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
- Ontario Life After Work Injury Study: Understanding the long-term recovery and labour market outcomes of injured workers in the shadow of COVID-19. Funded by Workplace Safety and Insurance Board. Completed.
- Opioid-related harms among Ontario workers: a surveillance tool. Funded by Public Health Agency of Canada. Completed. (PI on the project)
- Project ECHO Occupational and Environmental Medicine (OEM): Implementation, evaluation and a pilot study of a new clinical tool. Funded by Workplace Safety and Insurance Board. Completed.
Publications
- Orchard C, Carnide N, Smith PM. How does perceived fairness in the workers' compensation claims process affect mental health following a workplace injury?. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation. 2020;30(1):40-48. doi:10.1007/s10926-019-09844-3.
- Carnide N, Vu U. Despite fears, use of cannabis at work remained stable after legalization: study. OOHNA Journal. 2020;39(2):25-26. doi:.
- Orchard C, Carnide N, Mustard C, Smith PM. Prevalence of serious mental illness and mental health service use after a workplace injury: a longitudinal study of workers' compensation claimants in Victoria, Australia. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2020;77(3):185-187. doi:10.1136/oemed-2019-105995.
- Carnide N, Hogg-Johnson S, Koehoorn M, Furlan AD, Cote P. Relationship between early prescription dispensing patterns and work disability in a cohort of low back pain workers' compensation claimants: a historical cohort study. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2019;76(8):573-581. doi:10.1136/oemed-2018-105626.
- 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.
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