Past Events
June 9-11, 2019
- 2019 Global Carework Summit- "Participatory Ergonomics to Address Burnout among Careworkers in a Mental Health Hospital"- University of Toronto Hart House, Toronto, ON. Presenter: Alicia Kurowski, Sc.D., Research Professor, Biomedical Engineering, University of Mass. Lowell. To register and for more information please visit the Global Carework Network Online Registration.
May 17, 2019
April 26, 2019
- Baystate Health Systems, Safety Committees Retreat- "Using Total Worker Health to Broaden the Lens of your Safety Program" Baystate Education Center, Holyoke, Mass. Presenter: Alicia Kurowski, Sc.D.
April 19, 2019
April 12, 2019
- 5th Annual Healthy Aging- Living well forum, UMass Lowell "Aging Workforce and addressing the needs of the aging workforce" CPH-NEW Investigator Janet Barnes-Farrell, Ph.D., will give a presentation. For more information and registration visit the UMass Lowell Healthy Aging Forum
November 29-30, 2018
- NECOEM/MaAOHN Annual Occupational and Environmental Health Conference "The Future is Now: Challenges and Opportunities in Occupational and Environmental Health" - Boston Marriott Newton Hotel, Newton, Mass. To register and for more information, visit the NECOEM website.
November 13-14, 2018
- American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) 20th Annual New England Area PDC - Southbridge Hotel and Conference Center, Southbridge, Mass. Presenter: Alicia Kurowski, Sc.D. and CPH-NEW Investigator.
- 2018 National Hartford Center of Gerontological Nursing Excellence Leadership Conference- "Racial and ethnic disparities in musculoskeletal disorders and functional disabilities of nursing assistants in long-term care facilities" - Northeastern University, Bouve College of Health Sciences, Boston, Mass. Presenter: Yuan Zhang, Ph.D., UMass Lowell Assistant Professor and CPH-NEW Investigator. To register and for more information, visit the NHCGNE website.
October 22, 2018
- Human Factors and Ergonomics Society hosts "The Real Reasons You Want Sit/Stand Workstations in Your Office" webinar from Noon - 1 p.m. EST. Presenter - Carol Stuart-Buttle, Kermit G. Davis, Jack Dennerlein, and moderator Andy Dattel. The webinar is free to anyone who registers to attend.
October 10, 2018
- Connecticut River Valley AIHA Annual All-Day Conference - "HearWell: A Participatory Total Worker Health Hearing Conservation Program" - Aqua Turf Club, Plantsville, Conn.. Presenter: Jennifer Cavillari, Sc.D., Assistant Professor, Community Medicine and Healthcare at UConn Health Center. To register and for more information, visit the Connecticut River Valley AIHA website.
September 26, 2018
- "Testing a Workplace Mental Health Intervention in an Australian Police Context: Findings From a Mixed Methods Evaluation" - Presenter: Tony LaMontagne, Sc.D., a CPH-NEW Affiliate Researcher and Professor of Work, Health & Wellbeing at Deakin University in Melbourne, Australia. More information about the talk can be found in this events announcement. The talk will be held at the University of Massachusetts Lowell at 1-2 p.m. Email: cphnew@uml.edu for further details and event location.
September 20, 2018
- National COSH "Work Injuries and Opioid Addiction: Getting to the Root of the Problem" Webinar at 2-3:30 p.m. EDT/ 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. PT.
This webinar will look at current data and research that makes the link between the workplace injury and opioid use and where and how to intervene to prevent addiction and overdose.
Speakers will discuss a worker-justice framework to this problem and, through case studies and current research, innovative solutions including training and peer-led models.
Please read the event announcement for more detailed information about the talk.
Join by computer using GoToMeeting to see slides and audio or call in at (669) 224-3412, passcode: 128431613
You can RSVP to the webinar online.
September 5-7, 2018
- 13th European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology Conference - University Institute of Lisbon (ISCTE-IUL) in Lisbon, Portugal. Presenter: CPH-NEW Outreach Director Suzanne Nobrega and Investigator Robert Henning. To register and for more information, visit the European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology website.
May 8-11, 2018
- 2nd International Symposium to AdvanceTotal Worker Health® - Natcher Conference Center, National Institute of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD. For more information, visit the Eagleson Institute conference website. Abstract Submission Deadline: October 31, 2017.
March 21, 2018: 1-2:30 p.m.
- NIOSH TWH Webinar Series: "Numbers to Know How: Linking Research to Healthier Workplace Practices. For more information and registration, visit the NIOSH TWH Webinar Series Page.