November 2020: The EPICOH 2020 conference has been postponed to 2021, but a series of webinars are planned for Dec 9 and 11, 2020. These sessions, featuring presentations and an opportunity to interact with occupational epidemiology colleagues, will be free but require pre-registration.
To register: https://events.eply.com/2020EPICOH
Wednesday, December 9 10:30 AM – 13:00 Eastern Standard Time, UTC-5:00
2020 EPICOH Lifetime Achievement Award Winner, Dr. Debra Silverman, US National Cancer Institute, will present a Keynote lecture, Diesel Exhaust and Lung Cancer: A 20-Year Saga
- Dr. Raquel Velazquez-Kronen, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, USA: Shiftwork, long work hours, and inflammation in the REasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) cohort
- Dr. Samuel Fuhrimann, Utrecht University, the Netherlands: Neurobehavioral effects of exposure to pesticide active ingredients mixtures in Ugandan smallholder farmworkers
- Dr. Cecilia Orellana, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden: Underreporting of non-fatal occupational injuries in Sweden: a population-based study using capture-recapture methodology
Early Career Researchers Outstanding Abstracts Presentations
Friday, December 11: 10:30 AM-12:30 PM Eastern Standard Time, UTC-5:00
Presentations and Audience Discussion: The Application of Standardized Tools to Evaluate Epidemiologic Studies for Risk Assessment: Promises and Pitfalls
Plenary speakers:
Professor Roel Vermeulen, Utrecht University, the Netherlands
Professor Jonathan Sterne, University of Bristol, United Kingdom
Dr. Kris Thayer, Environmental Protection Agency, USA
Dr. Mary Schubauer-Berigan, International Agency for Research on Cancer, France
Dr. David Savitz, Brown University, USA
Moderator: Dr. Laura Beane Freeman, National Cancer Institute, USA
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The EPICOH 2020 Webinars Organizers:
Marie-Élise Parent, Institut national de la recherche scientifique, Canada
France Labrèche, Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail, Canada
Laura Beane Freeman, National Cancer Institute, USA
Susan Peters, Utrecht University, the Netherlands
Vivi Schlünssen, Aarhus University, Denmark
For questions, please contact Vicki Price at Face 2 Face Events Management: vicki@f2fe.com