July 8, 2013 (Toronto, Canada)—An app to measure disability in injured hands, wrists, elbows and shoulders is now available for use on an iPad.
The DASH Outcome Measure app allows clinicians and researchers to measure disability levels and symptoms in people with musculoskeletal disorders of the upper limb, based upon the DASH (Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand) Outcome Measure and its shorter version, the QuickDASH.
About one in ten Canadians aged 20 or older have an upper extremity disorder that they say is serious enough to have limited their normal activities… Read more
April 25, 2013—A participatory ergonomics (PE) program has proven to be beneficial to the bottom line of an Ontario manufacturing firm, according to a recent study by the Institute for Work & Health (IWH). The study is featured in the Spring 2013 edition of the Institute’s quarterly newsletter At Work, which was published online today.
Taking a “company” perspective, the IWH study analyzed a PE program at a clothing manufacturer in southwestern Ontario that employed up to 295 workers. A PE program involves workers, supervisors and other workplace parties… Read more
February 27, 2013 (Toronto, Ontario)—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 (IWH) and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES), published today in the Canadian Journal of Public Health.
Job control refers to the ability to make decisions about the way work is done or skills are used to meet the demands of the job. The study found that, among men reporting low job control, 27 per cent were diagnosed with… Read more
October 17, 2012 (Toronto, Ontario) —Just how well do occupational health and safety (OHS) laws enacted over 30 years ago protect today’s workers? Do they reflect a labour force now characterized by aging workers, declining unionization, a growing number of newcomers, a decline in long-term employment relationships and an increase in independent contracting and temporary employment?
Dr. Michael Silverstein, a professor in the University of Washington’s School of Public Health and former assistant director of Industrial Safety and Health with the Washington State Department… Read more
August 21, 2012 (Toronto, Ontario)—Women with low job control are at greater risk of diabetes, according to a new nine-year study by researchers at the Institute for Work & Health (IWH) and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES). The study was published today in the journal Occupational Medicine.
Job control can be defined as the ability of individuals to make decisions about the way they work or use their skills. Given the increasing prevalence of diabetes in Canada, low job control might be an important modifiable risk factor to reduce the… Read more
June 8, 2012 (Toronto, Ontario)—The Institute for Work & Health (IWH) has joined the world of social media. That means you can learn about the latest research findings and guides from IWH as soon as they are available, and take part in conversations about implementing evidence-based occupational health, safety and disability management programs.
Just click on an icon or web address below:
www.twitter.com/iwhresearch… Read more
January 24, 2012 (Toronto, Ontario)—An updated guide for health-care professionals and researchers on how to use the DASH (Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand) Outcome Measure is now available from the Institute for Work & Health (IWH).
The DASH Outcome Measure is a 30-item, self-report questionnaire that measures the symptoms and functioning of patients with musculoskeletal disorders of the hands, wrists, elbows and shoulders. The tool gives clinicians and researchers a single, reliable instrument to assess any or all joints in the upper extremity. A shorter, 11-… Read more
November 14, 2011 (Toronto, Ontario)—Ontario’s new Minister of Labour will be addressing injured workers, researchers and policy-makers this week when they come together to discuss the use of research to bring about positive change for people disabled by work injury.
On Thursday, November 17, the Honourable Linda Jeffrey will deliver the closing remarks on the first of day of the two-day 2011 Symposium on the Consequences of Work Injury, taking place in Toronto.
The symposium is sponsored by the Research Action Alliance on the Consequences of Work Injury (RAACWI). RAACWI is… Read more
October 26, 2011 (Toronto, Ontario) —A new resource from the Institute for Work & Health (IWH) will help settlement agencies and others teach newcomers to Ontario about their health and safety rights and duties in the workplace.
Called Prevention is the Best Medicine, the 11-item toolkit contains everything needed to deliver instructional sessions on two separate, but related, topics within an Ontario context: occupational health and safety, and workers’ compensation. The toolkit is designed to be delivered to recent immigrants who are preparing to enter the… Read more
September 22, 2011 (Toronto, Ontario) — How can research improve public policy, specifically in the area of workers’ compensation and recovery following a job injury?
This question is at the heart of a talk being given by Dr. Robert T. Reville, a senior economist at the RAND Corporation. Dr. Reville is delivering this year’s Nachemson Memorial Lecture on Thursday, October 27 in Toronto. This free lecture is held annually by the Institute for Work & Health (IWH) to showcase the research of a prominent national or international expert in the field of work and health.
Dr.… Read more
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