Events

Upcoming events

15 Oct 2024

IWH Speaker Series

How the physical and social environment shape commuters' choices to bike or walk

Aviroop Biswas, Institute for Work & Health

Research shows that only 20 per cent of full-time workers in Canada meet recommended physical activity levels—likely due to time constraints and inflexible work schedules. As many individuals incorporate walking and biking into their daily commutes, finding ways to support and enhance these practical forms of exercise may help increase overall physical activity among workers. In this presentation, Dr. Avi Biswas shares results from a recent study examining how Canadians' decisions to walk or bike to work may be shaped by both the physical environment (e.g., walkability, cycling infrastructure, air pollution) and social environment (e.g., degree of marginalization and deprivation).

Past events

20 Jun 2024

Systematic Review Workshop

Summer 2024 Systematic Review Workshop

This two-day in-person workshop teaches participants how to plan and carry out a basic systematic review, understand the appropriate methods for more complex analysis, interpret the results of a meta-analysis and accurately communicate the results and interpretation of a review.

14 May 2024

IWH Speaker Series

Cannabis use and perceptions among Canadian workers after legalization 

Nancy Carnide, Institute for Work & Health

Cannabis use for non-medical purposes became legal in Canada in October 2018. Many jurisdictions have followed suit in recent years. Although several studies have examined post-legalization outcomes in select groups and in the general population, data among the working population is lacking. Early results from an IWH study of Canadian workers suggested little change occurred in the year after legalization. In this presentation, Dr. Nancy Carnide shares findings from four waves of data, examining cannabis use patterns and perceptions from 2018 to 2021.

20 Mar 2024

Other events

Opioids and Work: Evidence, Perspectives and Looking Ahead

This full-day workshop convenes work and health researchers, policy-makers (in health, labour and workers’ compensation), workers, employers and public health professionals. Hosted by the Institute for Work & Health and the Occupational Cancer Research Centre, this workshop aims to: share evidence on what is known about opioid-related harms among workers, hear diverse perspectives on the underlying contributors to the problem, work together to identify what workplace parties can do to be part of the solution, and determine what information is still needed to be able to fully understand and tackle the issue. 

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