6th International Forum on Disability Management (IFDM 2012)
Monday - Wednesday 10 - 12 September 2012
Venue: Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, LONDON, SW7 2AZ
Background:
In the late 1990s a group of people who were committed to the ideals of best practice in disability management met in Ottawa. From that meeting came the agreement to collaborate on an International Forum to be held every two years in major locations throughout the world, with a focus on research and practice in the field of disability management. Each meeting would attract senior political representatives, and senior executives from government, labour and industry, to speak on the achievements and challenges in that country's efforts to address these problems.
Aims and objectives:
The conference aims to gather representatives and stakeholders in disability management from all over the world, to assemble global perspectives on consensus-based best practices, cutting-edge research and successful disability management policies and programs. Disability management refers to the actions of the health and rehabilitation community to restore those disabled by injury or illness, to health and productivity.
Who should attend?
The forum will bring together a diverse international audience, including: employers, unions, policymakers, government representatives, worker representatives, disability management professionals, academics, health care providers, advocates for employment of workers with disabilities, risk managers, insurance representatives, and the general public.
Please visit www.ifdm2012.com for further information
Online registration is now closed.
Places for the conference might still be available, however at this late stage we might not be able to offer you lunch. Please call 0207 290 3928 or turn up on the day to register. Please note the conference will take place at Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, Sherfield building.
Spaces for the following social activities are still available: London walks, Afternoon tea on river boat and Networking Evening. Tickets can be purchased at the registration desk on Monday 10th.
Monday 10 September 2012 |
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9.00 am |
Registration and coffee |
9.30 am |
Welcome address |
| Sir Michael Rawlins, President, RSM | |
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SESSION ONE: The role of national government and other players |
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| Chair: Prof Dame Carol Black DBE, Expert Advisor on Health and Work to Department of Health | |
9.35 am |
Keynote talk: Disability and work |
| Dr Bill Gunnyeon, Chief Medical Adviser and Director for Health and Wellbeing, Department for Work and Pensions | |
9.55 am |
Introduction: Sharing best practice |
| Kathleen Martinez, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Disability Employment Policy, USA | |
10.10 am |
Brief presentations: Sharing best practice |
| Switzerland - Dr Wout de Boer, Senior Researcher, asim-Academy of Swiss Insurance Medicine, University Hospital of Basel | |
| New Zealand - Ms Denise Cosgrove, General Manager, Claims Management, ACC | |
| Australia - Dr Mary Wyatt, RTWMatters.org, Melbourne | |
11.10 am |
Panel discussion |
11.25 am |
Coffee break |
11.55 am |
Brief presentations: Sharing best practice |
| Sweden - Prof Kristina Alexanderson, Division of Insurance Medicine, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet | |
| South Africa - Prof Marius Olivier, Director: International Institute for Social Law and Policy | |
| Malaysia - Dr Mohammed Azman Bin Aziz Mohammed, Deputy Chief Executive Officer (Operations), Social Security Organization | |
12.55 pm |
Panel discussion |
1.15 pm |
Lunch |
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SESSION TWO: 'The State on trial' |
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| Chair: Peter White, BBC disability affairs correspondent | |
2.30 pm |
Motion: 'The State should be the lead player in facilitating employment for disabled people' |
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For: Ilene Zeitzer, President, Disability Policy Solutions, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Gina Lund, State Secretary, Ministry of Labour, Norway |
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Against: Penny Melville-Brown OBE and Dr Joachim Breuer, German Social Accident Insurance (DGUV) |
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Public debate |
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4.00 pm |
Keynote talk - Disability management and work: Are we making progress? |
| Prof Dame Carol Black DBE, Expert Advisor on Health and Work to Department of Health | |
4.30 pm |
Connecting health and labour: A global perspective Results of the WHO Conference 'What role for occupational health in Primary Health Care', The Hague, 2011 |
| Dr Peter Buijs, Occupational Physician, former GP, Senior researcher, Consultant at the Dutch Research Institute TNO Work&Health | |
5.00 pm |
Close of day one |
6.30 pm |
Social programme: London Eye or London walks for those who have pre-booked |
Tuesday 11 September 2012 |
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9.00 am |
Registration and coffee |
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SESSION ONE: Opportunities, challenges and best practices |
