1.Worksite survey of occupational disease diagnosis
China Occupational Medicine 2025;52(1):1-9
The worksite survey of occupational disease diagnosis is a series of occupational health investigations in the workplace initiated by the occupational disease diagnosis institution or the public health administrative department in order to understand whether there is a causal relationship between the workers' diseases and the workplace in the process of occupational disease diagnosis and verification. The main purpose of the worksite survey is to find out whether there are occupational hazards that cause health damage to workers in the workplace, and to analyze whether there is a causal relationship between the exposure to occupational hazards at the corresponding concentration (intensity) and the diseases suffered by workers. In actual work, it is necessary to determine whether it is necessary to organize worksite survey according to the legal situation and actual work of occupational disease diagnosis. The mainly works of worksite survey includes three aspects: preliminary preparation, survey implementation and survey report writing. It is necessary to pay attention to the key and difficult tasks such as preparation before survey, survey plan and questionnaire, complexity and uncertainty of worksite survey and sampling and detection of occupational hazard factors in workplace. After the worksite survey,it is necessary to write a written occupational disease on-site investigation report to provide objective, reliable and scientific evidence for occupational disease diagnosis.
2.The core issue of the management of occupational health technical service institutions in China under new circumstances
Xiaodong SHI ; Shijie HU ; Han ZHAO ; Dongshan LIU
China Occupational Medicine 2025;52(1):82-88
Occupational health technical service (OHTS) is one of the core contents in the technical support system of occupational disease prevention and control, and efficient management of OHTS institutions is necessary for improving the service ability. At present, OHTS institutions in China face several issues, such as uneven distribution in terms of quantity, function, unclear area coverage and roles and overlapping responsibilities among different types of institutions, and insufficient service capabilities with inconsistent service levels in some institutions. With the implementation of the national reform like the “separating permits from business license” and “delegate power, streamline administration and optimize government services"”policies, the management mode and operational approach of OHTS institutions have been profoundly changed. In light of this, five key recommendations are proposed to improve the management of OHTS institutions and enhance their management effectiveness, ensuring the sustainable development of national OHTS services. Firstly, it is necessary to clarify the relationship between national and provincial administrative levels in managing OHTS institutions to ensure their healthy and orderly development. Secondly, multiple measurements are taken to strengthen OHTS institutional capacity building to address regional disparities in technical capabilities and service quality. Thirdly, both technical capabilities and service quality should be focused on strengthening the supervision and management of OHTS institutions, preventing the decline of key conditions such as staffing, laboratories, equipment, and quality management after obtaining qualifications. Fourthly, “dual randomized- inspections and one open” and “internet+supervision” methods are used as basic tools for managing OHTS institutions operating across multiple provincial regions and enforcing cross-regional law. Fifthly, professional integrity of radiological health service institutions should be restored to effectively apply their technical advantages in their specialized fields.
3.Analyzing the influencing factors of work-related musculoskeletal disorders in passenger drivers
Xinyang YU ; Yingfei XIANG ; Yonglin LUO ; Meifang XU ; Xiao YIN ; Min YANG ; Huiqing CHEN ; Shijie HU
China Occupational Medicine 2025;52(2):155-159
Objective To investigate the prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) in passenger drivers and its influencing factors. Methods A total of 951 passenger drivers in Guangdong Province were selected as the research subjects using the judgmental sampling method. A Musculoskeletal Injury Questionnaire was employed to assess the prevalence of WMSDs in the past year. Results The prevalence of WMSDs in passenger drivers was 41.11%. The result of multivariable logistic regression analysis showed that married drivers had a higher risk of WMSDs than single drivers (P<0.05). The lower the frequency of physical exercise, the longer the driving time per week, the longer the continuous driving time, the more restricted the driving working space, the poorer the foot comfort during driving, and the more affected the normal meal, the higher the risk of WMSDs (all P<0.05). The risk of WMSDs in drivers with sleep time ≤ 8.0 h/d was higher than that in drivers with sleep time > 8.0 h/d (P<0.01), and the risk of WMSDs in drivers with the same posture for a long time on the shoulder was higher than that in drivers without this poor working posture (P<0.01). Conclusion WMSDs were prevalent among passenger drivers, which was associated with demographic and adverse ergonomic factors. Intervention on lifestyle and adverse ergonomic factors could further reduce the risk of WMSDs of passenger drivers.
