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

New paper: Heat-related illness among workers in BC

August 2024: BC experienced an unprecedented summer with record-breaking high temperatures in 2021. This study characterized occupational heat-related illness (HRI) among BC workers by estimating by incidence rates and associations between heatwaves and HRI, with a focus on comparing risks during the 2021 summer and prior summers from 2001-2020. Read more in the Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health.

New paper: The impact of regulatory workplace safety inspections on workers’ compensation claim rates

July 2024: This study examined whether regulatory workplace safety inspections in Alberta resulted in reductions in workers’ compensation claims rates for inspected firms relative to comparable non-inspected firms. Findings indicate that inspections generally do not result in greater reductions in firm-level claim rates in the construction, manufacturing, and transportation sectors. Read more in the American Journal of Industrial Medicine.