Title of Final Report |
Principal Investigator /Applicant |
Date |
| A Case-Control Study to Identify Agricultural Chemicals Associated with Increased Risk of Prostate Cancer and In Vitro Screening of their Endocrine Disruption Activities |
Nhu Le |
February 2004 |
| A Multidisciplinary Study of Factors Influencing Hazard Reduction Strategies, Using Noise Exposure and Hearing Loss as a Model |
Dr. Hugh Davies
Dr. Jean Shoveller |
October 2009 |
| A Pilot Study to Develop Guidelines for Reducing Tree Planter Injuries |
Ernst Stjernberg |
March 2006 |
| A Retrospective Cohort Study of Mortality and Cancer Incidence among Registered Nurses in British Columbia |
Helen Ward |
June 2006 |
| A Review of Evaluations of Social Marketing Campaigns in Occupational Injury, Disease or Disability Prevention |
Cameron Mustard |
February 2007 |
| A Test Re-test Reliability Study of the Hands-free Technique and Safety Climate Questionnaire in B.C. OR Nurses |
Elizabeth Bryce
Bernadette Stringer |
November 2005 |
| Are Mathematical Models an Appropriate Surrogate for Exposure Monitoring when Establishing Respiratory Protective Requirements for the Clean-up of Small Indoor Chemical Spills? |
Quinn Danyluk & Chun-Yip Hon |
June 2006 |
| Assessing Attitudes, Beliefs and Readiness for MSI Prevention in the Construction Industry |
Aleck Ostry
Mieke Koehoorn |
October 2007 |
| Biomechanical Comparison of Ankle Ligament Reconstructive Techniques |
Alastair Younger |
May 2005 |
| Back Injuries in Heavy Industries, Part A: Defining Back Injury Outcomes for Research Purposes |
Dr. Mieke Koehoorn
Dr. Kay Teschke |
April 2007 |
| Back Injuries in Heavy Industries, Part B: Risk Factor Exposure Assessment |
Dr. Kay Teschke
Dr. Mieke Koehoorn |
January 2008 |
| Cancer and Occupational Exposure to Pentachlorophenol and Tetrachlorophenol |
Paul Demers |
August 2005 |
| Carcinogen Surveillance Program |
Paul Demers |
February 2007 |
| CPR and First Aid Skill Retention |
Gregory Anderson |
January 2008 |
| Development and Evaluation of a Model for a Home Care Ceiling Lift Program in B.C. |
Annalee Yassi |
April 2008 |
| Development and Evaluation of an Affordable Lift Device to Reduce Musculoskeletal Injuries among Home Support Workers |
Nancy Paris |
September 2004 |
| Development of a Method for Quantifying Biomechanical Risk Factors Associated with Manual and Mechanically Assisted Patient Handling |
Annalee Yassi |
June 2005 |
| Development of a Working Prototype Sling for Use with Floor and Ceiling Lifts to be used by the Veterinary Sector |
Nancy Paris |
April 2005 |
| Early Intervention with Low Back Injured Workers Who are at Risk for Work Disability |
Dr. Izabela Schultz |
May 2008 |
| Early Mobilization of Hand Fractures in B.C. |
Sam Sheps |
November 2006 |
| Elevated Jackhammer Support |
Gordon Thiessen |
June 2005 |
| EMG-Based Classification of Low Back Pain |
Ted Milner |
February 2003 |
| Ergonomics Health Promotion for B.C. Dental Offices |
Lance Rucker |
September 2006 |
| Examining the Cost-benefit of Additional Staffing in Long Term Care (LTC) Facilities |
Annalee Yassi |
May 2005 |
| Identifying Possible Work-related Lung Cancer in the Clinical Setting - Getting Started |
Linn Holness
Irena Kudla |
June 2008 |
| Implementation and Evaluation of a "Safety Culture" in Residential Care through Involvement of Front-line Workers |
Waqar Mughal |
November 2007 |
| Increasing Access to Radiation Safety Training and Validating Its Effectiveness in Improving Work Practices Involving Radiation |
Emerenciana Duran |
October 2008 |
| Injury Rates, Ergonomic Factors and Work Conditions associated with Musculoskeletal Injuries among School Custodians in British Columbia |
Aleck Ostry
Mieke Koehoorn |
June 2007 |
| Inter-rater Reliability Assessment of an OH&S Management Audit Tool for Healthcare |
Waqar Mughal |
November 2007 |
| Investigating the Longer-term Health Consequences of Work-related Injuries among Youth |
