Occ|tober & Beyond: Occupational Illness and Disease Prevention 

Occ|tober 2024: Webinar Series

Target Audience:
Prevention System Partners and Stakeholders; Health and Safety Professionals; Medical and Scientific Researchers; Worker Advocates; Joint Health and Safety Committee Members; as well as interested Workers, Supervisors, Management and Owners from the workplaces of Ontario.

Fall 2024 Sessions

Following are the dates of the next Occ|tober series. Check back later for more details.

 

October 31, 2024, 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm EST

November 7, 2024, 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm EST

November 14, 2024, 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm EST

November 21, 2024, 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm EST

November 28, 2024, 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm EST

PREVIOUS SESSIONS

Use the tabs below to find resources from past Occ-tober events.

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  • 2015
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  • 2020
  • 2021
  • 2022
  • 2023
  • Aluminum
  • Apps
  • Asbestos
  • Asthma
  • Bladder Cancer
  • Cancer
  • Cardiovascular
  • Changing Workplace
  • Chemical
  • chemicals
  • Cluster Investigation
  • Communication
  • Community
  • Community Health
  • COPD
  • Critical Injuries
  • Dermal Exposure Assessment Method
  • dermatitis
  • Diesel Exhaust
  • Dust
  • Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals
  • Esthetics
  • Exposure
  • Exposure Limits
  • exposures
  • Fatalities
  • First Responders
  • Hazard / Control Banding
  • Hazard Assessment
  • Healthy Workplaces
  • Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)
  • Industrial / Commercial Ergonomics
  • Infection Control
  • Initiatives
  • Lead
  • Lung Cancer
  • Lung Disease
  • McIntyre
  • McIntyre Powder
  • Mental Health
  • Mental Injury
  • Migrant Farm Workers
  • Mining
  • Musculoskeletal Disorders
  • Noise
  • Noise-Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL)
  • Occupational Health
  • Occupational Hygiene
  • Occupational Medicine
  • ODAP
  • Office Ergonomics
  • Outreach
  • Patient Information
  • Pharmaceutical
  • Prevention
  • Radiation
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  • Regulations
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  • Respiratory
  • Risk Assessment / Management
  • Risk Factors
  • Roles / Responsibilities
  • Silica
  • Silica Control Tool
  • Silicosis
  • Skin Cancer
  • Skin Disease
  • Small Business
  • Surveillance
  • Surveys
  • Telecommunications
  • Tools and Calculators
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  • Toxins
  • Training
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  • WSIB
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Airborne Hazard Management Programs- Reducing Exposures in Mining

Webinar Recorded November 3, 2023
Hosted by Kimberly OConnell. Part One: introduction of the Silica Control Tool to Ontario

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Exposures & Disease – Making the Link

Webinar Recorded November 3, 2023
Hosted by Kimberly OConnell. Part One: introduction of the Silica Control Tool to Ontario

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Occupational Disease Landscape Review & ECHO OEM Providing the Tools for Primary Care

November 2023 • Part One: Introduction of the Silica Control Tool to Ontario hosted by Kimberly O’Connell.

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Occ-tober 2023: Launch of Ontario Silica Control Tool & Ontario’s OHS System Focus

Webinar Recorded November 3, 2023
Hosted by Kimberly OConnell. Part One: introduction of the Silica Control Tool to Ontario

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Occ-tober 2023: Evidence for Exposures of Concern

October 27, 2023. Recorded Webinar

John Oudyk, OHCOW; Victoria Arrandale, University of Toronto; Krista Thompson, OHCOW

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Occ-tober Webinar Series 2023

Starting October 27 and going into November, join us for the 2023 session of Occ-tober webinar series.

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Making It All Easier: Knowledge Mobilization & Tools Webinar

November 24, 2022 • With Thomas Tenkate, School of Occupational and Public Health; Angela Wheeler MSc, CIH, CRSP and SDS Registered Author, Dr. Joel Moody, Chief Prevention Officer and more.

Worker Informed Science Learnings and collaborations

Worker Informed Science: Learning and Collaborating

November 17, 2022. [RECORDED WEBINAR]
Jeavana Sritharan, PhD, Scientist, (OCRC); Sarah Rhodes, PhD, Director, OHCOW; Paul Demers, PhD,; Janice Martell, Phd.; Steven Yannarell, International Association of Firefighters; Alexandra Long, PhD, Health Canada; Dr. Nathan DeBono, (IARC)

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Occupational Exposures and Community Responses

November 10, 2022

[RECORDED WEBINAR]
• Dr. Hugh Davies, School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Unifor Project, Long Term Care Cytotoxin Exposure Concerns
• Cate Ahrens and Jackie Liang, Central Toronto Community Health Centres.

