Occupational Health Presentations
Common Occupational and Associated Health Risks
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Professor of Chemistry, Director of the 麻豆AV Office of Science and Society, author, radio show host and Gazette columnist.
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Learning Objectives:
- Learn about the history of occupational hazards
- Examine some specific hazards: PFAS, Ethylene Oxide, Radiation
- Learn about hazards in the lecture room
Did my Patient鈥檚 Job Make Them Sick?
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Dr. Peter Rohan is an adjunct professor of Epidemiology. Biostatistics and Occupational Health Director Occupational Medicine Montreal Chest Institute.
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Learning Objectives:
- Recognize some occupational respiratory conditions, their investigation and management
- Learn how to assess workplace exposures which will help them minimize the impact of the workplace environment on the patient鈥檚 health
Work Safety Issues Surrounding Cannabis
Sebastian Straube is a Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Alberta. He holds degrees in Medicine and Physiological Sciences from the University of Oxford (England) where he also did his DPhil (PhD). After clinical work and research at the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals, Dr. Straube joined the Institute of Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine at the University Medical Center G枚ttingen, Germany. There he completed his Habilitation (German postdoctoral qualification) and his postgraduate medical training in the specialties of Occupational Medicine and Social Medicine. Dr. Straube was an Extraordinary Professor at the University of G枚ttingen until he took up his current post in the Division of Preventive Medicine of the University of Alberta's Department of Medicine in 2014. He was appointed as Division Director for Preventive Medicine in 2016. Dr. Straube鈥檚 research interest is in evidence syntheses (systematic reviews and meta-analyses). He is the director of the Foundation Course in Occupational Medicine.
Learning Objectives:
- Discuss the OEMAC position statement on cannabis and safety-sensitive work
- Describe the evidence on cannabis use and motor vehicle collisions, and why it is relevant to safety-sensitive work generally
- Discuss the utility of systematic review and meta-analysis methodology with regard to cannabis use and safety outcomes
Occupational Health: Basics of Ergonometric
Marc Poirier-Lavall茅e completed his听university studies as a kinesiologist (B.Sc) and ergonomy (M. Sc) at UQAM Ergonomics experience: - Ergonomist at the Reseau de Sant茅 Publique en Sant茅 au Travail (RSPSAT) since 2013 and an ergonomic coordinator since Sept. 2021 (CIUSSS Center-sud-de-卯le-de-Montr茅al). - Research assistant in ergonomics for the CHU Ste-Justine; - Ergonomics internships: food sector and school environment for kids with special needs. Experience as a kinesiologist: - Kinesiologist for Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) training school; - Kinesiologist for Nautilus Plus and as a self employ Military (reservist) in several specialties since 2002.
Learning Objectives:
- Recognize the health risks associated with teleworking.
- Recognize works situations at risk for MSDs and possible ergonomic solutions to reduce work demands in a telework context.
- Learn about the ergonomic resources in Montreal from the Occupational Health Team at the Montreal Department of Public Health (Direction r茅gionale de sant茅 publique)