CONFERENCE SCIENTIFIC AGENDA
Wednesday, 15th March 2023
Venue:World Trade Centre, Mumbai
Time Topic
08:00 onwards REGISTRATION & SNACKS
09:00 - 09:45 INAUGURATION CEREMONY     (South Lounge Ground Floor)

Host: Dr. Amruta Desai
Invocation & Lighting of the Lamp
Welcome by Organizing Secretary: Dr. Ashish Mishra
Conference Chairperson Address: Dr. S. M. Shanbhag
IAOH President Address: Dr. (Maj.) Bishwadeep Paul
EPICOH SC Secretary Address: Prof. Sara De Matteis
EPICOH SC Chair Address: Dr. Laura Beane-Freeman
Introduction of Chief Guest: Dr. Ashish Mishra
Release of online supplement of EPICOH’s official journal Occupational and Environmental Medicine (OEM) & Presentation of Awards
Dr. K. M. Bhansali Oration: Prof. Sanjay Zodpey
Worksafe India Oration: Dr. Ann Olsson
EPICOH Early Career Award ‘Pier Alberto Bertazzi’: Dr. Kaitlin Kelly-Reif
EPICOH Lifetime Achievement Award: Dr. David Kriebel
RIL Award for Best Paper (2022): Dr. Jeevan Waghmare
HUL Award for Best Paper (2022): Ms. Kamlika Gupta
Address by Chief Guest: Dr. Pallavi P. Saple
Vote of Thanks: Dr. Neetika Chauhan
National Anthem
09:45 - 10:00 TEA BREAK
  Coordinators of the Day: Amruta Desai, Swapnali Yerunkar, Vandana Shind, Jeevan Waghmare, Mukesh Khanna,
Rakesh Matekar
10.00 - 10:40 PLENARY 1

IAOH MUMBAI BRANCH - DR. K. M. BHANSALI MEMORIAL ORATION

Prof Sanjay Zodpey, MD, PhD, DSc (Honoris Causa)
(President, Public Health Foundation of India)

Status of Occupational Epidemiology in India – Gaps and Opportunities

Chair: Bishwadeep Paul, President, Indian Association of Occupational Health

South Lounge Ground Floor
10:40 – 11:40 SYMPOSIUM - 1
Joint symposium with SC Mining Occupational Safety & Health (MinOSH)

South Lounge Ground Floor
SYMPOSIUM - 2
Joint Symposium with SC OH and Development (SCOHDev)

Centrum A – 1st Floor
Occupational Respiratory Diseases & health burden in new work settings

  • Paul Blanc
  • Silica, Coal, and Autoimmune Disease
  • Ade Dwi Lestari
  • Current Situation Occupational Asbestosis Related Diseases in Indonesia
  • Moderator: P. K. Sishodiya
  • Prevalence of silicosis in stone carving and sandstone mining industry in Rajasthan
Research opportunities at the Workplace for young OH Professionals & development of new methods

  • Bobby Joseph
  • Challenges and opportunities for OH research in developing countries
  • Samuel Fuhrimann
  • Moving from observation to intervention: Lessons learned from interdisciplinary research projects on pesticide-related risks in organic and conventional smallholder farming systems in Africa
  • Kaitlin Kelly-Reif
  • Challenges and opportunities in contemporary Occupational Epidemiology research
  • Moderator: Laura Beane Freeman
SESSION 1: ORAL PAPERS, 11:45 - 13:00
South Lounge – Ground Floor Centrum A – 1st Floor Centrum B – 1st Floor Committee Room – 31st Floor Board Room – 31st Floor
1A
Respiratory Effects / Diseases
1B
Occupational epidemiology in Unorganised sectors
1C
Exposures / Covid-19
1D (Online papers)
Carcinogens / Cancer
1E (Online papers)
Shift Work/ Work capability
Chair: Vivi Schlünssen, Shyam Pingle Chair: Neil Pearce,
Rishikesh Naik
Chair: Ioannis Basinas, Santosh Datar Chair: Christine Barul,
Sachin Kawale
Chair: Jenny Selander,
Vidya Kiran Bhat
O.1A1
Silicosis In Artificial Stone Benchtop Workers: A Warning from Australia: Ryan Hoy

O.1A2
The Exposure-Response Relation Between Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica and Incident Interstitial Lung Diseases: A Prospective Follow-Up Study:
Henrik Kolstad

O.1A3
Respirable Dust Exposure and Lung Function Parameters for Non-Smoker Metropolitan Bus Drivers of Gujarat, India:
Ankit Viramgami


