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Are you a freelance performer, regularly working on short contracts and short-term engagements? BAPAM in collaboration with theis organising an event looking at Occupational health in the performing arts. The industry is commonly termed the original gig economy as a huge proportion of theworkforce are composed of freelance performers. There is also unfortunately a high number likely to become injured or have other health problems as a result of their work.
In traditional settings occupational health teams keep people well at work – physicallyand mentally.But when it comes to the gig economy the healthcare support for a performer may not be as certain.
Amongst other things this event on 27th March 2019 will be looking at the health and work needs of the self-employed, especially those working in this gig economy. As well as the current needs and experiences of performers when they are faced with ill health and also performance-related injury and how they can be treated back in to work.
on to the event which promises to be a very useful day for all performers and clinicians working with performers.
- Interested in finding out more about occupational health and performing arts, there is a collection of resources on the subject on theɱٱ.