Dr. Nancy Carnide
Dr. Nancy Carnide is a scientist at the Institute for Work & Health. She is also an assistant professor in the Division of Epidemiology at the University of Toronto's Dalla Lana School of Public 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 primary program of research involves examining issues at the intersection between occupational health and safety and substance use, including examining the use and non-medical use of prescription and recreational drugs among workers, their risk factors and the workplace impacts of their use. Her research projects have involved analysis of survey and administrative data, qualitative approaches, as well as systematic reviews.
“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
Projects
- Central nervous system agents and the risk of workplace injury and death: a systematic review. Funded by WorkSafeBC. Completed. (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.
- Ontario Life After Work Injury Study: Understanding the long-term recovery and labour market outcomes of injured workers in Ontario. Funded by Workplace Safety and Insurance Board of Ontario. Completed.
Publications
- Andreacchi AT, Fuller AE, Smith PM, Blair A, Harris A, Carnide N, Pabayo R, Smith BT, Siddiqi A, Shahidi FV. Employment quality and suicide, drug poisoning, and alcohol-attributable mortality. American Journal of Epidemiology. 2025;194(8):2164-2173. doi:10.1093/aje/kwaf018.
- Nowrouzi-Kia B, Carlin L, Furlan AD, Harbin S, Severin CN, Irvin E, Carnide N, Thompson A, Adisesh A. Project ECHO Occupational and Environmental Medicine: a qualitative study of healthcare providers supporting workers with work-related injuries and illnesses. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation. 2025 epub ahead of print. doi:10.1007/s10926-024-10266-z.
- Dobson KG , Chien YC, Carnide N, Furlan AD, Smith PM, Mustard C. Uncovering mental health profiles of workers with a physically disabling injury or illness using the complete state mental health framework. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation. 2024 epub ahead of print. doi:10.1007/s10926-024-10254-3.
- Carnide N, Sritharan J, Song C, Kooshki F, Demers PA. Risk of opioid-related harms by occupation within a large cohort of formerly injured workers in Ontario, Canada: findings from the Occupational Disease Surveillance System. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2024 epub ahead of print. doi:10.1136/oemed-2024-109458.
- Furlan AD, Severin C, Harbin S, Irvin E, Carnide N, Nowrouzi-Kia B, Macdonald S, Thompson A, Liao Q, Smith PM, Adisesh A. ECHO OEM virtual community of learning for primary care. Occupational Medicine. 2024;74(7):493-500. doi:10.1093/occmed/kqae067 .
Speaker Series presentations
- The link between workplace injury and fatality risks and the use of substances affecting the central nervous system. IWH Speaker Series. May 28, 2019.
- Clearing the haze: Understanding how Canadian workers use and perceive cannabis at work. IWH Speaker Series. November 20, 2018.
Media coverage
- Feelings of depression after a physical work injury. Visions: B.C. Partners for Mental Health and Addictions Information (Vancouver, BC). January 1, 2016. Available from: http://www.heretohelp.bc.ca/visions/workplace-transitions-vol11/feelings-of-depression-after-a-work-injury