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Medical Sciences Forum, Volume 13, Issue 1

SHIPSAN 2022 2022 - 34 articles

Public Health Congress on Maritime Transport and Ports 2022: Sailing to the Post-COVID-19 Era

Athens, Greece | 21–22 October 2022

Volume Editors:
Despena Andrioti Bygvraa, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Sebastian Crespi, Biolinea Int., Spain
Miguel Dávila Cornejo, Ministry of Health, Spain
Lieselotte De Marez, Food Chain Safety and Environment, Belgium
Christos Hadjichristodoulou, University of Thessaly, Greece
Volker Harth, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany
Pavle Jelicic, Croatian Institute of Public Health, Croatia
Jørn Klein, University of South-Eastern Norway, Norway
Antonios Michaelakis, Benaki Phytopathological Institute, Greece
Varvara Mouchtouri, University of Thessaly, Greece
Nina Pirnat, National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia
Andrea Smith, Association of Port Health Authorities, UK
Carmen Varela Martínez, Health Institute Carlos III, Spain
Thijs Veenstra, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), The Netherlands
Thomas Von Muenster, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany

Cover Story: The EU SHIPSAN ASSOCIATION organized, in collaboration with CLIA and MedCruise, the international Public Health Congress 2022 on Maritime Transport and Ports: sailing to the post-COVID-19 era (21–22 October 2022, Athens, Greece). The Congress brought together about 400 expert scientists, government officials, maritime industry representatives, port administrators, and other organisations. More than 80 expert speakers and chairs from national, European, and international organisations (the WHO, EC DGMOVE, EMSA, USCDC, CLIA, MedCruise, and ECSA) discussed the latest evidence-based scientific data, best practices, and current research as well as innovation activities and results in the field of public health in maritime transport. In addition to invited speakers, 41 abstracts were submitted, out of which 39 were accepted: 29 for oral and 10 for poster presentations.
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Statement of Peer Review

  • Despena Andrioti Bygvraa,
  • Sebastian Crespi,
  • Miguel Dávila Cornejo,
  • Lieselotte De Marez,
  • Christos Hadjichristodoulou,
  • Volker Harth,
  • Pavle Jelicic,
  • Jørn Klein,
  • Antonios Michaelakis and
  • Varvara Mouchtouri
  • + 5 authors
Med. Sci. Forum2022, 13(1), 34;https://doi.org/10.3390/msf2022013034

4 April 2023

In submitting conference proceedings to Medical Sciences Forum, the volume editors of the proceedings certify to the publisher that all papers published in this volume have been subjected to peer review administered by the volume editors [...]

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Occupational Health on Merchant Ships during COVID-19

  • Kristina Militzer,
  • Franziska Labe,
  • Martin Dirksen-Fischer,
  • Matthias Boldt,
  • Birgit Grassl,
  • Christina Stabenow,
  • Volker Harth and
  • Jan Heidrich
Med. Sci. Forum2022, 13(1), 33;https://doi.org/10.3390/msf2022013033

16 March 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic burdened the working and living conditions of seafaring personnel with particular challenges. The present study investigated the health and occupational burden of 301 multinational seafarers from merchant ships using self-admini...

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e-Healthy Ship: New Approaches for Improving Health Management on Merchant Vessels

  • Lukas Belz,
  • Dorothee Dengler,
  • Chiara Reck,
  • Thomas von Münster,
  • Jan Heidrich,
  • Volker Harth and
  • Marcus Oldenburg
Med. Sci. Forum2022, 13(1), 32;https://doi.org/10.3390/msf2022013032

16 March 2023

On Merchant vessels, there is usually no physician on board. Health management there is a great challenge for the responsible nautical officers. To simplify health administration on board diverse electronic health modules including a medical logbook...

