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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Financial incentives to promote employment of people with disabilities: when and how they work bestResearch team: Emile Tompa (PI), Rebecca Gewurtz (PI), Emma Irvin, Heather Johnston, Cindy Moser, Kathy Padkapayeva, Dan Samosh |
Ongoing |
Future-proofing young Canadians with disabilities for the changing labour marketResearch team: Arif Jetha (PI), Monique Gignac, Ali Shamaee, Peter Smith, Emile Tompa |
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 |
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 |
Strengthening disability management in Ontario’s municipal sectorResearch team: Cameron Mustard, Arif Jetha, Agnieszka Kosny, Morgan Lay, Christopher McLeod, Lynda Robson, Basak Yanar |
Ongoing |
System-based return-to-work and disability management interventions: a systematic reviewResearch team: Kim Cullen (PI), Emma Irvin (PI), Morgane Le Pouésard, Dwayne Van Eerd, Ben Amick, Siobhan Cardoso, Quenby Mahood, Ron Saunders, Judy Geary, Ulrik Gensby |
Ongoing |
Understanding why gender and age differences exist in RTW outcomes following a musculoskeletal injuryResearch team: Peter Smith (PI), Sheilah Hogg-Johnson, Cameron Mustard |
Ongoing |
Supporting the employment participation of Canadian young adults with chronic conditions: a systematic reviewResearch team: Arif Jetha (PI) |
Completed 2019 |
Understanding the employment needs and experiences of baby boomers with arthritis and diabetesResearch team: Monique Gignac (PI), Dorcas Beaton, Vicki Kristman, Cameron Mustard, Peter Smith, Elizabeth Badley |
Completed 2019 |
Effectiveness of workplace-based return-to-work programs: a systematic review updateResearch team: Emma Irvin (PI), Ben Amick, Caroline Cawley, Kim Cullen, Sheilah Hogg-Johnson, Agnieszka Kosny, Vicki Kristman, Quenby Mahood, Ron Saunders, Dwayne Van Eerd, Alex Collie, Sharon Newman, Andrew Palagyi, Rasa Ruseckaite, Swati Shourie, Ulrik Gensby, Paul Jennings, Diane Sheppard, Marie Laberge |
Completed 2017 |
Identifying and implementing current practices in supporting workers with depressionResearch team: Dwayne Van Eerd (PI), Kim Cullen (PI), Siobhan Cardoso, Emma Irvin, Monique Gignac, Morgane Le Pouésard, Quenby Mahood, Anita Dubey, Judy Geary |
Completed 2017 |
Policies and practices on the accommodation of people with visible disabilities in the workplaceResearch team: Emile Tompa (PI), Quenby Mahood, Kathy Padkapayeva, Alexis Buettgen, Andrew Posen, Amin Yazdani |
Completed 2017 |
Prognostic factors for time away from work among workers with chronic low-back pain: a systematic review updateResearch team: Ivan Steenstra (PI), Sheilah Hogg-Johnson, Emma Irvin, Quenby Mahood, Claire Munhall, Dwayne Van Eerd, Nelson Oranye, Steve Passmore |
Completed 2017 |
Role of aging in return to work and stay at work: a systematic reviewResearch team: Ivan Steenstra, Dorcas Beaton, Kim Cullen, Monique Gignac, Emma Irvin, Amin Yazdani, Patrick Loisel, Greg McIntosh, Glenn Pransky, Martine Puts, Ross Wilkie |
Completed 2017 |
Role of health-care providers in the workers’ compensation system and return-to-work processResearch team: Agnieszka Kosny (PI), Dorcas Beaton, Andrea Furlan, Marni Lifshen, Basak Yanar, Juliette Cooper, Mieke Koehoorn, Ellen MacEachen, Barbara Neis |
Completed 2017 |
Synthesizing and tailoring OHS knowledge for use in specific provincial and local contextsResearch team: Emma Irvin (PI), Stephen Bornstein (PI), Kim Cullen, Ron Saunders, Dwayne Van Eerd, Amanda Butt, Leslie Johnson, Steve Passmore |
Completed 2017 |
Understanding employment transitions among people living with arthritis across the life courseResearch team: Arif Jetha (PI), Monique Gignac, Catherine Connelly, Kathleen Martin Ginis, Sean Tucker |
Completed 2017 |
Measuring the impact of an organizational change initiative to reduce work disability in an acute-care hospitalResearch team: Cameron Mustard, Ben Amick, Dwayne Van Eerd, Marni Lifshen, Andrea Chambers |
Completed 2016 |