Register for the “OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSOME WEEK” – 20-26 March 2025
Program OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSOME WEEK
Joint stakeholder events EXIMIOUS-EPHOR
EURO JEM
Thursday, 20 March 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
EuroJEM is a tool designed for conducting occupational exposure assessments in large populations where individual exposure data is unavailable. It includes a comprehensive set of job-exposure matrices (JEMs) that cover a wide range of occupational exposures across Europe. It is built upon harmonized, high-quality JEMs from multiple countries, and also incorporates newly developed JEMs. The result is a robust tool that addresses some of the most prevalent and significant occupational exposures in the labor market. In this webinar we will update you about the content of the EuroJEM and we explain how it can be used.
Speaker: Jenny Selander, Karolinska Institutet, “EuroJEM”
Exposure assessment from an exposome approach
Friday 21 March 2025, 09.00 - 10.30 AM
Measuring at the workplace can be challenging. It is important to comply with regulatory standards as it ensures the health and safety of workers but also e.g. minimize the risk of legal consequences. In this webinar we will update you on the relevant standards when measuring at the workplace. In addition, many practical considerations are important when assessing the exposure. How to measure but also how to engage with workers? In part two of this webinar we provide you with practical tips.
Speakers:
Steven Verpaele/Pieter Bertier, BeCOH, “ISO standards”
Rani Claus, KU Leuven, “Practical Considerations for Sampling Campaigns”
European occupational exposure exploration tool
Friday, 21 March 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
This tool can be used to identify and prioritize jobs, exposures or health outcomes taking into account the size of the national or European population exposed. During this webinar we provide a demo and discuss specific applications for policy makers, OSH professionals and researchers. This tool was developed based on EuroJEM.
Speaker: Calvin Ge, TNO, “Interactive tool on exposures by occupational group”
Exposure assessment case studies
Tuesday, 25 March 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
How do you measure the exposome and how do you study the effect of multiple exposure on health outcomes? In this webinar we look at the methods and first results of a short-term study on respiratory health in a large population. Advanced and novel methods are explained, together forming an integrated approach. In addition, important considerations in this study and for future studies are discussed.
Speakers:
Miranda Loh, IOM, “An Integrated Approach for Assessing the External Exposome”
Vivi Schlünssen, Aarhus University, “Experiences case studies on respiratory health”
Workplace exposure and disease
Wednesday, 26 March 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
In this webinar we combine overall insights on occupational diseases with practical cases of workplace related diseases observed in the clinic. What is the impact of various exposures on certain health endpoint, bringing the data together from various epidemiological studies using more novel approaches to analyze? And how do we recognize occupational diseases and what is the impact of often chronical exposures? These questions and more will be answered in this webinar.
Speakers:
Ingrid Sivesind Mehlum, STAMI, “Occupational exposures and noncommunicable diseases”
Steven Ronsmans, KU Leuven, “Example cases EXIMIOUS on immune-mediated diseases”