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

Borders, Intersections and Boundaries: Issues at the Nexus of Environment, Occupation and Population Health

Annual Cascadia Symposium on Environmental, Occupational, and Population Health
January 11-12, 2024
Semiahmoo Resort, Blaine, WA

Call for Abstracts

The conference organizers are now accepting abstracts. The conference theme will focus on topics that bridge occupation, environment and population health and that present opportunities for collective research and action by the participating universities throughout the Cascadia region. Keynote presentations will explore the impact of wildfires, the ongoing opioid public health crisis, and the persistence of related health disparities and inequities.

For podium presentations, ignite talks and posters, we are accepting abstracts that relate to any occupational, environmental, or population health topics. If you are interested in presenting at the conference, please submit your contact information and a brief abstract (200 words maximum). We welcome presentations and posters from research that is in progress. The deadline for submission is November 15th, 2023.

Submit an Abstract

Registration

For those affiliated with an American institution, the fee is $375 USD; for those affiliated with a Canadian institution the fee is $415 CDN. The registration fee includes conference meals.

Lodging

We encourage you to book your hotel accommodation under the conference block at the Semiahmoo Resort soon, as there are limited rooms reserved at a discounted rate for our delegates. The room rate at Semiahmoo Resort is $107 (plus taxes) USD. The booking deadline for the conference room rate is December 11th.

Semiahmoo Resort
9565 Semiahmoo Parkway
Blaine, WA 98230 USA
Tel: 855-917-3767
Email reservations: guestservices@semiahmoo.com
Group booking code: 2401UBCUWOA
Website: https://www.semiahmoo.com/about.php

If booking online, note the code above is a group code, rather than a promo code. Click here to book January 11 only. Click here to book January 10 and 11.

Scientific Planning Committee

University of British Columbia: Michael Brauer; Melanie Gorman Ng; Chris McLeod; Suhail Marino
Simon Fraser University: Chris Buse
University of Washington: Chris Simpson
Oregon State University: Perry Hystad
Boise State University: Cynthia Curl

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Day of Mourning

April 2024: On April 28, 2024, workers, families, and employers will gather at commemorative ceremonies to honour the 175 BC workers who lost their lives last year due to workplace injury and disease. Join us as we reflect on those we’ve lost, and renew our commitment to creating healthy and safe workplaces for everyone. Whether you’re an employer, supervisor, prime contractor, or worker, you have a role to play in keeping the workplace safe. A public Day of Mourning ceremony will take place at Jack Poole Plaza in downtown Vancouver on Sunday, April 28th at 10:30 am, with the Olympic Cauldron being lit in honour of the day. A livestream of the event will be available at dayofmourning.bc.ca.

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.