4.Diagnostic analysis of an occupational heat illness case caused by part-time work
Ruiyan HUANG ; Bin LI ; Xijin SHE ; Xiaoyi LI ; Shijie HU
China Occupational Medicine 2025;52(2):212-215
This study analyzes the legal application of a dispute over employer identification in a case of occupational heat illness caused by part-time work to clarifying matters related to employer determination in occupational disease diagnosis using a case analysis method and factual reconstruction. The analysis is based on relevant civil laws and regulations, occupational disease diagnosis laws and regulations, and jurisprudential theories. The occupational disease diagnostic institution identified the part-time employer as responsible for the patient′s heat illness, which was both reasonable and lawful. This attribution safeguarded the rights of the worker, the primary employer, and the part-time entity. In occupational disease diagnosis, attention should be paid to de facto employment relationship, and the principle of "accountability lies with the actual employer at the time of the incident" should be followed to standardize employer identification. The health administrative department has supervisory responsibilities over occupational disease diagnoses. Workers′ compensation rights can be protected through the advance payment mechanism for work-related injury insurance. It is recommended to further improve internal procedures for occupational disease diagnosis, strengthen the dissemination of relevant laws and regulations and enhance the capabilities of occupational disease diagnosis physicians, to further protect workers' occupational health and their associated legal rights.
5.Peptide-based immuno-PET/CT monitoring of dynamic PD-L1 expression during glioblastoma radiotherapy.
Yong WANG ; Kewen HE ; Yang ZHANG ; Yunhao CHEN ; Shijie WANG ; Kunlong ZHAO ; Zhiguo LIU ; Man HU
Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis 2025;15(3):101082-101082
Real-time, noninvasive programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) testing using molecular imaging has enhanced our understanding of the immune environments of neoplasms and has served as a guide for immunotherapy. However, the utilization of radiotracers in the imaging of human brain tumors using positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) remains limited. This investigation involved the synthesis of [18F]AlF-NOTA-PCP2, which is a novel peptide-based radiolabeled tracer that targets PD-L1, and evaluated its imaging capabilities in orthotopic glioblastoma (GBM) models. Using this tracer, we could noninvasively monitor radiation-induced PD-L1 changes in GBM. [18F]AlF-NOTA-PCP2 exhibited high radiochemical purity (>95%) and stability up to 4 h after synthesis. It demonstrated specific, high-affinity binding to PD-L1 in vitro and in vivo, with a dissociation constant of 0.24 nM. PET/CT imaging, integrated with contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging, revealed significant accumulation of [18F]AlF-NOTA-PCP2 in orthotopic tumors, correlating with blood-brain barrier disruption. After radiotherapy (15 Gy), [18F]AlF-NOTA-PCP2 uptake in tumors increased from 9.51% ± 0.73% to 12.04% ± 1.43%, indicating enhanced PD-L1 expression consistent with immunohistochemistry findings. Fractionated radiation (5 Gy × 3) further amplified PD-L1 upregulation (13.9% ± 1.54% ID/cc) compared with a single dose (11.48% ± 1.05% ID/cc). Taken together, [18F]AlF-NOTA-PCP2 may be a valuable tool for noninvasively monitoring PD-L1 expression in brain tumors after radiotherapy.
6.Thoughts on studying the relationship between the implementation effect and influencing factors of the occupational disease prevention legislation
China Occupational Medicine 2025;52(4):361-367
The legislative purpose of the Law of the People′s Republic of China on the Prevention and Control of Occupational Diseases is to safeguard the health, related rights and interests of workers, and to promote economic and social development. The remarkable achievements in occupational disease prevention and control indicate the implementation effect of the legal system for prevention and control of occupational diseases. The implementation effect of laws is influenced by various factors, including legislation, law enforcement, and law compliance. This study proposes a methodology to study the relationship between the implementation effect and influencing factors of the legal system for prevention and control of occupational diseases, based on the implementation theory of the law and the actual implementation of the legal system for prevention and control of occupational diseases, so as to further improve the level of legislation, law enforcement, and law compliance, and to promote the realization of the legislative purpose. The results of this study show that the law enforcement dimension of prevention and control of occupational diseases can be examined by retrospective analysis of the incidence of occupational diseases, or the relationship between other illegal situations and the intensity of supervision and punishment. The compliance dimension can focus on the application of enforcement principles (legality principle, rationality principle, and efficiency principle) and attribution diagnosis principles for occupational diseases. The legislative dimension should prioritize the appropriateness of the legal system′s content, implementation status, and clarity and acceptability of legal expressions. In addition, research should be conducted on issues such as opportunities for violations, motivations for compliance, social atmosphere, and legal awareness campaigns. Relevant research data can be obtained by collecting management statistics, media reports and special subject design observations. Only when laws are well-established, well-enforced, well-applied, and when law-abiding becomes the conscious choice of employers and law enforcement agencies, can workers′ occupational health rights be effectively protected and the authority of the law fully realized.