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Quarantine Vessels and Irregular Migration: New Public Health Measures against SARS-CoV-2

  • Laura Pecoraro,
  • Salvatore Zichichi,
  • Emanuela Maria Frisicale,
  • Claudia Marotta,
  • Domenico Stabile,
  • Claudio Pulvirenti,
  • Ulrico Angeloni,
  • Giorgia Battaglia,
  • Giovanni Rezza and
  • Fabrizio Stracci
Med. Sci. Forum2022, 13(1), 31;https://doi.org/10.3390/msf2022013031

8 February 2023

During SARS-CoV-2 pandemic irregular migrants coming by sea to Europe were required to observe a period of isolation or quarantine on-board dedicated ferry vessels, converted into protected isolation system according to Technical Guidelines written b...

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Y.A.C.H.T.: Yes, A Challenging Tool to Perform a Ship Sanitation Exemption Inspection on Yacht

  • Mattia Latorre,
  • Simone Latorre and
  • Antonello Campagna
Med. Sci. Forum2022, 13(1), 30;https://doi.org/10.3390/msf2022013030

30 January 2023

The public health surveillance of yachts and pleasure boats is relevant to avoid and prevent the spread of infectious diseases. With the entry into force of the International Health Regulations 2005, the Ship Sanitation Exemption Certificate (SSEC) b...

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COVID-19 at Dumai Sea: One Year Study on a Commerce Ship

  • Firman and
  • Suyanto Suyanto
Med. Sci. Forum2022, 13(1), 29;https://doi.org/10.3390/msf2022013029

30 January 2023

Background: Being highly contagious through person-to-person transmission, COVID-19 can easily spread within multinational populations of ships and to land communities. The purpose of this study is to report on the prevalence of COVID-19 infections i...

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Seafarers’ Health and Wellbeing during COVID-19: Lessons Learned

  • Margarita Kanaki,
  • Despoina Andrioti Bygvraa and
  • George Charalambous
Med. Sci. Forum2022, 13(1), 28;https://doi.org/10.3390/msf2022013028

19 December 2022

The maritime industry has long been a significant mode of transportation. It is essential since it contributes to 80% of the global trade. Nevertheless, the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the maritime sector and its workforce. Many countries implemen...

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Cruise Ships and Ferries’ Medical Facilities’ Requirements: An Operative Guideline Used in Authorization

  • Antonello Campagna and
  • Rosa Maria Russo
Med. Sci. Forum2022, 13(1), 27;https://doi.org/10.3390/msf2022013027

15 December 2022

Adequate medical facilities on passenger ships are essential to ensuring the quality of medical care and public health actions. Their design and construction is complex, as they have to comply with several regulations and recommendations from differe...

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Transformation of a Ferry in a COVID-19 Ship Hospital: Crew Occupational Safety and Health Issues According to the Experience of Liguria Public Health Port Authority

  • Antonello Campagna,
  • Paolo Cremonesi and
  • Rosa Maria Russo
Med. Sci. Forum2022, 13(1), 26;https://doi.org/10.3390/msf2022013026

15 December 2022

In March 2020, a ferry (Splendid G.N.V. Company, Italy) moored in the port of Genova (Northwest of Italy) was transformed into a medical care facility for COVID-19. The project intended to help infected patients that required low-intensity care, were...

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Using the Intra-Action Review Methodology at European Level to Assess Effectiveness of Measures for Cruise Ship Operations in the COVID-19 Context

  • Lemonia Anagnostopoulos,
  • Leonidas Kourentis,
  • Miguel Dávila Cornejo,
  • Iratxe Moreno Lorente,
  • Mauro Dionisio,
  • Claudia Marotta,
  • Christos Hadjichristodoulou and
  • Varvara A. Mouchtouri
Med. Sci. Forum2022, 13(1), 14;https://doi.org/10.3390/msf2022013014

1 December 2022

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the European Union Joint Action HEALTHY GATEWAYS developed guidelines for cruise operators and authorities to restart operations and provide common COVID-19 public health preparedness and response standards. In F...

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