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Thunder Bay IW Tuesday online info & advocacy session
Thunder Bay & District Injured Workers Support Group invites you to their weekly Tuesday morning Zoom meeting, held from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Everyone is welcome!
Each session features a Guest Speaker, and is focused on particular issues of interest to injured workers. This is followed by how we can take action on the topics of discussion.
Topic and guest speaker: details to be announced
Contact TBDIWSG tbiwsg@gmail.com for the links and how to join us online or by phone for these Zoom Sessions!
You can keep in touch on past and future sessions on the TB&DIWSG website at: https://thunderbayinjuredworkers.com/
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OHCOW annual Mayday, Mayday symposium, #3
The free 5-week webinar series addresses workplace mental health and prevention of related harm and injury. Register to share experiences and knowledge from OHCOW professionals, partners and guest speakers from around the world, and to join the discussion.
Go to https://www.ohcow.on.ca/ohcow-events/mayday-mayday/ to register, see the full program and download the presentations.
Week 3: Assessment assessment: Exploring Survey Options
- The psychosocial work environment: what is it, why is it important, how to measure? / Dr. Peter Smith, President, IWH
- Beyond Conversations: Measuring improvements in workplace mental health / Liz Horvath, Senior Advisor, PsycHS, Opening Minds, MHCC
- Ontario Workplace Wellbeing Survey insights and experience / Katrina Burch, Psychological H&S Advisor/Assessor, PSHSA
OHCOW annual Mayday, Mayday symposium, #4
The free 5-week webinar series addresses workplace mental health and prevention of related harm and injury. Register to share experiences and knowledge from OHCOW professionals, partners and guest speakers from around the world, and to join the discussion.
Go to https://www.ohcow.on.ca/ohcow-events/mayday-mayday/ to register, see the full program and download the presentations.
Week 4: Research Results: Finding & Building on Knowledge
- Mindful Workplace Mental Health: Accommodation & Return to Work / Dr. Behdin Nowrouzi-Kia, Occ Sci & OT, Univ. of Toronto
- Job quality and its relationship to ‘deaths of despair’ / Dr. Faraz Shahidi, Associate Scientist, IWH
- Work-related suicide. An international social justice analysis / Steven Bittle, Professor, Criminology, Univ. of Ottawa; Sarah Waters, Professor French Studies, Univ of Leeds
IWH speaker series webinar – work-related psychological injuries
Lead researcher Dr. Peter Smith shares the results from an Institute for Work & Health project exploring the prevention and management of work-related psychological injuries. The study involved a modified environmental scan across 22 jurisdictions in Canada and Australia. Part of the project involved a review of public documents related work-related psychological conditions, including legislation, regulations and associated guidance materials. The other part consisted of interviews with 32 experts across 16 jurisdictions, from compensation boards and regulators to prevention agencies.
Dr Smith also outlines other relevant research from IWH on psychosocial work factors and challenges in return to work for work-related psychological conditions.
For additional information and to register, go to: https://www.iwh.on.ca/events/speaker-series/2026-may-26
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OHCOW annual Mayday, Mayday symposium, #5
The free 5-week webinar series addresses workplace mental health and prevention of related harm and injury. Register to share experiences and knowledge from OHCOW professionals, partners and guest speakers from around the world, and to join the discussion.
Go to https://www.ohcow.on.ca/ohcow-events/mayday-mayday/ to register, see the full program and download the presentations.
Week 5: Canadian Conversation: Mental Injury Prevention across the Country
- Newfoundland Experience Building a Peer Support Program / Tammy McCabe, Manager, Communications and Industry Relations, NLCSA, Dr. Kim Cullen, MUN
- What’s happening in Alberta with workplace psychological safety? / Karina Thomas, MSc, PhD
Occupational Disease Scientific Lead, Jobs, Economy, Trade and Immigration - Mental Health Injuries in BC’s Social Services Sector: A growing concern / Suncha Satney, Psychological H&S Consultant, CSSHSA; Tigran Bajgoric, CEO, CSSHSA
Injured Workers Day events May 29 & Je 1
Save the date (more details to come) ! Join in Injured Workers Day events to celebrate gains made and push for action and public awareness on issues that the government still needs to address.
May 29 : Thunder Bay – at City Hall (10:00 a.m.)
June 1st : Toronto – at Queen’s Park (11:00 a.m.)
June 1st: Hamilton – at City Hall (11:00 a.m.)