March 2023
As the weather changes and the year picks up in pace, more events, opportunities and networking events will be taking place. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions regarding the information below.
OPPORTUNITIES
ACE Student and Transitional Member Networking and Social
This ACE Student and Transitional Member Networking and Social and is open to all ACE student members abd transitional members. The event wil provide oportunty for socialziing via an informal virtual social and games. If you are interested please send an email to ace.student.mentorship@gmail.com.
WorkSafeBC Admin Assistant
Looking to learn more about worksafebc and its processes while gaining admin experience? See the link below to apply.
WorkSafeBC Admin Assistant Application
EVENTS
WorkSMART Ergonomics Office Ergonimics Assesor Workshop
"How we do work has changed. How we assess work also has to change." Take a look at a local organization in BC and their workshop to identify hazards, evaulate efficiently and assess workstations with a detail-oriented approach.
WorkSMART Workstation Assesment Workshop - May 11th, 2023
IHFES Lunch N Learn Webinar
This international webinar will cover a Systems Approach to Patient Handling Risk Management in Long Term Care. This is extremely applicable and transferrable to various careers in healthcare and will be led by a physiotherpaist and ergonomist with over 25 years of experience in elderly long term care.
Registration link - March 30th, 2023
HFES Sustainability Taskforce Webinar: City Design for Safer Transportation
In this presentation, Herriges demonstrates how the values of engineers and other transportation professionals are applied in the design process…and how those priorities differ from the values of the general public. Emphasizing the Strong Towns approach on bototm-up techniques to enable higher quality of life.
Register to Participate - April 12th, 2023
NEWS
Women as Pioneers in HF/E
March is International Women's month. Take some time to understand and accquaint yourself with some of the female pioneers in HFES.
We recommend learning by taking time to read First Ladies of HFES by Francis T. Durso or watching the short video below.