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| Chair: Dr Stephen Duckworth OBE, Strategic Development Director, Welfare to Work, Serco plc | |
9.30 am |
Welcome from the chair |
9.35 am |
Introductory video |
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Opening keynote by a Paralympic Athlete |
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| Anne Wafula-Strike | |
9.55 am |
Psychological intervention and motivation |
| Steve Rollnick | |
10.15 am |
Post traumatic stress syndrome |
| Prof Simon Wessley, Professor of Epidemiological and Liaison Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London | |
10.35 am |
Reintegration of disabled veterans: Challenges, resources and what's unique in each country |
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Marcia Carruthers, President/CEO, Disability Management Employer Coalition (DMEC); Prof Muriel Westmorland, Former Professor at McMaster University, Advisor to Veterans Affairs Canada Stakeholder Committee and Prof Jonathan Bisson, Director of Research and Development for Cardiff University School of Medicine and Cardiff and Vale University Health Board |
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11.20 am |
Panel discussion |
11.35 am |
Coffee break |
12.05 pm |
WHO/World Bank World report on disability |
| Dr Tom Shakespeare, Technical officer, NMH/VIP/DAR, World Health Organisation | |
12.30 pm |
Thematic workshops (delegates to pick one) |
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1) Benefits and incentives for employers |
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Facilitator: Ms Joy Reymond, Head of Rehabilitation & Health Management Service, Unum Presenters: Gudrun Vater, Germany Katrien Mortelmans, Belgium Thomas Keck, Germany Christine Randall, Australia |
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2) Issues around retirement and mature workforces |
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Facilitator: Peter Dewis, Customer Care Director, Unum Presenters: Morag Fitzsimons, Australia Kristin Tugman, USA Stefanie Maertin, Germany |
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3) Trauma |
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Facilitator: Dr Sabahat Asim Wasti, Consultant in Rehabilitation Medicine, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Presenter: Bruce Blythe, USA |
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4) Doctors know best - medical models vs real life |
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Facilitator: Dr Debbie Cohen, Senior Medical Research Fellow and Director of The Individual Support Programme, Centre for Psychosocial and Disability Research, Cardiff Presenters: Robin Nagel, USA Steve Wiesner, USA Jon Seymour, USA Robert Aurbach, Australia |
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5) Supporting sustainable careers |
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Facilitator: Marije Davidson, Policy and Research Manager, Disability Rights UK Presenters:Silke Brueggemann, Germany Rolf Buschmann-Steinhage, Germany Stefano La Porta, Italy Dennis Klinkhammer, Germany Jun Yaeda, Japan |
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6) Litigation and rehabilitation |
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| Tracey Storey, Partner, Irwin Mitchell Solicitors LLP | |
1.45 pm |
Lunch |
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SESSION TWO: Transforming models of disability |
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| Chair: Dr Nick Kendall, Director, KendallBurton | |
3.00 pm |
Keynote: Transforming models of disability |
| Prof Sir Mansel Aylward CB, Chair, Public Health Wales and Director, Centre for Psychosocial and Disability Research, Cardiff, Wales | |
3.30 pm |
Thematic workshops (delegates to pick one) |
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A) How do you persuade the medical profession to change their approach to the models of disability? |
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Facilitator: Professor Ewan Macdonald OBE, Head of Healthy Working Lives Group, Institute of Health and Wellbeing, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences University of Glasgow Public Health Presenter: Nikki Brouwers, Australia |
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B) How to persuade Social Security organisations, globally, to change their approach towards promoting employment and reintegration of disabled people in society and the economy? |
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Facilitator: Hans Konkolewsky, Secretary General of the ISSA Presenters: Edmund Cheong Peck Huang, Malaysia Dörte Bernhard, Sweden Wolfgang Zimmermann, Canada |
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C) How do you persuade Intermediaries and Employers to change their approach to the models of disability when supporting or employing disabled people? |
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Facilitator: Dr Peter Buijs, Occupational Physician, former GP, Senior researcher, Consultant at the Dutch Research Institute TNO Work&Health Presenters: Robert Aurbach, Australia Edwin Luitzen De Vos, Netherlands Nancy Gowan, Canada Lucy Macali, Australia |
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D) How will the United Nations Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities shape the employment of disabled people internationally? |
