ICOH Congress 2014

The University of South Australia is excited to host the 2014 Congress of the International Commission on Occupational Health – Work Organization and Psychosocial Factors

UniSA’s Centre for Applied Psychology Research is hosting the International Commission on Occupational Health’s annual congress. The congress will discuss Worker health: A basic human right for all, and will feature leading International and Australian experts.

Event details:

Date: 17 – 19 September 2014
Time: 8.30am
Venue:
Foyer F
Adelaide Convention Centre
North Terrace Adelaide SA 5000
Access map here
Cost: To be confirmed

Congress themes:

The congress will explore a number of themes including:

• Psychosocial factors at work and their relationship with productivity and health
• Psychosocial research in developing countries
• Integrative and interdisciplinary approaches
• Prevention and interventions for workers at risk 
• Hot topics’ such as workplace bullying, sickness absence, aging workforce
• Organisational factors that promote wellbeing
• Managing workers with chronic health disorders and mental health issues
• Focus on industries/occupations at risk e.g. health workers
• Worker health: From research to practice.

Key congress speaker:

Professor Robert Karasek, Professor of Work Environment, School of Health & Environment, University of Massachusetts Lowell

• Professor Norito Kawakami, Department of Mental Health, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo
• Associate Professor Stavroula Leka, Institute of Work, Health & Organisations, University of Nottingham
• Professor Sharon Parker, Winthrop Professor, Business School, University of Western Australia

The congress will include both keynote speakers and workshops, allowing for wide-spread discussion and debate on the topic of worker health and wellbeing.

For more information and to register your interest visit unisa.edu.au/ICOHcongress