ICOH election, tenure 2012-2014
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Announcement of the candidates for the election of ICOH Officers and members of the Board for Triennium 2012-2014
The candidates must be eligible under Article 5, section 2 and 8 of the ICOH Constitution. The Officers and the members of the Board shall be elected as set forth in the Bye-Laws for the triennial period separating sessions of the General Assembly. They may be re-elected to the same office for no more than one additional term, with exception of the Secretary-General, who may be elected for more than one additional term. The newly elected Officers take office at the General Assembly convened immediately after the ICOH 2012 Congress. |
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Kazutaka KOGI - Japan
Curriculum Vitae Born on 26 February 1933 in Tokyo, Japan
Doctor of Medical Science
Kazutaka Kogi, Research Adviser of the Institute for Science of Labour in Japan, has been active in ICOH activities since 1969. He served as Chair of the Scientific Committee on Shiftwork, Board Member and Vice-President and was elected as President for Triennium 2009-2011.
Dr. Kogi has wide experience in occupational health internationally from his service at the International Labour Office and from various international technical cooperation activities. He worked in the ILO as Regional Adviser for Asia-Pacific Region and as Chief of the Occupational Safety and Health Branch and Director of the Working Conditions and Environment Department in Geneva.
He has made an international impact through his research, training and interventions for improvement of occupational health for the underserved groups in developing countries, small-scale enterprises, agriculture and the informal sector. His intervention methods are authorized by the ILO for worldwide use and applied widely in practice on all continents.
Endorsers B. Rogers (USA), C. Taboadela (Argentina), S. Iavicoli (Italy), S. Shanbhag (India), P. Westerholm (Sweden), T. Okubo (Japan), T. Higashi (Japan), Y. Kusaka (Japan), S. Wang (P.R. of China), M. Ross (South Africa), S. Kang (Republic of Korea), S. Horie (Japan), S. Lehtinen (Finland), J. Harrison (UK), J. Rantanen (Finland), A. Mutti (Italy), G. Costa (Italy), D. Fano (Italy), T. Itani (Japan).
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Suvi Anneli LEHTINEN – Finland
Curriculum Vitae Education MSc (Economics and personnel administration), 1975
Suvi Lehtinen works in the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health since 1975, in personnel administration, in international affairs, in information, and now as Chief of International Affairs. She has edited and co-edited some 45 proceedings in occupational health and safety (OH&S), co-authored some 25 research articles, and published some 200 popularized articles. At national level, she has participated in the work of several governmental work groups and committees, and in several WHO, ILO, FINNIDA and EU Expert Meetings and Networks as Member or Rapporteur in 1988–2008, and continues. She has established three regional newsletters on OH&S: African Newsletter, Asian-Pacific Newsletter and Barents Newsletter, and works as Editor-in-Chief in them. She chaired ICOH SC on Occupational Health and Development June 2006–2009 and served as a Board member 2003–2009, and as Vice-President in 2009–2011.
Endorsers J. Rantanen (Finland), P. Oksa (Finland), P. Westerholm (Sweden), S. Pingle (India), K. Reijula (Finland), S. Iavicoli (Italy), B. Rogers (USA), M. Fingerhut (USA), U. Ojomo (Nigeria), M. Ross (South Africa), V. Herrera Moreno (Chile), D. Gagliardi (Italy), J. Mustajbegovic (Croatia), K. Kogi (Japan), K. Husgafvel-Pursiainen (Finland), M. Bugge (Norway), I. Karanja (Kenya).
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Bonnie ROGERS – USA
Curriculum Vitae Bonnie Rogers, candidate for re-election as ICOH Vice President, is Professor and Director, University of North Carolina Occupational Safety and Health Education and Research Center, USA. She completed her doctorate at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health in occupational and environmental health sciences (OEH), and studied ethics at the Hastings Center in New York. Dr. Rogers is past president of the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses, and Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics. She has published two books, nearly 200 OEH articles, and conducted numerous funded investigations on health care worker hazards, ergonomics, OH ethical issues, and OHN practice and education.
Dr. Rogers is a very active member of ICOH as current VP 2009-2012 and Co-Chair ICOH 2012 Congress Scientific Committee; Chair, Scientific Committee on Education and Training 2003-2009, and previously Secretary. She is a member of the SCs on Occupational Health Nursing and OH for Health Care Workers.
Endorsers M. Lum (USA), M. Fingerhut (USA), S. Iavicoli (Italy), S. Pingle (India), B. Piccoli (Italy), A. Tsutsumi (Japan), P. Westerholm (Sweden), J. Ostendorf (USA), D. Sherson (Denmark), C. Taboadela (Argentina), E. Enriquez (Mexico), S. Kang (Republic of Korea), K. Kogi (Japan),N. Kawakami (Japan), S. Lehtinen (Finland), J. Morales (Mexico), J. Rantanen (Finland), R. Orford (USA), K. Ringen (USA), L. Pretorius (South Africa), L. Grainger (South Africa), N. Plato (Sweden).
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Sergio IAVICOLI – Italy
Curriculum Vitae MD and Residency Programme in Occupational Medicine, University of Rome. PhD (Occupational Health and Industrial Toxicology), University of Cagliari. Research Fellow School of Public Health, University of California Berkeley.
