Yes, I want to register to this course
The aim and the target group
This course will focus on practical solutions, stemmed from scientific knowledge, on how to reduce work related disability. Different methods on reducing work disability with interventions at individual, workplace, health care and society level will be discussed.
Concrete examples will be presented, and the smaller, more interactive nature of the course will ensure that there is time for discussion and interaction. Human resource managers, occupational health and safety experts, professionals of work rehabilitation, practitioners in OHS, policy makers of OHS will all benefit from attending the course.
Main topics
-
Employee well being
- What are the main causes of sickness absence?
- Defining a healthy/ unhealthy workplace
- The obstacles for a successful return to work
- Managing work ability - individual and organisational level
-
Workplace intervention programs - what has been done in the Nordic and other countries?
- Prevention and intervention of long term disability
- Interventions for different groups of employees, i.e. difference in cause of sickness absence, different type of workplaces
-
Integrating return - to work strategies to everyday OHS practices
- Incorporating return to work in risk assessment
Lecturers
- Professor Patrick Loisel, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Canada (confirmed)
- Dr. Kari-Pekka Martimo, Mehiläinen and Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Finland (confirmed)
- Jan Schuck, Confederation of Finnish Industries EK, Finland (confirmed)
- Dr. Ove Näsman, Mediona, Finland (confirmed)
- Dr. Mia Latta, NIVA, Finland/Nordic (confirmed)
- Adjunct Professor Arnstein Mykletun, University of Bergen, Norway (tbc)
Background
In the Nordic countries 7-10% of long term sick listed employees do not return to their work despite rehabilitation and other interventions and end up receiving disability pension. Most of them suffer from either mental or musculosceletal disorders, and this is a grave problem for the individual as well as for the labour market and society.
Work environment related issues are often directly linked to both barriers and facilitators for staying at work also in long standing illness cases. For example demanding work is a factor that can decrease the likelihood of return to work, but a supervisor's support can be a facilitator. Return to work strategies should therefore be incorporated in workplaces everyday OHS practices. This course will focus on practical solutions, stemed from sientific knowledge, on how to reduce work related disability.
Venue
The course will be held at Radisson Blu Saga Hotel in Reykjavik. For more information on Radisson Blu Saga Hotel, please visit http://www.radissonblu.com/sagahotel-reykjavik
NIVA has made a reservation for accommodation at Radisson Blu Saga. Detailed information on prices will be announced later.
Registration deadline
27 July 2012. Please note that the number of participants will be limited to 40.
Registration fee
EUR 500 (accommodation and meals not included)
Course leaders
Ásta Snorradóttir, Researcher
Administration of Occupational Health and Safety
Research Center for Occupational Health &
Working Life
Bildshöfdi 16
110 Reykjavik, Iceland
asta@ver.is
Kristinn Tómasson, Research Director
Administration of Occupational Health and Safety
Research Center for Occupational Health &
Working Life
Bildshöfdi 16
110 Reykjavik, Iceland
kristinn@ver.is
Course coordinator
Annika Bärlund
NIVA
Topeliuksenkatu 41 a A
00250 Helsinki, Finland
annika.barlund@ttl.fi
Yes, I want to register to this course