Exposure to Antineoplastic Drugs
Chu W,Hon CY, Danyluk Q, Chua P, Astrakianakis G . Pilot Evaluation of the Dermal Contamination Levels to Antineoplastic Drugs of Pharmacy Personnel in British Columbia. Canadian Journal of Hospital Pharmacy 2012 March;18(1):46-51.(link to PubMed abstract)
Chu WC, Hon CY, Danyluk Q, Chua PPS, Astrakianakis G. Pilot assessment of the antineoplastic drug contamination levels in British Columbian hospitals pre- and post-cleaning. Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice (e-pub) July 7,2011. (link to abstract)
Development of Analytical Tools To Investigate Aerosolized Cytotoxic Drugs. Final Report to WorkSafeBC (7/2010). (link to WorkSafeBC report)
Safety Needle Project
Stringer B, Astrakianakis G, Haines T, Kamsteeg K, Tang T,Danyluk Q Ciconte R, Kaboli F. The Use of Conventional and Safety Engineered Sharp Needles and Other Devices in Six B.C. Hospitals. American Journal of Infection Control 2011 Nov;39(9):738-45. Epub 2011 Jun 22 (link to article)
Alamgir H, Cvitkovich Y, Astrakianakis G, Yu S, Yassi A. Needlestick and other potential blood and body fluid (BBF) exposures among healthcare workers in British Columbia, Canada. Am J Inf Control 2008 36 (1) pp.12-21. (link to PubMed abstract)
Noise and Stress
Acoustical Environments in VCH Health-Care Facilities, Phase 1: Measurement Tools and Pilot Studies Final Report to WorkSafeBC (12/2010). Hodgson, Sbihi, Astrakianakis, Ratner. (link to WorkSafeBC report)
Exposure to Chemicals
Cancer Cluster Investigation within the Mission Memorial Hospital, Final Report. Astrakianakis (03/2006) (link to report)
Recent conference presentations:
X2012, 7th International Conference on the science of Exposure Assessment, Edinburgh, UK. July 2nd 2012.
- Measuring the psychologicaland physiological effects of acoustical environments on nurses in British Columbia healthcare facilities.
George Astrakianakis
CARWH (Canadian Association for Research on Work and Health), Vancouver, BC. June 1st 2012:
Please click on the title to see the abstract
- British Columbia’s outsourced hospital workers: An occupational health and safety perspective
Pearl Siganporia, George Astrakianakis, Mieke Koehoorn, Anne-Marie Nicol, Aleck Ostry, Hasanat Alamgir - Nurses’ exposures to antineoplastic drugs in Canada and risk assessment of lifetime cancer incidence
Avital Jarus-Hakak, Sharla Drebit, Chun-Yip Hon, Anne-Marie Nicol, George Astrakianakis
ICOH – 30th International Congress on Occupational Health, Cancun, Mexico. March 20th, 2012.
Abstract available at: http://icoh.confex.com/icoh/2012/webprogram/Paper8214.html
- A semi-structured interview study on the use of re-engineered sharp safety devices in 6 Canadian hospitals
George Astrakianakis, Bernadette Stringer, Ted Haines, Ken Kamsteeg, Rita Ciconte, Tanya Tang
