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 |
|---|---|
Understanding how sex/gender differences shape relationships between working conditions and injury risk, chronic illnesses and return to workResearch team: Peter Smith (PI) |
Ongoing |
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 |
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 |
Addressing literacy and numeracy gaps among workers in an OHS training program: a pilot studyResearch team: Ron Saunders (PI), Curtis Breslin, Siobhan Cardoso, Morgane Le Pouésard, Karen Myers |
Completed 2017 |
Analyzing the adequacy of benefits among workers’ compensation claimants in Ontario, 1999-2005Research team: Emile Tompa (PI), Qing Liao, Cameron Mustard, Ron Saunders |
Completed 2017 |
Determinants of health and safety in unionized and non-unionized firms in Ontario’s construction sectorResearch team: Ben Amick (PI), Sheilah Hogg-Johnson (PI), Desiree Latour-Villamil, Ron Saunders, Paul Demers, Christopher McLeod |
Completed 2017 |
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 |
Employer investments in occupational health and safety: establishing benchmarks for OntarioResearch team: Cameron Mustard (PI), Sabrina Imam, Morgan Lay, Kay Nasir, Emile Tompa |
Completed 2017 |
Evaluating an internal responsibility system audit tool for Ontario’s mining sectorResearch team: Cameron Mustard (PI), Victoria Landsman, Lynda Robson |
Completed 2017 |
Exploring the relationship between prolonged standing and prolonged sitting at work and heart disease among male and female workersResearch team: Peter Smith (PI), Mahée Gilbert-Ouimet, Cameron Mustard, Rick Glazier, Huiting Ma |
Completed 2017 |
Implementation of workplace violence legislation in Ontario hospitalsResearch team: Agnieszka Kosny (PI), Era Mae Ferron, Monique Gignac, Cameron Mustard, Lynda Robson, Sabrina Tonima, Andrea Chambers |
Completed 2017 |
Incidence of work-related aggression and violence in CanadaResearch team: Peter Smith (PI), Cameron Mustard, Peter Donnelly, Steve Geoffrion, Stéphane Guay, Alain Marchand |
Completed 2017 |
Information and resource needs of newcomers to help ensure their safe integration into the labour marketResearch team: Agnieszka Kosny (PI), Basak Yanar, Dina Al-Khooly, Momtaz Begum, Stephanie Premji |
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 |
Providing research evidence for WHO guideline on rehabilitation servicesResearch team: Andrea Furlan (PI), Dorcas Beaton, Cynthia Chen, Mary Cicinelli, Jocelyn Dollack, Emma Irvin, Carol Kennedy-Yee, Quenby Mahood, Claire Munhall, Mark Bayley, Rohit Bhide, Alicia Costante, C Borkhoff, Shivang Danak, John Flannery, Laura Fullerton, Stanislav Marchenko, M Sachdeva, Gaetan Tardif, Judy David, Robert McMaster, Mario Giraldo-Prieto |
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 |
Strategies to support the appropriate use of prescription opioids: a systematic reviewResearch team: Andrea Furlan (PI), Nancy Carnide, Emma Irvin, Jaemin Kim, Quenby Mahood, Sara Macdonald, Claire Munhall, Dwayne Van Eerd, Amy Porath-Waller, Anita Srivastava, Tom Girling, Heather Divine, Norman Buckley, Marty McLeod, Trevagi Satkunendran, Dianne Vermilyea, Jennifer Fillingham, Heather Dickinson, Amol Deshpande, Hanan Abramovici, J.W. Melenchuk, Rabiea Haider, Ian Goldstein, Michael Parkinson, Reggie Caverson |
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 |
Understanding the relationship between osteoarthritis and work: a systematic reviewResearch team: Monique Gignac (PI), Emma Irvin (PI), Kim Cullen, Dorcas Beaton, Quenby Mahood, Dwayne Van Eerd, Catherine Backman, Christopher McLeod |
Completed 2017 |
Understanding the use and impact of early opioid prescriptions for work-related low-back painResearch team: Sheilah Hogg-Johnson (PI), Nancy Carnide, Andrea Furlan, Hyunmi Lee, Pierre Côté, Mieke Koehoorn |
Completed 2017 |
Breakthrough change: understanding why and how workplaces make large improvements in OHS performanceResearch team: Lynda Robson (PI), Ben Amick, Siobhan Cardoso, Sheilah Hogg-Johnson, Cindy Moser, Kathy Padkapayeva, Michael Swift, Harriet South, Emile Tompa, Elizabeth Mansfield, Mark Pagell, Harry Shannon |
Completed 2016 |
Developing a framework for understanding and measuring OHS vulnerabilityResearch team: Peter Smith (PI), Curtis Breslin, Basak Yanar, Morgan Lay, Marni Lifshen, Ron Saunders, Emile Tompa, Anthony LaMontagne |
Completed 2016 |
Effective workplace interventions to prevent upper extremity disorders: a systematic review updateResearch team: Dwayne Van Eerd (PI), Claire Munhall, Emma Irvin, Dave Rempel, Shelley Brewer, Allard van der Beek, Jack Dennerlein, Jessica Tullar, Kathryn Skivington, Clint Pinion, Ben Amick |
Completed 2016 |