October 2021: PWHS co-leads Mieke Koehoorn and Chris McLeod and several researchers connected to PWHS are giving a series of presentations on gender/sex differences in workers’ compensation, mesothelioma, differences in disability duration after work injury for immigrant workers, by firm size, and in the construction industry, and more, at the 28th International Symposium on Epidemiology in Occupational Health (EPICOH) conference, October 25-28.
Monday, October 25
Gender/sex differences in workers’ compensation for hearing loss, concussions and activity-related soft tissue disorder (ASTDs) in British Columbia, Canada
Mieke Koehoorn
Symposia Presentations 1 | 11:45-13:15 EDT
Tuesday, October 26
Changing trends for mesothelioma in Canada and their implications
Paul Demers
Concurrent Oral Presentations B | 11:15-12:15 EDT
Examining variations in work disability duration by firm size: a comparative study of workers’ compensation claims in Canada and Australia
Chris McLeod
Concurrent Oral Presentations B | 11:15-12:15 EDT
Men and women at work in Canada, 1991-2016
Emma Quinn
Concurrent Oral Presentations C | 15:15 – 16:15 EDT
Wednesday, October 27
A media surveillance analysis of COVID-19 workplace outbreaks in Canada and the United States
Shelby Fenton
Posters 3 | 10:45-11:15 EDT
Understanding age differences in retirement expectations using data from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging
Jonathan Fan
Concurrent Oral Presentations D | 11:15-12:15 EDT
Immigrant workers and work disability duration in British Columbia, Canada
Mieke Koehoorn
Concurrent Oral Presentations D | 11:15-12:15 EDT
Does participation in modified return to work differ for immigrant compared to Canadian-born workers in British Columbia, Canada?
Mieke Koehoorn
Rapid Fire 2 | 12:45-13:15 EDT
An umbrella review of the work and health impacts of working in a pandemic environment
Jonathan Fan
Concurrent Oral Presentations E | 14:00 – 15:15 EDT
Evaluating program effectiveness on return-to-work after work-related injury in the construction sector
Chris McLeod
Concurrent Oral Presentations E | 14:00-15:15 EDT
Thursday, October 28
Young people’s depressive symptom trajectories and their education and employment: Comparing Canada and the United States
Anita Minh
Symposia Presentations 2 | 11:15-12:15 EDT