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Diesel Exhaust Exposure – Influencing Change

November 3, 2022 [RECORDED WEBINAR]
Sean Staddon, United Steelworkers Local 6500; Dr. Sandra Dorman, Ph.D., (CROSH); Tobias Mankis, Science Communication Officer, CROSH; Dr. Kevin Hedges, Ph.D., Occupational Hygienist, OHCOW

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Worker-Focused Science & Prevention Webinars Kickoff Event

October 27, 2022

[RECORDED WEBINAR]
Occ|tober & Beyond: A Webinar Series Kickoff Event

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OCC-TOBER 2021

October / November 2021

[RECORDED WEBINARS]
A wide range of current occupational health topics are covered by a variety of well-known speakers.

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*CONTINUED COLLABORATION

November 26, 2021

(RECORDED WEBINAR]
Part of the OCC-TOBER Webinar Series

Exposures of concern for firefighters, the evolution of ODAP and COVID information needs of agricultural workers are discussed

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Occupational Exposures of Ottawa Firefighters’ to Toxicants of Concern

November 26, 2021

(RECORDED WEBINAR]
Paul A. White, Health Canada

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Evolution ODAP and The Occupational Illness Prevention Plan

November 26, 2021

(RECORDED WEBINAR]
Nancy Bradshaw, Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development (MLTSD)
Kimberly O’Connell, Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers (OHCOW)

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Understanding and Responding to the COVID-19 Information Needs of International Agricultural Workers in Ontario

November 26, 2021

(RECORDED WEBINAR]
Eduardo Huesca, Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers (OHCOW)

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*WORKPLACE TOOLS AND KNOWLEDGE MOBILIZATION

November 19, 2021

[RECORDED WEBINAR]
Part of the 2021 OCC-TOBER Webinar Series

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Ventilation Calculation Tool Webinar

November 19, 2021

[RECORDED WEBINAR]
John Oudyk, Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers (OHCOW)

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The Silica Control Tool Pilot Project

November 19, 2021

[RECORDED WEBINAR]
Melanie Gorman-Ng, BCCSA
Kimberly O’Connell, Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers (OHCOW)

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CHAP Tools: Locally Developed User-friendly Software for Chemical Hazard and Risk Assessment

November 19, 2021

[RECORDED WEBINAR]
Thomas Tenkate, Ryerson University

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*RESEARCH and DATA

November 12, 2021

[RECORDED WEBINAR]
Part of the 2021 OCC-TOBER Webinar Series

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Diesel Exhaust Exposure and Health Risk in Transportation and the Community

November 12, 2021

[RECORDED WEBINAR]
• Kevin Hedges, Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers (OHCOW)
• Cheol-Heon Jeong, Southern Ontario Centre of Atmospheric Aerosol Research

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Advances in Understanding the Continuing Impact of Asbestos

November 12, 2021

[RECORDED WEBINAR]
Paul Demers, Occupational Cancer Research Centre (OCRC)

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Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals

November 12, 2021

[RECORDED WEBINAR]
Barbara Hales and Bernard Robaire
McGill University

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*EXAMINING CHANGE

November 5, 2021

[RECORDED WEBINAR]
Part of the 2021 OCC-TOBER Webinar Series

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Occupational Exposure Limits

November 5, 2021

[RECORDED WEBINAR]
Victoria Arrandale, University of Toronto (UofT)

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Respirable Dust Exposure in Ontario Miners and the WSIB COPD Exposure Guideline

November 5, 2021

[RECORDED WEBINAR]
Paul Sampara, Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers (OHCOW)

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*FRAMING THE FUTURE

October 29, 2021

[RECORDED WEBINAR]
Part of the 2021 OCC-TOBER Webinar Series

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Framing the Future – Welcome Address

October 29, 2021

[RECORDED WEBINAR]
Dr. Joel Moody, Ontario Chief Prevention Officer

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Anticipating and Preparing for Change in the Future of Work and Occupational Health and Safety (OHS)

October 29, 2021

[RECORDED WEBINAR]
Arif Jetha, Institute for Work & Health

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A Framework for Standardized Patient Work Information that can be Documented in Health IT Systems

