Florida

Brief History

Feasibility sessions were held in Orlando and Tampa in April 2007, out of which arose a single Summit planning team with volunteers from a wide array of stakeholder groups.  The group named themselves the Florida Stay at Work Consortium and adopted a purpose/vision statement.  The first Florida Summit on Preventing Needless Work Disability was held June 1-2, 2008 in Orlando.  The Final Report is now in preparation.

Summit Summary

Approximately 120 people participated in the Florida Summit, representing a wide array of stakeholder groups with particularly strong attendance by both employers and physicians.  Most of the people had not met each other before, and had never sat side-by-side to find solutions in this type of multi-stakeholder environment.  A shared commitment to preventing needless work disability and achieving better results for both employees and their employers kept the conversation focused and the communication collegial.  The fast pace and challenging subject matter kept everyone thoroughly engaged.

The evaluations received from attendees after the event were glowing.  For example, 97% of attendees agreed that the event was a good use of their time.  The percentage of people reporting good-to-great satisfaction with the small workgroup sessions (90%) and with facilitation (86%) were the highest to date of all Summits in The 60 Summits Project.  The attendees also made it clear that they want to remain engaged with one another, and with the initiative as a whole.  Of all those of who participated in the workshop, 67% signed up to join the follow-up Consortium, 75% joined the 60 Summits mailing list, and 80% joined the Florida mailing list!

Action Group

The first meeting of the Florida Stay and Work Consortium's post-Summit action group will be held August 6, 2008.

The first meeting of the Florida Stay at Work Consortium's post-Summit action group will be held August 6, 2008 To learn more about the meeting or get involved, please contact: Nancy Murphy (Chair, Follow-up Team) nancy.murphy@us.crawco.com Brenda Jacobsen (Co-chair, Florida Stay at Work Consortium) bjacobsen@lakesideoccmed.com Jeffrey Moquin (Co-chair, Florida Stay at Work Consortium) jeffrey.moquin@browardschools.com

In the interim, the workgroup facilitators agreed to serve as communication liaison with their workgroup members in order to "keep up the momentum" and support people in carrying out the action plans they developed during the Summit.

Information about the Florida Summit:

• The members of the Summit Planning Committee
• An overview of the Summit and a summary agenda for the two days
• Sponsors - see logo list at left and below

We gratefully acknowledge the generous support of our Premier Sponsors

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