Agenda

Friday, June 7, 2013

Time

Topic / Activity

Speaker

7:45 - 8:30 a.m.

Registration/Breakfast (sponsored by Centric Health)/Visit exhibitor booths

Centric Health

8:30 - 8:40 a.m.

Introduction

Geoff Dalmer
Program Manager, Health Care Services
WorkSafeBC

8:40 - 8:55 a.m.

Early Return to Work: Our Goal – Your Support

Ian Munroe
Vice President, Claims Services
WorkSafeBC

8:55 - 9:25 a.m.

Courage to Come Back Award Recipient: A Worker’s Perspective

Michael Coss

9:25 - 10:15 a.m.

Third Wave of Cognitive Behavior Therapy: How to Embed Acceptance and Commitment Therapy into Programs for Injured Workers

Dr. Daniel O'Connell, PhD
Institute for Health Care Communication, and University of Washington School of Medicine
Seattle, Washington

10:15 - 10:45 a.m.

Refreshment break / Visit exhibitor booths

10:45 - 11:15 a.m.

Worker and Employer Services Update: Three Pillars of Case Management

Trevor Alexander
Executive Director Worker & Employer Services
WorkSafeBC

11:15 a.m. -
12:00 p.m.

Concurrent Workshops:

 

Assessing Fitness to Work with Chronic Pain Patients

Dr. Chris Stewart-Patterson, MD, CCBOM FACOEM
Occupational Physician
Khatsahlano Corporate Medical Services
Program Director
Harvard Medical School

Experimental Study of the Impact of Assistive Technology on Users and Their Informal Caregivers

Dr. Ben Mortenson, PhD
Post-Doctoral Fellow Gerontology Research Centre
Simon Fraser University

12:00 - 12:55 p.m.

Lunch (sponsored by We Care) / Visit exhibitor booths

We Care

12:55 - 1:00 p.m.

Platinum Sponsor Afternoon Introduction

1:00 - 1:50 p.m.

Targeting Risk Factors for Delayed Recovery

Dr. Michael Sullivan, PhD
Professor of Psychology, Medicine and Neurology
McGill University

1:50 - 2:35 p.m.

Concurrent Workshops:

 

How Can Brain Imaging and Stimulation Inform Rehabilitation

Dr. Michael Borich, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Brain Behavior Laboratory
University of British Columbia

Using Progressive Goal Attainment Program (PGAP) for the Management of Work-Disability Associated with Health and Mental Health Problems

Dr. Michael Sullivan, PhD
Professor of Psychology, Medicine and Neurology
McGill University

2:35 - 3:05 p.m.

Refreshment break / Visit exhibitor booths

3:05 - 3:55 p.m.

Assessment of Malingering in Work Ability

Dr. Chris Stewart-Patterson, MD, CCBOM FACOEM
Occupational Physician
Khatsahlano Corporate Medical Services
Program Director
Harvard Medical School

4:00 p.m.

Closing and Prize Draws

Geoff Dalmer
Program Manager, Health Care Services
WorkSafeBC