Category: Clinician
Area: Occupational Health Nursing
Location: Consultant
E-mail: [email protected]
Mrs Karen Michell is passionate about occupational health nursing practise as a specialization, specifically education. Consequently, she advises industry on the development and implementation of occupational health and safety programs, as well as developing and presenting occupational health nursing professional development courses to ensure OHNP remains at the cutting edge. Her success is evidenced by the success of her students, the majority of whom have taken up management posts in occupational health, positively impacting quality of service delivery. Among the various organisations she is associated with, she is president of the South African Society of Occupational health Nursing Practitioners (SASOHN) (2010–2012) and advisor to the International Council of Nurses Committee for Occupational Health issues. She has been presented with numerous awards for her contributions to the field of OHNP. She established a technical committee to investigate and improve the quality of spirometry testing in South Africa, which led to the publication of a standard for spirometry testing in South Africa. Mrs Michell has published numerous research articles in local and international peer-reviewed journals. Her passion for OH has inspired her to register for a doctoral degree.
Mrs Karen Michell is therefore recognised for her work on : Occupational Health Nursing.