The Community is welcome to attend these events. Registration is required. To be added to our email distribution list, contact Rebecca Rothwell.
Dec. 10, 2009
Lett Lecture |
Workplace Trauma: Impact and Response
Dr. Ash Bender discusses the effects of workplace trauma and reviews disability management strategies to address symptomatic or impaired employees.
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Dec. 1, 2009
Hospital Rounds
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Relapse Prevention: Not Just Another Catch Phrase
Guest speakers Will Bowering and Ellen Topping discuss the signs and symptoms that can lead to relapse as well as the importance of a relapse prevention program in the addiction recovery process. |
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Nov. 3, 2009
Hospital Rounds |
Trauma's Other Faces: Psychosis and Somatization
Guest speaker Dr. Lyndra Bills explores how psychological trauma can manifest in psychotic and somatic symptoms, obscuring the traumatic root of psychological problems. She also offers treatment strategies.
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Sept. 28, 2009
Lett Lecture
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Work is Healthy:
An Insurers Perspective on New Approaches to Disability Management
Annette Gibbs, Vice-President,
Life and Disability Claims,
Sun Life Financial, shares the return-to-work results achieved using a work-oriented strategy with respect to disability claims. By understanding workplace issues and including reorientation into the workplace as part of the recovery process, disability durations have been shortened and recovery outcomes have increased. |
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August 13, 2009
Lett Lecture
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Prescription Drug Benefits and Return to Work: What is the Story?
Workers experiencing depression may face economic barriers to accessing appropriate treatment. In this presentation Dr. Carolyn Dewa reviews recommended treatment guidelines for depression, the relationship between prescription drugs and return to work and strategies for managing disability payments and getting workers well. |
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May 5, 2009
Lett Lecture
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Putting People First — Surviving Today for the Future
A Look at Corporate Social Responsibility and the Healthy Workplace
in the Face of an Economic Downturn
— with guest speaker Maureen Shaw, President and CEO of IAPA (Industrial Accident Prevention Association).
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January 29, 2009
Lett Lecture
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Beyond Medication — Strategies for sustaining the return to work
Mary Ann Baynton, RSW, MSW explores an approach to successfully bridge the gap between good medical care and a sustainable return to work and manage even complex or contentious issues effectively.
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November 21, 2008
Hospital Rounds |
Somato Emotional Concept
Steven A. Sanet, D.O, explores the benefit of working with somato-emotional connections to remove road blocks to recovery. Dr. Sanet discuses the value of
reading body language and identifying somato-emotional
connections.
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November 5, 2008
Hospital Rounds |
Community Outreach
and Support Program
- a journey across Delhi Street
An in-depth look at the
Community Outreach and Support Program and how
Transitional Care, Case Co-ordination, and the Consumer
Consultant provide
community care within a recovery-based model
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October 16, 2008
Lett Lecture
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An Economic Evaluation of a Collaborative Care Program for Workers
Receiving Short-term Disability Benefits for Psychiatric Disorders
Glenn Carmen, B.Sc., M.Sc.
examines the results of a collaborative care demonstration project, which
showed that significant savings can be achieved as a result of a reduction of
short-term disability days, fewer people transitioning to long-term disability
and an overall increase in days worked.
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October 8, 2008
Hospital Rounds |
A look back at Occupational Therapy's Contribution
Judith Friedland, PhD, Professor Emerita,
Department of Occupational
Science and Occupational Therapy,
Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, reflects on
Homewood's early use of occupations to shed
light on the development of Occupational
Therapy as a profession in Canada |
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September 10, 2008
Hospital Rounds
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Overcoming Mental Illness,
The Possibility of Thriving, Not Just Surviving
Barry Shainbaum, professional photographer, speaker and author of Hope & Heroes
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September 4, 2008
Lett Lecture
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Work-Life Balance and Mental Health — A Research and Practice Update
Dr. Donna Lero brings together the latest research from the fields of psychology, family studies, business, sociology, health, and economics to give you strategies for supporting mental health in your workplace.
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August 20, 2008
Hospital Rounds
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The Regulation of Men's Hormones Including Clinical Relevance to Depression
Lawrence Komer, MD, FRCSC, Medical Director of the Masters Men's Clinic |
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June 4, 2008
Hospital Rounds
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Suicide: The Clinician’s Responsibility?
Rex Roman, PhD, University of Toronto |
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May 12, 2008
Lunch & Learn
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The Julien Project: Celebrating our Successes
and Envisioning the Future
The Julien Project is a Community Outreach Horticulture Therapy Initiative serving local people with special needs.
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March 5, 2008
Hospital Rounds |
Problem Gambling Treatment: Cognitive Distortions
Cognitive distortions are a common trait among problem gamblers and make the treatment of gambling addiction significantly different from the treatment of substance addiction |
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Feb. 11 & 12, 2008
Grand Rounds |
Seeking Bimaadiziiwin and Finding Manajiiwin
Dr. Paul Mulzer, director of outreach programs for St. Joseph's Health Centre, Thunderbay, introduces a culturally-relevant educational resource and discusses how health workers can become more "culturally competent." |
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Feb. 6, 2008
Hospital Rounds |
Never Married, Happily Divorced: a Unique Approach to Eating Disorder Recovery
Jenni Schaefer shares her personal journey to recovery from Anorexia/bulimia using a unique narrative approach. |
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Feb. 5, 2008
Hospital Rounds |
Building a Life of Meaning:
The Role of Recreation Therapy in Supporting Well-Being |
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