Lungs at Work

Dr Johanna Feary

Relationship between cumulative silica exposure and silicosis: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis

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Silicosis, a chronic respiratory disease caused by crystalline silica exposure, is a persistent global lung health issue. No systematic review of the relationship between cumulative respirable crystalline silica (RCS) exposure and silicosis exists. UK exposure limits are currently under review. We therefore performed a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of this relationship.

Health & Wellbeing At Work 2025 conference

Tue, 11 Mar 2025

Dr Jo Feary spoke at the Health & Wellbeing at Work conference on 11 March 2025 in Birmingham. They featured in the programme section "Hot topics in Occupational Lung Disease". Taken from the conference programme, "contemporary work-related risks to lung health in the UK will be summarised in a case-based presentation, taking into account challenges for occupational health professionals, employers and industry."

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Silicosis on Channel 4 News

Mon, 28 Oct 2024

Dr Johanna Feary, Honorary Consultant in Occupational Lung Disease and Asthma, and patient Marek Marzec were recently interviewed by Channel 4 News to discuss the dangers of silicosis due to artificial stone. The piece was aired on Monday 28th October 2024 and you can watch it online here.

If you have ever worked with silica, stone dust, artificial stone or quartz and you are worried about silicosis, please email us now.

We see patients with suspected silicosis in our Occupational Lung Disease NHS clinic.

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Dr Johanna Feary

Honorary Consultant in Occupational Lung Disease and Asthma

Jo is an Honorary Respiratory Consultant in occupational lung disease and asthma at Royal Brompton Hospital and Senior Clinical Research Fellow at the National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College.

Her research is primarily focused on the respiratory heath of working populations including firefighters and individuals exposed to silica. She has been awarded funding to establish a UK Silicosis Registry. She is clinical advisor to the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Respiratory Health (silicosis). She is a member of the Group of Occupational Respiratory Disease Specialists (GORDS) and recent Chair of the British Thoracic Society Occupational and Environmental Lung Disease Specialist Advisory Group (2021-2024).  

Qualifications

  • BMedSci, BM BS, MSc, MRCP, PhD

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