OCRC Events
Occupational and Environmental Health Seminar Series 2017-2018
Seminars are held on Fridays from 12:30pm to 1:30pm. The seminars are open to everyone, and can be attended in person or by webinar.
Lung Cancer and Prevention in Mining Conference
OCRC, MIRARCO, and Laurentian University are co-hosting a conference in Sudbury, Ontario on July 10-11, on controlling exposure to carcinogens in the mining industry.
Occupational and Environmental Health Seminar Series 2016-2017
The seminars are open to everyone, and can be attended in person or by webinar. Seminars are held on Fridays from 12:30pm to 1:30pm.
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.
Occupational and Environmental Health Seminar Series 2015-2016
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. Presentations from the 2015-2016 seminars are below. For upcoming seminars, please visit our events page. The Occupational and Environmental Health Seminar Series is …
Preventing the Burden of Occupational Cancer in Canada
The OCRC hosted a stakeholder meeting on preventing the burden of occupational cancer in Canada on November 5, 2015. The focus of the meeting was on preliminary findings from the Burden of Occupational Cancer in Canada study, and how the results can be used in prevention initiatives. It provided an overview of the study’s early results, focusing on asbestos, radon and …
Occupational and Environmental Health Seminar Series 2013-2014
The 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. Presentations from the 2013-2014 seminars are posted here.
Occupational and Environmental Health Seminar Series 2014-2015
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. Presentations from the 2014-2015 seminars are below. For upcoming seminars, please visit our events page. 2014-2015 Occupational and Environmental Health …
Occupational Lung Cancer Symposium: Causes and Screening
The Occupational Cancer Research Centre recently held a symposium on occupational lung cancer. The symposium focused on recent research on the burden and prevalence of major exposures linked to occupational lung cancer, such as asbestos and diesel exhaust. It explored the emerging advances in lung cancer screening, and the logistical and ethical issues of targeting …
Shiftwork Interventions Symposium
Interventions mitigating health risks of shift work: Current knowledge and workplace practices On November 6, 2012, the Occupational Cancer Research Centre (OCRC) and the Institute for Work & Health (IWH) held a symposium about workplace practices to mitigate the health effects of shift work. The goal of this symposium was to extend previous discussions of injuries …