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Facilitator: Anne Hawker Presenter: Stefano La Porta, Italy |
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E) What constitutes a 'good job' in general? What are the elements of a job that will facilitate the employment of disabled people? |
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| Steve Bevan, Managing Director of the Work Foundation | |
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F) The impact of economic recessions: Lessons learned |
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| Facilitators and Presenters: Prof Gareth Williams and Dr Eva Elliott | |
4.30 pm |
Close of day two |
7.00 pm |
Networking evening at the Royal Society of Medicine (drinks and light supper for those who have pre-booked) |
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Social programme: Afternoon tea on river boat for those who have pre-booked - 4.00 pm |
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Wednesday 12 September 2012 |
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9.00 am |
Registration and coffee |
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SESSION ONE: Work and employers issues |
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| Chair: Ms Joy Reymond, Head of Rehabilitation & Health Management Service, Unum and Mr Thomas Köhler, Managing Director, Berufsgenossenschaft Rohstoffe und chemische Industrie, Germany | |
9.40 am |
Keynote: Integrated workplace health protection and promotion strategies: Securing better outcomes for people with disabilities |
| Dr Ron Loeppke, Vice-Chairman, U.S. Preventive Medicine, President-elect of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) | |
10.05 am |
Mental health issues in the workplace |
| Phil Chick, Mental Health Development Lead for Wales, National Leadership and Innovation Agency for HealthCare | |
10.25 am |
Issues in large companies |
| Ms Susan Scott-Parker OBE, Founder and Chief Executive, Employers' Forum on Disability | |
10.50 am |
Coffee break |
11.20 am |
Lessons from the workplace |
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Dr Steve Boorman, Medical Director of UK Occupational Health Services, Abermed Industrial Doctors Ltd Dr Annette Gäßler, Professional Organization for Specialists in Occupational Medicine, Germany and Andrea Linke, Head of Corporate Sustainability, Voith GmbH |
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12.20 pm |
Panel discussion |
12.45 pm |
Lunch |
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SESSION TWO: Disability management in practice |
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2.00 pm |
Thematic workshops (delegates to pick one) |
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A) Disability management in different cultures: What can we learn from each other? |
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Facilitator: Wolfgang Zimmermann Presenters: Roshaimi Mat Rosely, Malaysia Prof. Dr Shahida Sajjad, Pakistan Marco Streibelt, Germany Jong Uk Won, South Korea Anne Harvey, Canada |
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B) Work and mental health |
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Facilitator: Dr Christopher Bass, Oxford University Presenters: Dr Jed Boardman, Senior Policy Adviser, Centre for Mental Health Presenters: Dr Jed Boardman, United Kingdom Prof Bob Grove, United Kingdom Melanie Weller, Canada Marie-José Durand, Canada Stephanie McCahon, United Kingdom |
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D) Cognitive and behavioural therapies for functional and long-term health conditions |
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| Facilitator: Prof Peter White, Professor of Psychological Medicine, Barts and The London Medical School Presenter: Kate Harri, USA | |
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E) Musculoskeletal disorders - prevent, cure or manage? |
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Facilitator: Prof Kim Burton OBE, Ergonomics and Occupational Health Consultant Presenters: Dr Volker G. Grosser, Germany Marthe Verjans and Katrien Mortelmans, Belgium |
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F) Patient empowerment - transforming recovery |
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Facilitator: Mary Cowern, Director, Arthritis Care, Wales Presenters: Tom Balchin, United Kingdom Monica Garcia, United Kingdom Joanna Bohatko-Naismith, Australia Stefano La Porta, Italy |
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| Chair: Dr Stephen Duckworth OBE, Strategic Development Director, Welfare to Work, Serco plc | |
3.15 pm |
Summing up |
| Dr Stephen Duckworth OBE, Strategic Development Director, Welfare to Work, Serco plc | |
3.30 pm |
Handover ceremony |
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Prof Sir Mansel Aylward CB, Chair, Public Health Wales and Director, Centre for Psychosocial and Disability Research, Cardiff, Wales and Ms Denise Cosgrove, General Manager, Claims Management, ACC |
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3.40 pm |
Close of IFDM 2012 |
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***** When registering please specify in the special requirements box what day you want to attend (if applying for individual days) and your choice of workshops ***** |
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Meeting ref: EVC01 CPD: 15 credits |
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