Centre for Research on Work Disability Policy: Annual Forum
June 2016: The CRWDP is holding their annual forum June 8 in Vancouver, co-hosted by our Co-Director Mieke Koehoorn. This is an opportunity for researchers, trainees, and members of the public to learn about the CRWDP and to provide input on BC’s research directions and activities.
WorkSafeBC Research Training Award
June 2016: Partnership MSc student Kelvin Choi is the recipient of a WorkSafeBC Research Training Award for his thesis work on workplace violence. More about our work in this area
BC Care Providers Annual Conference
May 2016: Chris McLeod will present on the health, safety, and disability practices that reduce the risk of work-related injuries and illnesses in the long-term care sector at the BCCPA 2016 annual conference, May 31 in Whistler. More about our work in this area
Webinar: Health Care Safety Professionals Association of BC
May 2016: Chris McLeod will give a webinar on the role of leading and lagging indicators in violence prevention in health care to the Health Care Safety Professionals Association of BC on Friday May 20. Learn more about our work in this area
Trudeau announces Canada “moving forward” on asbestos ban
May 2016: Pleased to see that Canada is now moving toward a ban on asbestos. Learn more about our work on asbestos exposure and mesothelioma
MSFHR Scholar Award to Chris McLeod
May 2016: Our co-director Chris McLeod is a 2016 Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Scholar Program award recipient for his comparative and cross-jurisdictional research on work and health. More about our work in this area.
Labor markets and health: an integrated life course perspective
May 2016: New article in Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health from our co-director Chris McLeod and visiting scholar Ute Bültmann on integrating a life course perspective into work and health research.
Does time off work after injury vary by jurisdiction?
May 2016: New article in BMJ Open related to our international comparative work: Does time off work after injury vary by jurisdiction? A comparative study of eight Australian workers’ compensation systems. Learn more about this work.
Study finds COR employers have lower rates of serious injuries than those not in program
April 2016: Our COR audit evaluation is featured in the Institute for Work & Health At Work newsletter.
Will you be ready if COR becomes mandatory?
April 2016: Our COR audit program evaluation mentioned in an article in construction sector magazine On-Site.
Public Talk – Work in Life: Work and Health in a Life-Course Perspective
April 2016: International Visiting Research Scholar Dr. Ute Bültmann will give a public talk at the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies at UBC on May 18, 2016.
OEH seminar: Return-to-work is not a single event
March 2016: Partnership co-lead Chris McLeod will present a UBC School of Population and Public Health Occupational and Environmental Health seminar: Return-to-work is not a single event: Our evolving understanding of return-to-work trajectories after work injury. March 18 at 12:30pm. A live webinar option is available.
Presentation at AIHA BC-Yukon on Health and Safety Management and Occupational Hygiene
March 2016: Partnership co-lead Chris McLeod will present at the American Industrial Hygiene Association BC-Yukon Local Section 2016 Conference and Annual General Meeting on March 11.
National comparative research featured
February 2016: Our work comparing long duration claims across Canadian provinces is featured in the 2015 Annual Report of the Research and Workplace Innovation Program, Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba. See pages 4 and 5 for pictures of our knowledge translation and exchange work and page 30 for a project update. More on our national and international comparative work.
Presentation at Ontario General Contractors Association Leadership Day
February 2016: Chris McLeod gave a talk about the Certificate of Recognition impact evaluation at Ontario General Contractors Association Leadership Day. More about COR
Grand Rounds: Bicycling Injury Hospitalization
December 2015: Partnership co-lead Mieke Koehoorn and Kay Teschke will discuss the results of their study of rates of cycling injury hospitalization at Grand Rounds in the UBC School of Population and Public Health on December 4. A live webinar option is available.
