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 only
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 registration 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.
Attendance at OEH seminars may support requirements for continuing education and/or professional development, including the CIPHI Continuing Professional Competencies Program, CRBOH Registration Maintenance Program, or BCG Recertification Points. Please refer to requirements under your relevant professional body to ensure compliance. Records of attendance will be provided to attendees who make this request during the registration process. For more information, please contact Victoria Arrandale (victoria.arrandale@utoronto.ca).
Upcoming Seminars
| Date | Speaker (Institution) | Title/Topic |
|---|---|---|
| September 29, 2023 | Amy Li (University of Waterloo) | The impact of HVAC filters in residential buildings |
| October 13, 2023 | Miriam Diamond (University of Toronto) | PFAS in the environment |
| October 27, 2023 | Jeavana Sritharan (OCRC) & Nancy Carnide (Institute for Work & Health) | Opioid-related harms among Ontario workers |
| November 10, 2023 | Sarah Henderson (BC Centre for Disease Control & University of British Columbia) | Wildfires |
| November 24, 2023 | Fiona Miller (University of Toronto) | Climate resilient, local carbon sustainable health systems |
| January 12, 2024 | Joel Moody (Ontario Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development & University of Toronto) | Occupational health and safety and the view from the Chief Prevention Officer |
| January 26, 2024 | Azita Zahiriharsini & Mahée Gilbert-Ouimet | Sex and gender considerations in the associations between psychosocial stressors at work and coronary heart disease incidence |
| February 9, 2024 | TBD | TBD |
| February 23, 2024 | Kathleen Dobson (Institute for Work & Health) | Depression in the working age population |
| March 8, 2024 | Christopher MacDonald (University of Toronto) | Impact of COVID-19 on the physical and mental wellbeing of Canadian paramedics |
| March 22, 2024 | TBD | TBD |
| April 5, 2024 | TBD | TBD |
Past Seminars
September 15, 2023 – Environmental Equity Mapping Tools for All
Jeff Brook, University of Toronto
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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 — 2022/23
