Project directory
The project directory includes Institute for Work & Health (IWH) research studies that were initiated in 2015 onward (as well as a few large studies that were ongoing in 2015). The directory also includes studies conducted under IWH’s Systematic Review Program since it began in 2005. For information on Institute studies initiated before 2015, see our Accomplishments Reports. Studies are either ongoing or completed. Ongoing studies are listed in alphabetical order. Completed studies are listed by year of completion, beginning with the most recently completed.
| Project title | Status |
|---|---|
Accommodating and Communicating about Episodic Disabilities (ACED): A partnership to deliver workplace resources to sustain employment of people with chronic, episodic conditionsResearch team: Monique Gignac (PI), Dorcas Beaton, Julie Bowring, Curtis Breslin, Emma Irvin, Arif Jetha, Ron Saunders, Peter Smith, Emile Tompa, Dwayne Van Eerd, Renée-Louise Franche, Joy MacDermid, William Shaw, Aaron Thompson |
Ongoing |
Assessing the human and economic burden of workplace cancer in CanadaResearch team: Emile Tompa (PI) |
Ongoing |
Best practices for work disability prevention management systems: a scoping review in support of new Canadian standardResearch team: Emile Tompa (PI), Emma Irvin, Quenby Mahood, Amin Yazdani |
Ongoing |
Central nervous system agents and the risk of workplace injury and death: a systematic reviewResearch team: Nancy Carnide (PI), Andrea Furlan (PI), Kim Cullen, Emma Irvin, Quenby Mahood, Christopher McLeod, Dwayne Van Eerd, Paul Farnan, Gary Franklin, Launette Rieb, Peter Rothfels |
Ongoing |
Conceal or reveal? Facilitators and barriers to older workers' communication of accommodation needsResearch team: Monique Gignac (PI), Arif Jetha, Agnieszka Kosny, Vicki Kristman, Jill Cameron |
Ongoing |
Cost to Canadians of excluding people with disabilities from the labour marketResearch team: Emile Tompa (PI), Young Jung |
Ongoing |
Costs of work-related injuries, illnesses and deaths in the European UnionResearch team: Emile Tompa (PI), Amir Mofidi, Young Jung |
Ongoing |
Developing recommendations for an integrated approach to workplace health protection and health promotionResearch team: Aviroop Biswas (PI), Momtaz Begum, Monique Gignac, Peter Smith, Dwayne Van Eerd |
Ongoing |
Do work exposures and their effects differ for men and women? A systematic reviewResearch team: Aviroop Biswas (PI), Peter Smith, Emma Irvin, Mieke Koehoorn |
Ongoing |
Estimating the financial benefits of OHS prevention expenditures: a study of Ontario employersResearch team: Cameron Mustard (PI), Emile Tompa |
Ongoing |
Evaluating prevention strategies to reduce the risk of work-related cancers in Ontario’s construction sectorResearch team: Emile Tompa (PI), Young Jung |
Ongoing |
Evaluating the implementation of a participatory organizational change intervention in long-term careResearch team: Dwayne Van Eerd (PI), Ben Amick, Kim Cullen, Teresa D'Elia, Era Mae Ferron, Sheilah Hogg-Johnson, Cameron Mustard, Lynda Robson, Ivan Steenstra, Henrietta Van Hulle, Richard Wells |
Ongoing |
Financial incentives to promote employment of people with disabilities: when and how they work bestResearch team: Emma Irvin (PI), Quenby Mahood, Kathy Padkapayeva, Emile Tompa, Heather Johnston, Maureen Haan, Rebecca Gewurtz, Dan Samosh |
Ongoing |
Future-proofing young Canadians with disabilities for the changing labour marketResearch team: Arif Jetha (PI) |
Ongoing |
Getting the message right: strengthening RTW communication in B.C.'s health-care sectorResearch team: Arif Jetha (PI), Monique Gignac, Cameron Mustard, Catherine Backman |
Ongoing |
Identifying relevant OHS leading indicators in Manitoba's construction sectorResearch team: Ben Amick (PI), Dwayne Van Eerd, Jonathan Fan, Sara Macdonald, Christopher McLeod, Colette Severin, Mike Jones (PI) |
Ongoing |
Improving information on the incidence of work-related injuries and illnesses in OntarioResearch team: Cameron Mustard (PI), Aviroop Biswas, Victoria Landsman, Peter Smith |
Ongoing |
Inter-jurisdictional comparison of OHS and workers’ compensation system performanceResearch team: Christopher McLeod, Ben Amick, Sheilah Hogg-Johnson, Cameron Mustard, Peter Smith, Alex Collie, Mieke Koehoorn, Allen Kraut |
Ongoing |
Measuring occupational health and safety vulnerability in AlbertaResearch team: Peter Smith (PI), Victoria Nadalin |
Ongoing |
MSD prevention: a practical implementation guide for Newfoundland and LabradorResearch team: Dwayne Van Eerd (PI), Emma Irvin (PI), Siobhan Cardoso, Maggie Tiong |
Ongoing |
Occupational health and safety performance in Ontario's unionized construction sectorResearch team: Lynda Robson (PI), Cameron Mustard (PI), Victoria Landsman, Desiree Latour-Villamil, Hyunmi Lee |
Ongoing |
Ontario Injured Workers Outcome Study: Understanding the long-term recovery and labour market outcomes of injured workers in OntarioResearch team: Cameron Mustard (PI), Peter Smith, Emile Tompa, Colette Severin |
Ongoing |
Preventing work disability among millennial young adults with rheumatic diseaseResearch team: Arif Jetha (PI), Julie Bowring, Monique Gignac, Catherine Backman, Vicki Kristman, Lori Tucker |
Ongoing |
Return to work in policing: synthesizing current practices and implementation guidanceResearch team: Dwayne Van Eerd (PI), Siobhan Cardoso, Emma Irvin, Monique Gignac, Arif Jetha, Emile Tompa, Basak Yanar, Tanya Morose |
Ongoing |
Role of accommodations and communication practices in supporting the employment participation of Canadians living with disabilitiesResearch team: Monique Gignac (PI), Arif Jetha (PI), Julie Bowring |
Ongoing |