Mieke Koehoorn |
July 2006 |
| Investigation of occupational exposures to forestry workers from environmental Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii |
Karen Bartlett |
January 2006 |
| In Vivo Measurements of Lumbar Mechanics from Ultrasound Imaging |
Ted Milner |
June 2005 |
| Lift Device to Reduce Musculoskeletal Injuries among Home Support Workers in B.C. |
Nancy Paris |
August 2006 |
| Long-Term Impact of Western Red Cedar Asthma on Work, Health and Quality of Life |
Helen Ward |
April 2006 |
| Measuring Health Outcomes: An Empirical Comparison of Adaptive and Standard Questionnaires |
Jacek Kopec |
June 2005 |
| Measuring the Effectiveness of a Hand Hygiene Campaign on Health Care Workers’ Knowledge, Attitudes and Intention to Comply with Hand Hygiene Guidelines |
Elizabeth Bryce |
March 2007 |
| Occupational Risk Identification for Ovarian Cancer |
Nhu Le |
December 2006
November 2004 |
| Outcome Assessment of Clinical Practice Guidelines in the Medical and Chiropractic Management of Patients with Acute Mechanical Lower Back Pain: A Randomized Control Trial |
Paul Bishop |
November 2007 |
| Population-based Survey of Beliefs about Neck and Upper Extremity Injuries: Prelude to social marketing campaigns designed to reduce disability |
Robert Ferrari |
November 2007 |
| Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Hospital Emergency Room Personnel |
Lynn Alden |
November 2005 |
| Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Trial of Selective Nerve Root Blockade (SNRB) in Acute Lumbar Disc Herniation and Sciatica |
Maziar Badii |
November 2006 |
| Shift Work, Light-at-night, and Melatonin: Characterizing a new Cancer-related Occupational Exposure |
Marilyn Borugian |
June 2005 |
| Shiftwork Practise in British Columbia |
Ralph Mistlberger |
July 2004 |
| Summative Evaluation of the Fish Safe Stability Education Program: A Multifaceted Approach |
Barbara Howe |
May 2009 |
| Sustaining Health Care Professionals during Pandemic Influenza: A Pre-incident Pilot Project |
David Kuhl |
September 2007 |
| Systematic Review of Process & Implementation of Participatory Ergonomic (PE) Interventions: Stakeholder Engagement |
Dwayne Van Eerd |
May 2008 |
| Tendinosis and Tendon Regeneration: Roles of Apoptosis and Insulin-like Growth Factor-I |
Vincent Duronio
Karim Khan |
January 2005 |
| The Effect of Subject Awareness in Assessing the Probability of Slip and Fall Accidents |
Gunter Siegmund |
May 2005 |
| The Prevalence, Nature and Risks of Voice Problems in Teachers |
Linda Rammage |
March 2003 |
| The use of Induced Sputum as an Additional Diagnostic Indicator of an Asthmatic Reaction to Red Cedar after Specific Inhalation Challenge Testing |
Dr. Raja Abboud |
March 2008 |
| Trace Metal and Pesticide Exposure in Tree Planting British Columbia |
Hugh Davies
Ernst Stjernberg |
May 2009 |
| Tracking BBF Exposures: The Implementation of the Exposure Prevention Information Network (EPINet™) System at VIHA |
Philip Bigelow |
July 2006 |
| Training for a Non-toxic Workplace |
Mae Burrows |
March 2008 |
| Ultrasound Guided Dextrose Injections as a New Treatment for Chronic Overuse Tendon Injuries |
Jack Taunton |
November 2007 |
| Using Remotely Operated Jacks to Fall Dangerous Trees |
Kevin Lyons |
October 2008 |
| Using Social Marketing to Increase Occupational Health and Safety |
Anne Lavack |
August 2008 |
| WorkSmart: A Warehouse Safety Video and Curriculum for Employees with Developmental Disabilities |
Kirsti Inglis |
November 2008 |
| Who Works Where? Building Occupational Research Capacity in the B.C. Linked Health Database |
Mieke Koehoorn |
June 2005 |
| Working Safe in Aboriginal Communities |
Charles Horn |
December 2008 |
| Workplace Emergency Planning Inclusive of People with Disabilities |
Margaret Birrell |
June 2008 |
| Workplace Injury Management: Using New Technology to Deliver and Evaluate Physician Continuing Medical Education |
Harry Karlinsky |
July 2005 |