Currently Director of the Department of Occupational Medicine, INAIL (ITALY), WHO Collaborating Centre. ICOH Secretary General since 2003. Editor in chief of ICOH website and Editorial Board of several scientific journals. Member of national/international Committees: Member of Scientific Steering Committee of PEROSH, Member of Advisory Committee of the Global Network of Collaborating Centres in occupational health. Coordinator of METROnet, coordinator of over 40 National and International Research Programmes. Lecturer at University of Milan "Bicocca", University of Rome "La Cattolica", University of Perugia.
Author of over 370 clinical/experimental scientific publications/abstracts in occupational health.
Endorsers P. A. Bertazzi (Italy), K. Takahashi (Japan), B. Knave (Sweden), J. Howard (USA); J. Rantanen (Finland), A. Mutti (Italy), S. Lehtinen (Finland), E. Enriquez (Mexico), K. Kogi (Japan), D. Gagliardi (Italy), B. Persechino (Italy), A. Marinaccio (Italy), M. Petyx (Italy).
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Patabendi ABEYTUNGA - Canada
Curriculum Vitae Dr. Abeytunga is the Vice President and Director General of the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS), a departmental corporation of the Government of Canada.
Dr. Abeytunga, who has been with CCOHS since the inception of its operations in 1980, initiated and directs the development and implementation of CCOHS' wide spectrum of services providing instant access to current knowledge education and tools to support the essential health and safety initiatives and activities in the workplace. These services rely heavily on the innovative application of new information technologies. He is an experienced strategic planner and senior executive with a proven track record in the conceptualization, development and effective implementation of many occupational health and safety related programs and projects of international repute, and is a recognized speaker in global, regional and national gatherings on a range of topics in this field.
Endorsers S. Iavicoli (Italy), S. Lehtinen (Finland), K. Kogi (Japan), M. Fingerhut (USA), D. Gagliardi (Italy).
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Petar BULAT - Serbia
Curriculum Vitae Petar Bulat is born in Belgrade (Serbia) in 1961. He got MD (1986), Ms (1991), OH specialist (1992), PhD (1996), and Occupational toxicology superspecialist degree (2000) at University of Belgrade School of Medicine. His first employment is at University of Belgrade 1989 and National Institute of Occupational Health. At University of Belgrade School of Medicine his first position was teaching assistant in 1989, Assistant professor in 1995, Associate professor in 2000, Full professor from 2009, Chair from 2001. At National Institute of Occupational Health he started as medical doctor in 1989, OH specialist in 1992, Head of Occupational Toxicology Department from 1996, Medical Director 2001-2009, Management Board Deputy President 2009-now. From 2011 he is appointed as Republic of Serbia Assistant Minister of Health.
From 2006 he is ICOH-Secretary of SC on Rural Health. He is European Association of Schools of Occupational Medicine -Vice president and Collegium Ramazzini member.
Endorsers E. Stikova (FYROM), N.I. Pranjic (Bosnia Herzegovina), J. Mustajbegovic (Croatia), L. Keyunovic (Montenegro), S. Krstev (Serbia), J. Karadzinska-Bislimovska (FYROM).
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Giovanni COSTA – Italy
Curriculum Vitae Born in Genova (Italy) on August 11, 1947; graduated in Medicine in 1972, specialized in Occupational Medicine in 1975. He is currently Full Professor of Occupational Medicine at the University of Milano, and Director of the Unit of "Occupational Medicine 2" in the Department of Occupational Health "Clinica del Lavoro L. Devoto" of the IRCCS "Ca' Granda – Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico" Foundation in Milano.From 2004 to 2010 he has been Chairman of the ICOH SC on "Shiftwork and Working Time" and President of the Working Time Society (WTS). Member of the ICOH SCs on "Ageing and work" and "Occupational health for health care Workers". He is currently member of ICOH Board for the triennium 2009-2011 and of the Board Working Committee on Ethics and Transparency. His scientific research deals mainly with Work Physiology, Chronobiology, Shift Work and Working Hours, Ergonomics, Stress, Ageing at work, Work Disabilities. He is author of more than 400 scientific papers published in peer reviewed journals, books and proceedings of international and national congresses.
Endorsers A. Mutti (Italy), P. Westerholm (Sweden), P. Bertazzi (Italy), D. Camerino (Italy), D. Fano (Italy), J. Rantanen (Finland), K. Kogi (Japan).
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Andrew CURRAN – United Kingdom
Curriculum Vitae Dr. Andrew Curran is the Director of Science and Resources at the UK's national Health and Safety Laboratory (HSL). In this role he has responsibility for the leadership of the 350 scientists, engineers and physicians who work at HSL, and also for the development of the Laboratory's science strategy. Andrew has played an active role in WHO (HSL being a Collaborating Centre in occupational Health), and is a member of the organising committee for the 2011 EPICOH Conference in Oxford. He Chairs a European PEROSH Group on Wellbeing, as is co-Chair of the organising committee for the Wellbeing at work conference in Manchester in 2012. Andrew has published over 70 peer-reviewed papers in the field of occupational health, and delivered keynote papers at International conferences. He is an Honorary Reader at Sheffield University, is an Honorary Fellow of the Faculty of Occupational Medicine (UK).
Endorsers S. Iavicoli (Italy), J. Harrison (UK), K. Venables (UK), S. Leka (UK), A. Jain (UK), D. Coggon (UK), N. Pearce (UK).
