Occupational and Environmental Health Seminar Series 2020-2021

The Occupational and Environmental Health (OEH) seminar series is supported by the Dalla Lana School of Public HealthPublic Health Ontario, the Occupational Cancer Research Centre, and the Centre for Research Expertise in Occupational Disease.

The 2020-2021 seminar series is now complete. Contact ocrc@ontariohealth.ca to sign up for the mailing list and stay updated on future seminars.

Past Seminars

April 9, 2021 – Association Between Early Life Exposure to Phthalates and Organophosphate Esters and the Development of Childhood Asthma and Wheeze
Garthika Navaranjan, University of Toronto and OCRC
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March 26, 2021 – Cancer risk communication in the news coverage of suspected cancer clusters in Ontario: Contrasting media messaging on cancer by geography
Cathy Slavik, McMaster University and OCRC
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March 12, 2021 – Surveillance of Asbestos Related Disease using the Ontario Asbestos Workers Registry
Victoria Arrandale, University of Toronto and OCRC
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February 26, 2021 – Using geographic information systems to estimate potential pesticide exposure at the population level in Canada
Kristian Larsen, CAREX Canada
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February 12, 2021 – Cancer Prevention in Canada – What do we know and what can we do?
Darren Brenner, University of Calgary
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January 29, 2021 – Recommendations for the Prevention, Detection and Management of Occupational Contact Dermatitis in Health Care Settings
Maureen Cividino, Public Health Ontario
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January 15, 2021 – Occupational sun exposure in Canada
Cheryl Peters, Alberta Health Services and University of Calgary
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November 27, 2020 – Air Quality and Sustainability: What can we learn from the changes during the COVID-19 shutdown?
Greg Evans and Cheol Jeong, Southern Ontario Centre for Atmospheric Aerosol Research, University of Toronto
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October 2, 2020 – The Changing Face of Mesothelioma in Ontario
Paul Demers, Occupational Cancer Research Centre
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Click the links below to see presentations from the previous seminar series:

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