O.1A4
Potential Occupational Sensitizing Exposures and Development of Asthma: An Overview of Systematic Reviews: Vivi Schlünssen

O.1A5
Effect Of Occupational Exposure to Volatile Organic Compounds and Inorganic Dusts on Respiratory Health: Priscilla Johnson
O.1B1
Assessing Exposure to Diesel Particulate Matter of Truck Drivers and Streetside Vendors in A Heavily Industrialised City in India:
Harish Phuleria


O.1B2
Obstructive Lung Disease Associated with Occupational and Environmental Exposures Among Small-Scale Tobacco Farmers in Malawi:
Yotam Moyo

O.1B3
Acute Health Symptoms Following Pesticides Exposure Among Farmers in Kelantan State, Malaysia: Zulkhairul Naim Bin Sidek Ahmad

O.1B4
Prevalence And Determinants of Hypertension Among Blue Collar Jobs: Observations from Multicentre Study: Rakesh Balachandar

O.1B5
A Cross Sectional Study to Assess the Occupational Health Hazards Among Fisherwomen in A Metropolitan City: Aditi Dey

O.1B6
Occupational Health Problem Assessment of Workers Involved in Cotton Harvesting of Haryana:
Bangaru Sai Prakash
O.1C1
Ischemic Heart Disease and Occupational Exposure to Dust: Regitze Sølling Wils

O.1C2
Risk For Hospitalization Due to Covid-19 In Relation to Occupational Exposures as Estimated by Two Different Job-Exposure Matrices:
Maria Albin

O.1C3
Public transport workers and COVID-19 risk: a cohort study in Italy: Sara De Matteis

O.1C4
Intensive Care Unit Physicians' Challenges on Occupational Safety and Health During the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Scoping Review: Abdul Aziz Harith

O.1C5
Work-Related And Personal Risk Factors for Contact Dermatitis: A Systematic Review: Henk F van der Molen
O.1D1
Increased Lung Cancer Risk and Occupational Benzene Exposure: Results from a Pooled Case-Control Study: Wenxin Wan

O.1D2
Implementation Of the Workers’ Exposure Survey to Assess Workplace Exposures to Cancer Risk Factors in Europe: Pilot Study:
Nadia Vilahur

O.1D3
Nested Case-Control Study of Skin Melanoma Incidence in Danish Male Military Pilots:
Julie Elbaek Pedersen


O.1D4
Carex Canada: Prevalence and Level of Occupational Asbestos Exposure in Canada in 2016: Elizabeth Rydz

O.1D5
Occupational Exposure to Extremely Low-Frequency Magnetic Fields and Postmenopausal Breast Cancer Risk:
Saeedeh Moayedi-Nia


O.1D6
Role Of Father’s Occupational Exposure in The Genesis of Childhood Leukaemia in Unorganized Sectors: A Case- Control Study: Zeineb Athimni

O.1D7
Longitudinal Changes of Oxidative and Methylated DNA Damage Among Workers Handling Engineered Metal Oxides Nanoparticles : Tingyao Su
O.1E1
Sleep Timing and Duration After Night Shifts Among Permanent Night Workers and Shift Workers:
Anne Helene Garde


O.1E2
Night Shift Work and Sleep Deprivation in Relation to Vaccine Induced Sars-Cov-2 Antibody Responses in a General Population Cohort (COVICAT Study):
Kyriaki Papantoniou


O.1E3
Time Schedule And the Total Amount of Night Shifts in Relation to Depression Among Hong Kong Nurses: Beixi LI

O.1E4
Occupational Differences in Working Life Expectancy and Working Years Lost in Nordic Countries: Karina Undem

O.1E5
Vocational Prognosis in Young Individuals with Acquired Brain Injury: A Nationwide Cohort Study:
Maja Søndergård Worm


O.1E6
Prevalence Of Workplace Violence Amongst Healthcare Workers: Estimates from A Before-After Study on Incident Reporting in Northern Italy:
Giovanni Veronesi


O.1E7
Industrial Sector Differences in Working Years Lost Due to Work Disability and Unemployment After the Financial Crisis:
Taina Leinonen
13:00 - 14:30 LUNCH & POSTER SESSION 1   (PS1 – Screen A, B, C)   ## see appendix

