A training school coordinated by COST Action CA16216 “Network on the Coordination and Harmonisation of European Occupational Cohorts”
DATE: 28 March – 1 April 2022
VENUE: Barcelona, Spain
MODE: In-person
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Description
This introductory course on Occupational Epidemiology seeks to provide training and networking opportunities for students and early career researchers in occupational epidemiology with a particular focus on non-standard employment, work environment, and health. A total of 20 students will be accepted into the course.
The course will cover topics on a range of topics including: study design in occupational epidemiology, exposure assessment, theories and models of non-standard work and health outcomes. The course will highlight modern methods and recent methodological approaches in occupational epidemiology, with a particular focus on international efforts in coordination and harmonisation in the field.
The format of the course will be based on a series of faculty lectures, student presentations, and student exercises. Basic knowledge of epidemiology, occupational health, or a related discipline is required. Participants will be provided with a certificate upon completion. Registration is now open but you should take into account that the deadline for applications is February 15.
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Programme
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Presentations
Day 1 — 28 March
- Occupational Exposure Assessment — Alex Burdorf
- Individual and Group-Based Exposure Assessment — Alex Burdorf
- Introduction to Occupational Epidemiology: Non-Standard Employment, Work Environment and Health — Henrik Kolstad
- Quantitative Job Exposure Matrices (JEMs) — Vivi Schlünssen
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Day 2 — 29 March
- Epidemiology and Occupational Health: the Need for a Coordinated Approach — Manolis Kogevinas
- Study Design Options — Neil Pearce
- Cohort Studies — Maria Albin & Ingrid Silvesind Mehlum
- Occupational Record Linkage Studies — Ingrid Silvesind Mehlum
- International Collaboration in Occupational Health — Michelle Turner
- Occupational Cases Studies and Case-Control Studies — Michelle Turner
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Day 3 — 30 March
- Theories and Models of Non-Standard Work — Theo Bodin
- Studying Precarious Employment. Methodological Challenges I — Johanna Jonsson
- New Study Designs — Manolis Kogevinas
- Introduction to Non-Standard Employment. What is Precarious Employment? — Bertina Kreshpaj
- Methodological Challenges when Studying Precarious Employment II — Nuria Matilla Santander
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Day 4 — 31 March
- Precarious Employment and Public Health in Appalachia — Christopher Martin
- Digital Labour Platforms and Challenges for Job Quality and Safety — Christophe Vanroelen
- A Sociological Account of Non-Standard Employment — Christophe Vanroelen
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Day 5 — 1 April
- Casual Inference — Neil Pearce, Manolis Kogevinas, Jorn Olsen
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Coordinators
Theo Bodin, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
Nuria Matilla Santander, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
Neil Pearce, The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK
Michelle Turner, Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), Spain
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Faculty
Maria Albin, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
Theo Bodin, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
Alex Burdorf, Erasmus MC, the Netherlands
Anne Helene Garde, NRCWE, Denmark
Johanna Jonsson, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
Manolis Kogevinas, Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), Spain
Henrik Kolstad, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark
Bertina Kreshpaj, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden Chris Martin, West Virginia University, U.S.
Neil Pearce, The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, U.K.
Nuria Matilla Santander, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
Ingrid Sivesind Mehlum, STAMI, Norway
Michelle Turner, Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), Spain
Vivi Schlünssen, Aarhus University, Denmark
Christophe Vanroelen, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
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Venue
Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal)
Barcelona Biomedical Research Park (PRBB)
C. Doctor Aiguader, 88
08003 Barcelona, Spain
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Training Grant
A limited number of training grants will be available to support course participation by students and early career researchers in occupational epidemiology from COST Full Member / Cooperating Member countries, Approved NNC institutions, or Approved European RTD Organizations.
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Student Presentations
A total of 12 student presentations of 10 minutes each (plus 5 minutes for discussion) will be organized throughout the course to present and discuss the ongoing work and any methodological issues of the students. Interested students can send a title of the proposed presentation to Michelle Turner (michelle.turner@isglobal.org) by March 1, 2022.