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Half Day Session : Alternative Perspectives : Disability Management

June 16th 2015, 8:00 am to 12:00 pm The Legends Restaurant at the Coliseum, Entrance C
Chapter:	Moncton
Language:	English

Cost:

Members - $50.00
Non Members - $75.00
(CDN, HST included)

Presenters:
Dr. Douglas Margison & Nicola MacNaughton Dr. Margison is WorkSafeNB’s chief medical officer. He joined WorkSafeNB in 1994, after 15 years in family practice and 5 years at the Stan Cassidy Centre for Rehabilitation in Fredericton. In 2009 he became a Fellow of the Canadian Board of Occupational Medicine after completing a written and oral exam, and research project. He has been involved in developing WorkSafeNB’s case management approach in identifying and managing claimants at high risk for prolonged disability due to psychosocial factors; developing case management caremaps for shoulder and back injuries with the assistance of the New Brunswick Medical Society Orthopaedic surgeons; and establishing the Maritime Occupational Medicine CME (MOM CME) Alliance in the fall of 2011. He is currently the chair of the MOM CME Alliance, which oversees and develops web-based Occupational Health courses and resources for clinicians. Nicola MacNaughton is the Owner of Occupational Concepts Ltd. in Moncton. Following ten years working with the Workplace Health Safety and Compensation Commission, she opened the clinic in 1999, and her team has grown from one to twenty nine, at two different locations. She is a graduate of McGill University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Occupational Therapy, and in 2002 she obtained a Master of Science, Post Professional Occupational Therapy from Dalhousie University.
Description:
Providing a new and fresh perspective on disability management, Dr. Margison will approach the topic from the viewpoint of a family physician. He will provide insight into difficult return-to-work discussions from the family physician’s perspective, and challenges that family physicians face. He will address general public opinions and beliefs around disability management and why there needs to be a shift before we will see positive, long term change in this ever evolving area of Human Resources. He will review preliminary discussions with disability managers and insurance companies around how to address challenges family physicians face in trying to encourage a safe stay-at-work or an early safe return-to-work. Dr. Margison will then go on to propose a vision for the future. Nicola MacNaughton will approach the session from the perspective of an Occupational Therapist. She will define their scope of practice as it relates to disability management, and offer tips and advice on how to effectively manage disability and accommodation in the workplace. She will also address those “difficult return to work scenarios”, and provide outside the box solutions for employers. You do not want to miss this exciting half day session where you will be challenged to see the world of disability management in a new light, and walk away with valuable tips and practical solutions that you will be able to implement in your workplace. Come prepared with questions as there will be a Q&A period at the end.
Special Notes:
This session would appeal to HR professionals, disability managers and managers/supervisors. Please note that an additional fee of $10.00 will be charged in the following circumstances: o Registrations received after the registration deadline o Individuals who attend the event without registering. o Individuals who register who are unable to attend however don’t cancel before the registration deadline.