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Women of Inspiration meeting – Toronto
Meet fellow injured workers at the group’s monthly get-together; learn about current workers’ compensation issues and your rights; discuss solutions, research and action – and enjoy some social time.
(A friendly reminder: We are a scent-free office, so please do not wear perfumes, powders and colognes. Chemicals in these products can make some people sick, especially those with asthma, allergies and other medical conditions. Thank you)
Nachemson lecture: Dr Paul Demers
Occupational cancer expert Dr Paul Demers will deliver this year’s Alf Nachemson Memorial Lecture on Wednesday, November 28th at the Design Exchange. Director of the Occupational Cancer Research Centre in Toronto and professor with the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto, he is internationally recognized for his expertise on the health effects of workplace exposures.
Registration is required (deadline Nov. 26). Doors open at 4:30 p.m., lecture begins at 5:00 with a reception at 6:00 p.m.
Bancroft Institute -Science & Politics of Work Disability Prevention
On November 29th, The Bancroft Institute for Studies on Workers’ Compensation and Work Injury is pleased to present a morning session with Professor Ellen MacEachen, Co-Director, Centre for Research on Work Disability Policy, to discuss her new edited collection The Science and Politics of Work Disability Prevention.
The event, to take place at Friends House in Toronto, will also include presentations from other academics, advocates, and injured workers with lived experience of the issues.
Registration is now open – There is a suggested donation of $10, payable when you register online or when you arrive at the event. There is no charge for unwaged or underemployed attendees. Drinks and light snacks will be available.
Programme:
9:30 Welcome & Introduction
9:45 Keynote: Ellen MacEachen (Editor, The Science and Politics of Work Disability Prevention, Routledge, 2018)
10:15 Kari-Pekka Martimo (Finnish Institute of Occupational Health)
10:35 Audience Q&A
10:50 Break
11:00 Panel: Injured Workers’ Experience – What Works to Get Back to Work? (Sang-Hun Mun (Community Organizer, IAVGO Community Legal Clinic); Joe Doweall (VP and Government Affairs Representative, International Union of Operating Engineers); Kier Munn (Lawyer, Office of the Worker Advisor); Ashley Soza Pilkington (Nurse)
11:30 Respondent Panel: Communities’ Perspectives – Building on What Works (Victoria Mummery (Rehabilitation Nurse, Independant Consultant); Debbie Coulson (International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 793); Rebecca Gewurtz (School of Rehabilitation Science, McMaster University); Steve Mantis (Chair, Research Action Committee, Ontario Network of Injured Workers’ Groups)
12:30 Audience Q&A
1:00 adjourn
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Cancer & work webinars (free)
The Work Wellness and Disability Prevention Institute is offering free webinars relevant for people with cancer, their families, health professionals, labour representatives and employers. Co-hosted with CancerandWork.ca the next in the series will discuss the experiences of work participation after cancer in people who are self-employed – an area which has largely been neglected in research. More information and registration
View also previously recorded webinars on effective workplaces and dealing with chronic disease a broad range of topics concerning work wellness, mental health, resilience, bullying, occupational stress, disability prevention, occupational health, absence management, chronic disease management, chronic pain, disability management, violence, post-traumatic stress disorders, workplace interventions, stay at work, return to work, workplace safety, shiftwork, sleep, labour management partnership initiatives, work accommodation, etc.
National Conference on Disability and Work, Ottawa
Save the date! On Dec. 4-5 a follow-up to the Nov. 2017 Conference bringing together disability, labour and employer organizations with persons with disabilities and government representatives will be held to consider encouraging progress since made on a draft national strategy on disability and work. Registration will open in September – given last year’s high attendance and the importance of ensuring rights are protected, we suggest you register early.
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Bright Lights meeting – Toronto
Meet fellow injured workers at the group’s monthly get-together, learn about your rights and current workers’ compensation issues from advocates, discuss solutions, research and action – and enjoy some social time.
On the agenda for this meeting: guest speaker from Find Help Ontario talks about services and resources for housing, health, dental care and social assistance that are available for injured workers; reports on visits to MPPs; upcoming Community Forum on Support for Injured Workers after Age 65
(A friendly reminder: We are a scent-free office, so please do not wear perfumes, powders and colognes. Chemicals in these products can make some people sick, especially those with asthma, allergies and other medical conditions. Thank you)