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  1. three dark green icon personsHealthy Workplace Series webinar

A 6-part educational mental health, wellness and disability webinar series – started January 25, 2018 where employers can:

  • Learn proactive and preventive approaches to managing mental health and wellness
  • Discover strategies to help reduce the effect of mental health challenges in the workplace
  • Hear new methods and ideas to help build a program to best support their employees

Mental Health in the Workplace: The Journey to building healthier and stronger organizations – December 6, 2018

In this final session for 2018 of the Healthy Workplace Series, we talk about Excellence Canada’s framework to support organizations in creating workplaces that are healthier and stronger. We learn about what’s important in building the framework, the strategic approach including the four key drivers as well as hearing about actual best practices implemented in various Canadian organizations.

In addition to this, we hear from two organizations on their wellness journeys and best practices that have been very popular with each of their workforces. Both of these organizations (CAMH and Manulife) have introduced unique initiatives that have increased engagement and productivity within their organizations.

Creating a Healthy Workplace and a culture of safety and wellness with a focus on mental health is no small feat for these two large organizations. CAMH shares its experience implementing ‘Safe and Well CAMH’, the hospital’s top strategic priority, an initiative focused on staff safety and quality of work life and patient safety and quality of care. Manulife shares some of the key aspects of their journey including the $10,000 Mental Health benefit and other wellness initiatives.

Speakers:
Karen Jackson, Senior Advisor at Excellence Canada
Carrie Fletcher, Sr. Director, Health Information Management and Enterprise Project Management Office at Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)
Stephen Canning, Senior Portfolio Manager, Clinical Transformation and Special Projects in the Enterprise Project Management Office at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)
Chris MacDonald, Assistant Vice President, Wellness, Absence & Disability at Manulife

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Accommodation and return to work: Supporting your employees – October 11, 2018

In a return to our earlier session in April, this fifth Webinar continues our discussion on accommodation strategies for employees that are struggling at work and also those that are in the process of returning to work.

We share best practices and communication strategies, and utilize the variety of questions received from our previous session to guide our discussion and provide the answers to make your organization stronger.

Speakers: Gillian Wells, Mental Health Specialist at Manulife
                  Michelle Harper, Director Best Practices at Manulife

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Medical Marijuana – June 14, 2018

This fourth webinar focuses on the metabolic impacts to the body as a result of marijuana consumption, insights into the new legislation, impacts that could occur in the workplace and practical strategies to consider when developing or revising your company policies.

Speakers: Jason Fleming, CHRL Vice President, Human Resources MedReleaf

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Return to work and stay at work: Support for employees with mental illness – April 26, 2018

This third session of our Healthy Workplace Series presents specific, practical strategies to help an employee return to work after taking time off because of mental illness and also outlines ways to help the employee stay at work.

Speakers: Gillian Wells, Mental Health Specialist at Manulife
                  Michelle Harper, Director Best Practices at Manulife

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Prevention: Strategies to reduce stigma for mental, physical and financial health – March 8, 2018

This webinar teaches strategies to fight against stigma and preserve the productivity of your workplace. In turn, this may help, positively impact the mental and physical health of your employees.

Speakers: Jessy Alam, Mental Health Specialist at Manulife
                  Lindsay Bell, Senior Health Management Consultant at Manulife

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Value on investment (VOI) vs. return on investment (ROI): A better way to measure your health and wellness program – January 25, 2018

This webinar talks about better ways to truly measure the success of health and wellness program such as the concept of value on investment.

Speaker: Eric Pfeiffer, Senior Health Management Consultant at Manulife

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