International Commission on Occupational Health: Work Organisation and Psychosocial Factors 2014 Congress
Call for submissions is now
OPEN!
Submission closing date 31 January 2014
Adelaide Convention Centre in South Australia 17 to 19 September 2014 Keynotes will be presented by:
STATE OF THE ART ADDRESS BY:
• Professor Robert Karasek, Professor of Work Environment, School of Health and Environment, University of Massachusetts, Lowell
• Associate Professor Joan Benach, Associate Professor of Public Health and Occupational Health in the Department of Political and Social Sciences) at the Pompeu Fabra University Barcelona.
• Professor Sharon Parker, Associate Editor – Journal of Applied Psychology and Winthrop Professor, Business School, University of Western Australia, Perth • Professor Norito Kawakami, Department of Mental Health, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo • Associate Professor Stavroula Leka, Associate Professor in Occupational Health Psychology, University of Nottingham, Nottingham
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Welcome to the International Commission on Occupational Health: Work Organisation and Psychosocial Factors 2014 Congress at the Adelaide Convention Centre in South Australia from 17 to 19 September 2014.
Founded in 1906 as the Permanent Commission on Occupational Health, today ICOH is the world’s leading international scientific society in the field of occupational health with a membership of 2,000 professionals from 93 countries. This congress will bring researchers, practitioners, employers, workplace unions, labour inspectors, politicians, and policy makers together to address important topics relating to psychosocial risks and hazards at work that impact employee safety highlighting the main theme ‘Worker health: A basic human right for all’.
Conference workshops and the social programme will commence prior to the conference on 16 September and continue after the conference on 20 September 2014. The event is being hosted by ICOHWOPS scientific committee, the University of South Australia Centre for Applied Psychological Research and the Asia Pacific Academy for Psychosocial Factors at Work.
The congress will consider these issues and explore a variety of topics including:
With growing recognition of the personal impact that mental and physical health issues can have, as well as the wider implications for workplace productivity, social and economic costs, innovative prevention and intervention strategies are being developed and implemented across the world. Approaches are being informed by diverse theories (macro-, micro- and multi-level). But how far have we progressed in understanding the dynamic and complex array of contextual factors affecting worker health? Are our methods appropriate? Has our work had an impact? Where is it needed most? What is the reach of this work in developing economies and how relevant is it? What about the translation of knowledge from West to East, or East to West?
• Psychosocial factors at work and their relationship with productivity and health • Psychosocial factors at work in developing countries • Integrative and interdisciplinary approaches • Best practice psychosocial risk prevention and hazard management strategies, interventions and evaluation • Organisational factors that promote positive wellbeing • Managing workers with chronic health disorders and mental health issues • Focus on industries/occupations at risk e.g. health workers • Influence of macro-level factors and social inequality on worker health • Economic and productivity benefits of psychological safety at work • Multilevel work stress theories and research • National and international comparative work • Worker health: From research to practice • ‘Hot topics’ such as workplace bullying, sickness absence, aging workforce, unemployment, precarious employment, work-life balance. This event allows researchers and industry representatives to come together and discuss the latest developments in theory and practice. The program will include presentations from academics and practitioners as well as workshops, symposium and practice fora hosted by internationally and nationally recognised industry experts.
Conference Committee
aBOUT ADELAIDE
Prof Maureen Dollard Conference Chair
Visiting Adelaide for the 2014 congress will not only give you the opportunity to liaise with colleagues and learn about the latest theoretical and practical developments in this field, but the chance to visit the capital city of South Australia. Voted as the most liveable city in Australia via the ‘My City: The People’s Verdict’ survey results for 2013 conducted by the Property Council of Australia, come and experience the Mediterranean climate, the stunning beaches, award-winning food and wine, unique landscapes and wildlife (e.g. kangaroos, koalas, and brilliant parrots).
Dr Michelle Tuckey Scientific Committee Chair Ms Tessa Bailey Organising Committee Chair Prof Tony Winefield Social Committee Chair
FURTHER DETAILS
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We recommend you come to enjoy this beautiful city and attend this exciting and important international congress addressing psychosocial factors and their relationship with workplace health, safety and performance.
ICOH-WOPS Congress 2014 Call for Submissions Closing date 31 January 2014
Eligibility for submissions • Research that has previously been published (e.g., in a journal article, book chapters, book, conference proceedings) should not be submitted. • A participant can be the lead author on a maximum of two submissions. SUBMISSION TYPES Individual paper presentations: Oral presentations of 15 minutes organised into concurrent themed sessions. Presenters should aim for 12 minutes content, with up to 3 minutes for questions and discussion. Symposia: A collection of 3-5 presentations on a common theme, within a 75-90 minute session. A chairperson should introduce the topic, followed by the individual paper presentations. There is typically a short time for questions and discussion between the participants and the audience following each individual paper, and a concluding set of comments by the chair/discussant.
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Poster presentations: With a visually stimulating and clearly presented visual poster to convey the key points, the poster sessions enable direct interaction between presenters and congress delegates. Posters will be grouped according to a theme. Practice fora: Scheduled for approximately 75 minutes, these sessions are oriented towards knowledge application in practice. Topics may include ‘How to sessions’ that are practical workshops on how to conduct a particular activity, presentations that convey the latest evidence and implications for practitioners, a combination of papers on research and practice related to a specific issue of interest, or other practice-oriented themes. Submission and review process • Please use the online submission portal: unisa.edu.au/icohcongress Submissions will only be accepted through the online portal until 31 January 2014. • Abstracts will be reviewed by the Scientific Committee. Authors will be notified of the result by email by 30 April 2014. Student awards Two student awards will be made at the congress, for the Best Paper and Best Poster on which a student is the lead author. Currently enrolled PhD students are eligible and should indicate their wish to be considered for the awards during the online submission process (by checking the relevant box). Proof of enrolment should be emailed to ICOH-WOPS@unisa.edu.au Abstracts Abstracts should be 300-500 words in length, written in English. Abstracts should include the following content: aims, approach or methodology, findings or key messages, limitations, and conclusions. In addition, each submission must outline implications for policy and/or practice. Authors should indicate during the submission process the conference theme to which the submission most closely relates. For symposia and practice fora with multiple papers, submissions should include an overall abstract for the session plus the individual abstracts for each paper. Initially, the chair or convener of the session should create the overall submission. Then, the lead author on each of the papers should login and select the relevant symposium to submit the individual paper abstracts. Please indicate within each individual abstract the paper number within the session to reflect the presentation order (Paper 1, 2, 3, etc). Publication of abstracts Abstracts will be published in electronic format only. By submitting an abstract, authors give permission for electronic and online publication of the abstract, as well as for a PDF version of the presentation slides to be made available online to all conference delegates following the congress.