7:30 am

Registration and Continental Breakfast

  8:00

An Apparatus Capable of Delivering a Known Concentration of Aerosolized Phthlate for Human Inhalational Toxicity Studies

Chris Carlsten, MD, MPH, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada and Sherry Lu, Hayley Mitchell, Tim Takaro,

and George Agnes, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, B.C., Canada

  8:30

24-HR Approach to Hearing Conservation - At Work & Play

Stacy Richardson, CRSP, IHT, Technical Service Representative for 3M Canada, Edmonton, AB, Canada

  9:00

Communicating the Language Presented in Mold Assessment Reports

Greg Baker, CIH, CSP, CHMM, AMEC Earth and Environmental, Inc, Portland, OR

  9:30

Development of a Method for Sampling Aerosolized Cytotoxic Drugs

Jeffrey Nichol, University of British Columbia School of Environmental Health, Vancouver, BC, Canada

10:00

Break (Visit Exhibits)

10:30

Professional Excellence: News from the American Board of Industrial Hygiene

Janice Camp, CIH, COHN-S, University of Washington Field Research & Consultation Group, Seattle, WA

11:00

NWCOHS Student Research/Scholarly Project Forum Winner –  Occupational Noise Induced Hearing Loss and Engineered Noise Control: Knowledge and Perception in the Food Products Manufacturing Industry in British Columbia.

Musarrat Nahid, (S. Kennedy, A. Nicol, T. Knight, H. Davies), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC

11:30

NWCOHS Student Research/Scholarly Project Forum Winner – Targeting Prevention Programs for Young and New Healthcare Workers:  What is the Association of Age and Job Tenure with Occupational Injury in Healthcare?

Serena Siow, (J. Guzman),  University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC

12:00 pm

Lunch (Provided)

  1:00

Occupational Health and Safety Profile of British Columbia’s   Healthcare Workers

Karen Ngan and Sharla Drebit, Occupational Health and Safety Agency for Healthcare OHSAH), Vancouver, BC, Canada

  1:30

Musculoskeletal Injuries among Healthcare Workers in Long Term Care Facilities

Hasanat Alamgir, PhD, Occupational Health and Safety Agency for Healthcare (OHSAH), Vancouver, BC, Canada

  2:00

Asbestosis in Migrant Shipbreakers from Northern Bangladesh

Midori Courtice,  MSc, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

  2:30

Evaluation of Worker Exposures to Biologic Particles in Selected Municipal Composting Facilities in British Columbia

Karen Bartlett, PhD, University of British Columbia School of Environmental Health, Vancouver, BC, Canada

  3:00

Break (Visit Exhibits)

  3:30

Inhalation and Dermal Exposure to Isocyanates in the Auto Collision Repair Industry

Carolyn Whitaker, MS, CIH, WA State Department of Labor and Industries, SHARP Program, Olympia, WA

  4:00

NWCOHS Student Research/Scholarly Project Forum Winner

Developing Best Glove Practices for Car Painters

Diana Ceballos, MS, PhD, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

  4:30

  4:45

Adjourn

Special Event:  Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Garden Tour