Archives For: 2016
OCRC designated a World Health Organization Collaborating Centre
In 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) designated the Occupational Cancer Research Centre (OCRC) as a Collaborating Centre for Occupational and Environmental Cancer. This designation is the result of a long-standing partnership with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), which serves as the Americas regional office of the WHO, on occupational cancer research and prevention …
2016 Canadian Association for Research on Work and Health Conference
The 2016 CARWH Conference will be held on October 16-18 at the Chestnut Conference Centre in Toronto.
Asbestos exposure in schools
Completed. The goal of the study was to assess custodial workers’ awareness of asbestos through an online survey.
Coffee doesn’t cause cancer, but these things might, according to the WHO
The International Agency for Research on Cancer recently downgraded the carcinogenicity of coffee to Group 3 (not classifiable as to its carcinogenicity in humans).
Exposure to antineoplastic drugs among Ontario’s healthcare settings
Complete.This study identified safe drug handling practices for antineoplastic drugs, the degree of compliance with these best practices and the perceived barriers to compliance in Ontario’s retail pharmacies, veterinary clinics and long-term care homes.
Sun safety at work on the farm
Sun Awareness Week was June 6th to 12th. Click here to read an article on the Sun Safety at Work Canada project.
The Occupational Disease Surveillance System (ODSS) for Ontario Workers
In progress. This project will launch a new system for occupational health surveillance through the linkage of existing administrative databases to identify jobs and work-related factors that can pose health risks to Ontario workers.
Natural resource-based industries and prostate cancer risk in Northeastern Ontario: a case-control study
Sritharan J, Demers PA, Harris SA, Cole DC, Kreiger N, Sass-Kortsak A, Lightfoot N. Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2016.
Colorectal Cancer Resources
Information on occupational exposures that increase the risk of colorectal cancer.
