January 7 - Weekly Seminar: Sean Polreis

The series returns with a special 2-hr seminar on January 7 (1:30-3:30 pm), presented by Sean Polreis: Everyday Bias for Healthcare Professionals Seminar will be held in the James Dosman Boardroom (Health Sciences E-wing 1254).

Weekly Seminar: David Kingston

The Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture (CCHSA) will be hosting the weekly seminar on Tuesday, November 26. The seminar presenter will be David Kingston: Estimating joint loading in occupational settings and activities of daily living: A biomechanical perspective Seminar will be held 2:30-3:30 pm in the James Dosman Boardroom (Health Sciences E-wing 1254).

Weekly Seminar: Liris Smith

The Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture (CCHSA) will be hosting the weekly seminar on Tuesday, November 19. The seminar presenter will be Liris Smith: The Experience of Physical Activity for Métis Older Adults Seminar will be held 2:30-3:30 pm in the James Dosman Boardroom (Health Sciences E-wing 1254).

Weekly Seminar: Liris Smith

Tuesday, November 19 at 2:30 pm. The seminar presenter will be Liris Smith: The Experience of Physical Activity for Métis Older Adults. Seminar will be held from 2:30-3:30 pm in the James Dosman Boardroom (Health Sciences E-wing 1254).

Weekly Seminar: Shannon Dyck and Michael Nemeth

The Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture (CCHSA) will be hosting the weekly seminar on Tuesday, November 5. The seminar presenter will be Shannon Dyck and Michael Nemeth: Radiance Cohousing – A Friendly Green Community in the Heart of Saskatoon Seminar will be held 2:30-3:30 pm in the James Dosman Boardroom (Health Sciences E-wing 1254). Summary goes here

Weekly Seminar: Roya Gavanji

The Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture (CCHSA) will be hosting the weekly seminar on Tuesday, October 29. The seminar presenter will be Roya Gavanji: Modelling rare events data using penalized regression methods with application to Occupational Injury Study Seminar will be held 2:30-3:30 pm in the James Dosman Boardroom (Health Sciences E-wing 1254).

Weekly Seminar: Melanie Bayly

The Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture (CCHSA) will be hosting the weekly seminar on Tuesday, October 22. The seminar presenter will be Melanie Bayly: A scoping review of dementia-related education and support service availability, accessibility and use in rural areas: Barriers and promising solutions. Seminar will be held 2:30-3:30 pm in the James Dosman Boardroom (Health Sciences E-wing 1254).

Weekly Seminar: Samantha Lamborn

The Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture (CCHSA) will be hosting the weekly seminar on Tuesday, October 15. The seminar presenter will be Samantha Lamborn: Employee Engagement Survey – CCHSA Results and Feedback Seminar will be held 2:30-3:30 pm in the James Dosman Boardroom (Health Sciences E-wing 1254). *Note that WebEx will not be available

Farewell and Congratulations to Saeed!

Dr Saeed Shanehsazzadeh has been a Postdoctoral Fellow and Lab Manager in the Ergonomics Lab since joining CCHSA last autumn. The next stage in his career will be a position at Duke-NUS Medical School Department of Cancer and Stem Cell Biology in Singapore, where he will take on the role of Senior Research Fellow. Congratulations to Saeed, and best wishes for him, partner Afsaneh, and baby Kasra on their new adventure in tropical Singapore!

Dr Ornwipa Thamsuwan wins 3-Minute Postdoc Competition!

Congratulations to Dr. Ornwipa Thamsuwan, who was awarded the 'Outstanding Presenter' prize at the University of Saskatchewan 3-Minute Postdoc competition. Dr. Thamsuwan's presentation described her SHRF-funded project titled: Evaluating the use of a passive exoskeleton as a potential intervention for mitigating low back pain risk factors in farmers.

