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Kerr MS, Norman RWK. Risk Factors for Musculoskeletal Injury at Work. In: TJ Sullivan, JW Frank (Eds) Preventing and Managing Disability at Work. Taylor & Francis. (2003).
Kerr MS. The Importance of Psychosocial Risk Factors in Injury. In: T. Sullivan (Ed) Injury and the New World of Work. Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, 2000.
Papers in Referred Journals
Tarlo SM, Liss GM, Greene JM, McCaskell L, Kerr MS. Work-attributed symptoms (darkroom disease) among radiographers: sick building syndrome or multiple chemical sensitivity? American Journal of Industrial Medicine 2004 (June) 45(6): 513-21. Link to PDF
Kluska K, Laschinger HKS, Kerr MS. Staff nurse empowerment and effort-reward imbalance. Canadian Journal of Nursing Leadership 2004; 17(1):112-129. Link to PDF
Ammendolia C, Kerr MS, Bombardier C with the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care. Use of back belts to prevent occupational low-back pain. Recommendation statement from the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care. Canadian Medical Association Journal. 2003 Aug 5; 169(3): 213-4. Link to PDF
Cole DC, Wells RP, Frazer MB, Kerr MS, Neumann WP, Laing AC & the Ergonomic Intervention Evaluation Research Group. Methodological issues in evaluating workplace interventions to reduce work-related musculoskeletal disorders through mechanical exposure reduction. Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health. 2003 Oct; 29(5): 396-405.
Liss, GM, Tarlo SM, Doherty J, Purdham J, Greene J, McCaskell L, Kerr MS. Physician-diagnosed astham, respiratory symptoms and associations with workplace tasks among radiographers in Ontario, Canada. Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2003; 60(4): 254-61. Link to PDF
Sale J, Kerr MS. An examination of the psychometric properties of the demand and control scales using data from a large teaching hospital. International Archives of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, 2002. 75(3):145-52. Link to PDF
Shamian J, Kerr MS, Thomson D, Laschinger HKL. A Hospital-Level Analysis of the Work Environment and Workforce Health Indicators for Registered Nurses in Ontario's Acute Care Hospitals. Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, 2002. 33(4):89-101.
Kerr MS, Frank JW, Shannon HS, Norman RW, Wells RP, Neumann P, Bombardier C, and the OUBPS group. Biomechanical and psychosocial risk factors for low-back pain at work. American Journal of Public Health 2001; 91:1069-1075. Link to PDF
Neumann WP, Wells RP, Norman RW, Kerr MS, Frank JW, Shannon HS and the OUBPS Working Group. Trunk posture: reliability, accuracy and risk estimates for low back pain from a video-based assessment method. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 2001. 28:355-65.
Neumann WP, Wells RP, Norman RW, Frank J, Shannon H, Kerr MS, and the OUBPS Working Group. A posture and load sampling approach to determining low back injury risk in occupational settings. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 2001. 27:65-77.
Sullivan TJ, Kerr MS, Ibrahim S. Job stress in Healthcare Workers: Highlights from the National Population Healthy Survey. Hospital Quarterly, Summer 1999:34-40.
Neumann WP, Wells RP, Norman RW, Andrews DM, Frank JW, Shannon HS, Kerr MS. Comparison of Four Peak Spinal Loading Exposure Measurement Methods and their Association with Low Back Pain. Scand J Work Env Health 1999; 25(5):404-409.
Norman R, Wells R, Neumann P, Frank J, Shannon H, Kerr MS, et al. A comparison of peak vs. cumulative physical work exposure risk factors for the reporting of low back pain in the automotive industry. Clinical Biomechanics 1998; 13(5):561-73.
Wells RP, Norman RW, Neumann P, Frank JW, Shannon HS, Kerr MS. Assessment of physical work load in epidemiologic studies: common measurement metrics for exposure assessment. Ergonomics. 1997;40(1):51-61.
Frank JW, Kerr MS, Brooker AS, DeMaio SE, Maetzel A, Shannon HS, Sullivan TJ, Norman RW, Wells RP. Disability resulting from occupational low back pain. Part I: What do we know about primary prevention? A review of the scientific evidence on prevention before disability begins. Spine. 1996;21(24):2908-17.
Frank JW, Brooker AS, DeMaio SE, Kerr MS, Maetzel A, Shannon HS, Sullivan TJ, Norman R, Wells RP. Disability resulting from occupational low back pain. Part II: What do we know about secondary prevention? A review of the scientific evidence on prevention after disability begins. Spine. 1996;21(24):2918-29.
