Propagating the new work disability paradigm for disability benefits & workers' comp systems
British Columbia
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A group in British Columbia convened their own feasibility meeting in January 2008. A Summit planning group was formed, and they held their Summit in Vancouver on November 25, 2008, the first summit in Canada. A follow-on action group has been formed in order to continue the work begun at the summit. They named themselves the BC Collaborative for Health, Productivity and Disability Prevention. |
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This was the first Summit planning group to have elected two physicians as co-chairs, one from an organization that manages health and disability benefits, the other from a workers' compensation fund.
Dr. T. Larry Myette, BSc (Pharm), MD, MPH, DABPM, CIME
Director and Occupational Medicine Consultant
Strategic Workplace Health
Healthcare Benefit Trust (manages benefits for many healthcare employers in BC)
Website: www.hbt.ca
Phone: (250) 479-4089 Ext.111
Email: larry.myette@hbt.ca
Dr. Celina Dunn, BSc, MD, CCFP
Manager, Medical Services
WorkSafeBC (the workers' compensation fund for all BC employers)
Website: www.worksafebc.com
Phone: 604-232-5825
Email: celina.dunn@worksafebc.com
If you are interested in participating in the follow-up action group, please contact Dr. Myette or Dr. Dunn.
The group has a web site with detailed information at www.cirpd.org/BC60Summit.