The Centre for Asthma in the Workplace is pleased to inform you that the on-line course on Asthma in the Workplace is now available (in french).
April 8 2009
Scholarship and project competitions for year 6 of the Asthma in the Workplace Center
We submitted an interesting number of applications to the Scientific Committee for the scholarship and project competitions, which had a March 6 deadline. We are pleased to announce the submissions that were approved by the committee and the Board of Directors.
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The Public Health Department, a strategic partner of the Center for Asthma in the Workplace, hosted the meeting of CAW partners and researchers held on November 20, 2008.
Researchers and partners of the Center for Asthma in the Workplace gathered at Sacré-Cœur de Montréal research center for their summer meeting last June.
The time has come to call for applications for our last annual competition – how fast time passes! We are very proud of the success of the activities funded by the Center, as confirmed by the recent CIHR evaluation. We will not be changing procedures for this last competition. Applications for the scholarship and project competitions will be evaluated by a peer-review committee of five university assessors from different research disciplines.
The fall meeting of members of the Asthma in the Workplace Center was held at theInstitut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et sécurité du travail (IRSST), our scientific partner, on November29. Our thanks to Ms. Gaudet, the president, and her team – and special thanks to Nicole Goyer and Yves Cloutier for the warm welcome.
January 7, 2008
After the researchers' meeting on November 29,2007, we forwarded your proposals for the scholarship competition and projects for 2008 to the Board of Directors. We are initiating the application procedures for the scholarship competition and projects.
Presentations are available for download
on this page
The third edition of the Jack Pepys Workshop on Asthma in the Workplace was held on May 18 and 19, 2007, in the amphitheater of the Pavillon Jean-Coutu on the campus of the Université de Montréal.
We are pleased to announce that the Center for Asthma in the Workplace will present an Education Day on Asthma in the Workplace , in Banff, October 2007 . The workshop will take place at We are pleased to announce that the Center for Asthma in the Workplace will present an Education Day on Asthma in the Workplace , in Banff, October 2007 . The workshop will take place atBanff Park Lodge Resort Hotel and Conference Centre, Banff, Alberta, on October 14.
The Public Health Department a strategic partner of the Asthma in the Workplace Center, hosted the meeting of partners and researchers held on April 19.
April 5, 2007,
Scholarship and project competitions for year 4 of the Asthma in the Workplace Center
The next scholarship and project competition for the Center for Asthma in the Workplace will be launched in early January.
Researchers and partners of the Center for Asthma in the Workplace gathered for their autumn meeting at the Sacré-Cœur de Montréal research center, discussing the latest news and activities.
The meeting will start with a get-together in the evening of Thursday May 17 2007 from 7 h30 pm. to 10 h pm. at the musée de la Pointe-à-Callière in Old-Montréal. The Workshop will be held at the Amphitheatre, Jean-Coutu building located on the campus of Université de Montréal The scientific discussion will start at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, May 18 and end on Saturday at 2:00 pm. The formal dinner will be served in the Grand Hall, Roger-Gaudry building of the Université de Montréal, a concert will follow, presented by the Chamber orchestra ensemble of Université de Montréal .
The Commission en santé et sécurité du travail du Québec (CSST, www.csst.qc.ca/portail/en), the Center’s strategic partner, hosted the summer meeting of the Center for Asthma in the Workplace on June 27. We would like to thank our hosts, in particular Dr. Jules Turcot, who organized the meeting.
Presentations are available for download in this page
The meeting of Centers supported by the CIHR was held in Montreal on February 7 and 8, 2006. The seven centers were asked to present their activities and achievements to date.
On April 12, researchers from McGill University who are members of the Center for Asthma in the Workplace hosted a meeting of partners and researchers from
After the March 8 deadline, the members of the Scientific Committee received a good number of applications for the scholarship and project competitions.
The joint annual meeting of the Association des pneumologues de la province du Québec and the FRSQ’s Respiratory Health Network (http://swrsr.crc.chus.qc.ca/) was held at the St.
TO : Researchers and scientific partners of the Asthma in the Workplace Center
FROM : Jean-Luc Malo, Head
RE: 2006-2007 Scholarship and projects Competition.
The Centre was involved in organizing this symposium, which was also supported by the Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, the Commission de la santé et sécurité du travail du Québec, the Ins
Partners and researchers from the Centre attended a meeting at the Delta Hotel in Montreal on June 10.
The action plan proposed to the members of the Scientific Committee covers two types of programs: 1) grants (annual total of $98,000); 2) projects (seven annual projects with a budget of $20,000 per
On May 20 and 21, several researchers from the Center attended the 2nd Jack Pepys Occupational Asthma Workshop in Toronto.
Dear researchers and partners of the
Asthma in the Workplace Centre