Frank JW, Pulcins IR, Kerr MS, Shannon HS, Stansfeld SA. Occupational back pain - an unhelpful polemic. Scand J Work Environ Health. 1995;21:3-14.
Bombardier C, Kerr MS, Shannon HS, Frank JW. A guide to interpreting epidemiologic studies on the etiology of back pain. Spine. 1994; 19(18S):2047-56S.
Sukhdeo MVK, Kerr MS. Behavioural adaptations of the tapeworm Hymenolepis diminuta to its environment. Parasitology. 1992;104(2):331-6.
Papers in refereed conference proceedings:
Koehoorn M, Bruce S, Alksnis C, Kerr MS, O’Brien-Pallas L, Shamian J, Thomson D. Trends in injury claim rates among acute care nurses in Ontario, 1990-1998. International Congress on Epidemiology in Occupational Health, September 11-13, 2002, Barcelona Spain (abstract appears in La Medicina del Lavoro: The Italian Journal of Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene, 93(5) 426.
Neumann WP, Frazer MB, Cole DC, Wells RP, Kerr MS, Kerton R, Brawley L, Norman RW. A pilot project for the Study of Ergonomic Interventions in Manufacturing Environments. Proceedings of the International Ergonomic Association, 14th Triennial Congress, IEA 2000. San Diego. July 30-Aug 4, 2000.
Wells R, Norman R, Neumann P, Frank JW, Shannon HS, Kerr MS, and the OUBPS Working Group. Can the Biomechanical Exposure to the Spine Be Estimated in Epidemiologic Studies Using Post-Injury Measurements? In: Proceedings of the XVIIth Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, Calgary. August, 1999.
Robson LS, Polanyi MFD., Kerr MS, Shannon HS, Eakin JM, Brooker AS, & Cole DC (1998). What is a "healthy workplace"? In P. Vink, E.A.P. Koningsveld, & S. Dhondt (Eds.), Human factors in organizational design. (pp. 539-544). Elsevier Science.
Technical Reports:
Kerr MS, Laschinger HK, Shamian J, O’Brien Pallas LL, Thomson D, Koehoorn MW, LeClair S, McPerson D, Aiken L, Sochalski J. Monitoring the Health of Nurses In Canada. Report submitted to the Canadian Health Services Research Foundation, Open Competition Grant #RC1-0632-06.
Liss G, Kerr M, McCaskell L, Purdham J, Tarlo S. Evaluation of Work-Related Symptoms, Asthma, Sensitization, and Exposures among X-Ray Technologists. Final project report submitted to the Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, 2002.
Lewchuk W; Robertson D; Cole DC; Kerr MS; Haines T; Wigmore D; Zsoldos J. CAW/McMaster Work Related Health and Safety Risks Study. Final project report submitted to the Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB). Dec 2001.
Shamian J, O’Brien-Pallas L, Kerr M, Koehoorn M, Thomson D, Alksnis C. Effects of job strain, hospital organizational factors and individual characteristics on work-related disability among nurses. Final reported submitted to the Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB). Nov 2001.
Kerr MS; Koehoorn MW. The Health of Health Care Workers. In: Canada’s Health Care Providers. Canadian Institute for Health Information. Nov. 2001
Baumann A, O'Brien-Pallas L, Armstrong-Stassen M, Blythe J, Bourbonnais R, Camerson S, Irvine Doran D, Kerr MS, McGillis Hall L, Vezina M, Butt M, Ryan L. Commitment and care: the benefits of a healthy workplace for nurses, their patients and the system. Canadian Health Services Research Foundation. July 2001.
Abstracts and/or papers read:
Kerr MS, Lemire Rodger G, Hepburn G, Laschinger HK, Gilbert J, O’Brien-Pallas L, Murray, G, Mayrand-Leclerc, M, Zohar, D, Diegel, W. Adopting a common nursing model across a recently merged multi-site hospital. National Nursing Research Conference. “Transforming Health Care through Nursing Research: Making It Happen”, London, Ontario, May 12-15, 2004.
Kerr MS, Mustard CA , Franche RL, Laschinger HK, Shamian J, Schwartz JE , Dusky S, Frank JWF, Ibrahim, SA. Exploring Stress and Cortisol Differences Between Full-time and Part-time Nurses. National Nursing Research Conference. “Transforming Health Care through Nursing Research: Making It Happen”, London, Ontario, May 12-15, 2004.
