Evaluating violence prevention programs in health care
November 2014: Partnership co-lead Chris McLeod and co-investigators have received funding from WorkSafeBC to evaluate the effectiveness of violence prevention programs in health care.
Graduate student opportunities
November 2014: Partnership co-lead Chris McLeod invites applications from students interested in evaluation of occupational health and safety policies and interventions and comparative analysis of compensation systems.
Canadian Association for Research on Work and Health Conference
October 2014: Partnership researchers gave five presentations and a poster on a variety of topics at CARWH in Saskatoon. Partnership students also gave a series of presentations.
Seminar in Toronto: Evaluating OHS prevention programs
September 2014: Partnership co-lead Chris McLeod will speak at the University of Toronto on Oct. 2. His talk is entitled “Evaluating OHS prevention programs: An example of a voluntary audit-based prevention program in British Columbia”.
Seminar in Groningen, NL on using research to inform policy and practice
September 2014: Partnership co-lead Chris McLeod will speak at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands on Sept. 24. His talk is entitled “Using research to inform policy and practice: an example of an university-disability insurer partnership from British Columbia, Canada”.
CIHR operating grant success
July 2014: We are excited that Partnership co-lead Chris McLeod’s CIHR Operating Grant on comparative effectiveness of disability management and return to work policies and practices across jurisdictions in Canada, New Zealand and Australia has been funded.
2014 Walk for Truth – Asbestos Kills
July 2014: The AREA Fund’s 2014 Walk for Truth was a sunny success this year. Photos of the day.
EPICOH 2014: Challenges for Occupational Epidemiology in the 21st Century
June 2014: Partnership co-lead Chris McLeod and PhD student Kim McLeod will present at the 24th International Epidemiology in Occupational Health (EPICOH) Conference, June 24-27 in Chicago. Their presentations will be posted here shortly.
No Safe Use – The Globe & Mail on asbestos in Canada
June 2014: Excellent 7-part interactive series covering historic and current exposure risk, mesothelioma, mining, and provincial, national, and international policy.
Long-term care occupational health and safety practices survey
June 2014: The Partnership is recruiting long-term care homes to participate in a survey about health and safety practices.
Occupational disease and injury series on CTV News
June 2014: Watch Partnership Co-lead Chris McLeod discuss occupational disease from asbestos and injury risk in young workers in BC as part of a CTV News series.
2014 Walk for Truth – Asbestos Kills
May 2014: The Asbestos-related Research, Education and Advocacy Fund (AREA Fund) is hosting the Walk for Truth on July 12 in Powell River, BC, to raise awareness of asbestos-related disease. Registration is now open.
Trainee opportunities in gender and health
May 2013: Partnership PhD student Andrea Jones is attending the first OBEL Gender, Work & Health Summer School at McGill. Those interested in similar opportunities should explore the IGH Community Support Program.
April 28: Day of Mourning
April 2014: WorkSafeBC, the BC Federation of Labour, and the Business Council of BC co-host a public ceremony on Monday, April 28 to honour those who have lost their lives to work-related incidents or occupational diseases.
International Health Data Linkage Conference
April 2014: Partnership Co-lead Chris McLeod and Research Coordinator Jonathan Fan will present at the International Health Data Linkage Conference, April 28-30 in Vancouver. Their presentations will be posted here shortly.
BC Injured Workers Forum
April 2014: Working Together for Full Compensation – presented by the BC Federation of Labour on May 30 in Vancouver.
Recommended readings on gender, sex and health
March 2014: Expand your mind with five gender/sex must-reads from Mieke Koehoorn, Partnership Co-lead and CIHR Chair in Gender, Work and Health.
Mental Health and (return to) Work – Experiences from The Netherlands
March 2014: Ute Bültmann will give a talk at Green College at UBC on Wednesday March 12, at 5pm.
Seminar on heat-related illness
February 2014: Our visiting scientist Melanie Fortune will give a seminar on work-attributed illness from excess heat exposure on Feb 14 at 12:30 pm. Join live or online.
National launch of the Centre for Research on Work Disability Policy
January 2014: A multi-site and online event will launch this new SSHRC-funded pan-Canadian research centre on Feb 4, 2014.
Video: Shaping Science for a Healthier World
January 2014: The CIHR Institute for Gender and Health has created an inspiring video about why gender and sex matter to our health.