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Yucel DEMIRAL - Turkey
Curriculum Vitae He is working as an associate professor in Dokuz Eylul University Medical Faculty, Public Health Department and vice president of Center for Occupational Health. His research and main interests have focused on psychosocial work environment; inequalities in health; health care workers; and organization of occupational health services. He is the member of Committee of Medical Specialty for Occupational Disease in Ministry of Health.
He is a sincere promoter of ICOH activities in national and international level. He is currently acting as the ICOH National Secretary for Turkey; member of ICOH Scientific Committees of "Occupational Health & Development", "OH for Health Care Workers" and "Unemployment, Job Insecurity & Health". He joined and contributed number of national and international scientific events and projects organized by WHO, ILO and IOHA. He has translated ICOH ethic codes into Turkish which is published by the Turkish Ministry of Labor and Social Security.
Endorsers S. Lehtinen (Finland), S. Iavicoli (Italy), D. Gagliardi (Italy), J. Rantanen (Finland), A. Ergor (Turkey).
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Elia ENRIQUEZ – Mexico
Curriculum Vitae I have served as a Secretary of ICOH in Mexico 2006-2011 promoting the ICOH membership and working with the organization of the ICOH Congress 2012 since 2002. I am participating as a Scientific Co-Chair and a Secretary of the ICOH Congress. I have been the leader of the National Federation of Occupational Health as a President 2009-2011; in previous years I have held many positions in the organization which is the most important OH professional association in Mexico. I am the former President of Latin American Association of Occupational Health. I am currently the chief editor of the scientific magazine of O.H in Mexico
I have experience as a coordinator and organizer of scientific meetings, raising funds and acquiring support, with contacts in the public sector. I am specialist with residency training with 27 years of clinical experience in occupational medicine, in teaching at the University and a board member of the National Board of Occupational Medicine.
Endorsers S. Iavicoli (Italy), J. Morales (Mexico), D. Gagliardi (Italy), S. Lehtinen (Finland), J. Rantanen (Finland), M. Fingerhut (USA), B. Rogers (USA), K. Kogi (Japan).
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Marylin FINGERHUT – USA
Curriculum Vitae Marilyn Fingerhut, Ph.D. is retired from the U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), where she worked for 25 years. She also worked for NIOSH at the World Health Organization in Geneva. She continues to work as a consultant for NIOSH in the role of Coordinator of the NIOSH Global Collaborations Program. She also is Co-Coordinator of the WHO Global Network of 75 Collaborating Centers in Occupational Health. Dr. Fingerhut holds a Ph.D. in Cell Biology and a Masters Degree in Occupational Health. She is the author of more than 60 peer-reviewed papers. The areas of interest in her epidemiologic research are global burden of disease, dioxin, carcinogens, and issues of women workers. She served as ICOH Vice President from 2006-2009 and on the ICOH Board from 2009-2012.
Endorsers J. Morales (Mexico), M. Lum (USA), S. Shanbhag (India), M. Guillemin (Switzerland), S. Lehtinen (Finland), B. Rogers (USA), M. Ross (South Africa), S. Kang (Republic of Korea), C. Taboadela (Argentina), K. Kogi (Japan), J. Rantanen (Finland).
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Monique FRINGS-DRESEN – The Netherlands
Curriculum Vitae Monique H.W. Frings-Dresen (birth date: March 4th, 1952) is Full Professor in 'Occupational Health and Diseases' at the Coronel Institute of Occupational Health, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. She was director of AmCOGG (Amsterdam Centre for Health and Health Care Research).
Before she worked as researcher at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Amsterdam (Department Physiology), as Assistant Professor at "Centre Hospitalier et Universitaire de Grenoble, consultations de Medecine du Sport" Grenoble, France. Now she is Principal Investigator and Director of the Coronel Institute of Occupational Health (which contains the Netherlands Centre for Occupational Diseases, the Research Center for Insurance Medicine, the People and Work Patient Clinic and the Expertise Center of Pre-employment Medical Examinations and Workers's Health Surveillance).
She is an expert on the topic of prevention of occupational diseases, member of different ICOH Scientific Committees and National Secretary of the International Commission on Occupational Health (ICOH) for The Netherlands.
Endorsers M. Hagberg (Sweden), A. Descatha (France), Y. Roquelaure (France), G. Pransky (USA), K. Ringen (USA), C. Nygård (Finland), J. F. Boulat (France), A. Leclerc (France).
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Zuher HANDAR - Brazil
Curriculum Vitae Physician, graduated in 1981 and Post Graduate in Public Health in 1985 from the Evangelical School of Medicine of Paraná, Occupational Health in1992, Board Certified in Occupational health by the Brazilian Medical Association – AMB/ANAMT.
Former Secretary of the secretariat Of OSH, Ministry of Labour and Employment (1995-1999). At present, Specialist physician at the Parana State Center for Occupational Health and Professor of Occupational Medicine at both the Evangelical University and Catholic University of Parana. Coordinator of the Postgraduate Course in OSH at the Catholic University of Parana.
Other present activities: Consultant on OSH Office at ILO Regional Office, Brazil and Workers Trade Unions of Parana, Brazil. Scientific Director of the National Association of Occupational Medicine – ANAMT. Member of the Organizing Committee of the 27th ICOH International Congress 2003, Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil.
Endorsers C. Taboadela (Argentina), J. Carneiro (Brazil), R. Facci (Brazil), S. Iavicoli (Italy), K. Elgstrand (Sweden), C. Campos (Brazil), J. Morales (Mexico).
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Marcello IMBRIANI – Italy
Curriculum Vitae Date of Birth: 26th October 1951.
