International Conference on Workplace Violence in the Health Sector
The first International Conference on Workplace Violence in the Health Sector will be held in Amsterdam October 22-24, 2008. The focus of the conference will be on violence against health care workers.
The conference will attempt to raise awareness of this problem and to look for evidence based answers and strategies available to tackle the problem of violence and strive to create a safe working environment for staff and clients.
Some goals of the conference are:
- to sensitize stakeholders to the issue of workplace violence;
- to understand the manifestations and the human, professional and economic implications of workplace violence; and
- to promote effective policies and strategies to create safe work environments.
Adapted from conference website
For more information and to register, visit the conference website.
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