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 was previously a post-doctoral fellow at the Institute.
Carnide conducts research at the intersection between occupational health and safety and substance use. Her research projects have involved analysis of survey and administrative data, as well as systematic reviews. Her program of research includes examining the use and non-medical use of prescription and recreational drugs among workers, their risk factors and the workplace consequences of their use, with a focus on cannabis and opioids.
“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
- Cannabis and workplace fatalities: establishing a baseline in Ontario. Funded by Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Ongoing. (PI on the project)
- Correcting for participation bias in non-probability samples using multiple reference samples. Funded by Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). Ongoing.
- Implementation of a comprehensive accommodation and reintegration program in a police service. Funded by Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB). Ongoing.
- Ontario Life After Work Injury Study: Cannabis use and long-term recovery and return-to-work outcomes among Ontario injured workers. Funded by Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Ongoing. (PI on the project)
- 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. Ongoing.
Publications
- Carnide N, Franche RL, Hogg-Johnson S, Cote P, Breslin FC, Severin C, 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.
- Furlan AD, Irvin E, Kim J, Van Eerd D, Carnide N, Munhall C, Fortune M, Mahood Q, van Tulder MW. Impact of long-term opioid use for chronic non-cancer pain on misuse, abuse or addiction, overdose, falls and fractures. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2014 CD011062-. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD011062.
- Murray E, Franche RL, Ibrahim S, Smith PM, Carnide N, Cote P, Gibson J, Guzman J, Koehoorn M, Mustard C. Pain-related work interference is a key factor in a worker/workplace model of work absence duration due to musculoskeletal conditions in Canadian nurses. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation. 2013;23(4):585-596. doi:10.1007/s10926-012-9408-7.
- Furlan AD, Gnam W, Carnide N, Irvin E, Amick B, DeRango K, McMaster R, Cullen KL, Slack T, Brouwer S, Bultmann U. Systematic review of intervention practices for depression in the workplace. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation. 2012;22(3):312-321. doi:10.1007/s10926-011-9340-2.
- Furlan AD, Gnam W, Carnide N, Irvin E, Amick B, DeRango K, McMaster R, Cullen KL, Brouwer S, Bultmann U, Slack T. Systematic review of intervention practices for depression in the workplace. Institute for Work & Health; 2011.
Speaker Series presentations
- Cannabis use and perceptions among Canadian workers after legalization . IWH Speaker Series. May 14, 2024.
- Occupational patterns in opioid-related harms among Ontario workers . IWH Speaker Series. June 13, 2023.
- Cannabis use and the risk of workplace injury: Findings from a longitudinal study of Canadian workers. IWH Speaker Series. March 8, 2022.
- Have cannabis use and perceptions about workplace use changed since legalization?. IWH Speaker Series. March 3, 2020.
- The link between workplace injury and fatality risks and the use of substances affecting the central nervous system. IWH Speaker Series. May 28, 2019.
Interviews and articles
- Cannabis use during work raises workplace injury odds, research shows. Benefits and Pensions Monitor. August 1, 2023. Available from: https://www.benefitsandpensionsmonitor.com/benefits/chronic-illness-disabilities/cannabis-use-during-work-raises-workplace-injury-odds-research-shows/378385
- Analysis: One in seven use cannabis to recover from work-related injuries. NORML. July 21, 2023.
- Workers in construction, mining most impacted by opioid-related harm: research. NWOnewswatch: Dougall Media (Thunder Bay, ON). July 2, 2023. Available from: https://www.nwonewswatch.com/local-news/workers-in-construction-mining-most-impacted-by-opioid-related-harm-research-7226839
- NSC announces new cannabis-focused report, web tool and webinars. Occupational Health & Safety. April 26, 2023. Available from: https://ohsonline.com/articles/2023/04/26/nsc-announces-new-cannabis-focused.aspx
- IWH, OCRC project delves into role of employment in opioid crisis. Daily Commercial News. August 2, 2022. Available from: https://canada.constructconnect.com/dcn/news/ohs/2022/08/iwh-ocrc-project-delves-into-role-of-employment-in-opioid-crisis