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17 Sept (Wed)
1530 - 1700 hrs	Allergic Problems in Occupational Health Practise Prof Wai-On Phoon, Emeritus Professor of Occupational Health, University of Sydney and Past President of Asian Association of Occupational Health Biological Monitoring in the Prevention of Benzene Related Occupational Cancer Dr Mark Newson-Smith, Chief Medical Officer (ENOC) and Senior Lecturer, Otago University, UAE Changes in Co-relation Co-efficients for Biomarkers as a Function of Intensity of Occupational Exposure to Toulene Mr Masayuki Ikeda, Director, Kyoto Industrial Health Association, Japan Glutaraldehyde Exposure among Healthcare Workers at Tertiary Health Center Dr Nayak CS, Director Occupational Health, Deputy CEO, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, UAE A Printing Worker with Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis: A Case Report Dr Chi-Hsien Chen, Department of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, National Taiwan University Mircroorganism Disinfection Using Ti02 Impregnated HEPA Fliter Dr Paradee Chuaybamroong, Department of Environmental Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Thammasat University, Thailand Workplace Health Promotion & Economic Burden of Occupational Disease and Injury.   Task:  Maintaining Gender Responsiveness in the Workplace:  The Philippines Initiatives Dr Helen A de Guzman, National Director, Philippine College of Occupational Medicine, Philippines
18 Sept (Thur)
1530 - 1700 hrs	Sharp Injuries and Patient Body Fluid Exposures among Healthcare Workers and Researchers within a Large General Hospital in Singapore Dr Lim John Wah, Occupational Medicine Unit, Singapore General Hospital How Long does it Take to Transfer and Reposition a Patient with a Ceiling Lift? Dr Yu Shicheng, Officer, Occupational Health and Safety Agency, Vancouver, Canada Preventing and Managing Occupational Ill Health - The Occupational Health Toolkit Dr Luisse Vassie, Head of Research and Technical Services, Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) Participatory Approaches to Improving Safety and Health in Small Enterprises and in Small Construction Sites - Cambodia Dr Yi Kannitha, Department of Occupational Health, Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training, Phnom Penh, Cambodia Participatory Approaches to Improving Safety and Health in Small Enterprises and in Small Construction Sites - Laos Ms Viengxaylack Souksavath, Department of Labour Protection, Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare, Vientiane, Lao PDR Unsafe Actions and Unsafe Conditions in Hospital Mr Hariyono Widodo, Department of Occupational Safety and Health, University of Ahmad Dahlan, Indonesia
19 Sept (Fri)
1015 - 1215  hrs	Bio-signals in the Assessment of Stress and Strain Involved in Physical Work Prof  Veikko Louhevaara, University of Kuopio and Finnish Institute of Occupational Health
	Using Nijmegen Questionnaire to Evaluate Prevalence of Hyperventilation Syndrome among Hi-Tech Industry Workers Dr Guo Hao Ren, Tainan Science-Based Industrial Park Clinic, Taiwan
	Work Stress and Health in China - Current Research Activities and Implications Ms Vivian Ng, Laboratory Technologist, Department of Community, Occupational and Family Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore.
	Environmental Risk Factors for Infantile Pneumonia: A Cross-sectional Study in Taiwan Dr Chi-Hsien Chen, Department of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, National Taiwan University
	Study to Assess the Co-relation of the Overseas and Irish Hospital Results of Mantoux Test Done Abroad on Overseas Nurses Dr Joseph Sim Shu Chen, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
	Remote, Ambulatory Screening for Sleep Disordered Breathing in Australian Miners Mr RA Russo, Director, Sleep for Health and Safety, Australia
	An Outbreak of Dermatitis Among Welders and Fitters at an MRT Construction Site Dr Sylvia Teo Tzu Li, OSH Specialist Department, Occupational Safety and Health Division, Ministry of Manpower, Singapore
	Hazardous Atmosphere in a Pit of Rice Mill Industry in Thailand Associate Professor Naesinee Chaiear, Occupational Medicine Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Thailand
1430 - 1630 hrs	Ergonomic Aspects of Illumination Amongst Visual Display Terminal Users in a Corporate Office Dr Kishore Madhwani, Consultant in Occupational Health, Hindustan Unilever Ltd, India
	Work-related Prolonged Fatigue among Gerontologic Care Workers in Japan Mr Norhide Tachi, Department of Nursing, Chubu University of Life and Health Sciences, Japan
	Effective Use of Ergonomic Checkpoints in Occupational Health Services for Small Workplaces Dr Kazutaka Kogi, Research Adviser, Institute of Science of Labour, Japan
	Risk Management: A Corporate Approach Dr Peter Loke, CW Regional Medical Adviser, Syngenta Asia Pacific Pte Ltd
	Influence of Japan's New National Health Promotion Policy for Workers' Health Prof Takashi Muto, Department of Public Health, Dokkyo Medical University, Japan
	The Epidemiology of Occupational Toxic Exposures Presenting to Two Emergency Departments in Singapore in 2001/2003 Dr Tan Hock Heng, Emergency Physician, Consultant, Changi General Hospital, Singapore
	Prevalence of Cardiovascular Disease and its Risk Factors among Healthcare Staff in a Large Healthcare Institution Dr Lucy Leong, OSH Specialist, OSH Specialist Department, Occupational Safety and Health Division, Ministry of Manpower
	Association between Sleep Duration and Metabolic Syndrome Dr I-Chun Hsieh, Department of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, National Taiwan University

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