Project directory
The project directory includes Institute for Work & Health (IWH) research studies that were initiated in 2015 onward (as well as a few large studies that were ongoing in 2015). The directory also includes studies conducted under IWH’s Systematic Review Program since it began in 2005. For information on Institute studies initiated before 2015, see our Accomplishments Reports. Studies are either ongoing or completed. Ongoing studies are listed in alphabetical order. Completed studies are listed by year of completion, beginning with the most recently completed.
| Project title | Status |
|---|---|
Opioid-related harms among Ontario workers: a surveillance toolResearch team: Nancy Carnide(PI), Paul Demers(PI), Nathan Debono, Andrea Furlan, Sara Macdonald |
Completed 2023 |
Trends in the severity of work-related injury in OntarioResearch team: Aviroop Biswas(PI), Cameron Mustard(PI), Victoria Landsman, Peter Smith |
Completed 2023 |
Cost to Canadians of excluding people with disabilities from the labour marketResearch team: Emile Tompa(PI), Young Jung |
Completed 2022 |
Do work exposures and their effects differ for men and women? A systematic reviewResearch team: Aviroop Biswas(PI), Peter Smith, Emma Irvin, Mieke Koehoorn |
Completed 2022 |
Estimating the financial benefits of OHS prevention expenditures: a study of Ontario employersResearch team: Cameron Mustard(PI), Emile Tompa, Basak Yanar |
Completed 2022 |
Project ECHO Occupational and Environmental Medicine (OEM): Implementation, evaluation and a pilot study of a new clinical toolResearch team: Andrea Furlan(PI), Anil Adisesh(PI), Nancy Carnide, Shireen Harbin, Emma Irvin, Sara Macdonald, Behdin Nowrouzi-Kia, Colette Severin, Peter Smith, Pam Cardwell |
Completed 2022 |
Return to work in policing: synthesizing current practices and implementation guidanceResearch team: Dwayne Van Eerd(PI), Siobhan Cardoso, Emma Irvin, Monique Gignac, Arif Jetha, Morgane Le Pouésard, Emile Tompa, Basak Yanar, Tanya Morose |
Completed 2022 |
Transitioning to the future of work: an intersectional study of vulnerable youth and young adultsResearch team: Arif Jetha(PI), Monique Gignac, Sara Macdonald, Kay Nasir, Ali Shamaee, Peter Smith, Yani Hamdani, Vicki Kristman |
Completed 2022 |
Centre for Research on Work Disability Policy: Envisioning the future of disability policy in CanadaResearch team: Emile Tompa(PI), Arif Jetha, Dan Samosh, Sabrina Imam, Kathy Padkapayeva |
Completed 2021 |
Conceal or reveal? Facilitators and barriers to older workers' communication of accommodation needsResearch team: Monique Gignac(PI), Arif Jetha, Agnieszka Kosny, Vicki Kristman, Jill Cameron |
Completed 2021 |
Evaluating prevention strategies to reduce the risk of work-related cancers in Ontario’s construction sectorResearch team: Emile Tompa(PI), Young Jung, Amir Mofidi |
Completed 2021 |
Evaluating the implementation and effectiveness of Ontario’s working-at-heights training standardResearch team: Lynda Robson(PI), Ben Amick, Cameron Mustard, Peter Smith, Victoria Landsman |
Completed 2021 |
Improving information on the incidence of work-related injuries and illnesses in OntarioResearch team: Cameron Mustard(PI), Aviroop Biswas, Victoria Landsman, Peter Smith |
Completed 2021 |
Ontario Life After Work Injury Study: Understanding the long-term recovery and labour market outcomes of injured workers in OntarioResearch team: Cameron Mustard(PI), Nancy Carnide, Colette Severin, Peter Smith, Emile Tompa |
Completed 2021 |
Tracking long-term outcomes of injured workers in Ontario to better target supportsResearch team: Emile Tompa(PI), Qing Liao, Cameron Mustard, Ron Saunders |
Completed 2021 |
Understanding the activity patterns of Canadians at work and outside of work, and their association with overall healthResearch team: Aviroop Biswas(PI), Cameron Mustard, Peter Smith, Stephanie Prince Ware |
Completed 2021 |
Using decision-tree machine learning to identify worker movement typologiesResearch team: Aviroop Biswas(PI), Kathleen Dobson, Faraz Vahid Shahidi, Peter Smith, Stephanie Prince, Daniel Fuller |
Completed 2021 |
What is the extent and nature of claim suppression in British Columbia?Research team: Ron Saunders(PI), John O'Grady, Cameron Mustard |
Completed 2021 |
Assessing the human and economic burden of workplace cancer in CanadaResearch team: Emile Tompa(PI), Amir Mofidi |
Completed 2020 |
Developing recommendations for an integrated approach to workplace health protection and health promotionResearch team: Aviroop Biswas(PI), Momtaz Begum, Monique Gignac, Peter Smith, Dwayne Van Eerd |
Completed 2020 |
Getting the message right: strengthening RTW communication in B.C.'s health-care sectorResearch team: Arif Jetha(PI), Monique Gignac, Cameron Mustard, Catherine Backman |
Completed 2020 |
How RTW differs for workers with psychological injuries, older workersResearch team: Peter Smith(PI), , Anthony LaMontagne, Rebbecca Lilley, Sheilah Hogg-Johnson, Michael Sim |
Completed 2020 |
Inter-jurisdictional comparison of OHS and workers’ compensation system performanceResearch team: Christopher McLeod, Ben Amick, Sheilah Hogg-Johnson, Cameron Mustard, Peter Smith, Alex Collie, Mieke Koehoorn, Allen Kraut |
Completed 2020 |
MSD prevention: a practical implementation guide for Newfoundland and LabradorResearch team: Dwayne Van Eerd(PI), Emma Irvin(PI), Siobhan Cardoso, Maggie Tiong |
Completed 2020 |
Occupational health and safety performance in Ontario's unionized construction sectorResearch team: Lynda Robson(PI), Cameron Mustard(PI), Victoria Landsman, Desiree Latour-Villamil, Hyunmi Lee |
Completed 2020 |