Calendar of Events

THIRD ICOH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS AT WORK: "From Knowledge to Action"

Organized by: Prof Renée Bourbonnais and Prof Michel Vézina from Laval University and the Québec Public Health Institute

15th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE in OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES

October 22-24, 2008

Paris, France

Topics:
Indicators in Occupational Health are measurable (quantitative and qualitative) elements for framing of policies and priorities. They can be used for decision making, action planning and evaluation in research and in practice of Occupational Health.

Indicators represent events, processes and impacts relevant to protection of worker's safety and promotion of health and wellbeing. They can be defined on input, process and outcome levels.

The objective of this Congress is to inspire international exchange of experiences on research, methodologies and practices and the use of indicators of safety and health in the field of Occupational Health.

Themes:

Needs, demands and demographic changes
New hazards and developments in health and work ability
Evidence-based practices in OH
Implementation of good practices and novel methodologies in OH
Sector-specific approaches in OH
Occupational Health and safety management systems
Competences and qualifications in OH practice
Integrative approaches of occupational and public health
Use of data collections and classification in OH
Work-relatedness of diseases and insurance medicine
Maintaining work ability and return to work
Health promotion in OH
Screening in OH
Psycho-social risks and mental health at work
Health economics in OH
Health inequities
Ethics in OH

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AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION 136TH ANNUAL MEETING: "Public Health Without Borders"

October 25-29, 2008

San Diego, CA

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FIFTH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON WOMEN, WORK & HEALTH: "Towards Decent and Healthy Jobs for Women"

October 27-31, 2008

Autonomous University of Zacatecas, Mexico

Dr. Leonor A. Cedillo has been named the General Secretary.

The objectives for the Congress are the following:

To advance the discussion of the principal topics as they relate to the work and health of women on local, national, Iberian-American and international levels.
To advance the organization of women to better their working conditions, paid and unpaid.
To advance the coordination of efforts oa all those whose mission is the commitment to the health of women workers.
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Abstracts are due by March 15th, 2008. For further information, please contact wwwh2008@gmail.com

29TH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

March 22-27, 2009

Capetown, South Aftica

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FIFTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON WORK ENVIRONMENT AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES: "New Paradigms for New Systems of Work: A Challenge for the Quality of Work Life"

September 27-30, 2009

Cracow, Poland

The ICOH Scientific Committee of Cardiology in Occupational Health and the Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine (NIOM) take great pleasure in inviting you to attend the Fifth Conference on Work Environment and Cardiovascular Diseases which will be held on September 27-30, 2009 in Cracow Poland. This conference will provide an excellent opportunity to exchange views and experiences among fellow cardiologists, occupational physicians, cardiac rehabilitation specialists, sociologists, psychologists and policy makers in Occupational Health. Please save the date! Further information will be posted as it becomes available.

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Address: Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, 8 Teresy Street, 91-348 Lodz, Poland
Tel: +48 42 6314 903
Fax: +48 42 656 8331