Weekly Seminar: Dena Burnett

The Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture (CCHSA) will be hosting the weekly seminar on Tuesday, October 8. The seminar presenter will be Dena Burnett: Using desktop micro-computed tomography to evaluate structural properties of the vertebral endplate. Seminar will be held 2:30-3:30 pm in the James Dosman Boardroom (Health Sciences E-wing 1254).

Exoskeletons for Farmers

A team of researchers at the University of Saskatchewan hopes technology used in the manufacturing sector could help make farming a less back-breaking profession.

Weekly Seminar: Ozlem Sari

The Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture (CCHSA) will be hosting the weekly seminar on Tuesday, October 1. The seminar presenter will be Ozlem Sari: Writing Successful Grants – While Avoiding Common Pitfalls Seminar will be held 2:30-3:30 pm in the James Dosman Boardroom (Health Sciences E-wing 1254).

Weekly Seminar: Adriana Angarita Fonseca

The Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture (CCHSA) will be hosting the weekly seminar on Tuesday, September 24. The seminar presenter will be Adriana Angarita Fonseca: Is there a relationship between physical activity and chronic back disorders? Analysis of three Statistics Canada surveys. Seminar will be held 2:30-3:30 pm in the James Dosman Boardroom (Health Sciences E-wing 1254).

Weekly Seminar: George Katselis

The Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture (CCHSA) will be hosting the weekly seminar on Tuesday, September 17. The seminar presenter will be George Katselis: Use of Proteomics in Biomarker Discovery for Chronic Diseases. Seminar will be held 2:30-3:30 pm in the James Dosman Boardroom (Health Sciences E-wing 1254).

Weekly Seminar: Niels Koehncke

The Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture (CCHSA) will be hosting the weekly seminar on Tuesday, September 10. The seminar presenter will be Niels Koehncke: Title: Welcome and Orientation - This will be an orientation/refresher for new and current CCHSA members, including a review of committees and key contact people for certain issues. Seminar will be held 2:30-3:30 pm in the James Dosman Boardroom (Health Sciences E-wing 1254).

Congratulations!

David Kingston, Postdoctoral Fellow, is one of the 2019-2020 SHRF Establishment Grant and Research Fellowship recipients.

Weekly Seminar: Oluwafemi Oluwole

The Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture (CCHSA) will be hosting the weekly seminar on Tuesday, April 30. The seminar presenter will be Oluwafemi Oluwole: The course of asthma in preschool children: a population-based 10-year follow-up study examining asthma remission Seminar will be held 2:30-3:30 pm in the James Dosman Boardroom (Health Sciences E-wing 1254).

Weekly Seminar: Sharleen Jahner

The Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture (CCHSA) will be hosting the weekly seminar on Tuesday, April 23. The seminar presenter will be Sharleen Jahner: An Analysis of the Psychologically Distressing Experiences of Rural Registered Nurses and Perceptions of Organizational Support Seminar will be held 2:30-3:30 pm in the James Dosman Boardroom (Health Sciences E-wing 1254).

Weekly Seminar: Melanie Bayly

The Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture (CCHSA) will be hosting the weekly seminar on Tuesday, April 16. The seminar presenter will be Melanie Bayly: "A scoping review of dementia-related education and support service availability, accessibility and use in rural areas: Barriers and promising solutions". Seminar will be held 2:30-3:30 pm in the James Dosman Boardroom (Health Sciences E-wing 1254).

Weekly Seminar: Cindy Deschenes

The Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture (CCHSA) will be hosting the weekly seminar on Tuesday, April 9. The seminar presenter will be Cindy Deschenes: Rethinking Leadership and Relationality in Research with Indigenous people Seminar will be held 2:30-3:30 pm in the James Dosman Boardroom (Health Sciences E-wing 1254).

Dr. Catherine Trask receiving two awards!

