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How one company learned participatory ergonomics was worth the investment
Thanks to an economic evaluation performed by the Institute for Work & Health, a textile plant discovered it saved almost $290,000 as a result of implementing a participatory ergonomics program.
Read this case study and more in the Spring 2013 issue of At Work.
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May 22—IWH plenary: Monitoring health inequalities by socio-economic status
Dr. John Frank of the Scottish Collaboration for Public Health Research and Policy presents the results of Scottish government reports on reducing health inequalities by socio-economic status (SES), focusing on the measurement properties of routinely collected health statistics—especially their responsiveness to public health policies and programs that should theoretically reduce SES inequalities. Note that this plenary takes place on a Wednesday, from 4.30 to 5.30 p.m.
Job Opportunity: Project Coordinator
May 9—The Institute for Work & Health is seeking a project coordinator for a systematic review of the literature on strategies to support the appropriate use of prescription opioids. The deadline for applications is May 17, 2013.
Spring 2013 At Work now online
April 25—Learn how a mid-sized manufacturer benefited from a participatory ergonomics program, about the effects of permanent impairments following work injury and about the effectiveness of workplace-based disability management programs in promoting return to work. You'll find these stories and more in the latest issue of At Work, the Institute for Work & Health's quarterly newsletter.
Research Alerts: IWH's new work and health resource
April 8—The Institute for Work & Health (IWH) announces a new resource called Research Alerts—updates of recent research from IWH and beyond in the areas of occupational health and safety, return to work, workers' compensation and more. Now you can browse a list of the latest literature each week or each month (the latter by area of interest). The list contains abstracts for every article and a link to the journal.
Plenary slidecasts now available
April 5—Slidecasts (slides with audio) of Institute for Work & Health plenaries from 2012 onward are now available, and slidecasts of future plenaries will be posted going forward. So if you are unable to attend one of our presentations on emerging research in work and disability prevention, you can catch it later through the IWH"s plenary archive pages.
FIS 2012 Keynote Slidecasts Available
March 18—You can now hear most keynote presentations from the Institute for Work & Health's International Symposium on the Challenges of Workplace Injury Prevention through Financial Incentives (FIS 2012), held last November in Toronto. Slidecasts of these presentations, as well as the slide presentations for both keynote and concurrent sessions, are now available online.
Spring 2013 Systematic Review Workshop
March 1—The Institute for Work & Health's Spring 2013 Systematic Review Workshop is set to take place June 5-7 in Toronto. Sign up now for this popular workshop on how to plan, conduct and communicate the results of a systematic review. The registration deadline is May 22, 2013.
Syme training fellowship applications now being accepted
March 1—The Institute for Work & Health is now accepting applications for its 12-month S. Leonard Syme Training Fellowships in Work & Health. The fellowships are for young researchers at the master's or doctoral level intending to study work and health. The deadline for applications is May 31, 2013.
Low job control linked to hypertension in men
February 27—Low job control is associated with an increased risk of hypertension among men, but not women. This is according to a study by researchers at the Institute for Work & Health and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, published in the Canadian Journal of Public Health.
IWH journal articles
This searchable database of over 800 references includes abstracts and, in some cases, access to full papers of peer-reviewed publications by IWH scientists. Updated February 2013.