Kerr MS, Lemire Rodger G, Hepburn G, Laschinger HK, Gilbert J, O’Brien-Pallas L, Murray, G, Mayrand-Leclerc, M, Zohar, D, Diegel, W. Adopting a common nursing model across a recently merged multi-site hospital. Evaluating Knowledge Transfer - The 2nd Annual University of Ottawa Clinical Nursing Research Conference. University of Ottawa, School of Nursing, the University of Ottawa Honour Society of Nursing. Ottawa, Ontario, May 1st-2nd, 2004.
Kerr M.S., Lemire Rodger G., Hepburn G., Laschinger H.K., Gilbert J., O’Brien-Pallas L. Adopting a common nursing practice model across a recently merged multi‑site hospital Registered Nurses Association of Ontario, Healthy Workplaces in Action 2003, 3rd International Conference. Toronto, November 21 & 22, 2003.
S. A. Ibrahim, G. Hepburn, D. Cole, M.S. Kerr. Mental health and work stressors among Canadian workers: a longitudinal analysis. Canadian Society of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. May 2 - 4, 2003. University of King's College, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
SM Tarlo, GM Liss, JM Greene, J Purdham, M Kerr. Sick Building Symptoms in Medical Radiation Technologists Versus Physiotherapists. ATS. May, 2003.
Kerr MS, Mustard CA , Franche RL, Laschinger HK, Shamian J, Schwartz JE , Dusky S, Frank JWF. Exploring Stress and Cortisol Differences Between Full-time and Part-time Nurses. APA-NIOSH Work and Health: New Challenges in a Changing Workplace, 5th Interdisciplinary Conference on Occupational Stress and Health, March 20-22, 2003, Toronto, Canada.
Kerr MS, Cole DC, Ibrahim S, Lewchuk W, Robertson D, Wigmore D, Haines T, Sale J, Zsoldos J. Industry-specific versus generic measures of the psychosocial work environment: data from a study of job strain and health in the automobile industry. APA-NIOSH Work and Health: New Challenges in a Changing Workplace, 5th Interdisciplinary Conference on Occupational Stress and Health, March 20-22, 2003, Toronto, Canada.
Kerr MS, Laschinger HK, Shamian J, Thomson D, Koehoorn M, O’Brien-Pallas L, McPherson D, LeClair S, Sochalski J, Aiken L, Severin C, Almost J. Monitoring the Health of Nurses in Canada. Registered Nurses Association of Ontario, Healthy Workplaces in Action 2002, 2nd International Conference. Toronto, November 21 & 22, 2002.
Frazer MB, Wells RP, Laing AC, Norman RW, Theberge N, Cole DC, and Kerr MS. Evaluation of the Effects of a Proactive Ergonomic Design Change on Physical Exposure and Workers’ Perceptions. Association of Canadian Ergonomists. Banff, Alta. October, 2002.
Koehoorn M, Bruce S, Alksnis C, Kerr MS, O’Brien-Pallas L, Shamian J, Thomson D. Trends in injury claim rates among acute care nurses in Ontario, 1990-1998. International Congress on Epidemiology in Occupational Health, September 11-13, 2002, Barcelona Spain.
Kerr MS, Liss G, Ibrahim S. An examination of factors associated with burnout in medical x-ray technologists and a comparison sample of physiotherapists. International Epidemiological Association XVI World Congress of Epidemiology. Montreal. August, 2002.
Kerr MS, Hepburn G, Ibrahim I, Cole DC, Norman RWK, Wells RP, Frazier MB, Neumann P. Distinguishing between the psychological and physical demands of work: modifications to Karasek’s Psychological Demand Scale. International Epidemiological Association XVI World Congress of Epidemiology. Montreal. August, 2002.
Sale JEM, Kerr MS, Shamian J, Manno M. Confirmation of the 3-factor structure of the Maslach Burnout Inventory in nurses. 3rd International Congress on Women, Work & Health. Stockholm, June 2002.
Kerr MS, Frank JW, Shannon HS, Norman RW, Wells RP, Neumann P, Bombardier C, and the OUBPS group A Case-control Study of Risk Factors for Low-back Pain. 4th International Scientific Conference on Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders PREMUS 2001. Amsterdam, The Netherlands. September 30 - October 4, 2001.
