES SYNDROME & QUALITY OF LIFE

UnknownWe have had our empirical paper on Antiphospholipid (Hughes) syndrome: description of population and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) using the SF-36  accepted for publication in LUPUS (SAGE Publications). The journal’s impact factor is: 2.481. It is ranked 15th out of 30 Rheumatology journals. The paper can be cited as:

Georgopoulou, S., Efraimidou, S., MacLennan, SJ., Ibrahim, F and Cox, T. (in press) Antiphospholipid (Hughes) syndrome: description of population and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) using the SF-36. LUPUS.

My particular thanks go to Sofia Georgopoulou for crafting this paper through and to all my other colleagues at Kings College and Aberdeen University who were involved.
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SEPTEMBER: NEW ESRC GRANT

Posted on September 15, 2014 by The Old Grey Fox

ESRC SEMINAR SERIES: SOCIAL SCIENCE PERSPECTIVES ON THE EMPLOYMENT OF THOSE WITH CANCER: PSYCHOSOCIAL;, ORGANIZATIONAL AND ECONOMIC ISSUES

8-2754esrc-logoWe have been awarded one of the new ESRC Seminar Series grants to discuss the psychosocial, organisational and economic issues that relate to the employment of those with cancer. The grant has been awarded to the Centre for Sustainable Working Life at Birkbeck University of London working with the Academic Urology Unit, University of Aberdeen, and the Institute of Health & Society, University of Newcastle, with the support of other bodies. It is part of The METIS Collaboration’s programme of work. It covers a three year programme of seminars, discussion groups and internet-based networking. My thanks to my colleagues who helped put together this successful application especially Dr Sara MacLennan and Professor Phillip Dewe.

This blog (and the Centre’s web page) will carry more details of the developing programme as they emerge but will welcome all expressions of interest to: t.cox@bbk.ac.uk.

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LOOKING FORWARD: IPOS 2014 LISBON

Posted on September 10, 2014 by The Old Grey Fox

16th WORLD CONGRESS OF PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY : LISBON

01-IPOSThe International Psycho-Oncology Society (IPOS) is holding its 16th World Congress of Psycho-Oncology in Lisbon, Portugal, 20-24 October 2014. IPOS is partnered by  the Portuguese Psycho-Oncology Society (SPPO), the Portuguese Academy of Psycho-Oncology (APPO), the Portuguese Society of Studies in Onco-Psychology (SPEPO), and VIVA Mulher Viva Association (VMVA). The 16th World Congress will also mark the 30th Anniversary of IPOS.

The meeting will explore new and innovative paths in addressing the Congress theme: Integrating Psycho-Oncology into Mainstream Cancer Care: From Research to Action.

UnknownAs part of the Congress, Phyllis Butow (University of Sydney) has organised a symposium on Stress and Burnout in Oncology Health Professionals. I will be one of her speakers presenting an Overview on Stress, Coping and Health in Oncology Nurses. The paper will be presented on behalf of my colleagues in the METIS Collaboration including Phillip Dewe, Sara MacLennan and Juliert Hassard.
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NEW JOURNAL: BURNOUT RESEARCH

Posted on September 10, 2014 by The Old Grey Fox

A NEW JOURNAL IN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY: BURNOUT RESEARCH (ELSEVIER).

729343Burnout Research is a peer-reviewed international journal aimed at presenting basic, translational and clinical high-quality research related to the phenomenon of burnout. As the first journal dedicated to understanding the causes of burnout and potential solutions to the problem, Burnout Research welcomes original research articles, review articles, case reports, and opinion pieces. The journal is an Open Access journal.

The goal of the journal is to publish the top research in three major areas: (1) Cutting-edge research that lays out new directions for the burnout field, including new research paradigms and measures, new theoretical models, and new collaborations between researchers and practitioners; (2) Critical reviews that provide comprehensive and integrative analyses of key themes (such as cultural or occupational differences in burnout), or meta-analyses of major datasets; and (3) Translational research studies that assess promising interventions for preventing burnout and building engagement.

