Programme outline

18th International Symposium on Epidemiology in Occupational Health

epicoh 2005, Bergen, Norway 11-14 September

programme outline

Lecturers

Sunday 11 September

18.00: Get together at the Bergen Museum

Monday

12 September

Tuesday 13 September
Wednesday

14 September

From

8:00

Registration

8.30-9.00
Keynote Session 2
Methodological approaches in occupational epidemiology

Petter Kristensen, Norway,

"Bias from dependent misclassification in occupational epidemiology"
Keynote Session 3
Karen Messing, Canada,

"Treatment of women, sex and gender in occupational epidemiological research"

9.00-9.15

Opening

Dana Loomis, USA,

"Person time at risk: an old idea and a unifying concept"

Plenary presentation

9.15-9.30

Coffee break

9.30-9.45
Keynote Session 1
Globalisation- occupational epidemiology – research ethics

Yohana Mashalla, Tanzania,

"Research ethics in epidemiology in developing countries"

Plenary presentation

9.45-10.00

Plenary presentation

Oral sessions- parallels

10.00-10.30
Ineke Wesseling, Costa Rica,

"Pesticides in developing countries – ethical aspects"

Coffee break

10.30-11.00

Plenary presentation

Oral sessions - parallels

11.00-11.30

Coffee break

11.30-12.30

Oral sessions - parallels

12.30-13.00

Lunch

13.00-13.30

Lunch

Lunch

13.30-14.00
Keynote session 4

Allen Wilcox, USA,

Genetic susceptibility to environmental teratogens

14.00-15.00

Poster sessions – parallels

Poster sessions - parallels

Closing session

15.00-15.30

Coffee break

Coffee break

15.30-17.30
Minisymposia
Pesticides

Research ethics

Maritime epidemiology

Establishing and use of disease registries
Minisymposia

Use of questionnaires in different cultures and occupational contexts

Women’s health

Bioaerosols and respiratory health
HIV in the work place

20.00
Dinner, Fløien

Reception with The Mayor

Banquet dinner, the Grieg Hall

	Monday 12 September	Tuesday 13 September	Wednesday 14 September
From 8:00	Registration
8.30-9.00	Registration	Keynote Session 2 Methodological approaches in occupational epidemiology Petter Kristensen, Norway, "Bias from dependent misclassification in occupational epidemiology"	Keynote Session 3 Karen Messing, Canada, "Treatment of women, sex and gender in occupational epidemiological research"
9.00-9.15	Opening	Dana Loomis, USA, "Person time at risk: an old idea and a unifying concept"	Plenary presentation
9.15-9.30	Opening		Coffee break
9.30-9.45	Keynote Session 1 Globalisation- occupational epidemiology – research ethics Yohana Mashalla, Tanzania, "Research ethics in epidemiology in developing countries"	Plenary presentation	Coffee break
9.45-10.00		Plenary presentation	Oral sessions- parallels
10.00-10.30	Ineke Wesseling, Costa Rica, "Pesticides in developing countries – ethical aspects"	Coffee break
10.30-11.00	Plenary presentation	Oral sessions - parallels
11.00-11.30	Coffee break
11.30-12.30	Oral sessions - parallels
12.30-13.00	Oral sessions - parallels		Lunch
13.00-13.30	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch
13.30-14.00	Lunch	Lunch	Keynote session 4 Allen Wilcox, USA, Genetic susceptibility to environmental teratogens
14.00-15.00	Poster sessions – parallels	Poster sessions - parallels	Closing session
15.00-15.30	Coffee break	Coffee break
15.30-17.30	Minisymposia Pesticides Research ethics Maritime epidemiology Establishing and use of disease registries	Minisymposia Use of questionnaires in different cultures and occupational contexts Women’s health Bioaerosols and respiratory health HIV in the work place
20.00	Dinner, Fløien Reception with The Mayor	Banquet dinner, the Grieg Hall