Kerr MS, Ibrahim S, Peter R, Sullivan TJ. The Effort-Reward Imbalance Model: Descriptive Results from a Nationally Representative Sample of the Canadian Working Population. Sixth International Congress of Behavioural Medicine. Brisbane, Australia. . November 15-18, 2000.
Kerr MS, Ibrahim S, Peter R, Sullivan TJ. Frequency of Musculoskeletal Pain and the Effort-Reward Imbalance Model. Sixth International Congress of Behavioural Medicine. Brisbane, Australia. November 15-18, 2000.
Kerr MS, Manno M, Shamian J, Thomson D, O’Brien-Pallas L, Sochalski J, Aikens L. Burnout in nursing - examining the balance between workplace efforts and rewards. Can Psych Assoc, 61st Annual Convention. June 29-July 1, 2000. Ottawa, Ontario.
Kerr MS, Stress in the workplace - a review of challenges facing workplace epidemiological research. 24th International Congress on Law and Mental Health. Toronto. June, 1999.
Kerr MS, The importance of psychosocial risk factors in injury. 4th International Congress on Medical-Legal Aspects of Work Injuries. Toronto. June, 1999.
Kerr MS, Shannon HS, Frank JW, Norman RWK, Wells RP, Neumann WP and the Ontario Universities Back Pain Study (OUBPS) Group. Relating psychological demands with measured and self-reported physical demands. Work, Stress & Health >99. Baltimore, MD., March 11-13, 1999.
Kerr MS, Shannon HS, Frank JW, and the Universities Back Pain Study (OUBPS) Group. A detailed examination of the demand-control model in a study of occupational low-back pain. International Symposium in Occupational Health, ISEOH >98. Helsinki. September 24-25, 1998.
Kerr MS, Shannon HS, Frank JW, Norman RWK, Wells RP, Neumann P, and the Integrated Study Working Group. Levels of agreement for biomechanical and psychosocial exposures between cases and job-matched controls in a study of reported occupational low-back pain. 3rd International Conference on Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders , PREMUS >98. Helsinki. September 21-23, 1998.
Kerr MS, Shannon H.S., Frank J.W., Norman R.W.K., Wells R.P., Neumann P and the Integrated Study Working Group. The relative importance of biomechanical and psychosocial risk factors in a case-control study of occupational low-back pain. Proceedings of the International Ergonomics Association, 13th Triennial Congress. IEA 97. Tampere. June 29 - July 4, 1997.
Presentations at professional meetings/workshops and others:
Kerr MS. Invited speaker: McMaster University, Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Occupational Health and Toxicology Rounds, February 19th, 2003. Monitoring the Health of Nurses in Canada.
Kerr MS. Invited panelist: Registered Nurses Association of Ontario - Healthy Workplaces in Action Conference. Toronto, November 22, 2002.
Kerr MS. Invited speaker: "Preventing and Managing Mental Stress in the Workplace" Ontario Hospital Association 2002 Convention & Exhibition. Toronto, November 18, 2002.
Kerr MS. Invited speaker: 8th Annual Conference on Advancements in Chiropractic within the International Conference on Spinal Manipulation (ICSM). Toronto, October 4-5, 2002.
Kerr, MS. A Study of Biomechanical and Psychosocial Risk Factors for Occupational Low-Back Pain. Saskatchewan Workers’ Compensation Board Annual Conference, Saskatoon, March 27, 2001.
Kerr, MS. Some Recent Trends in Workplace Research - a Focus on Musculoskeletal Disorders (WMSD). Saskatchewan Workers’ Compensation Board Annual Conference, Saskatoon, March 26, 2001.
Kerr MS. The Health of Registered Nurses in Ontario’s Acute Care Hospitals. Internal IWH Plenary. 2001 June; Toronto, Ontario.
Cole DC, Kerr MS. A Study of Job Strain and Blood Pressure in Canadian Autoworkers. Internal IWH Plenary. 2001 October; Toronto, Ontario.
Kerr, MS. Workplace epidemiological research on stress. Invited panelist: Population Health Perspectives - Making Research Work, Policy Research Secretariat, Health Canada. Winnipeg, Manitoba, October 5-7, 1999.
Kerr MS, The health of registered nurses in Ontarios acute care hospitals: assessing the impact of work. Mt. Sinai Hospital. September, 1999.