Education: Ph.D. Faculty of Medicine, Pavia University, 1976.
Summary of skills: 1. Research on uptake, distribution and elimination of industrial solvents, both in experimental studies and in occupational exposed workers. 2. Study of instrumental methods in laboratory and in field related to respiratory occupational risks. 3. Research on cardio-respiratory and metabolic adjustment in normal subjects and in various pathologies.
Professional experiences: 1. Head Physician of the Service of Occupational Medicine of the Maugeri Foundation, 1999. 2. Professor of Occupational Medicine, Department of Public Health and Neuroscience, Pavia University, 2000 and Director of Department, 2010.
Publications: He co-authored nearly 190 peer-reviewed articles concerning inhalation and elimination of solvents and anaesthetics and the effects of workload on the respiratory uptake of solvents and gases.
Other scientific activities: - Scientific Director of "S. Maugeri Foundation" Institute of Care and Scientific Research. – Editor of the Journal "Giornale Italiano di Medicina del Lavoro e Ergonomia.
Endorsers M. Petyx (Italy), B. Persechino (Italy), I. Iavicoli (Italy), G. Tranfo (Italy), D. Camerino (Italy), G. Costa (Italy), D. Fano (Italy).
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Seong-Kyu KANG – Republic of Korea
Curriculum Vitae Seong-Kyu Kang is Director General of Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute (OSHRI), Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency (KOSHA). He is currently the ICOH Board member and the Editor-in-Chief of the ICOH Newsletter. He has been active in ICOH activities since 1992 and served as Secretary of the Scientific Committee of Neurotoxicology and Psychophysiology. He is also responsible for the 31st ICOH Congress to be held in Seoul in 2015.
Dr. Kang is an occupational and family physician, and holds a Ph.D. in Medical Science. He was an Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) officer at the NIOSH, USA. He has been involved in many epidemiologic investigations for occupational diseases and is interested in occupational neurotoxicity, biological monitoring, occupational health service and the history of occupational health. He has published and edited many papers in peer review journals and is the Editor-in-Chief of Safety and Health at Work (SH@W).
Endorsers S. Iavicoli (Italy), B. Rogers (USA), C. Taboadela (Argentina), M. Fingerhut (USA), H. Vainio (Finland), K. Kogi (Japan), S. Horie (Japan), J. Rantanen (Finland).
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Norito KAWAKAMI – Japan
Curriculum Vitae Professor Norito Kawakami, MD, DMSc, Department of Mental Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Japan. Male. Birth date: 02 March 1957.Nationality: Japan
Norito Kawakami took his doctor degree from University of Tokyo (majoring Social
Medicine). He became Professor of Department of Hygiene & Preventive Medicine,
Okayama University, Japan, and then he moved to his current position at University of
Tokyo. He has been involved in ICOH activities since he became an active member in 1993. He
serves as the ICOH National secretary Japan for 2002-2008, and the Chair of Scientific
Committee of Work Organization and Psychosocial Factors at Work for 2006-2012.
He published more than 150 scientific papers in international journals on job stress,
workplace stress management, and other topics in occupational health. He was a former
Editor-in-chief, Journal of Occupational Health. He has been very active in international
collaboration in occupational health and mental health epidemiology.
Endorsers J. K. Sluiter (The Netherlands), M. A. Carrion (Spain), I. Houtman (The Netherlands), J. Tamin (UK), B. Rogers (USA), F. Van Dijk (The Netherlands), H. FU (P.R. of China), J. Dai (P.R. of China), T. Higashi (Japan), Y. Kusaka (Japan), T. Okubo (Japan), K. Takahashi (Japan), H. M. Hasselhorn (Germany), R. Rugulies (Denmark), A. Van Der Beek (The Netherlands), M. Vilija (Lithuania), K. Kogi (Japan), S. Kang (Republic of Korea), H. Mayer (Sweden), S. Horie (Japan), S. Lehtinen (Finland), S. Leka (UK), J. Morales (Mexico), M. L. Nielsen (Denmark), J. Harrison (UK), S. Wang (P.R. of China), K. Nishida (Japan), J. Li (Germany), T. Itani (Japan).
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Timo LEINO – Finland
Curriculum Vitae Timo Leino, Adjunct Professor and ICOH Board Member, is an Occupational Physician and a Senior Lecturer in occupational health at the University of Helsinki. He has worked in the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FIOH) in the years 1991-2010 and is currently a Chief Medical Officer at the Pension-Fennia. He has previously worked in the ILO and has been active in many WHO, EU and Baltic Sea region projects and national consultations. He has managed the development and expansion of occupational health services activity area of the WHO Collaborating Centres. He has published more than 20 peer-reviewed papers and is an author or contributor in several text books and guides in his field of expertise. His main research and teaching interests are quality and effectiveness of occupational health systems, good occupational health practice, BOHS, health promotion, and ICT-based education.
Endorsers J. Rantanen (Finland), S. Lehtinen (Finland), K. Kogi (Japan), P. Westerholm (Sweden), M. Fingerhut( USA), B. Rogers (USA).
