The Center on Knowledge Translation for Disability and Rehabilitation Research presents its annual Knowledge Translation conference KTDRR24 October 15, 16, and 18 from 1-5 pm ET. This year’s theme is Disability Inclusion, Intersectionality, and Knowledge Translation. Find full agenda here. The conference is free; register to receive your link.

Marion Endicott and Steve Mantis, authors of the recently published Who Killed Sir Meredith?, will be presenting Friday Oct. 18 from 1:45-2:15 at this free virtual conference next month about some of their experiences with RAACWI (Research Action Alliance on the Consequences of Work Injury) from 2003 – 2012.

View all details Virtual knowledge translation conference – RAACWI experiences

Join Thunder Bay & District Injured Workers’ Support Group’s Tuesday weekly Zoom session from 10 a.m. to noon. Everyone welcome. Each session will wrap up with a focus on how we can take action on the topics of discussion.

Topic: Faraz Shahidi , scientist with the Institute for Work & Health and assistant professor at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, will speak on the Consequences of precarious employment for health and safety at work. Drawing on compensation claims data from the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, Dr Shahidi asks whether workers exposed to precarious employment – such as temporary, part-time, and low-wage jobs – are more likely to experience an occupational injury or illness. He also examines the impact of precarious employment on the workplace transmission of COVID-19.

Contact tbiwsg@gmail.com to be on the mailing list to get notices and the Zoom link for upcoming sessions. (This zoom link will be the same every Tuesday morning until December 17th so you may want to save it to join where ever you are available.)

See webpage and facebook for regular updates:
https://thunderbayinjuredworkers.com/tuesday-events/
https://www.facebook.com/ThunderBayInjuredWorkersSupportGroup/

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Dr. Vicki Kristman will be speaking on the Northwestern Ontario Workplace & Worker Health Study on October 17, 2024 as a part of the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development (MLITSD) and the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB)’s Research Day event!

This virtual event will be showcasing two funded research projects focused on mental health in the workplace. This is an opportunity to learn about occupational health and safety research and to ask questions directly to the researchers.

The event will take place October 17 from 12:00pm to 1:15pm and will feature the following research projects:
Dr. Vicki Kristman (EPID@Work Research Institute, Lakehead University) – Northwestern Ontario Workplace & Worker Health Study
Dr. Desre Kramer, Dr. Linn Holness & Dr. Peter Strahlendorf (Toronto Metropolitan University) – Project SOS: Stressed Out Supervisors

The event is free – please register to attend.

View all details OHS Research Day (mental health)

Join Thunder Bay & District Injured Workers’ Support Group’s Tuesday weekly Zoom session from 10 a.m. to noon. Everyone welcome. Each session will wrap up with a focus on how we can take action on the topics of discussion.

Topic and guest speaker: details to be announced

Contact tbiwsg@gmail.com to be on the mailing list to get notices and the Zoom link for upcoming sessions. (This zoom link will be the same every Tuesday morning until December 17th so you may want to save it to join where ever you are available.)

See webpage and facebook for regular updates:
https://thunderbayinjuredworkers.com/tuesday-events/
https://www.facebook.com/ThunderBayInjuredWorkersSupportGroup/

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Join Thunder Bay & District Injured Workers’ Support Group’s Tuesday weekly Zoom session from 10 a.m. to noon. Everyone welcome. Each session will wrap up with a focus on how we can take action on the topics of discussion.

Topic and guest speaker: details to be announced

Contact tbiwsg@gmail.com to be on the mailing list to get notices and the Zoom link for upcoming sessions. (This zoom link will be the same every Tuesday morning until December 17th so you may want to save it to join where ever you are available.)

See webpage and facebook for regular updates:
https://thunderbayinjuredworkers.com/tuesday-events/
https://www.facebook.com/ThunderBayInjuredWorkersSupportGroup/

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Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers presents its annual webinar series on occupational illness and disease prevention.

These are the dates for the series – check back at https://www.ohcow.on.ca/ohcow-events/occ-tober-webinar-series/ 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

View all details OHCOW Occ|tober webinar series

Join Thunder Bay & District Injured Workers’ Support Group’s Tuesday weekly Zoom session from 10 a.m. to noon. Everyone welcome. Each session will wrap up with a focus on how we can take action on the topics of discussion.

Topic and guest speaker: details to be announced

Contact tbiwsg@gmail.com to be on the mailing list to get notices and the Zoom link for upcoming sessions. (This zoom link will be the same every Tuesday morning until December 17th so you may want to save it to join where ever you are available.)

See webpage and facebook for regular updates:
https://thunderbayinjuredworkers.com/tuesday-events/
https://www.facebook.com/ThunderBayInjuredWorkersSupportGroup/

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Join Thunder Bay & District Injured Workers’ Support Group’s Tuesday weekly Zoom session from 10 a.m. to noon. Everyone welcome. Each session will wrap up with a focus on how we can take action on the topics of discussion.

Topic and guest speaker: details to be announced

Contact tbiwsg@gmail.com to be on the mailing list to get notices and the Zoom link for upcoming sessions. (This zoom link will be the same every Tuesday morning until December 17th so you may want to save it to join where ever you are available.)

See webpage and facebook for regular updates:
https://thunderbayinjuredworkers.com/tuesday-events/
https://www.facebook.com/ThunderBayInjuredWorkersSupportGroup/

View all details Thunder Bay IW Tuesday online info & advocacy session

The Centre of Research Expertise for the Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders (CRE-MSD) is holding a webinar on Visual Ergonomics: Lighting Design and MSD Prevention. Poor indoor lighting can have a significant effect on health and performance. Presenter Dr Hillevi Hemphälä (Lund University) will address glare, non-visual flicker (or TLM), and other factors in the visual environment that can contribute to problems. A Visual Ergonomics Risk Assessment Method (VERAM) developed to identify risk factors in the visual working environment will be reviewed along with strategies that have improved worker health.

