Presentations at EPICOH 2017

August 2017: Partnership Co-directors Mieke Koehoorn and Chris McLeod, researcher Jonathan Fan, postdoctoral fellows Robert Macpherson and Esther Maas, and graduate students Kelvin Choi, Andrea Jones, and Amy Hall are presenting at EPICOH 2017, the 26th International Epidemiology in Occupational Health Conference, August 28-31, in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Tuesday, August 28, 11:00 – 12:45pm (Oral Presentation)

Examining exposure assessment in shift work research: a study on depression among nurses
Amy Hall

Tuesday, August 28, 12:45 – 2:30pm (Poster Session)

Anxiety and depressive diagnoses among workers with musculoskeletal injury
Andrea Jones

Tuesday, August 28, 1:45 – 2:30pm (Poster Walks)

Violence in healthcare: how does it affect return-to-work after work injury?
Kelvin Choi

Determinants of modified work as part of the return-to-work process for injured workers with musculoskeletal injuries in British Columbia, Canada
Mieke Koehoorn

Wednesday, August 29, 10:45 – 12:30pm (Oral Presentation)

Disability and workplace harassment and discrimination among Canadian federal public service employees
Andrea Jones

Wednesday, August 29, 12:30 – 2:15pm (Poster Session)

Leading and lagging indicators for the prevention of violence towards workers in health care
Chris McLeod

Wednesday, August 29, 1:30 – 2:15pm (Poster Walks)

Return-to-work for multiple jobholders with a work-related musculoskeletal disorder: a population-based, matched cohort in British Columbia
Esther Maas

Wednesday, August 29, 2:15 – 4:00pm (Oral Presentations)

How do gender and jurisdiction interact with work disability duration?
Robert Macpherson

Labor market and health trajectories during periods of economic recession and expansion in the United States, 1988-2011
Jonathan Fan

Thursday, August 30, 4:30 – 6:00pm (Oral Presentation)

Are gender differences in disability duration for work-related musculoskeletal injuries explained by health care utilization?
Mieke Koehoorn

Thursday, August 30, 12:45 – 2:15pm (Poster Session)

Gender, age, and the changing burden of work-related disability in Canada and Australia
Robert Macpherson

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Are you a young construction worker?

April 2024: We are looking for young workers in the British Columbia (BC) construction industry to complete a confidential online survey about their current job/trade, working conditions that could contribute to musculoskeletal symptoms, and how these affect their well-being. Respondents will be entered into a draw to win a $100 Amazon gift card as a thank you for participating.

New paper: Does intra-provincial mobility matter as much as inter-provincial mobility?

January 2024: This paper uses residential and employer location from workers’ compensation data to identify non-mobile workers (working and living in the same region of BC), intra-provincially mobile workers (working and living in different regions of BC) and inter-provincially mobile workers (working in BC and living outside BC) to estimate differences in work disability duration. The findings suggest that work disability duration was longest for inter-provincially mobile workers, even after matching workers on similar characteristics. Differences were attenuated in some industries (e.g., natural resources and mining), possibly due to more familiarity with mobile workers, and/or greater ability to accommodate workers. Read more in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

Presentations at Cascadia 2024

January 2024: PWHS PhD student Xiaocong Guo will present on heat-related illness and injury in BC in 2021 compared to 2001-2020; Research Associate Robert Macpherson will present on work injury among fisheries, aquaculture, maritime and land transportation workers, and Director of Privacy and Operations Suhail Marino will present posters evaluating OHS management systems at the Annual Cascadia Symposium on Environmental, Occupational, and Population Health, January 11-12, 2024 in Blaine, WA.

Registration, lodging and call for abstracts for Cascadia 2024: Occupational, Environmental & Population Health Conference

November 2024: The call for abstracts is open for podium presentations, ignite talks, and posters. Abstracts that relate to any occupational, environmental, or population health topics are welcome. Registration and hotel booking are now live.