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Pius MAKHONGE – Kenya
Curriculum Vitae Date of Birth: November 28 1953. Gender: Male. Marital Status: Married. Nationality: Kenyan
Academic background:1. Master of Science Occupational Health and Safety; University of Aston 1984;2. BSc Hons (Chemistry/ Biochemistry) Nairobi University 1979. Work experience: 1. Joined the occupational safety and health service 1979; 2. Director of Occupational Health and Safety Services- Kenya since 2008; 3. Part time lecturer in occupational safety and health at the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology since 2008; 4. Member the National Radiation Protection Board; 5. Member the National Labour Board; 6. Member and Secretary; National Council for Occupational Safety and Health. Honours: Moran of the Order of the Burning Spear (MBS) by H.E the President of Kenya for innovative management of occupational safety and health in the country 2010.
Endorsers J. Rantanen (Finland), S. Lehtinen (Finland), I. Karanja (Kenya), V. Ngowi (Tanzania), B. C. Khayongo (Uganda).
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Claudina NOGUEIRA – South Africa
Curriculum Vitae Claudina Nogueira has BSc, BSc (Hons) and MSc (Medical Biochemistry) degrees from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa.
She has worked at the National Institute for Occupational Health (NIOH) of the National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) since March 1990. Since July 2003, she has managed the Section of Communication and International Liaison at the NIOH.
Claudina is the Global Manager of GPA Objective 1: Devise and implement policy instruments on workers' health of the current Global Network Plan (2009-2012) of the WHO Collaborating Centres (CC) in Occupational Health (OH); she was the scientific programme coordinator of the ICOH2009 Congress held in Cape Town; is a member of the ICOH Working Group on Occupational Infectious Agents, and a co-opted ExCo member of the South African Society of Occupational Medicine (SASOM).
Endorsers S. Iavicoli (Italy), M. Fingerhut (USA), B. Rogers (USA), K. Takahashi (Japan), M. Ross (South Africa), C. Taboadela (Argentina), K. Reijula (Finland), C. Roos (South Africa) M. C. Pantano (Argentina), J. Carneiro (Brazil), S. Lehtinen (Finland), K. Kogi (Japan).
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Fancisca Uche OJOMO – Nigeria
Curriculum Vitae Uche OJOMO, the Medical Administration Manager of TOTAL Upstream Companies in Nigeria, is a member of the current ICOH Board, and on the interim Board of ARAOH.
She holds, M.Sc. Business Administration, B.Sc. Nursing Administration from Nigeria, SRN (England & Wales) and Certificate in French Language, Culture and Gastronomy from France. Alumni of, INSEAD Business School, Cranfield University, among others, she is bilingual, extensively traveled and married with one child.
Her work experience has been mainly in the Oil and Gas sector with TOTAL Exploration and Production, where she has functioned in various capacities, contributing immensely to the OH development and promotion, culminating in an Innovation Award by TOTAL Exploration and Production in 2001.
She is currently working with SASOM / other African Countries for the
reactivation of their National OH families, and the eventual reactivation of ARAOH, August 2011 in South Africa.
Endorsers K. Kogi (Japan), M. Fingerhut (USA), B. Rogers (USA), S. Lehtinen (Finland), J. Morales (Mexico), J. Harrison (UK), J. Rantanen (Finland), P. Westerholm (Sweden), N. Kawakami (Japan), C. Taboadela (Argentina).
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Robert ORFORD – USA
Curriculum Vitae ROBERT R. ORFORD, MD,CM, MS, MPH is Consultant and former Chair, Division of Preventive, Occupational, and Aerospace Medicine at Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA; former Medical Director, Northwest Airlines; and former Deputy Minister, Community and Occupational Health, Alberta, Canada. Canadian born, he was educated at McGill University (MD,CM), University of Minnesota (MS), and University of Washington (MPH). He is Board Certified as a specialist in Internal Medicine, Occupational Medicine, Aerospace Medicine, and General Preventive Medicine and Public Health, and is an Assistant Professor at Mayo Medical School and Associate Professor at the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston. He was President of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine from 2008-2009, Board Member of MEDICHEM from 1984-89, General Conference Chair for MEDICHEM, 1983 and for the 7th International Conference on Health Care Worker Health, Vancouver, BC, Canada, October, 2007, and ICOH National Secretary for the United States from 2004-present.
Endorsers S. Iavicoli (Italy), S. Lehtinen (Finland), J. Morales (Mexico), M. Fingerhut (USA), J. Rantanen (Finland), L. Patry (Canada), B. Rogers (USA), H. M. Hasselhorn (Germany), E. Enriquez (Mexico), K. Kogi (Japan).
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Thirumalai RAJGOPAL – India
Curriculum Vitae Dr. Rajgopal is Vice President, Global Medical and Occupational Health, Unilever and serves on their apex global health and safety leadership team. He has postgraduate qualifications in Occupational Health, Public Health, Preventive Medicine and Health Administration. He is an Hon. Fellow of the Faculty of Occupational Medicine, London. He has been trained in advanced leadership strategies for health care, at Harvard. Since 2007 he is the elected Chairman of Medichem, the board of which is a scientific committee of ICOH. He has been on the Board of ICOH as a co-opted member (2000-2003). He has been the past President of the Indian Association of Occupational Health and the Editor of the Indian Journal of O&EM. From 2010 he is on the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health. He has more than 50 publications and many awards to his credit in occupational health.
Endorsers M. Fingerhut (USA), S. Pingle (India), S. Shanbhag (India), G. K. Kulkarni (India), M. Nasterlack (Germany), P. Westerholm (Sweden), K. Kogi (Japan), J. Morales (Mexico), J. Rantanen (Finland), S. Lehtinen (Finland).
