The increasing size and frequency of recent wildfires has escalated occupational health concerns regarding wildfire smoke exposure by wildland firefighters.
In this webinar, we will present different aspects of what is known and research gaps. After an overview of epidemiological knowledge, early biological changes, epigenetics on wildland firefighters will be presented, as well as a focus on respiratory health and cancer.
When: 14th May 2025 from 2.00 p.m. to 4.00 p.m. CEST, live (with recording). Where: Zoom (link provided upon registration) Expert Speakers and Agenda:
Welcome and Introduction (Dr. Susanne Schunder-Tatzber, Chair of EPROH, Austrian Academy for OH & Prevention, Austria and Anli Yue Zhou, Secretary of EPROH, University of Manchester, United Kingdom)
Firefighters’ health and wildfire: What answers and questions? (Prof. Alexis Descatha /Hugues Dousseau, ICOH/ Angers Univ-CHU Inserm, France)
Wildland firefighting activities and early biological changes on firefighters (Dr. Marta Oliveira, REQUIEM/LAQV, ISEP, Polytechnic of Porto, Portugal)
Epigenetic effects of WUI firefighting (Dr. Jackie Goodrich, University of Michigan, USA)
Respiratory health and respiratory protection in wildland firefighters? (Dr. Nicola Cherry, tripartite Chair of Occupational Health, University of Alberta, Canada)
IARC’s evaluation of firefighting-implications for wildlands firefighters (Prof. Paul Demers, Occupational Cancer Research Centre, Canada)
Discussion (Prof. Jeffrey Burgess, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA)
Registration Information:
Registrations open one month before the event.
Free registration for ICOH members in good standing for the triennium 2024-2027.
Registration fee for non-members: CHF 25.00
26 Juin 2025 - événement en ligne
Le monde de la santé au travail francophone
Le français est une des langues officielles de la CIST/ICOH, et de nombreux membres pratiquent la santé au travail en langue française. L'objectif de ce séminaire est d'offrir une opportunité de présenter les diverses pratiques de la santé au travail sur trois continents, avec des présentations du Canada, du Sénégal, du Maroc, et de France, ainsi que de faire un point d'étape sur des initiatives de réseautage international en santé au travail francophone, lancées au congrès de Marrakech en 2024.
Quand: 26 juin 2025, de 16h00 à 18h00 CEST. (Veuillez utiliser ce lien pour convertir la date et l'heure dans votre fuseau horaire).
Où: Zoom (lien fourni après inscription)
Intervenants experts et agenda:
Accueil et introduction (Dr. Quentin Durand-Moreau)
Présentation de l'IRSST (Lyne Sauvageau)
Point d'étape sur le réseau francophone en santé au travail lancé à Marrakech (Alain Marchand)
La santé au travail au Sénégal (Dr. Mor N'Diaye)
La santé au travail au Maroc et les suites de ICOH 2024 (Pr. Kamal Wifaq)
La santé au travail au Québec (Dr. Marie-Laure Durand-Hémery)
Point d'étape après le séminaire international francophone organisé en 2024 (Dr. Loic Lerouge)
Questions / Réponses (Dr. Quentin Durand-Moreau)
Informations sur l'inscription:
Les inscriptions s'ouvrent un mois avant l'événement.
L'inscription est gratuite pour les membres en règle pour le triennat 2024-2027.
Frais d'inscription pour les non-membres: CHF 25.00
14 May 2025Online eventWildfires and Occupational Health of FirefightersRead more
26 Juin 2025 événement en ligneLe monde de la santé au travail francophoneRead more
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