7.Adaptability and optimization of GBZ/T 223-2009 Specification of Setting Monitoring and Alarming Devices for Toxic Gas in Workplaces
China Occupational Medicine 2025;52(6):695-700
GBZ/T 223-2009 Specification of Setting Monitoring and Alarming Devices for Toxic Gas in Workplaces (Hereinafter referred to as "GBZ/T 223-2009") is China′s first technical standard for toxic gas alarm devices in workplaces. Its implementation has provided an important basis for the primary prevention of occupational diseases. However, with the upgrading of industrial structures and the development of new quality productive forces, GBZ/T 223-2009 has shown inadequacies in meeting the needs of new technologies and emerging industries. First, there is a lack of coordination among standards. GBZ/T 223-2009 faces issues such as inconsistent terminology definitions and technical parameters when interfacing with other relevant standards, including GB/T 50493-2019 Standard for Design of Combustible Gas and Toxic Gas Detection and Alarm for Petrochemical Industry and GB 12358-2024 Gas Detection and Alarm Instruments for Workplace--General Technical Requirements. This affects the coordinated implementation of these standards. Second, the operability of key provisions has declined. Various aspects of GBZ/T 223-2009, such as alarm classification, alarm setpoints, alarm device layout, concentration conversion, multi-component alarm settings, alarm sound pressure levels, metrological verification, and appendix contents, no longer adequately meet the current technological developments in the industry and on-site management requirements, making optimization and improvement urgently needed. It is recommended that the revision of GBZ/T 223-2009 introduce a two-stage alarm mode, optimize the principles for alarm setpoints and alarm device layout, standardize concentration conversion methods and metrological verification requirements, and incorporate application specifications for new detection technologies and intelligent instruments, to enhance the alignment of the standard with the trends of informatization and intelligent development.
8.Peptide-based immuno-PET/CT monitoring of dynamic PD-L1 expression during glioblastoma radiotherapy
Yong WANG ; Kewen HE ; Yang ZHANG ; Yunhao CHEN ; Shijie WANG ; Kunlong ZHAO ; Zhiguo LIU ; Man HU
Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis 2025;15(3):599-609
Real-time,noninvasive programmed death-ligand 1(PD-L1)testing using molecular imaging has enhanced our understanding of the immune environments of neoplasms and has served as a guide for immunotherapy.However,the utilization of radiotracers in the imaging of human brain tumors using positron emission tomography/computed tomography(PET/CT)remains limited.This investigation involved the synthesis of[18F]AlF-NOTA-PCP2,which is a novel peptide-based radiolabeled tracer that targets PD-L1,and evaluated its imaging capabilities in orthotopic glioblastoma(GBM)models.Using this tracer,we could noninvasively monitor radiation-induced PD-L1 changes in GBM.[18F]AlF-NOTA-PCP2 exhibited high radiochemical purity(>95%)and stability up to 4 h after synthesis.It demonstrated specific,high-affinity binding to PD-L1 in vitro and in vivo,with a dissociation constant of 0.24 nM.PET/CT imaging,integrated with contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging,revealed significant accumulation of[18F]AlF-NOTA-PCP2 in orthotopic tumors,correlating with blood-brain barrier disruption.After radiotherapy(15 Gy),[18F]AlF-NOTA-PCP2 uptake in tumors increased from 9.51%±0.73%to 12.04%±1.43%,indicating enhanced PD-L1 expression consistent with immunohisto-chemistry findings.Fractionated radiation(5 Gy × 3)further amplified PD-L1 upregulation(13.9%±1.54%ID/cc)compared with a single dose(11.48%±1.05%ID/cc).Taken together,[18F]AlF-NOTA-PCP2 may be a valuable tool for noninvasively monitoring PD-L1 expression in brain tumors after radiotherapy.
