Graduate student opportunities
December 2013: Partnership co-lead Chris McLeod invites applications from students interested in OHS policies, compensation systems, and occupational injury or disease.
Alf Nachemson Memorial Lecture
November 2013: Partnership co-lead Mieke Koehoorn will discuss the contribution of research to informing regulatory and compensation policy in worker health protection in BC at this annual lecture at the Institute for Work & Health in Toronto on Nov. 21.
Evaluating health and safety inspections
October 2013: Kim McLeod, a Partnership PhD trainee funded by WorkSafeBC, presented her her work on health and safety inspections at WorkSafeBC on Sept. 27. View her presentation.
Chris McLeod speaks at AWCBC Learning Symposium
September 2013: Partnership co-lead Chris McLeod spoke about implementation and evaluation of workplace OHS interventions at the 2013 Association of Workers’ Compensation Boards of Canada (AWCBC) Learning Symposium in Saint John, NB. View his presentation
Mieke Koehoorn speaks at the Scottish Informatics Programme conference
August 2013: Partnership co-lead Mieke Koehoorn spoke about using existing data for health research at the Scottish Informatics Programme conference in St Andrews, Scotland on August 29. View her presentation.
The role of sex and gender in workplace safety
August 2013: Partnership co-lead Mieke Koehoorn’s work is featured in the Journal of Commerce.
Walk for Truth – Asbestos Kills
July 2013: Partnership staff Suhail Marino and Billy Quirke walked in the annual Walk for Truth, hosted by the Asbestos-related Research, Education and Advocacy Fund (AREA Fund) in Powell River, BC on June 22nd, to raise awareness of the hazards of asbestos and to honour victims of asbestos-related disease.
Partnership research on sex and gender featured in WorkSafeBC e-newsletter
July 2013: The Policy and Regulation Division e-newsletter reports on Mieke Koehoorn’s research looking at occupational health and safety and workers’ compensation through the lens of sex and gender.
CIHR New Investigator award for Chris McLeod
June 2013: Congratulations to Partnership co-lead Chris McLeod on his receipt of a new investigator award for his research program on work and health.
Upcoming presentation on using workers compensation data in comparative, cross-jurisdictional research
June 2013: Partnership co-lead Chris McLeod will speak about the promise and challenge of using workers compensation data in comparative, cross-jurisdictional research at the 23rd Conference on Epidemiology in Occupational Health (EPICOH) in Utrecht, The Netherlands on June 20. Read more about our international comparative research.
Seminar: Does surgical setting or expedited fees matter for return-to-work after knee surgery?
May 2013: Partnership co-lead Mieke Koehoorn will give a CHEOS seminar at noon on May 22 at St Paul’s Hospital. More Partnership research on this topic.
Walk for Truth – Asbestos Kills
May 2013: The Asbestos-related Research, Education and Advocacy Fund (AREA Fund) is hosting the Walk for Truth on June 22 in Powell River, BC, to raise awareness of asbestos-related disease. Registration is now open.
Chris McLeod receives UBC Hampton Research Fund Award
May 2013: Partnership co-lead Chris McLeod is a recipient of a UBC Hampton Research Fund award for his project entitled “The health and well being consequences of the great recession: a comparative and cross-jurisdictional analysis.”
Steps for Life – Walking for Families of Workplace Tragedy
April 2013: On May 5 a 5km fundraising walk to help support families affected by workplace tragedy will be help at Burnaby Lake Regional Park. More
Day of Mourning
April 2013: On April 28 workers, families, and employers will remember those who have lost their lives to work-related incidents or occupational diseases. A ceremony will be held in Vancouver on April 26 at 10:30am. More information about this ceremony and others.
Population-based surveillance of asthma among workers in British Columbia, Canada
Journal article
Koehoorn M, Tamburic L, McLeod C, Demers P, Lynd, L, Kennedy S. Chronic Diseases in Canada. 2013; 33(2).
Upcoming international comparative research workshop
March 2013: Partnership Co-Lead Chris McLeod will speak about the opportunities and challenges of international comparative research in Melbourne, Australia on March 14.
Asthma surveillance among workers
March 2013: Partnership research published in Chronic Diseases in Canada finds a high prevalence of active asthma in the BC working population, and in particular, higher rates among females and in certain industries. View the article or learn more about our work on work-related asthma.
New funding to examine work-related injuries and long duration claims in three Canadian provinces
February 2013: The Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba Research and Workplace Innovation Program has provided funding for a 2 year project comparing injury claim rates in BC, Manitoba, and Ontario.
Remembering Clyde Hertzman
February 2013: It is with great sadness that we mark the sudden passing of our colleague Dr. Clyde Hertzman.
Mieke Koehoorn: CIHR Chair in Gender, Work and Health
February 2013: Congratulations to Partnership Co-Lead Mieke Koehoorn, who was named a CIHR Chair in Gender, Work and Health.
2013 Walk for Truth in honour of all victims of asbestos
February 2013: The second annual Walk for Truth is scheduled for Saturday, June 22, 2013, in Powell River, BC.
The relationship between age and work injury in British Columbia: Examining differences across time and nature of injury
Journal article
Smith P, Bielecky A, Mustard C, Beaton D, Hogg-Johnson S, Ibrahim S, Koehoorn M, McLeod C, Saunders R, Scott-Marshall H. Journal of Occupational Health. 2013; 55(2): 98-107.
Work injury risk by time of day in two population-based data sources
Journal article
Mustard C, Chambers A, McLeod C, Bielecky A, Smith P. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2013; 70(1): 49-56