British Columbia

A group in British Columbia convened their own feasibility meeting in January 2008.  A Summit planning group was formed.  The group's first planning meeting was held in mid-February.  They have set November 25, 2008 as the date for their first Summit event, to be held in Vancouver. This will be the first Summit held in Canada.

British Columbia Summit to Prevent Needless Work Disability Join us at the Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue in Vancouver, BC November 25, 2008

The purpose of the summit is to create an opportunity for key stakeholders to:

• participate in a needs assessment to determine disability priorities in BC
• discuss the implication of the ACOEM Work Disability Prevention Guideline's 16 recommendations for BC
• identify priorities for change in disability management practices
• develop concrete action plans for change in BC, and
• form action coalitions to carry out plans made in the Summit.

This is 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

Whether you are interested in helping plan the BC Summit or simply want to attend it, please contact Dr. Myette or Dr. Dunn.

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