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Kari REIJULA – Finland
Curriculum Vitae Kari Reijula, MD, PhD, Professor acts as the theme director of the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, and professor in occupational health at the Medical Faculty, Helsinki University. He achieved the Licenciate of Medicine (M.D.) degree in 1983 and Dr of Medicine (PhD) in 1985. He is specialist in occupational health, senior lecturer (docent) in occupational medicine and occupational health. He has acted as the professor of occupational health at the Tampere University and in Helsinki University, and a visiting professor at the Medical College of Wisconsin, USA.
Prof Reijula has worked at the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health since 1986. He was the director of regional institute in Helsinki in 2000-05, and the director of the Indoor Environment Quality - theme (since 2006).
Prof. Reijula acts as the secretary of the ICOH WG on Occupational Infectious Agents (OIA).
Endorsers M. Sainio (Finland), H. Taskinen (Finland), S. Porru (Italy), C. Taboadela (Argentina), A. Kaukiainen (Finland), R. Facci (Brazil), C. de Hoyos (Argentina), J. Carneiro (Brazil), C. Nogueira (South Africa), P. Oksa (Finland), J. Uitti (Finland), K. Karvala (Finland), H. Salonen (Finland).
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Julietta RODRIGUEZ GUZMAN – Colombia
Curriculum Vitae Dr. Rodriguez-Guzman, candidate for ICOH Board, is Associate Professor and International affairs director of the OH Program at El Bosque University in Bogota, Colombia; and invited Professor to l'Université de Montréal. She received her MD at Javeriana University, OH Specialty from El Bosque University, and her MScA in OH from McGill University/Canada.
Dr. Rodriguez-Guzman is former President, Vice-President and General Secretary of the Colombian Society of OM; former General Secretary of the Latin American OH Association; and Secretary for the Federation of Central American OH Societies/FECACSO.
She is author and editor of multiple publications -most in Spanish- and several book chapters and international reports, concerning research on compensation systems; workplace violence; working poor, agricultural workers, working women and ethics in OHS.
She is a very active ICOH member (14 years), acting National Secretary for Colombia (since 2001); member of SC on Rural health, OH&Development, and OH Services and Research.
Endorsers B. Rogers (USA), M. Fingerhut (USA), P. Westerholm (Sweden), J. Carneiro (Brazil), C. Guerrero (Costa Rica), H. Harari (Ecuador), K. Elgstrand (Sweden), K. Kogi (Japan), P. Orris (USA), R. Baranano (Uruguay), K. Radon (Germany), L. Patry (Canada), P. Canney (Colombia), C. Colosio (Italy), J. Rantanen (Finland), M. T. Espinosa Restrepo (Colombia).
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Yves ROQUELAURE – France
Curriculum Vitae Academic Position: Professor of occupational medicine and health at the University Hospital of Angers; PhD in Ergonomics and Biomechanics. Medical practice: Sr. occupational physician at the University Hospital of Angers. Teaching: Masters and doctoral levels in occupational health, toxicology and ergonomics Research: Sr. Researcher specialized in ergonomics and epidemiology of work-related musculoskeletal disorders of the upper limbs and back. Director of the Laboratory of Ergonomics and Epidemiology in Occupational Health of the University of Angers. Several publications in Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Scandinavian Journal of Work Environmental Health, American Journal of Industrial Medicine, Arthritis Rheumatism, Spine, Applied Ergonomics, etc. ICOH Activities: Member since 1993; Member of the ICOH Scientific Committee "Musculoskeletal Disorders", since 2006; Member of the Board 2006 - 2008; Head of the organization team of the PREMUS 2010 congress in Angers in august 2010; Chair of the ICOH Scientific Committee "Musculoskeletal Disorders", since 2010.
Endorsers J. Harrison (UK), M. Hagberg (Sweden), J.F. Caillard (France), G. Pransky (USA), M. Guillemin (Switzerland), F. Van Dijk (The Netherlands), B. Evanoff (USA), J. Rantanen (France), E. Viikari-Juntura (Finland).
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Mary ROSS – South Africa
Curriculum Vitae Mary Ross is an occupational health specialist and honorary professor with appointments on editorial advisory committees for local and international occupational, public health and travel medicine journals. She was Co-Scientific Chair for the ICOH2009 congress, and is currently an ICOH Board member and Chair of the Working Group on Occupational Infectious Agents. She served as Director of the National Institute for Occupational Health (2004 to 2007), serving on the advisory committee for the WHO global network of collaborating centres in occupational health. Subsequently her international consultation includes De Beers, and WHO Neglected Tropical Disease programme. Career successes include establishing the Mine Health and Safety Council occupational health programme, occupational services for a teaching hospital, travel medicine training in Africa. She is author of over 60 peer reviewed papers with a special interest in occupational travel medicine and establishing occupational health services, performance measurement indices and guidelines for best practice.
Endorsers P. Leggat (Australia), P. Westerholm (Sweden), D. Ungerer (South Africa), S. Kang (Republic of Korea), J. Acutt (South Africa), S. Porru (Italy), C. Nogueira (South Africa), M. Fingerhut (USA), C. Taboadela (Argentina), K. Kogi (Japan), C. Roos (South Africa), S. Lehtinen (Finland), C. Colosio (Italy).