October 29, 2021

[RECORDED WEBINAR]
Genevieve Luensman and Barbara Wallace, NIOSH

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*DISEASE PREVENTION: IMPACT = KNOWLEDGE + CHANGE + ACTION

October 2020

[RECORDED WEBINARS]
Part of the Occ-tober Webinar Series

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Change for Occupational Disease Prevention

October 2020

[RECORDED WEBINAR]
Sarah Vanden Hoven, Sr. Science Advisor, Health Canada
Alec Farquhar and Anya Keefe

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Leading into November – Lung Month

October 2020

[RECORDED WEBINAR]
Kevin Hedges and John Oudyk, Occupational Hygienists, Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers (OHCOW)
Sean McGinn, MKNIZD Factors
Dr. Christine Oliver, Medical Consultant, OHCOW; Division of Occupational and Environmental Health, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto

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The Face of Occupational Illness – Cluster Investigations

2020

[RECORDED WEBINAR]
Ron Kelusky, Chief Prevention Officer
Dave Wilken, OHCOW

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Tools and Action – How You Can Prevent Occupational Disease

October 2020

[RECORDED WEBINAR]
Marni Tivy, Policy Advisory, MLTSD
Daniel Drolet
Melanie Gorman-Ng, BCCSA
John Oudyk, OHCOW Occupational Hygienist

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Healthy Workers in Healthy Places – 2019/20 MOL and Health and Safety System Initiatives

2019

[RECORDED WEBINAR]
Leon Genesove, MD, FRCPC, Chief Physical and Director, MOL OHSB

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Emerging Lessons from the McIntyre Powder Project

2019

[RECORDED WEBINAR]
Andrew Zarnke,Occupational Health Coordinator, OHCOW (Sudbury)

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*MULTIPLE APPROACHES TO PREVENTION

October 2019

[RECORDED WEBINARS]
A series of presentations covering multiple approaches to prevention, especially the dissemination of information to understand the hazards, and tools to assist workplaces in managing them.

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Cluster Updates GE Ventra and Rubber Worker Projects

2019

[RECORDED WEBINAR]
Dave Wilken, OHCOW

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Occ-Complishment Manitoba Exposure Project

2019

[RECORDED WEBINAR]
Hugh W. Davies, PhD, CIH, Associate Professor, School of Population and Public Health

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Occupational Disease Action Plan (ODAP) Update and BC Silica Tool

2019

[RECORDED WEBINAR]
Valerie Wolfe and Kimberly O’Connell, OHCOW
Nancy Bradshaw, Ministry of Labour (MOL)

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Exploring Integrating Occupational Exposure

2019

[RECORDED WEBINAR]
Sarah Vanden Hoven and Kirsten Jacobsen, Health Canada

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Hazard Assessment and Communication Tools

2019

[RECORDED WEBINAR]
John Oukyk, Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers (OHCOW)

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Occupational Medicine Insights

2019

[RECORDED WEBINAR]
Dr. Anil Adisesh, MB, ChB, MSc, MD, FRCP, FFOM, FRCPC, Division Director Occupational Medicine & Assoc. Professor, University of Toronto

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Getting the Picture – Improving Canadian Exposure Data

2019

[RECORDED WEBINAR]
Hugh W. Davies, PhD, CIH, Associate Professor, School of Population and Public Health

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Recognizing and Understanding the Impact of Multiple Exposures

2019

[RECORDED WEBINAR]
Dr. Paul Demers, Occupational Cancer Research Centre (OCRC)

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*OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH and DISEASE PREVENTION

November 26, 2021

(RECORDED WEBINAR]
Part of the OCC-TOBER Webinar Series

Exposures of concern for firefighters, the evolution of ODAP and COVID information needs of agricultural workers are discussed

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Occupational Disease Action Plan (ODAP) – Noise

2018

[RECORDED WEBINAR]
Wagish Yajaman, M.H.Sc., CIH, CRSP, Workplace Safety and Prevention Services

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Building a New Prevention Strategy

October 29, 2018

[RECORDED WEBINAR]
Ron Kelusky, Ontario’s Chief Prevention Officer

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Building Understanding and Direction Through Surveillance

2018

[RECORDED WEBINAR]
Dr. Paul Demers, Occupational Cancer Research Centre (OCRC)

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Manitoba’s Occupational Disease Strategy