Kerr, MS Psycosocial Risk Factors for Musculoskeletal Disorders. Toronto: WSIB/IWH Clinical Grand Rounds. June, 1999.
Kerr MS, Ammendolia C. Back Belts for the Prevention and Treatment of Occupational Low Back Injuries. Toronto. WSIB/IWH Clinical Grand Rounds. March, 1999.
Kerr MS. Non-biomechanical factors potentially affecting musculoskeletal disorders. Invited panellist: Workshop on Work-related Musculoskeletal Injuries: Examining the Research Base. US National Academy of Sciences. Washington, DC. August 20-21, 1998.
Kerr MS. Workplace psychosocial factors and musculoskeletal disorders: a discussion paper. Submitted to the British Columbia Royal Commission on Workers Compensation. Vancouver, BC. May 21, 1998.
Robson LS, Polanyi MF, Kerr MS, Shannon HS. How the workplace can influence employee illness and injury. Invited paper for the National Roundtable on Employee Health. Toronto, ON, April 28-29, 1998.
Submitted manuscripts and work in preparation
Ammendolia C, Kerr MS, Bombardier C. The Use Of Back Belts For Prevention Of Occupational Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review. Accepted for publication 2004, Journal of Manipulation and Physical Thereapy.
Shamian J, O’Brien-Pallas L, Thomson D, Alksnis C, Kerr MS. (2003) Nurse Absenteeism, Stress and Workplace Injury: What are the Contributing Factors and What Can/Should Be Done About It? Submitted for publication 2004, Sociology and Social Policy.
Frazer MB, Cole DC, Laing AC, Wells RP, Norman RW, Kerr MS (2003). An Evaluation of the Effects of a Proactive Ergonomic Design on Physical Exposure, Pain & Discomfort and Workers’ Perceptions. Submission to Ergonomics, April 2003.
O'Brien-Pallas, L., Shamian, J., Thomson, D., Alksnis, C., Koehoorn, M., Kerr, MS., & Bruce, S. Effects of Job Stress, Hospital Organizational Factors, and Individual Characteristics on Work-Related Disability Among Nurses. Submitted to Canadian Journal of Nursing Leadership.
Auguste A, Mao Y, Semenciw R, Kerr MS. Back Disorders in Canada: An Important Cause of Morbidity and Disability. In preparation at Health Canada.
Gunning, JL., Kerr, MS, Eaton, J, Ferrier, S, King, A, Maltby, J, & E. Frumin (2003). Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders in the Ontario Clothing Industry: Exploring the Link Between Work Organization, Ergonomic Conditions and Reported Lost-time Injuries. In preparation for submission to the American Journal of Industrial Medicine.
Kerr, MS, Frank, JW, Shannon, HS, Norman, RWK, Wells, RP, & P. Neumann. The Ontario Universities Back Pain Study (OUBPS) Group. (2003). Examining the Overlap Between Measures of the Psychosocial and Physical Demands of Work: Data from a Case-Control Study of Risk Factors for Low Back Pain. In preparation for submission to Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health
Kerr, MS, Shamian, J, Manno, M, Thomson, D, O’Brien-Pallas, L, Koehoorn, MW. (2003). The work environment and nurse burnout in acute care hospitals: a multi-level analysis. In preparation for submission to Social Science and Medicine.
Kerr MS, Shannon HS. Highlighting Workplace Research on Back Pain and RSI. Health & Safety ‘98. Industrial Accident Prevention Association (IAPA) Annual meeting. Toronto, ON, April 29, 1998.
Kerr MS, Shannon H.S., Frank J.W., Norman R.W.K., Wells R.P., Neumann P and the Integrated Study Working Group. The relative importance of biomechanical and psychosocial risk factors in a case-control study of occupational low-back pain. Proceedings of the International Ergonomics Association, 13th Triennial Congress. IEA 1997. Tampere. June 29 - July 4, 1997.
Kerr MS, Shannon HS, Frank JW, Norman RW, Wells RP. Preliminary findings from a case-control study of low-back pain in automobile assembly workers. International Congress on Occupational Health, ICOH 1996. Stockholm, Sweden. September 15-20, 1996.
Frank JW, Kerr MS, Shannon HS, Norman RW, Wells RP, Neumann P. Methodological concerns with the NIOSH lifting equation in an epidemiological study of occupational back pain. 2nd International Scientific Conference on Prevention of Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders, PREMUS '95. Montreal. September 24-28, 1995.
Modified by: Sarah Dusky