Correction: The Lens Newsletter

The Lens

January 2022

Events, Updates, and Resources

Apologies for duplication. Please be aware of a correction for the start time for our Webinar to Mark World Cancer Day. This webinar will be on February 4, beginning at 10:00 AM.

Occ-COVID session this Friday (January 28) 1-3PM EST

Another Year. Another Wave: Lessons From the Front Line

Sharing lessons and direction for a new year to keep workers and workplaces safe for all.

Rapid Testing: Use, Limitations, and Equity

Raywat Deonandan PhD, Associate Professor at University of Ottawa, Epidemiologist and Science Communicator

Rapid Testing: Reliability and False Positives

Laura Rosella PhD MHSc, Associate Professor at Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Epidemiologist
Sonia Sennik MBA, Executive Director at Creative Destruction Lab

Lessons from the Front Line in the Community

Ashley Fox RPN CFN GPNC(C), Community Outreach Coordinator and Nurse Case Manager with Promyse Home Care, Course Instructor at Conestoga College

Lessons from the Front Line in the Emergency Department

Kashif Pirzada MD, Emergency Physician, Co-Founder of both Conquer Covid-19 (Canada) and Masks4Canada, and Assistant Clinical Professor of Family Medicine at McMaster

Registration & past sessions

Webinar to Mark World Cancer Day - Corrected start time!

Needles in a Haystack:

Rare Cancers and the Workplace

Join OHCOW and guests from the Occupational Cancer Research Centre (OCRC) for a Rare Cancers & the Workplace Webinar at 10:00 AM EST on Friday, February 4.

Agenda coming soon!

Registration

RSI Day 2022 - Webinar Series

Expanded from a Single Day to a Weekly Webinar Series in February!

Week 1 - February 10, 2022 – 10-12 EST

Musculoskeletal Disorders

Week 2 - February 17, 2022 – 10-12 EST

Integrating Components for a Return-to-Work (RTW) Program

Week 3 - February 24, 2022 – 10-12 EST

Ergonomics for Specific Occupations

Week 4 - February 28, 2022 – 10-12 EST

Ergonomic Prevention Tools

Registration & more Information

Five New COVID Prevention Infographics

IT’S IN THE AIR – What Can You Do to Help Stop the Spread?

These five (5) new infographics are provided to help simplify the messaging around what can be done to stop the spread of COVID-19.

Post them in your home or workplace to help get the message out.

Available as downloadable PDFs or as a web page with tips and suggestions to help you navigate the COVID-19 pandemic safely and smartly.

More Information

Cold-Related Videos

Links to the associated slides and related tools are all availble on our website.

Working in the Cold

Cold Stress and Glove Size Calculators

Be Winter Ready: Release and Use of OHCOW's Cold Stress and Glove Size Calculator Tools

The Ergonomics of Snow Removal