PREMUS call for abstracts on musculoskeletal disorders

Taking place June 20-23, 2016 in Toronto, Canada at the Allstream Centre, PREMUS 2016 is the Ninth International Scientific Conference on the Prevention of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders. The 2016 conference is being hosted by the Institute for Work & Health (IWH).

Proposals are being sought for these conference themes:

  1. Field evaluations of MSD prevention policies, program and practices
  2. Economic burden of work-related MSDs
  3. Epidemiology of work-related MSDs
  4. Biology of work-related MSDs
  5. Measuring exposures in a new world of work
  6. Management of work-related MSDs and sustainable employment
  7. Health disparities and globalization
  8. Emerging issues in the prevention and management of work-related MSDs.


Proposals for other topics in the field of work-related musculoskeletal disorders are also welcome. The deadline for abstracts is October 30, 2015. To submit an abstract or learn more about the conference, go to: https://premus2016.iwh.on.ca.

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