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Introduction: There is a need to create, disseminate, and implement new knowledge in the work disability prevention (WDP) field. Training programs attracting high-quality applicants and taking into account the complexity of this emerging field are urgently needed. Methods: An advanced training program, funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), was developed by 24 mentors affiliated with nine different universities. The main objective of this program is to develop transdisciplinary knowledge, skills, and attitudes regarding WDP. This program has been developed for PhD students or post-doctoral fellows already registered full-time in a Canadian or recognized foreign university whose main interest is WDP, regardless of the health problem. Results: Since its implementation, the program received two successive cohorts of 10 students. They were registered in 13 universities in five countries and trained in nine different disciplines. Conclusions and significances: Appropriate WDP research may save major societal costs attributable to prolonged work disability. The proposed training program will contribute to developing tomorrow’s research workforce.
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Raymond Baril, Denis Gagnon, André Lacroix, Christian Larivière, Serge Marchand (Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada); Claire Bombardier, Donald Cole, Jaime Guzman, Sheilah Hogg-Johnson (University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada); Bertrand Arsenault, Élisabeth Dutil (Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada); Diane Berthelette, Katherine Lippel, Nicole Vézina (Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada); Jean-Pierre Brun, Clermont Dionne, Hélène Moffet (Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada); Juliette Cooper (University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada); Daniel Imbeau (École Polytechnique de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada); Richard Wells (University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.); Annalee Yassi (University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Colombia, Canada). Program website: http://www.usherbrooke.ca/wdp.
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Loisel, P., Côté, P., Durand, MJ. et al. Training the Next Generation of Researchers in Work Disability Prevention: The Canadian Work Disability Prevention CIHR Strategic Training Program. J Occup Rehabil 15, 273–284 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10926-005-5936-8
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