E9E3BC7E-5056-8600-6C07A9CC9FC1A21B-Christina_MaslachIts Editors are Christina Maslach and Micheal Leiter. I am a member of its Editorial Board along with Arnold Bakker, Evangelia Demerouti, Jose Maria Peiro and Wilmat Schaufeli and others. The journal’s home page is: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/burnout-research

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JUNE: JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY

Posted on June 18, 2014 by The Old Grey Fox

NEW EDITOR CONFIRMED FOR THE JOURNAL: PETER CHEN

Peter Chen, currently Professor of Management at the International Graduate School of Business University of South Australia, has been appointed as the nextEditor of the Journal of Occupational Health Psychology. The journal will be, once again, in very good handstand we wish him well.

Peter ChenPeter is a well known, respected and liked figure in occupational health psychology worldwide. He obtained his doctoral degree at the University of South Florida in the early 1990s and, prior to taking his current position at the University of South Australia, he was a Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychology at Colorado State University, and the Director of its Occupational Health Psychology training program. He has been President of US Society for Occupational Health Psychology and an Associate Editor of Journal of Occupational Health Psychology.

In August, Peter moves to back to the USA to the Department of Psychology at Auburn University, Alabama. For more information on Peter access: http://www.unisanet.unisa.edu.au/staff/Homepage.asp?Name=peter.chen
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JUNE: KNIGHTHOOD FOR PROFESSOR CARY COOPER CBE

Posted on June 18, 2014 by The Old Grey Fox

QUEENS’S BIRTHDAY HONOURS: PROFESSOR CARY COOPER KNIGHTED.
From Hi Cary! to Arise Professor Sir Cary Cooper: Congratulations.

UnknownEach year, on two occasions, HM Queen Elizabeth honours distinguished citizens of the UK through a series of civil awards, MBE, OBE and CBE, with the highest honour being a Knighthood (Kt). In this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours, Her Majesty announced the award of a knighthood to our friend and colleague, Professor Cary Cooper CBE for his services to the social sciences. This is an outstanding achievement and one that is both well-earned and deserved. We congratulate him whole heartedly.

The full list of knighthoods is available on the web at: http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/jun/13/queens-birthday-honours-knights. Professor Sir Cary Cooper CBE is Distinguished Professor of Organizational Psychology & Health in Lancaster University Management School (LUMS).  You can access his biography at: http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/lums/people/all/cary-cooper
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MAY: PSYCHOSOCIAL ONCOLOGY IN PERTH WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Posted on June 18, 2014 by The Old Grey Fox
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APRIL: EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY LONDON CONFERENCE

Posted on June 16, 2014 by The Old Grey Fox

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11th EAOHP Conference London 2014: Looking at the Past ~ Planning for the
Future: Capitalising on OHP Multi-disciplinarity

The EAOHP’s London Conference 2014 was hosted by Birkbeck University of London and held from Monday 14th to Wednesday 16th April largely in Senate House.

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OHP with Professor Robert Karasek and Professor Johannes Siegrist (left) and Keynote addresses by Professor Tom Cox CBE and Professor Eva Demerouti (right). The Conference Dinner, was held in the Houses of Parliament on the evening of Tuesday 15th April.

On Tuesday 14th April, I was awarded a Fellowship of the European Academy with an introductory address by Professor Phillip Dewe, Vice- Master of Birkbeck. In accepting this honour, I presented my Keynote on  “The UK Management Standards: Looking Forward, Looking Back“. The following day, as one of the closing presentations of the Conference, I presented a paper on the work of The METIS Collaboration on behalf of my colleagues Dr Sara MacLennan and Sarah Murdoch (Scott): ” Surviving Cancer and Working Life“.

Over all, the Conference was judged to be one of the most successful held by the European Academy. Further information on the 2014 Conference and on future conferences can be accessed at: http://www.eaohp.org.

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APRIL: ANNUAL CONFERENCE ~ BRITISH OCCUPATIONAL HYGIENE SOCIETY

Posted on April 1, 2014 by The Old Grey Fox

KEYNOTE: PSYCHOSOCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEE HEALTH: PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE

UnknownThe Annual Conference of the British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS) is being held at Nottingham Trent University‘s Conference Centre in the heart of the City (8th – 10th April). On the final day, I am presenting a Keynote on Psychosocial Risk Management: Past, Present & Future. This paper will focus on the arguments underpinning the development of the UK Management Standards by the Health & Safety Executive, their current usage and their future development in a time of economic uncertainty and changing strategies for workplace health.

I will be speaking at 13.25 hr on Thursday 10th April.

More information on the Conference at: http://www.bohs.org/OH2014lineup/
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