The webinar is free but registration is required. Please register here.

View all details Indoor lighting & MSD prevention webinar

Injured Workers Community Legal Clinic will hold its next Know Your Rights/Injured Workers Group meeting (which you can attend in person or by Zoom/telephone) on Wednesday Nov. 13 from 1-3 p.m.

As usual, the meeting will be split into two parts. The first half (1-2 pm) will contain an educational deep dive into the WSIB’s Psychological Policies, while the second half will be more interactive, with a special presentation on tips for maintaining mental health. You are welcome to join for just one section, or to attend both.

Registration details to come – please check back.

(To receive IWC’s newsletter and updates on future events, sign up to IWC’s email list at tinyurl.com/IWCMailingList ).

View all details IWC Know Your Rights group meeting – mental health

Join Thunder Bay & District Injured Workers’ Support Group’s Tuesday weekly Zoom session from 10 a.m. to noon. Everyone welcome. Each session will wrap up with a focus on how we can take action on the topics of discussion.

Topic and guest speaker: details to be announced

Contact tbiwsg@gmail.com to be on the mailing list to get notices and the Zoom link for upcoming sessions. (This zoom link will be the same every Tuesday morning until December 17th so you may want to save it to join where ever you are available.)

See webpage and facebook for regular updates:
https://thunderbayinjuredworkers.com/tuesday-events/
https://www.facebook.com/ThunderBayInjuredWorkersSupportGroup/

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The Occupational and Environmental Health (OEH) seminar series 2024-2025 presents Vicki Kristman (Lakehead University) speaking on the community-driven Northwestern Ontario Workplace & Worker Health Cohort Study (NOWWHS).

Webinar is free, registration required. Find link (forthcoming) to register here.

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. Contact ocrc@ontariohealth.ca to sign up for the mailing list.

View all details Webinar: Northwestern Ontario Workplace & Worker Health Cohort Study

Join Thunder Bay & District Injured Workers’ Support Group’s Tuesday weekly Zoom session from 10 a.m. to noon. Everyone welcome. Each session will wrap up with a focus on how we can take action on the topics of discussion.

Topic and guest speaker: details to be announced

Contact tbiwsg@gmail.com to be on the mailing list to get notices and the Zoom link for upcoming sessions. (This zoom link will be the same every Tuesday morning until December 17th so you may want to save it to join where ever you are available.)

See webpage and facebook for regular updates:
https://thunderbayinjuredworkers.com/tuesday-events/
https://www.facebook.com/ThunderBayInjuredWorkersSupportGroup/

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Don’t miss out on the early bird tickets for the Disability & Work Canada 2024 (DWC) Conference – Strengthening the Movement for Inclusive Work for All.

• Conference Dates: November 27 & 28 and December 4 & 5, 2024
• Location: Virtual
• Time: 12:00-3:30 ET each day

Registration categories and pre-tax amounts:

*To register click here:DWC2024Registration

• Full Conference $175
• Full Conference Non-Proft/ Union $150
• Full Conference Student $125

Subsidies are available for persons with disabilities. Please contact info@DWCStrategy.ca for assistance.

View all details Disability and Work Canada virtual conference

Join Thunder Bay & District Injured Workers’ Support Group’s Tuesday weekly Zoom session from 10 a.m. to noon. Everyone welcome. Each session will wrap up with a focus on how we can take action on the topics of discussion.

Topic and guest speaker: details to be announced

Contact tbiwsg@gmail.com to be on the mailing list to get notices and the Zoom link for upcoming sessions. (This zoom link will be the same every Tuesday morning until December 17th so you may want to save it to join where ever you are available.)

See webpage and facebook for regular updates:
https://thunderbayinjuredworkers.com/tuesday-events/
https://www.facebook.com/ThunderBayInjuredWorkersSupportGroup/

View all details Thunder Bay IW Tuesday online info & advocacy session

Join Thunder Bay & District Injured Workers’ Support Group’s Tuesday weekly Zoom session from 10 a.m. to noon. Everyone welcome. Each session will wrap up with a focus on how we can take action on the topics of discussion.

Topic and guest speaker: details to be announced

Contact tbiwsg@gmail.com to be on the mailing list to get notices and the Zoom link for upcoming sessions. (This zoom link will be the same every Tuesday morning until December 17th so you may want to save it to join where ever you are available.)

See webpage and facebook for regular updates:
https://thunderbayinjuredworkers.com/tuesday-events/
https://www.facebook.com/ThunderBayInjuredWorkersSupportGroup/

View all details Thunder Bay IW Tuesday online info & advocacy session

Join Thunder Bay & District Injured Workers’ Support Group’s Tuesday weekly Zoom session from 10 a.m. to noon. Everyone welcome. Each session will wrap up with a focus on how we can take action on the topics of discussion.

Topic and guest speaker: details to be announced

Contact tbiwsg@gmail.com to be on the mailing list to get notices and the Zoom link for upcoming sessions. (This zoom link will be the same every Tuesday morning until December 17th so you may want to save it to join where ever you are available.)

See webpage and facebook for regular updates:
https://thunderbayinjuredworkers.com/tuesday-events/
https://www.facebook.com/ThunderBayInjuredWorkersSupportGroup/

View all details Thunder Bay IW Tuesday online info & advocacy session