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Konrad RYDZYNSKI – Poland
Curriculum Vitae Konrad Rydzynski, MD, PhD, professor of toxicology, is the Director General of the Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, Lodz, Poland, national research institute of 400+ employees, since 2000. He has been a member of numerous scientific associations and international organisations, including EUROTOX (Executive Committee); Polish Society of Toxicology (President), The International Union of Toxicology (Director in the Executive Committee). He was a member and Vice-Chair of the Expert Advisory Group for the European Union 5th and 6th Framework Program "Environment and Health", (1999-2006) as well as a member of the Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks, DG SANCO of the European Commission (2004-2010). He is a coordinator of the European Network of Excellence ECNIS (200 scientists from 14 EU countries). Main recent scientific interest: genotoxicity and carcinogenesis; nanotechnology-related risks. Author of 140+ publications, cited 500+ times.
Endorsers S. Lehtinen (Finland), M. Fingerhut (USA); M. Jakubowski (Poland), A. Mutti (Italy), J. Rantanen (Finland), F. Van Dijk (The Netherlands), H. Vainio (Finland).
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Edoardo SANTINO – Brazil
Curriculum Vitae Born in Milan/Italy, in May, 27th, 1946, living in Sorocaba/Brazil.
Graduation: Medical School at University of Campinas (1972).
Post Graduation/Specialization: Occupational Medicine (1981); Public Health (1986); Ergonomics (1996); Medical Expertise (2008).
Activities: Governmental Inter-Ministerial Commission at Work reviewing Brazilian labor law (1992).
"Merit Award" Safety and Health at Work (2010).
National Academy of Occupational Health/Brazil; IEA - Member of Technical Committee on Musculoskeletal Disorders; Former Chairman and Director of the Commission for Specialist Title of National Association of Occupational Medicine – ANAMT (up to 10 years); Former General Secretary of Latin-American Association of Occupational Health.
ICOH activities: Scientific Committee "Work and Vision"; Congresses at Nice/France; Stockholm/Sweden; Singapore; Iguassu Falls/Brazil; Milan/Italy; Vice Chairman of Congress at Iguassu Falls/Brazil 2003; Brazilian National Secretary (2000 – 2009).
Publications: "Control of Workers exposed to Inorganic Lead"; "Practical Guide of Occupational Audiometric", "How to manage questions about WRMSD"; "Control of Workers exposed to Inorganic Lead".
Endorsers S. Iavicoli (Italy), R. Facci (Brazil), K. Kogi (Japan), B. Knave (Sweden), J. Carneiro (Brazil), J. Rantanen (Finland), S. Lehtinen (Finland), J. Morales (Mexico), R. Orford (USA), J.A. Maeso Montes (Brazil), R. Baranano (Uruguay), J. Bigaignon – Fanchette (France), B. Piccoli (Italy), G. Costa (Italy), W. Buchta (USA), S. Pingle (India).
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Malcolm SIM – Australia
Curriculum Vitae Professor Sim is an occupational physician and Director of the Monash University Centre for Occupational & Environmental Health in Australia. He had experience as a practitioner before moving into occupational health research and teaching 20 years ago. His main interests are the prevention of cancer, respiratory disease and other chronic diseases in workplaces and he has published over 130 papers. He is Deputy Editor of Occupational and Environmental Medicine and Associate Editor of the Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health. He has served on many national and international committees, including IARC, and is a member of the Ethics Committee of the Australian Institute for Health and Welfare. He is an elected member of the ICOH Scientific Committee on Occupational Epidemiology (EPICOH) Management Group and a member of the Occupational Medicine SC. Other interests include building occupational health capacity and international collaborations include occupational disease surveillance projects in Thailand and China.
Endorsers K. Takahashi (Japan), M. Fingerhut (USA), J. Rantanen (Finland), D. Loomis (USA), H. Taskinen (Finland), W. Phoon (Australia), P.A. Bertazzi (Italy), K. Kogi (Japan), B. Piccoli (Italy).
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Claudio TABOADELA – Argentina
Curriculum Vitae Professor Claudio Taboadela (MD) is an orthopaedic surgeon from 1993 and OH physician from 2001. He's got a certification in OH in 2006. He's been Secretary General (2007-2010) and current Vice-President of the Province of Buenos Aires OH Society, and current chair of the Scientific Committee of the Argentine Federation on OH. He's been elected President of the Latin American Association on OH (period 2011-2013). He's chief professor of Occupational Medicine (University of Social and Sciences and Business, Buenos Aires) and adjunct professor of OH (Argentinean Catholic University).
He also has been ICOH NS for Argentina (2006-2009) and he's member of the ICOH Board, member of the Editorial Board of the ICOH Newsletter and member of the OIA-WG (2009-2012).
He's author of many scientific papers on Occupational Orthopaedics and author of the book "Goniometry: a tool for Worker's Compensation Evaluation of Permanent Impairment" (in Spanish-2007).
Endorsers B. Rogers (USA), C. Guerrero (Costa Rica), P. Westerholm (Sweden), M. Fingerhut (USA); M.C. Pantano (Argentina), M. Ross (South Africa), L. Patry (Canada), H. Salgueiro (Argentina), J. A. Maeso Montes (Brazil), S. Porru (Italy), U. Ojomo (Nigeria), J. Carneiro (Brazil), R. Facci (Brazil), C. Nogueira (South Africa), J. Rantanen (Finland), B. Piccoli (Italy), R. Baranano (Uruguay), K. Kogi (Japan), S. Kang (Republic of Korea), K. Reijula (Finland), S. Lehtinen (Finland), F. Morales (Argentina), J. Morales (Mexico), O. Bater (Argentina), A.C. Vela (Argentina), F.M. Gobba (Italy), F. Van Dijk (The Netherlands), C. Colautti (Argentina), M. Salvatierra (Argentina), S. Wang (P.R. of China), L.B. Miguel (Argentina), R. Orford (USA); A. Werner (Argentina), M. Cobos (Argentina), E. Enriquez (Mexico), E. Santino (Brazil), H. Harari (Ecuador), J. Rodriguez Guzman (Colombia), C. Campos (Brazil).
