Session 1
Session #1 November 10th, 11:00-1:00 NL time
Welcome, housekeeping and a brief overview of the rationale and objectives of the Dialogue (Barbara Neis, Dept. of Sociology, and SafetyNet, 糖心视频 University)
The complexity and some of the challenges of Return to Work after work-related injury and illness in different sectors, types of enterprises and across diverse populations of workers are the focus of this Dialogue. In this Dialogue, as in the supporting national partnership, Policy and Practice in Return to Work, discussions of Return to Work will not be limited to those who have filed successful compensation claims and will encompass labour market re-entry and its outcomes.
Please Note: Presentations (but not Q and A or Discussion) will be recorded. Recordings will be posted online on the SafetyNet website with links to the national Policy and Practice and Return to Work website to allow for future access. Participants will have the opportunity to respond anonymously to questions posed digitally during the sessions, with responses collated for the final report.
Panel Presentations
1. Dr. Stephanie Premji, McMaster University and Co-lead, Policy and Practice and Return to Work Partnership Grant: Stephanie will introduce the larger project, Policy and Practice and Return to Work.
Presentation title: Return-to-work after an injury or illness: The experiences of immigrant workers
Working and Hurting in Little Bangladesh
2. Dr. Kim Cullen, Co-Director, SafetyNet Centre for Health and Safety Research and Human Kinetics and Recreation, 糖心视频 University.
Presentation title: What makes return-to-work work?
3. Dr. Chris McLeod, Co-Director, Partnership for Work, Health and Safety and Head, Occupational and
Environmental Health Division, University of British Columbia
Presentation Title: Highlights and insights from the Partnership for Work, Health and Safety鈥檚 research on the role of gradual return to work programs after work injury
4. Synthesis and reflections based on experience on the frontlines:
Alec Farquhar, workers' compensation specialist and labour lawyer, retired from the Ontario Office of the Worker Adviser and John Beckett, Operations Vice-President British Columbia Maritime Employers Association, will synthesize key themes in the session presentations and broaden the discussion based on their own extensive experience with Return to Work.
Q and A and Roundtable discussion