2018

[RECORDED WEBINAR]
Michael Boileau, Safe Work Manitoba

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*OCC-TOBER 2017

October 2017

[RECORDED WEBINAR]
Part of the Occ-tober Webinar Series

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Occ-tober 2017 Welcome Address

October 2017

[RECORDED WEBINAR]
Kevin Flynn, Minister of Labour

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Occ-omplishment: New System Noise Resources IHSA and OHCOW

October 2017

[RECORDED WEBINAR]
IHSA and OHCOW

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Clusters: Seek, Respond or Ignore

October 2017

[RECORDED WEBINAR]

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General Electric (GE) Hazard Mapping

October 2017

[RECORDED WEBINAR]
John Oudyk, Occupational Hygienist, OHCOW

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Getting the Lead Out: Problem and Challenges Continue

October 2017

[RECORDED WEBINAR]
Michelle Tew and Kevin Hedges, OHCOW

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Occ-omplishment: Factoring in Vulnerability

October 2017

[RECORDED WEBINAR]
IWH, CRE-OD & OCRC

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WSIB Approach

October 2017

[RECORDED WEBINAR]

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Roles and Responses

October 2017

[RECORDED WEBINAR]
Ministry of Labour (MOL)

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McIntyre Links to International Aluminum Research

October 2017

[RECORDED WEBINAR]
Dave Wilken, OHCOW

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*OCC-TOBER 2016

October 26, 2016

(RECORDED WEBINAR]
Part of the OCC-TOBER Webinar Series

The effects of diesel exhaust, noise, air quality, ergonomic tools, the McIntyre Powder project and the Occupational Disease Action Plan are discussed.

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The Effects of Diesel Exhaust

October 2016

[RECORDED WEBINAR]
Dr. Kevin Hedges, OHCOW

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Noise

October 2016

[RECORDED WEBINAR]
John Oudyk, OHCOW

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AirAssess Presentation

October 2016

[RECORDED WEBINAR]
Sue Freeman, CCOHS

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Ergonomic Tools

October 2016

[RECORDED WEBINAR]
Dr. Mike Sonne, OHCOW

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The McIntyre Powder Project

October 2016

[RECORDED WEBINAR]
Dave Wilken, OHCOW

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Occupational Disease Action Plan (ODAP)

October 2016

[RECORDED WEBINAR]
Valerie Wolfe, OHCOW

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*OCC-TOBER 2015

October 14, 2015

(RECORDED WEBINAR]
Part of the OCC-TOBER Webinar Series

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Musculoskeletal Disorders – PainPoint App Launch

October 14, 2015

[RECORDED WEBINAR]
Curtis VanderGriendt, OHCOW (Hamilton)

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Clinical –Teacher Vocal Cord Nodule Case

October 14, 2015

[RECORDED WEBINAR]
Cheryl Rook, OHCOW (Toronto)

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Outreach – Migrant Farm Worker Program

October 14, 2015

[RECORDED WEBINAR]
Eduardo Huesca, OHCOW (Hamilton)

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Hygiene – Mining Elevator Ear Drum Case

October 14, 2015

[RECORDED WEBINAR]
Masood Ahmed, OHCOW (Hamilton)

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Ignite! Infection Prevention through Complexity Science

October 14, 2015

[RECORDED WEBINAR]
Ms. L. Gitterman, Infection Prevention & Control, UHN

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UV/Solar Radiation & Skin Cancer Prevention

October 14, 2015

[RECORDED WEBINAR]
Dr. Thomas Tenkate, Occupational & Public Health, Ryerson University

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Occupational Disease Strategy Framework + Skin Disease

October 14, 2015

[RECORDED WEBINAR]
Dr. Linn Holness, CRE-OD, St. Michael’s Hospital

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Health – Mental Injury Toolkit & App Update

October 14, 2015

[RECORDED WEBINAR]
Terri Aversa, OPSEU

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General Occupational Cancer Review

October 14, 2015

[RECORDED WEBINAR]
Dr. Paul Demers, OCRC & CAREX

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Discussion – Future Initiatives

October 14, 2015

[RECORDED WEBINAR]
Dr. N. Kerin, OHCOW (Toronto)

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Workplace Asthma

October 14, 2015

[RECORDED WEBINAR]
Dr. Mike Pysklywec, OHCOW (Hamilton)

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Noise-Induced Hearing Loss

October 14, 2015

[RECORDED WEBINAR]
Dr. Pravesh Jugnundan, OHCOW (Toronto)