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Tamara M. James

Assistant Consulting Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
Family Medicine and Community Health, Occupational & Environmental

Overview


Ergonomics and ergonomic products, occupational health

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Assistant Consulting Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health · 2020 - Present Family Medicine and Community Health, Occupational & Environmental, Family Medicine and Community Health

Recent Publications


Does Manual Abdominal Pressure During Colonoscopy Put Endoscopy Staff and Patients at Risk? Experiences of Endoscopy Nurses and Technicians.

Journal Article Gastroenterol Nurs · September 2023 Endoscopy staff suffer work-related musculoskeletal disorders at a rate greater than or comparable to nurses and technicians in other subspecialities, which may be attributable to the widespread use of manual pressure and repositioning during colonoscopy. ... Full text Link to item Cite

Accessibility and accommodations for patients with mobility disabilities in a large healthcare system: How are we doing?

Journal Article Disabil Health J · October 2019 BACKGROUND: People with disabilities continue to experience health disparities resulting from inaccessibility of healthcare practices and medical diagnostic equipment (MDE). OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the accessibility of and acco ... Full text Link to item Cite

Factors associated with lift equipment use during patient lifts and transfers by hospital nurses and nursing care assistants: A prospective observational cohort study.

Journal Article Int J Nurs Stud · March 2019 BACKGROUND: Despite wide availability of patient lift equipment in hospitals to promote worker and patient safety, nursing staff do not consistently use equipment. OBJECTIVE: To determine the influence of factors on the use or non-use of lift equipment dur ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Effectiveness of patient lift equipment

ResearchErgonomist · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2005 - 2010

Surveillance Methods for Health Care and Related Workers

ResearchErgonomist · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2001 - 2006

Work and Health Disparaties Among Rural Women

ResearchErgonomist · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2000 - 2006

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Education, Training & Certifications


George Mason University · 1990 M.A.