Staff ~ Scientists

Dr. Nancy Carnide

Post-Doctoral Fellow
PhD, Epidemiology, University of Toronto
Staff email
ncarnide@iwh.on.ca
Staff extension
416-927-2027 ext. 2210

Dr. Nancy Carnide is a post-doctoral fellow at the Institute for Work & Health.

She has a PhD in epidemiology from the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto. During her PhD, she was the recipient of a Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship and a CIHR Strategic Training Fellowship in Work Disability Prevention. 

Carnide's research interests lie at the intersection between occupational health and safety and pharmaco-epidemiology. They include substance use and mental health problems among working populations. Her research projects have involved analysis of survey and administrative data, as well as systematic reviews. Her doctoral dissertation focused on the use of prescription opioids among workers with work-related low-back pain and their association with work disability. Her emerging program of research builds on this work to examine the use and non-medical use of prescription and recreational central nervous system drugs (including opioids and cannabis) among workers, their risk factors and the workplace consequences of their use.

 

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“The gaps in knowledge around the scope, determinants and effects of substance use among workers are vast. Given the current opioid crisis and the move towards cannabis legalization in multiple jurisdictions, including Canada, I cannot think of a more timely area for research in occupational health and safety.” – Dr. Nancy Carnide

Research areas

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Working conditions and health
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Workplace disability management

Projects

Central nervous system agents and the risk of workplace injury and death: a systematic review. Funded by WorkSafeBC. Ongoing. (PI on the project)
Measuring cannabis use in Canadian workplaces. Funded by Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Ongoing. (PI on the project)
Strategies to support the appropriate use of prescription opioids: a systematic review. Funded by Canadian Institutes of Health Research . Completed.
Understanding the use and impact of early opioid prescriptions for work-related low-back pain. Funded by Canadian Institutes of Health Research, WorkSafeBC. Completed.
Effectiveness of interventions to address depression in the workplace: a systematic review. Funded by Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Completed.

Publications

Carnide N, Hogg-Johnson S, Furlan AD, Cote P, Koehoorn M. Prescription dispensing patterns before and after a workers' compensation claim: an historical cohort study of workers with low back pain injuries in British Columbia. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2018;60(7):644-655. doi:10.1097/JOM.0000000000001311.
Furlan AD, Carnide N, Irvin E, Van Eerd D, Munhall C, Kim J, Li CMF, Hamad A, Mahood Q, Macdonald S. A systematic review of strategies to improve appropriate use of opioids and to reduce opioid use disorder and deaths from prescription opioids. Canadian Journal of Pain. 2018;2(1):218-235. doi:10.1080/24740527.2018.1479842.
Carnide N, Hogg-Johnson S, Cote P, Irvin E, Van Eerd D, Koehoorn M, Furlan AD. Response: prescription opioid use and the risk of disability. Clinical Journal of Pain. 2018;34(2):190-191. doi:10.1097/AJP.0000000000000562.
Carnide N, Hogg-Johnson S, Cote P, Irvin E, Van Eerd D, Koehoorn M, Furlan AD. Early prescription opioid use for musculoskeletal disorders and work outcomes: a systematic review of the literature. Clinical Journal of Pain. 2017;33(7):647. doi:10.1097/AJP.0000000000000452.
Carnide N, Franche RL, Hogg-Johnson S, Cote P, Breslin FC, Severin CN, Bultmann U, Krause N. Course of depressive symptoms following a workplace injury: a 12-month follow-up update. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation. 2016;26(2):204-215. doi:10.1007/s10926-015-9604-3.

Interviews and articles

Canadians need to be educated on cannabis in the workplace, new study says . CPA Canada. November 29, 2018. Available from: https://www.cpacanada.ca/en/news/canada/2018-11-29-workplace-cannabis-policies
IWH review outlines promising strategies to prevent prescribed opioid abuse. At Work: Institute for Work & Health; No. 94, Fall 2018.
Canadian companies revisiting workplace policies with cannabis legalization just one week away. The Globe and Mail. October 9, 2018. Available from: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/cannabis/article-canadian-companies-revisiting-workplace-policies-with-cannabis/
Opioids linked to longer disability leaves. Canadian HR Reporter. June 1, 2018. Available from: https://www.hrreporter.com/workplace-health-and-wellness/37069-opioids-linked-to-longer-disability-leaves/
High at the helm: Workplaces preparing for cannabis legalization. The Globe and Mail. April 6, 2018. Available from: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/british-columbia/article-high-at-the-helm-workplaces-preparing-for-cannabis-legalization/