Submitted by AsthmaWorkplace on Tue, 2007-06-26 10:05
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.
The two-day workshop was organized by the Asthma in the Workplace Center in conjunction with the Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et sécurité du travail (IRRST) and the Commission de la santé et sécurité du travail (CSST) (both in Quebec) and the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) in Ontario.
The workshop, which enjoys an international reputation, brought together experts in occupational asthma for two days of lively discussions on the latest discoveries and controversies. We are now preparing a publication on major issues discussed at the meeting, and presentations by the guest speakers will be posted on our Web site shortly. In addition, we plan to post the content of the entire discussion period, which was the core of the workshop.