2010 HOC AGENDA
April 6-8, 2010—Mont Tremblant
Theme: Covering all the Bases—A Holistic Approach to Healthy Outcomes
Tuesday April 6th
5:00—6:00 Speaker Rehearsals
6:00—9:00 Cocktail Reception and Dinner (Sponsored by Buffett and Company)
Dress is Business Casual
Wednesday April 7th
Dress is Business Casual
Prevention
7:30—8:45 Breakfast
8:45—9:00 Opening Remarks
9:00—9:45 Session 1: The Silent Thief—Understanding the Impact of Osteoporosis and Low Bone Health
This presentation will define low bone mass and osteoporosis and its prevalence, lifestyle approaches to osteoporosis, treatment options, directions in future management of bone health and what employers can do to address the risk factors and reduce the care gap.
Speaker:
Dr. Marla Shapiro, Associate Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto
(Session made possible by Amgen)
9:45—10:30 Session 2: Your Health Matters—Cancer Prevention in the Workplace
The Erie St. Clair Regional Cancer Program has designed a unique and innovative workplace health information/ education, and cancer screening referral program called ‘Your Health Matters’ (YHM). The program includes a brief ‘personalized’ intervention strategy, designed to motivate employee interest and investment in prevention and screening behaviours. This presentation will highlight program partnerships, goals and key pilot outcomes including:
- Increased cancer screening participation,
- Increased participation in workplace support programs available,
- Improvements in participant modifiable risk factor status.
Speakers:
Nicole Robinson, Coordinator, Cancer Prevention & Patient Education, and
Elizabeth Dulmage, Manager Cancer Prevention & Screening, Windsor Regional Hospital, Erie St. Clair Regional Cancer Program
(Session made possible by Roche)
10:30—11:00 Networking Break
Practices
11:00—11:45 Session 3: Workplace Health & Wellness: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
In this interactive session, past, present and future trends in the area of workplace health will be the focus. The latest industry research on workplace health programs will be reviewed to assess how far we have progressed in recent years, and we will determine a focus on future efforts with a view to cost containment measures and ensuring sustainable outcomes. In addition, we will explore ways to utilize data to better understand potential health risks, to educate and promote improved health in the workplace - and to drive greater accountability within prevention-based strategies.
Speaker:
Lori Casselman, Assistant Vice President, Health & Productivity Solutions, Sun Life Financial
(Session made possible by Sun Life Financial)
11:45—12:45 Lunch
12:45—1:30 Session 4: Measuring Outcomes, Benchmarking Outcomes
Awareness of employee health/well-being as a vital element of organizational sustainability and success has grown considerably in recent years. This session will provide an overview of the goals/objectives—and outcomes—that are typically considered in Canadian workplace health initiatives, and will discuss the need to more effectively align measuring and benchmarking outcomes with a more comprehensive view of workplace health.
Speaker:
Allan Smofsky, Workplace Health Strategist and
Dr. Peter Melnyk, Associate Director, Research Application, BioMedCom Consultants Inc.
(Session made possible by Pfizer)
1:30—2:15 Session 5: Wellness Programs: How to Guarantee Failure
Despite much activity related to workplace wellness and disease management in Canada, at this time, there is little evidence in scientific literature to support these types of programs. Dr. Neil MacKinnon will discuss the importance of conducting a well-designed evaluation of your wellness program and describe the key elements to include, such as the economic, clinical and humanistic outcomes, which are necessary to satisfy the needs of various stakeholders and provide that much-needed scientific evidence.
Speaker:
Dr. Neil MacKinnon, Associate Director for Research and Professor, College of Pharmacy; and Professor, Faculty of Medicine, DalhousieUniversity
2:15—2:30 Networking Stretch Break
2:30—3:15 Session 6: Hey, This Ain’t the Wild West! Respect @ Work
When it comes to incivility, harassment and bullying, many organizations suffer from chronic blindness, inaccurate diagnosis, ill-equipped managers and debilitating paralysis. Unfortunately, these problems affect absenteeism, disability, retention and customer service. This presentation will discuss the challenges and offer paths for action.
Speaker:
Sharon Bar-David, Bar-David Consulting Inc.
3:15—3:45 Session 7: Case Study Working Session
3:45 Closing Remarks
6:00—7:00 Cocktail Reception
7:00—8:00 Gala Dinner and with featured Speaker Ryan Knighton
Dress is Business Attire
(Featured Speaker made possible by GSK)
Thursday April 8th
7:30—8:45 Working Breakfast
8:30—8:45 Opening Remarks
8:45—9:45 Keynote Session: The Balance Trifecta: The Healthy Worker, The Healthy Workplace and The Healthy Healthcare System
A veteran health reporter examines the key factors needed to ensure healthy individuals, healthy corporations and a healthy economy/society and how the healthcare system (and drug plans in particular) can be reformed to ensure sustainability. His thesis: It’s all about balance - work-life balance, balancing prevention and treatment and balancing rights and responsibilities.
Speaker:
Andre Picard, National Public Health Reporter
9:45—10:30 Session 8: Panel Discussion on Implementing a Successful Wellness Strategy
Our panel of experts will discuss the design and management of wellness programming that meets both the needs of the organization and the employees, including finding the right programs, resources, communications, etc.
Panelists:
Carla Anglehart, Director, Organizational Development for Nova Scotia Association of Health Organizations
Chris MacDonald, AVP, Absence Management Solutions, Manulife Financial
Judith Plotkin, Vice President, Business Development, Human Solutions
Karen Seward, Senior Vice President, Business Development and Marketing, Shepell-fgi
10:30-10:45 Networking Break
Results
10:45—11:30 Session 9: Wellness Initiatives Case Studies
Part A) Reducing Health Risk Factors at Canadian Pacific in 2010
As a Federally regulated transportation organization, safety is a key business process at CP and wellness goals are integrated into corporate, departmental and individual yearly action plans. In this presentation, you will hear about CPs corporate wellness programs, how they get executive buy-in, recent performance metrics and their 5-year wellness plan.
Speaker:
Sylvana Leclerc, Corporate Wellness Coordinator, Canadian Pacific Railway
Part B: The Rogers Wellness Challenge: Implementation and Results
In this presentation, Dr. Satok will present the 2009 Rogers Wellness Challenge including the rationale behind implementing the program, the corporate buy-in process and the final results.
Speaker:
Dr. David Satok, Corporate Health Services, Rogers Communications Inc.
11:30—12:30 Submission of Case Study and Closing Remarks
12:30 Lunch and Conference Concludes
Friday April 9th
Ski Day—details to be announced
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