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 |
|---|---|
Effectiveness and implementation of health and safety programs in small enterprises: a systematic review of quantitative and qualitative literatureResearch team: Ellen MacEachen(PI), Curtis Breslin(PI), Natasha Kyle, Agnieszka Kosny, Philip Bigelow, Quenby Mahood, Krista Scott-Dixon, Sara Morassaei, Marcia Facey, Lori Chambers, Rachel Couban, Harry Shannon, Kim Cullen, Ben Amick |
Completed 2008 |
Process and implementation of participatory ergonomics interventions: a systematic reviewResearch team: Dwayne Van Eerd(PI), Donald Cole, Emma Irvin, Quenby Mahood, Kiera Keown, Nancy Theberge, Judy Village, Marie St. Vincent, Kim Cullen, Heather Widdrington |
Completed 2008 |
Role of workplace interventions to prevent upper extremity MSDs: a systematic reviewResearch team: Ben Amick(PI), Carol Kennedy, Jack Dennerlein, Shelley Brewer, Starly Catli, Renee Williams, Consol Serra, Fred Gerr, Emma Irvin, Quenby Mahood, Al Franzblau, Dwayne Van Eerd, Bradley Evanoff, Dave Rempel |
Completed 2008 |
Effectiveness of injury/illness prevention and loss control programs: a systematic reviewResearch team: Shelley Brewer(PI), Eden King, Ben Amick, George Delclos, Jerome Spear, Emma Irvin, Quenby Mahood, Linda Lee, Cindy Lewis, Lois Tetrick, David Gimeno, Renee Williams |
Completed 2007 |
Occupational health and safety interventions with economic evaluations: a systematic reviewResearch team: Emile Tompa(PI), Roman Dolinschi, Claire de Oliveira, Emma Irvin |
Completed 2007 |
Factors associated with occupational disease among young people: a systematic reviewResearch team: Curtis Breslin(PI), Doreen Day, Emile Tompa, Emma Irvin, Sudipa Bhattacharyya, Judy Clarke, Anna Wang, Mieke Koehoorn |
Completed 2006 |
Interventions in health-care settings to protect musculoskeletal health: a systematic reviewResearch team: Ben Amick(PI), Jessica Tullar, Shelley Brewer, Emma Irvin, Quenby Mahood, Lisa Pompeii, Anna Wang, Dwayne Van Eerd, David Gimeno, Bradley Evanoff |
Completed 2006 |
Occupational health and safety management audit instruments: a literature reviewResearch team: Philip Bigelow(PI), Lynda Robson(PI) |
Completed 2006 |
Workplace interventions to prevent musculoskeletal and visual symptoms and disorders among computer users: a systematic reviewResearch team: Dwayne Van Eerd(PI), Shelley Brewer(PI), Ben Amick, Emma Irvin, Kent Daum, Fred Gerr, Steve Moore, Kim Cullen, Dave Rempel |
Completed 2006 |
Effectiveness of occupational health and safety management systems: a systematic reviewResearch team: Lynda Robson, Judy Clarke, Kim Cullen, Amber Bielecky, Colette Severin, Philip Bigelow, Emma Irvin, Anthony Culyer, Quenby Mahood |
Completed 2005 |
Effectiveness of participatory ergonomics interventions: a systematic reviewResearch team: Donald Cole, Irina Rivilis, Dwayne Van Eerd, Kim Cullen, Emma Irvin, Desre Kramer |
Completed 2005 |
Risk factors for work injury among youth: a systematic reviewResearch team: Curtis Breslin(PI), Doreen Day, Emile Tompa, Emma Irvin, Sudipa Bhattacharyya, Judy Clarke, Anna Wang |
Completed 2005 |
Workplace-based return-to-work interventions: a systematic review of the quantitative and qualitative literatureResearch team: Renee-Louise Franche(PI), Ellen MacEachen(PI), Kim Cullen, Judy Clarke, John Frank, Sandra Sinclair, Rhoda Reardon |
Completed 2004 |
Addressing knowledge gaps about skills of persons with disabilitiesResearch team: Emile Tompa(PI), Sabrina Imam, Joann Varickanickal, Amir Mofidi, Rebecca Gewurtz, Emma Irvin, Basil Southey |
Completed |
Centre for Research on Work Disability Policy: Envisioning the future of disability policy in CanadaResearch team: Emile Tompa(PI), Arif Jetha, Dan Samosh, Sabrina Imam, Kathy Padkapayeva |
Completed |
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 |
Completed |
Developing a Canadian work disability standard for paramedics with post-traumatic stress injuryResearch team: Emile Tompa(PI), Amin Yazdani(PI), Sabrina Imam, Emma Irvin, Dwayne Van Eerd, Nicki Islic, Ron Meyers |
Completed |
Developing approaches to measuring the dimensions of gender and their relationship to health outcomesResearch team: Peter Smith(PI), Momtaz Begum, Monique Gignac, Mahée Gilbert-Ouimet, Greta Bauer |
Completed |
Evaluating the effectiveness of distance learning in delivering Ontario's JHSC certification trainingResearch team: Lynda Robson(PI), Cameron Mustard(PI), Aviroop Biswas, Victoria Landsman, Faraz Vahid Shahidi, Peter Smith |
Completed |
Evaluating the implementation and effectiveness of Ontario’s working-at-heights training standardResearch team: Lynda Robson(PI), Ben Amick, Cameron Mustard, Peter Smith, Victoria Landsman |
Completed |
Examining sex/gender differences in exposures to workplace-acquired communicable disease: a systematic reviewResearch team: Aviroop Biswas(PI), Emma Irvin, Heather Johnston, Peter Smith, Mieke Koehoorn, Annalee Yassi |
Completed |
Future-proofing young Canadians with disabilities for the changing labour marketResearch team: Arif Jetha(PI), Monique Gignac, Kay Nasir, Ali Shamaee, Peter Smith, Emile Tompa |
Completed |
Ontario Life After Work Injury Study: Understanding the long-term recovery and labour market outcomes of injured workers in OntarioResearch team: Cameron Mustard(PI), Nancy Carnide, Colette Severin, Peter Smith, Emile Tompa |
Completed |
Ontario Life After Work Injury Study: Understanding the long-term recovery and labour market outcomes of injured workers in the shadow of COVID-19Research team: Cameron Mustard(PI), Nancy Carnide, Colette Severin, Peter Smith, Emile Tompa |
Completed |
Opioid-related harms among Ontario workers: a surveillance toolResearch team: Nancy Carnide(PI), Paul Demers(PI), Nathan Debono, Andrea Furlan, Sara Macdonald |
Completed |