The Occupational and Environmental Health (OEH) seminar series is supported by the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Public Health Ontario, the Occupational Cancer Research Centre, and the Centre for Research Expertise in Occupational Disease.
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Seminar Details
Time: Seminars are held on Fridays from 12:00pm to 1:00pm (ET)
Location: online webinar
The seminars are open to everyone, and can be attended via Zoom webinar. Registration is free of charge. To register, and to receive the instructions for connecting to the webinar, please follow the Eventbrite links in the table below. The link will become available approximately a week before each seminar date.
Following the seminar, presentation slides will be posted below with the consent of the presenter.
The Occupational and Environmental Health Seminar Series is a self-approved group learning activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. The series is also approved by the Council of Professional Experience for professional development hours (PDHs) for members of the Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors (CIPHI), and by the Canadian Registration Board of Occupational Hygienists (CRBOH) for Registration Maintenance (RM) points. If you have any questions, please contact Victoria Arrandale (victoria.arrandale@utoronto.ca).
Upcoming Seminars
| Date | Speaker (Institution) | Title/Topic |
|---|---|---|
| February 3, 2023 | Matthew Adams (University of Toronto) | Community-Level Air Pollution Monitoring in Hamilton Ontario |
| February 17, 2023 | Aaron Goodarzi (University of Calgary) | Exposure to residential radon and risk communication |
| March 3, 2023 | Mieke Koehoorn and Chris McLeod (University of British Columbia) | Asbestos and gastrointestinal cancer: results from a recent systematic review |
| March 17, 2023 | Eric Tucker (York University) | Labour law and its impact on the health and safety of gig workers |
| March 31, 2023 | Karen Smith (University of Toronto) | Urban Heat |
Past Seminars
January 20, 2023 – Home Care Provider Emotional Wellbeing: Experiences, Supports & Opportunities
Emily King (VHA Home HealthCare and University of Toronto)
Resources:
– Refill Your Cup: Emotional Support Resources Directory for home care providers
– Study: Homecare PSW experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic
– Study: Who meets home care providers’ emotional support needs?
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November 25, 2022 – Neighbourhood walkability, greenness and associations with mortality
Paul Villeneuve, Carleton University
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November 11, 2022 – Environmental noise and health: Research and policy in Canada
Tor Oiamo, Toronto Metropolitan University
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October 28, 2022 – Working and hurting in Little Bangladesh
Stephanie Premji, McMaster University
(If you are interested in a copy of the report, please email Dr. Premji or contact OCRC)
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October 14, 2022 – Occupational stress and burnout in healthcare providers
Behdin Nowrouzi-Kia, University of Toronto
(If you would like to contact Dr. Behdin Nowrouzi-Kia, please visit https://ot.utoronto.ca/about/core-faculty/behdin-nowrouzi-kia/)
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September 30, 2022 – The Microscopic World of Building Science
Sarah Haines, University of Toronto
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September 16, 2022 – IARC Mechanistic Evidence for Cancer in Firefighters
Alexandra Long, Health Canada
(If you want more information on slides, please contact OCRC)
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Click the links below to access presentation slides from previous seminar series:
2013/14 — 2014/15 — 2015/16 — 2016/17 — 2017/18 — 2018/19 — 2019/20 — 2020/2021 — 2021/22