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Harri VAINIO – Finland
Curriculum Vitae Current affiliation: Director General of the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki (since 2003)
Previous positions: Director of the Department of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology (1975-83; 1987-89, 1994-96); Chief of the Unit of Carcinogen Identification and Evaluation, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), Lyon, France (1983-87; 1989-94); Chief of the Unit of Cancer Prevention, IARC, Lyon, France (1996-2003); Professor of Health Risk Assessment, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (1998-2000).
Past experience: Dr. Vainio has over 30 years of experience at the international level from WHO and IARC. He has organized several training courses on environmental and occupational health, on biomarker epidemiology and risk assessment in developing countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America.
Dr Vainio has authored over 500 research reports covering toxicology, molecular epidemiology, risk assessment, preventive medicine and occupational health. He is the Honorary Member of the Royal Colleges of Physicians, Faculty of Occupational Medicine in Dublin. Dr. Vainio served the ICOH as a board member for the tenure 2010-2012.
Endorsers K. Takahashi (Japan), S. Kang (Republic of Korea), M. Fingerhut (USA), A. Kaukiainen (Finland), S. Iavicoli (Italy), J. Rantanen (Finland), K. Husgafvel-Pursiainen (Finland), K. Kogi (Japan).
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Sheng Wang – P.R. of China
Curriculum Vitae Sheng Wang, MD MPH, Professor of Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Peking University, China, ICOH member. From 2009 he has been the ICOH Board Member. After graduating from Peking University in 1970, he has been engaged in research of occupational health and has published 25 books and more that 150 articles, and set up 16 national standards on occupational exposure as member of National Committee of Health Standardization. He is the Editor in chief of Chinese Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Diseases. Since 2000 he has been the chairman on duty by turns of China – Korea – Japan joint Conference on Occupational Health. He was the Chairman of Organizing Committee of ISBM2007 sponsored by SCOT, SCTM and SCRH of ICOH. He is the president of Chinese Ergonomics Society. He was the Congress Chair of 17th Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA2009). He is particularly interested in promoting international communication and cooperation on Occupational Health.
Endorsers N. Kawakami (Japan), P. Westerholm (Sweden), S. Kang (Republic of Korea), T. Okubo (Japan), K. Kogi (Japan), D. Chang (P.R. of China), J. Rantanen (Sweden), T. Higashi (Japan), T. Itani (Japan), P.A. Bertazzi (Italy), S. Horie (Japan).
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Peter WESTERHOLM – Sweden
Curriculum Vitae Peter Westerholm is Professor emeritus (Occupational Epidemiology) at Uppsala University, Sweden since April 2007. He has a specialist degree in General Surgery before turning to Occupational Medicine. Posts since 1972: Deputy Medical Director to the Swedish National Board of Occupational Safety & Health, Consultant Epidemiologist to the National Board of Health and Welfare, Medical Advisor to the Swedish Confederation of Trade Unions. In 1989 appointed Professor of Occupational Epidemiology to the National Institute of Working Environment - from 1996 the National Institute for Working Life. He has served on Editorial Boards of several scientific journals. Chair of the ICOH Scientific Committee "Health Services Research and Evaluation in Occupational Health" from1993 – 2000. During triennium 2009-2012 member of the ICOH Board and also as Chair of the ICOH Committee on Ethics and Transparency currently reviewing the ICOH International Code of Ethics.
Endorsers M. Guillemin (Switzerland), M. Fingerhut (USA), K. Gunnarsson (Sweden), G. Costa (Italy), F. Van Dijk (The Netherlands), M. Torgén (Sweden), J. Harrison (UK), M. Peurala (Finland), C. Hulshof (The Netherlands), C. Taboadela (Argentina), I. Madan (UK), J. Rantanen (Finland), M. Ross (South Africa), S. Lehtinen (Finland), K. Kogi (Japan).
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Ignatius YU – P.R. of China
Curriculum Vitae Born in Hong Kong in 1954. Medical Doctor, Specialist in Occupational Medicine. Ignatius Yu is Professor and Head, Division of Occupational and Environmental Health and Associate Director (Research) of the School of Public Health and Primary Care of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is also Visiting Professor to the School of Public Health of Sun Yat-sen University and Fudan University in China, and Consultant in Occupational Medicine for all Hong Kong public hospitals under the Hospital Authority.
He has been a member of ICOH for around 20 years, and active in a number of scientific committees, including Epidemiology in Occupational Health and Respiratory Disorders.
His major research interest is in occupational and environmental epidemiology, especially occupational and environment causes of lung cancer and respiratory diseases, as well as evaluation of occupational health interventions.
He serves in the editorial boards of a number of occupational health journals and is an Executive Editor of the Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health.
Endorsers K. Kogi (Japan), L. Tse (P.R. of China), S. Kang (Republic of China), T. Itani (Japan), T. Guidotti (USA), S. Horie (Japan).
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