Coordinator: Unmesh Korde
@ EARLY CAREER NETWORK - MENTORING LUNCH MEETING
@ Open to all early career researchers within 5 years of terminal degree. Join up with senior researchers to have informal conversations over lunch.
SESSION 2: ORAL PAPERS, 14:30 - 15:30
South Lounge – Ground Floor Centrum A – 1st Floor Centrum B – 1st Floor Committee Room – 31st Floor Board Room – 31st Floor
2A
Respiratory Effects / Diseases
2B
Occupational epidemiology in Unorganised sectors
2C
Bullying/ Stress/ Violence
2D (Online papers)
Exposures
2E (Online papers)
Healthcare & other workers
Chair: Anjoeka Pronk, Suvarna Moti Chair: Paul Demers,
Sashikala Chandrasekar
Chair: Marc Schenker,
Vini Nair
Chair: Daisy Boers,
Vishwaraj Mhalshekar
Chair: Kyriaki Papantoniou,
Divyang Shah
O.2A1
Effect Of Occupational Exposure to Volatile Organic Compounds and Inorganic Dusts on Respiratory Health: Priscilla Johnson

O.2A2
Qualitative And Quantitative Assessment of Workplace Respirable Dust and Pulmonary Function Among Non-Smoker Ceramic Industry Workers:
Ankit Sheth

O.2A3
Sex Differences in Work - Related Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease:
Jeavana Sritharan

O.2A4
Occupational Inhaled Agents Constitute Major Risk Factors for Rheumatoid Arthritis, Particularly in The Context of Genetic Predisposition and Smoking: Lars Alfredsson
O.2B1
Climate Change Impacts on Outdoor Workers – Presenting Epidemiological Evidence from Agriculture and Construction Sectors: Vidhya Venugopal

O.2B2
Occupational Health and Safety in The California, USA Cannabis (Marijuana) Industry:
Marc B. Schenker

O.2B3
7-Year Follow-up in A Young Adult Population at Risk of Mesoamerican Nephropathy:
Neil Pearce

O.2B4
Occupational Risk Assessment on Hands Among Gardeners Involved with Commercial Plant Nursery Industry – Unorganized Sector of Jabalpur, India:
Bangaru Sai Prakash
O.2C1
Prevalence And Outcomes of Exposure to Client-Perpetrated Violence in The Child Welfare Service: Comparison of Two Different Measurement Methods:
Sana Parveen

O.2C2
Effectiveness Of Organizational Interventions to Prevent Occupational Burnout: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis:
Irina Guseva Canu

O.2C3
Correlates Of Workplace Stress Among Employees of Panjab University:
Naveen Krishan Goel
O.2D1
Retrospective Exposure Assessment and Mirna in The Exhaled Breath Condensate in Monitoring Past Exposure to Asbestos: Pierluigi Cocco

O.2D2
Effectiveness Of Earmuffs in Reducing Development of Standard Threshold Shift Among Steel Rebars Manufacturing Workers. An Intervention Study:
Israel P. Nyarubeli


O.2D3
Occupational Exposure to Noise and Myocardial Infarction Risk in Sweden:
Claudia Lissåker


O.2D4
Occupational Exposure to Epoxy and Risk of Dermatitis: A Register-Based Follow-Up Study of The Wind Turbine Industry: Alexandra Golabek Christiansen

O.2D5
Cleaning And Disinfecting Tasks, Products and Volatile Organic Compound Exposures Associated with Asthma Outcomes in Healthcare Settings:
Mohammed Abbas Virji

O.2D6
Occupational Radon Exposure in Canada: Cheryl Peters

O.2D7
Cohort Profile: The Taiwan Nanomaterial Handling Workers Cohort Study (TNHWCS): Wei Te Wu
O.2E1
Surgeons Report a High Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Pain and Home, Work Conflict: Karen Walker-Bone

O.2E2
Sleep Apnoea Syndrome and Night Work in Health Care Personnel: Hanene Ben Said

O.2E3
Impact Of Menopausal Symptoms on Work: Findings from Women in The Health and Employment After Fifty (HEAF) Study:
Stefania D'Angelo

O.2E4
Traditional Cooling Drinks and Their Effects on Occupational Heat Stress and Strain Among Outdoor Workers – Results of A Preliminary Study:
Rekha Shanmugam

O.2E5
Fatal Occupational Injuries in Farming, Fishing and Forestry Occupations in Southeast Asia, Australia, And Selected European Coastal Countries, 2010- 2015: Mahshad Nazarihaghighipashaki

O.2E6
Preliminary Evidence of Physical Activity Interventions at Workplace on Cognitive Functions Among Desk-Based Employees:
Baskaran Chandrasekaran

