Monday
December
8,
2014
Hawthorn
Hall,
Toronto
Airport
West
Hotel
5444
Dixie
Rd,
Mississauga,
ON
L4W
2L2
Agenda*
8:00 - 8:30
Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 - 8:45
Welcome Introductions
Dr. Andrew Laing, Associate Professor, University of Waterloo
Dr. Richard Wells, Director, CRE-MSD
8:45 - 9:00
Opening Remarks
Honourable Kevin Flynn, Minister of Labour
9:00 - 10:00
Keynote: Understanding employment participation of older workers: Past, present and future changes
Dr. Esa-Pekka Takala, Chief Medical Officer, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health
10:00 - 10:20
Break
10:20 - 11:10
Presentation: Age, labour market participation, limitations at work, work injuries and return to work in Canada: Does the research tell us about the relationship and what works for musculoskeletal disorders?
Dr. Peter Smith, Scientist, and Dr. Ivan Steenstra, Associate Scientist, Institute for Work Health
11:10 - 11:45
Presentation: Physical changes and MSD and aging – Canada Post case study
Dr. Dwight Chapin, High Point Wellness Centre
11:45 - 12:30
Lunch
12:30 - 1:15
Presentation: General strategies for prevention of musculoskeletal disorders in the aging workforce
Barbara Jaworski, CEO, Workplace Institute
1:15 - 1:45
Presentation: to be announced
1:45 - 2:15
Case Studies and Presentations
- Ardent Mills (Barry Seaton, Assistant Facility Manager)
- Emerson Industrial Automation | Appleton Group (Mary Houle, Manager Human Resources; Stacey Lundy, Quality Safety Supervisor)
2:15 - 2:30
Break
2:30 - 3:00
Case Studies and Presentations continued
- West Park Healthcare Centre (Matthew Lam, Occupational Therapist WSIB Specialty Program Coordinator; Shirley Price, Manager Rehab Plus Seniors’ Mental Health Services)
- Maple Leaf Foods – Overview of OHS and ergonomics (Michael Walsh, Director of Occupational Health and Safety; Debbie Schwartzentruber, National Manager of Ergonomics)
3:00 - 4:00
Panel: Interactions/questions from large group
Presenters, keynote, labour, employer, older worker, MOL/WSIB, HSA
4:00 - 4:15
Closing
Dr. Richard Wells, Director, CRE-MSD
*Program subject to change