Presentations and Posters

Poster: Occupational Cancer is the Leading Cause of Workplace Fatalities

Poster presented at the Partners in Prevention 2012 Health & Safety Conference and Trade Show on May 1-2, 2012. The poster examines the trends of accepted workplace fatality claims in Ontario between 1997 and 2010, and shows that based on these claims, cancer has overtaken traumatic injuries and...

Poster: Occupational exposure limits for carcinogens in Ontario workplaces: Opportunities to prevent and control exposure

Poster presented at the Partners in Prevention 2012 Health & Safety Conference and Trade Show on May 1-2, 2012. The poster compares occupational exposure limits (OELs) for carcinogens in Ontario with limits across Canada and in other jurisdictions, and makes recommendations for improvements of the...

Video: Paul Demers discusses occupational cancer and the role of the OCRC

Dr. Paul Demers presented recently presented at the Research Exchange Series at the Centre for Health & Safety Innovation in Mississauga on October 18, 2011. He was interviewed on our current knowledge of occupational cancer, and the goals of the OCRC and CAREX Canada in cancer research and prevention. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5b3ZLx3z7A  

Wood Dust Exposure and the Risk of Cancer

Presented by Dr. Paul Demers on November 28, 2011 as part of the Canadian Cancer Research Conference in Toronto. This presentation reviews what is known about exposure to different types of wood dust and the risk of cancer, especially sinonasal cancers.

Occupational Cancer and the Research Program of the OCRC and CAREX Canada

Presented by Dr. Paul Demers on October 18, 2011 as part of the Research Exchange Series at the Centre for Health & Safety Innovation in Mississauga. This presentation outlines our current understanding of workplace carcinogens and the research priorities of the OCRC and CAREX Canada.

Occupational Carcinogens: Current Knowledge, Gaps, and Stakeholder Perspectives

Presented by Dr. Paul Demers on May 29, 2010 as part of OCRC's symposium entitled, "Carcinogens in the Ontario Workplace: Work of the new OCRC" at the Canadian Association for Research on Work and Health Conference in Toronto. This presentation describes our current understanding of workplace carcinogens...

Pesticides and Cancer: New Analyses of a Multi-Centre Case Control Study

Presented by Dr. Aaron Blair on May 29, 2010 as part of OCRC's symposium entitled, "Carcinogens in the Ontario Workplace: Work of the new OCRC" at the Canadian Association for Research on Work and Health Conference in Toronto. This presentation provides an overview of the current weight of evidence...

Poster: Scientific context, needs and priorities in occupational cancer

The OCRC research poster summarizes the need for a research centre dedicated to the prevention of occupational cancer through the identification and elimination of workplace carcinogens. The poster provides a brief summary of where we are now regarding the state of occupational cancer research and identifies...

Asbestos and Cancer in Ontario and the Occupational Cancer Research Centre

Presented by Dr. Loraine Marrett on March 3, 2010 to the Asbestos Surveillance and Disease Compensation Think Tank in Toronto. This presentation provides an overview of the relationship between asbestos use and mesothelioma in Ontario, with information on workers' compensation and asbestos. The new...

The Ontario Health Study (OHS): Occupational and Environmental Research Priorities, Exposure Assessment Strategies, Challenges, and Opportunities

Presented by Dr. Shelley Harris on November 9, 2009 to participants of the 2009 OCRC Research Day in Toronto