(1) Graduate Advising Excellence Award, University of Saskatchewan Graduate Students Association and, (2) Researcher of the Year, University of Saskatchewan Department of Medicine Unified Head Award

Weekly Seminar: Luan Chu

The Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture (CCHSA) will be hosting the weekly seminar on Tuesday, April 2. The seminar presenter will be Luan Chu: "Predictors of the First Asthma-related Hospitalization after diagnosis: A Retrospective Birth Cohort using the Saskatchewan Health Databases". Seminar will be held 2:30-3:30 pm in the James Dosman Boardroom (Health Sciences E-wing 1254).

Weekly Seminar: Tracy Danylyshen-Laycock

The Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture (CCHSA) will be hosting the weekly seminar on Tuesday, March 26. The seminar presenter will be Tracy Danylyshen-Laycock: "Examining the Relationship Between Leadership, Facilitation, and Short Term Sustainability of a Dementia-Specific Training Program in Rural Long-Term Care Homes". Seminar will be held 2:30-3:30 pm in the James Dosman Boardroom (Health Sciences E-wing 1254).

Weekly Seminar: Robyn Reist

The Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture (CCHSA) will be hosting the weekly seminar on Tuesday, March 19. The seminar presenter will be Robyn Reist: Getting to the Bottom of Shoulder Pain: Do Bovine Rectal Palpations Cause Musculoskeletal Disorders? Seminar will be held 2:30-3:30 pm in the James Dosman Boardroom (Health Sciences E-wing 1254).

Weekly Seminar: Julie Kosteniuk

The Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture (CCHSA) will be hosting the weekly seminar on Tuesday, March 12. The seminar presenter will be Julie Kosteniuk: Issues and Interventions in Rural Dementia Care Seminar will be held 2:30-3:30 pm in the James Dosman Boardroom (Health Sciences E-wing 1254).

Weekly Seminar: Jackie Toner

The Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture (CCHSA) will be hosting the weekly seminar on Tuesday, March 5. The seminar presenter will be Jackie Toner: "The Rising Issue of Overexertion and its Silent Influence on Workplace Injuries Involving Pushing and Pulling Tasks" Seminar will be held 2:30-3:30 pm in the James Dosman Boardroom (Health Sciences E-wing 1254).

Weekly Seminar: Dr. Catherine Trask

The Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture (CCHSA) will be hosting the weekly seminar on Tuesday, February 26. The seminar presenter will be Dr. Catherine Trask: Qualitative Methods – A Primer for Quantitative Researchers, by a Quantitative Researcher Seminar will be held from 2:30-3:30 pm in the James Dosman Boardroom (Health Sciences E-wing 1254).

Dr. Fergall Magee

The Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture (CCHSA) will be hosting the weekly seminar on Tuesday, February 12. The seminar presenter will be Dr. Fergall Magee: Review of Current and Future Advances in Genomic Diagnoses. Seminar will be held from 2:30-3:30 pm in the James Dosman Boardroom (Health Sciences E-wing 1254

Weekly Seminar: Erika Penz

The Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture (CCHSA) will be hosting the weekly seminar on Tuesday, January 29. The seminar presenter will be Erika Penz: Establishing Lung Cancer Attributable Costs Using Saskatchewan Health Administrative Data: A Methodological Study. Seminar will be held from 2:30-3:30 pm in the James Dosman Boardroom (Health Sciences E-wing 1254

Weekly Seminar: Murray Pettitt

The Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture (CCHSA) will be hosting the weekly seminar on Tuesday, January 22. The seminar presenter will be Murray Pettitt: Prairie Swine Centre: Research Update and Collaborative Opportunities Seminar will be held from 2:30-3:30 pm in the James Dosman Boardroom (Health Sciences E-wing 1254).

Weekly Seminar: Kate Langrell

The Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture (CCHSA) will be hosting the weekly seminar on Tuesday, January 15. The seminar presenter will be Kate Langrell: Copyright for Researchers. Seminar will be held from 2:30-3:30 pm in the James Dosman Boardroom (Health Sciences E-wing 1254).