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 |
|---|---|
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 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 |
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 |
Ontario Leading Indicators ProjectResearch team: Ben Amick (PI), Sheilah Hogg-Johnson, Cameron Mustard, Lynda Robson, Peter Smith, Ivan Steenstra, Colette Severin, Michael Swift, Selahadin Ibrahim, Sara Macdonald |
Completed 2015 |
Effectiveness of interventions to address depression in the workplace: a systematic reviewResearch team: Andrea Furlan (PI), William Gnam, Nancy Carnide, Emma Irvin, Ben Amick, Kelly DeRango, Robert McMaster, Kim Cullen, Tesha Slack, Sandra Brouwer, Ute Bűltmann |
Completed 2011 |
Prognostic factors for workers' time away from work due to acute low-back pain: a systematic review updateResearch team: Ivan Steenstra (PI), Emma Irvin, Quenby Mahood, Sheilah Hogg-Johnson, Martijn W. Heymans |
Completed 2011 |
Quality and types of instruments used to assess KTE implementation and impact: a systematic reviewResearch team: Dwayne Van Eerd, Donald Cole, Kiera Keown, Emma Irvin, Desre Kramer, Jane Brenneman Gibson, Melanie Kazman Kohn, Quenby Mahood, Tesha Slack, Ben Amick, David Phipps, John Garcia, Sara Morassaei |
Completed 2011 |
Effectiveness of training and education for the protection of workers: a systematic reviewResearch team: Lynda Robson (PI), Carol Stephenson (PI), Paul Schulte, Ben Amick, Stella Chan, Amber Bielecky, Anna Wang, Terri Heidotting, Emma Irvin, Don Eggerth, Robert Peters, Judy Clarke, Kim Cullen, Lani Boldt, Cathy Rotunda, Paula Grubb |
Completed 2010 |
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 |