Month: May 2018

“A lot of new research has come out in 2017 and 2018 that challenges some of the traditional ways of approaching safety promotion”

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Course leader presentation: Pete Kines Safety Promotion – Research and Good Practice, 2nd – 4th of October 2018, Thon Hotel Opera, Oslo, Norway Presentation of Pete Kines, Senior scientific researcher at The National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Denmark Pete Kines (psychologist and PhD-civil engineering) has been involved in safety promotion since 1996 in … Continued

Health-Promoting Managerial Work: A Theoretical Framework for a Leadership Program that Supports Knowledge and Capability to Craft Sustainable Work Practices in Daily Practice and During Organizational Change

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Health-Promoting Managerial Work: A Theoretical Framework for a Leadership Program that Supports Knowledge and Capability to Craft Sustainable Work Practices in Daily Practice and During Organizational Change Article related to the NIVA course on Health Promoting and Sustainable Leadership, 9th – 11th of October 2018, Näringslivets Hus, Stockholm, Sweden Lotta Dellve, Department of Sociology and … Continued

“An increasing number of workers, consumers and the environment will be exposed to nanomaterials.”

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Course leader presentation: Kai Savolainen Safety and Risks of Engineered Nanomaterials, 23rd – 24th of October 2018, Quality Hotel View, Malmö, Sweden Kai Savolainen, Research Professor, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health I received an M.D. degree in 1976 and a Dr. Sci. degree in 1981 from the Medical School of the University of Helsinki. I … Continued

“My engagement in work and health research is driven by a global vision of building capacity in workplaces to prevent and manage work disability”

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Course leader presentation: Ulrik Gensby From Research to Practice in Occupational Health and Safety, 27th–29th August 2018, Sinatur Hotel Frederiksdal, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark Presentation of Ulrik Gensby, Social Scientist, TeamArbejdsliv Aps and Assistant Professor, Linköping University, Sweden I have a PhD in Work and Health. My doctoral thesis focused on how employers can establish and operate a comprehensive work … Continued

“Technology has become an essential part of our life in Occupational Health Services”

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Course leader presentation: Sari Nissinen eHealth Revolution and Changing Work, 18th – 20th of September 2018, Hanaholmen – the Swedish-Finnish Cultural Centre, Espoo, Finland Sari Nissinen, Head of Development, M.Sc, PhD-student, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FIOH) I’m a former Occupational Health Nurse and have worked in Occupational Health Services for over 20 years. I … Continued

“We are on the verge of a revolution in AI and social robotics”

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Course leader presentation: Timo Leino eHealth Revolution and Changing Work, 18th – 20th of September 2018, Hanaholmen – the Swedish-Finnish Cultural Centre, Espoo, Finland Timo Leino, D. Med. Sci., Adj. Professor, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FIOH), FI I am an Occupational Health Physician. I have been in the field now for almost 30 years. … Continued

“We must realize that we are facing big challenges in reaching workplaces with the right knowledge”

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Course leader presentation: Johnny Dyreborg From Research to Practice in OHS, 27th – 29th of August 2018, Sinatur Hotel Frederiksdal, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark Johnny Dyreborg, PhD, Senior Scientist at the National Research Centre for the Working Environment (NRCWE) in Denmark, what is your background? My background is in organizational sociology and my main research field … Continued