O.2E7
Myocardial Infarction Incidence Rates Among Night Workers in The Danish Health Care Sector: Exposure-Response Relations:
Jesper Medom Vestergaard
15:30 – 15:45 TEA
  SYMPOSIUM – 3
COVID-19: Differences across jobs in infections, hospitalizations, and mortality: recent research and methodological issues

South Lounge Ground Floor
SYMPOSIUM - 4
Joint Symposium with SC Rural Health: Agriculture, Pesticides & Organic Dusts

Centrum A – 1st Floor
15:45 - 16:45
  • Karen Oude Hengel*
  • The impact of occupational exposure on the infections rates with Sars-Cov-2 in the Netherlands
  • Luise Mølenberg Begtrup
  • Work-related SARS-CoV2 and Covid19
  • Kurt Straif
  • Differences and similarities of occupational risk factors for COVID-19 across waves of the pandemic; extended follow-up of the COVICAT cohort.
  • Martie van Tongeren
  • Synthesis of evidence from the PROTECT UK National Core Study: Exploring occupational risks of SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 mortality
  • Neil Pearce
  • Occupational differences in risk of Covid-19: findings and methodological issues
  • Moderator: Sara de Mattias
  • Pierluigi Cocco*
  • What originates so different interpretations of the results of studies on glyphosate and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma?
  • Claudio Colosio*
  • The SICURPEST computational model for estimation of retrospective pesticide exposure in epidemiological studies
  • Moderator: Sashikala Chandrasekar
  • Organic Dust & Aerosol Exposure in Sericulture Workers - Is Occupational Health in cottage industries addressed?



*Online presenter
16:45 - 17:25 PLENARY 2

IAOH MUMBAI BRANCH - WORKSAFE INDIA ORATION


Dr. Ann Olsson, Ph.D.
(Scientist, Environment and Lifestyle Epidemiology, International Agency for Research on Cancer – World Health Organization)
Occupational Cancer Epidemiology – From Hazard Identification to Cancer Prevention

Chair: Dr. Shrinivas Shanbhag, Conference Chair & Past President IAOH

South Lounge Ground Floor
17:30 - 18:30 ICOH SC Business Meetings
  CENTRUM A – 1st Floor

SC EPICOH
Committee Room – 31st Floor

SC OH Dev
Jasmine – 1st Floor

SC OH Chemical Industry
 


## Appendix:

IN-PERSON E-POSTER SESSIONS


E-POSTER SESSION 1 (Screen A, B, C) TOPIC
Covid 19 PS1.A1 
Changes To Infection Prevention And Control Measures Used By Canadian Paramedics In Response To Covid-19: 
Christopher Macdonald
Covid 19 PS1.A2 
Risk Of Sars-Cov-2 Infection In A Large Cohort Of Ontario Workers:  Jeavana Sritharan
Covid 19 PS1.A3 
Longitudinal Cohort Study To Assess The Long-Term Trajectory Of Healthcare Workers’ Mental Health During Covid-19 Pandemic:  Michele Carugno
Carcinogens / Cancer PS1.B1 
Work-Related Factors And Brest Cancer Survival In Swiss Working Women (1990–2014):  Irina Guseva Canu
Carcinogens / Cancer PS1.B2 
Carex Brazil: Estimates Of Workers Exposed To Of Chlorothalonil, Silica And Benzene:  Flavia Ferreira de Sousa
Carcinogens / Cancer PS1.B3 
Closing Gaps For Preventing Cervical Cancer Among Urban: Slum, Non-Slum, Rural And Tribal Indian Homemakers And Manual Labourers - Experiences Of Community Research.:  Kavita Anand
Biomarkers of Exposure or Effect PS1.B4 
Environmental Contamination With And Internal Occupational Exposure To Antineoplastic Agents And Evaluation Of Genotoxic And Epigenetic Effects Thereof:  Eline Verscheure
Pesticides PS1.C1  
Morbidities Among Workers Of An Organochlorine Pesticide Industry.:  Vishwaraj Mhalshekar
Methodology PS1.C2 
Pilot Study EPHOR: Exploring Non-Invasive Sampling: Evaluating Quality And Stability Of Dried Blood Spots, Saliva, And Urine Samples:  Evi De Ryck
Methodology PS1.C3 
The Effect Of Organic Practice On The Health And Well-Being Of Fruit Farmer Families: A Study Proposal For A Comparative 5-Year Cohort Studies In Uganda, South Africa And Switzerland:  Samuel Fuhrimann
Disease Surveillance PS1.C4 
Assessing Value Addition Of Glycated Hemoglobin (Hba1C) Test In Periodic Medical Examination Of Employees In A Petrochemical Industry:  Bhavin Dave