9.Value of multi-slice spiral CT enhanced scanning combined with CT texture analysis in preoperative International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics staging of ovarian cancer
Qiang YUE ; Jian'an WEI ; Shijie LIU ; Xiaochun HU
Journal of Xinxiang Medical College 2024;41(8):776-782
Objective To investigate the value of multi-slice spiral CT enhanced scanning combined with CT texture analysis in preoperative International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics(FIGO)staging of ovarian cancer.Methods A total of 126 ovarian cancer patients admitted to the Tongzhou District Maternal and Child Health Hospital and Beijing Friendship Hospital,Capital Medical University from March 2021 to September 2023 were selected as the research subjects.All patients underwent multi-slice spiral CT enhanced scanning,and their CT values were measured.Kinetics software was employed for CT texture analysis,and the texture feature-related parameters,including skewness,kurtosis,variance,entropy,and inverse difference,were calculated.The CT values and CT texture feature-related parameters among patients with different FIGO stages were compared.The diagnostic efficacy of CT enhanced scanning,CT texture analysis,and their combination in preoperative FIGO staging of ovarian cancer was evaluated by receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curve,and the consistency between the diagnosis of FIGO stage of ovarian cancer based on CT enhanced scanning,CT texture analysis,and their combination and the pathological diagnosis of FIGO stage of ovarian cancer was evaluated by Cohen's Kappa coefficient analysis.Results The CT value and entropy value of FIGO stage Ⅳ patients were significantly higher than those of FIGO stage Ⅰ,Ⅱ,and Ⅲpatients,and the CT value and entropy value of FIGO stage Ⅲ patients were significantly higher than those of FIGO stage Ⅰand Ⅱ patients(P<0.05);there was no statistically significant difference in the CT value and entropy value between FIGO stage Ⅰ and stage Ⅱ patients(P>0.05).There was no statistically significant difference in skewness,kurtosis,variance,and inverse difference among patients with different FIGO stages(P>0.05).The ROC curve analysis showed that with reference to FIGO stages Ⅰ and Ⅱ,when the cut-off values of CT value and entropy value were 74.645 and 9.540,respectively,the area under the curve(AUC)of CT value and entropy value in diagnosing FIGO stage Ⅲ was 0.733 and 0.743,respectively,the specificity was 0.760 and 0.800,respectively,and the sensitivity was 0.605 and 0.674,respectively;the area under the curve(AUC)of CT value combined with entropy value in diagnosing FIGO stage Ⅲ was 0.818,the specificity was 0.820,and the sensitivity was 0.721.When the cut-off values of CT value and entropy value were 77.095 and 10.020,respectively,the AUC of CT value and entropy value in diagnosing FIGO stage Ⅳ was 0.817 and 0.797,respectively,the specificity was 0.820 and 0.820,respectively,and the sensitivity was 0.545 and 0.667,respectively;the AUC of CT value combined with entropy value in diagnosing FIGO stage Ⅳ was 0.926,the specificity was 0.900,and the sensitivity was 0.758.The consistency between CT enhanced scanning and pathology in diagnosing FIGO stage of ovarian cancer was moderate(Kappa=0.580,P<0.05),with an accuracy rate of 72.22%(91/126);the consistency between CT texture analysis and pathology in diagnosing FIGO stage of ovarian cancer was moderate(Kappa=0.598,P<0.05),with an accuracy rate of 73.81%(93/126);the combination of CT enhanced scanning and CT texture analysis in the diagnosis of FIGO stage of ovarian cancer had a high consistency with pathological diagnosis(Kappa=0.868,P<0.05),with an accuracy rate of 91.27%.Conclusion Multi-slice spiral CT enhanced scanning and CT texture analysis are both reliable methods for the diagnosis of FIGO stage of ovarian cancer.The combination of CT enhanced scanning and CT texture analysis in the diagnosis of FIGO stage of ovarian cancer has a high consistency with pathological diagnosis.The combination of the two can improve the diagnostic efficiency for FIGO stage of ovarian cancer.
10.New quality productive forces and high-quality development of occupational health
China Occupational Medicine 2024;51(4):361-366
The new quality productive forces are the advanced form of productivity where innovation plays a leading role and aligns with new development concepts. The concept of new quality productive forces provides crucial momentum and strategic tools for the high-quality development of occupational health. From the perspective of occupational health, studying the impact of "new-quality" production factors, issues related to advanced manufacturing industries including biotechnology, new energy, new materials and new technologies, the ergonomics associated with digital intelligence, as well as occupational psychology in emerging industries, will be the direction and focus on the high-quality development of occupational health. In the current period of strategic opportunity for incubation and formation of new quality productive forces, occupational health work should balance the disposal and establishment of new work, building the new before abolishing the old, prioritizing the resolution of severe occupational hazards to safeguard the development of new quality productive forces. Meanwhile, it is essential to seize the historical opportunities presented by the new wave of technological and industrial revolutions, deepen the application of artificial intelligence and big data in the field of occupational health, effectively drive the formation of new quality productive forces in occupational health, study and provide high-quality solutions to the occupational health safety problems in development. It is the mission of occupational health in this era to offer innovative technical and institutional reserves to address future occupational health challenges, promoting the high-quality development of occupational health, and ensuring the development of new quality productive forces and occupational health care of workers in the new era!

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