Occupational and Environmental Health Seminar Series 2024-2025

The Occupational and Environmental Health (OEH) seminar series is supported by the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Public Health Ontario, the Occupational Cancer Research Centre, the Centre for Research Expertise in Occupational Disease, and the Centre for Occupational Disease Prevention.

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Seminar Details

Time: Seminars are held on Fridays from 12:00pm to 1:00pm (ET)
Location: online only

The seminars are open to everyone, and can be attended via Zoom webinar. Registration is free of charge. To register, and to receive the instructions for connecting to the webinar, please follow the registration links in the table below. The link will become available approximately a week before each seminar date.

Following the seminar, presentation slides will be posted below with the consent of the presenter.

Attendance at OEH seminars may support requirements for continuing education and/or professional development, including the CIPHI Continuing Professional Competencies Program, CRBOH Registration Maintenance Program, or BCG Recertification Points. Please refer to requirements under your relevant professional body to ensure compliance. Records of attendance will be provided to attendees who make this request during the registration process, and will be sent at the end of the seminar series (April 2025). For more information, please contact Victoria Arrandale (victoria.arrandale@utoronto.ca).  

Upcoming Seminars

Date	Speaker (Institution	Title/Topic
January 17, 2025	Meghan Winters (Simon Fraser University)	Practices and inspiration for sustainable transportation equity
January 31, 2025	Kristin Cummings (California Department of Public Health)	A modern epidemic of an ancient disease: Silicosis among engineered stone fabricators
February 14, 2025	TBD
February 28, 2025	TBD
March 14, 2025	Brianna Frangione (Carleton University)	Exposure to ionizing radiation and dementia mortality among nuclear power plant workers
March 28, 2025	TBD
April 11, 2025	Sally Radisic (Hamilton Public Health)	Extreme heat and public health

Past Seminars

November 22, 2024 – Northwestern Ontario Workplace & Worker Health Cohort Study (NOWWHS)
Vicki Kristman (Lakehead University)

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November 8, 2024 – Health impacts of microplastics
Lindsay Cahill (Memorial University of Newfoundland)

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October 25, 2024 – Urinary exposures and potential health risks among e-waste recycling workers in Hong Kong
Shelly Tse (Chinese University of Hong Kong)

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October 11, 2024 – Workplace exposure to vapours, gases, dusts and fumes: results from a recent systematic review
Susan Tarlo and Victoria Arrandale (University of Toronto)

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September 27, 2024 – The Job Demands and Accommodation Planning Tool (JDAPT) in workplace accommodation planning and click here to access the JDAPT tool
Monique Gignac (Institute for Work & Health)

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September 13, 2024 – Estimating the global burden of disease from environmental risks
Michael Brauer (University of British Columbia and University of Washington)

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