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BCEOHRN Spring 2009 Workshop
Developing Research Opportunities Around the 2010 Games:
Focus on Public Health and Environmental Sustainability
The Spring 2009 workshop was held in Vancouver on May 29/09.
News stories coming out of the workshop are available here.
Newsletter coming out of the workshop available here. (.pdf)
Podcasts (audiorecordings)
Jennifer Peel, Jeff Brook and Jim Zhang
Final Panel of the day - Breakout Groups reporting out
Speakers’ Powerpoints (.pdf):
The Impact of the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympic Games on Cardiovascular and Respiratory Disease: Lessons Learned
Jennifer Peel
Beijing’s Olympian Efforts to Clean the Air - Observations from the Ground and Space
Jeff Brook
Physiological and Molecular Responses to Drastic Changes in Air Pollution During the Beijing Olympics and Genetic Susceptibility
Jim Zhang
Health Protection Surveillance & Legacies
Domenic Losito
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Archived Workshop Information:
May 29, 2009
9:00am - 4:30pm
Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue
Simon Fraser University
580 W. Hastings St., Vancouver
Registration
Participation in this event by BCEOHRN members is free of charge. To ensure adequate catering quantities, members are asked to register by sending an email to our office. Not a member? Join Us (free).
Objectives
This workshop plans to attract new projects, taking advantage of pre/post opportunities and evaluation of the 2010 legacy for Vancouver and public health in BC. Environmental sustainability and public health are a focus. Networking and research project clearinghouse functions around the Games will be provided through post-workshop activities.
Program
8:00-9:00 Networking Breakfast: Atrium
9:00-10:30 Plenary session: Asia Pacific Hall
Opening remarks: Tim Takaro
The Impact of the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympic Games on Cardiovascular and Respiratory Disease: Lessons Learned
Jennifer Peel
Beijing’s Olympian Efforts to Clean the Air - Observations from the Ground and Space
Jeff Brook
Physiological and Molecular Responses to Drastic Changes in Air Pollution During the Beijing Olympics and Genetic Susceptibility
Jim Zhang
30 minute Q&A
10:30-11:00 Break
11:00-11:45 Plenary session, continued: Asia Pacific Hall
Health Protection Surveillance & Legacies
Domenic Losito
20 minute Q&A
11:45-1:00 Networking Lunch: Concourse
Afternoon breakout sessions
These sessions provide participants with networking opportunities to join forming research teams and projects, or to get more information about these activities to develop other projects. Note that the traffic-related workshop is a continuation across two sessions, and not a repeated session.
Student volunteers will be sought in each session to report back at the closing panel. If you’re an interested student, please let us know.
1:00-1:55 Breakout sessions 1
1. Traffic-related air pollution (discussion continues in Session 2)
Leaders: Ryan Allen, Christopher Carlsten, Jeff Brook
2. The Effect of Olympic Years on Physical Activity Across Canada and North America
Leaders: Christopher Montoya, Emilio Landolfi, Max Winkelman & Karmen Fisch
3. Conceptualizing Mega-Event Impacts
Leader: Rob vanWynsberghe
This breakout session will seek participants’ views on the following questions:
What are social, environmental, and economic impacts?
How should research address the question of when impacts begin and end?
How does research address intangible impacts?
What is the ideal process for comparing and contrasting mega-event impacts across time and space?
The session will also encourage participants to bring their questions to the group.
1:55-2:25 Break: Atrium
2:25-3:25 Breakout sessions 2
4. Traffic-related air pollution (discussion continued from Session 1)
Leaders: Ryan Allen, Christopher Carlsten, Jeff Brook
5. Lower Mainland Health Care Surge Capacity
Leader: Robin Gardner or PHSA delegate
6. Excitement, Concern & Opportunity: The Effects of the 2010 Olympics on the Lives of BC Youth
Leaders: Annie Smith & Duncan Stewart
3:25-3:35 Participants reconvene in Asia Pacific Hall
3:35-4:30 Panel: Research projects under BCEOHRN 2010 Initiatives
Moderator: Tim Takaro
Panel:
- Student volunteers: Reporting out from each of the breakout sessions (5 minutes each)
- Plenary speakers: Discussion with audience
4:30-6:00 Wine & Cheese Networking Reception: Atrium
Workshop Speakers
Jeffrey R. Brook, PhD
Senior scientist, Environment Canada, Air Quality Research Division;
Adjunct Professor, Public Health Sciences; Chemical Engineering,
Domenic Losito
Regional Director, Health Protection,
Jennifer Peel, MPH, PhD
Assistant Professor, Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health;
Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental & Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University
Junfeng (Jim) Zhang, PhD
Professor, Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Medicine and Dentistry New Jersey (UMDNJ) - School of Public Health;
Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, UMDNJ and
Workshop Breakout Session Leaders
Assistant Professor, Health Sciences,
Jeffrey R. Brook, PhD
Senior scientist, Environment Canada, Air Quality Research Division;
Adjunct Professor, Public Health Sciences; Chemical Engineering,
Christopher Carlsten, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Respiratory Division, Faculty of Medicine, University of BC
Karmen Fisch
Student, Psychology,
Robin Gardner
Emergency Management Agency Lead, Public Health Services Authority of BC
Emilio Landolfi, PhD
Professor, Kinesiology, University of the
Christopher P. Montoya, PhD
Assistant Professor, Psychology,
Annie Smith
Executive Director, McCreary Centre Society
Duncan Stewart
Research Associate, McCreary Centre Society
Max Winkelman
Student, Psychology,
Rob vanWynsberghe, PhD
Assistant Professor, Human Kinetics and Educational Studies,
Associate Professor, Health Sciences; Acting Associate Dean, Research,
Registration
Participation in this event by BCEOHRN members is free of charge. To ensure adequate catering quantities, members are asked to register by sending an email to our office. Not a member? Join Us (free).
Travel Bursaries
The Network has limited, capped funds to support members’ travel to attend this event. Funds will be offered case-by-case and will be used to encourage province-wide and cross-disciplinary representation. If you are interested in being considered for a travel bursary of reimbursed travel and accommodations costs, please send an email to our office, outlining your role in environmental and occupational health research (student, junior researcher, etc.) and your estimated costs.
Venue & Accommodations
The Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue is located at 580 W. Hastings St., Vancouver: map link.
The Centre for Dialogue adjoins the Delta Vancouver Suites. Ask for the BC Government rate if you are employed in the public sector or are a student. Telephone: 1-604-689-8188 or www.deltavancouversuites.ca. Other accommodations options are available on the Centre’s website.
Planning group
The BCEOHRN Spring 2009 Workshop has been planned by the BCEOHRN 2010 Initiatives Working Group.
Research Project Funding
At the workshop participants will be invited to form new or join existing research projects. BCEOHRN provides a limited number of research capacity development grants for such projects.
Details: BCEOHRN Research Capacity Development Grants
Deadline: June 29, 2009
Note that all projects must be completed by March 31, 2010, the end date for funding of BCEOHRN. No extensions to this deadline can be granted.
Program Evaluation - post workshop
Did you attend the workshop but didn’t have a chance to complete the evaluation form? You can do it online: BCEOHRN Spring 2009 Workshop Evaluation.
Last updated November 15, 2009
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