News – 2010
Update from Australia
This IDMSC Communiqué provides an update regarding several events that have taken place in Australia: the Personal Injury Education Foundation (PIEF) signed a license agreement to offer the curriculum and grant the professional certification examinations for Certified Disability Management Professional (CDMP) and Certified Return to Work Coordinator (CRTWC) for Australia; the Victorian WorkCover Authority in Melbourne signed an agreement for the Consensus Based Disability Management Audit (CBDMA) and the Workplace Disability Management Assessment (WDMA) tools after a period of evaluation and pilot testing; and the Children's Hospital, Westmead becomes IDMSC Certified. To download the full bulletin, please click on the link provided below:
The Certification of a Profession
This article provides background as to how and why certification examinations were developed for the field of Disability Management.
Society Loses Distinguished Human Rights Advocate
It is with much regret and sadness that the NIDMAR Board of Directors announces the passing of David H. Vickers, the founding Chair of NIDMAR's International Advisory Council and Chair of its lifetime Honourary Board of Directors.
Certification provides benefits to professionals
This issue looks at how the role of disability management professionals has evolved since becoming certified.
Certification provides job and career flexibility
This issue of the Bulletin profiles individuals to explore how achieving certification has affected their careers.
Certified professionals benefit workplaces
The Bulletin looks at how employers are benefiting from having certified professionals who bring knowledge, skills and creativity to their workplaces.
Hong Kong Offers CDMP Examinations
Hong Kong was the first in Asia to offer the CDMP certification examinations in 2008.
Certified DM professionals expanding around the world
The number of Certified Disability Management Professionals (CDMPs) and Certified Return to Work Coordinators (CRTWCs) has continued to grow worldwide with 13 countries offering the professional certification examinations. Along with the recognition that these designations provide, they also indicate a competitive edge and considerably enhanced outcomes for all parties involved in the disability management and return to work process. To exemplify, here are profiles of some of the newly certified professionals making a difference in diverse parts of the world from the UK and Ireland to New Zealand and South Africa. More Information
NIDMAR Mourns Loss of Founding Board Member
It is with much regret that Ken Neumann and Viateur Camiré, NIDMAR Labour and Employer Co-chairs, announce the passing of Henry Nedergard, one of the organization's found Board members.
IFDM 2010
The theme of IFDM 2010 is: Collaborating for Success. The conference will be held September 20-22, 2010, at the Wilshire Grand Hotel in Los Angeles, California. Held biennially since 2002, the IFDM is the only global conference dedicated to in-depth discussion of consensus based best practices, cutting edge research and successful disability management policies and programs. For further details regarding submission of papers, please visit the website at: IFDM 2010
DMExcellence initiative
DMExcellence initiative yelds significant results in the healthcare sector. Six months after the re-design of the DM program at Vancouver Coastal Health, results are that early intervention which previously averaged 45 days is now under 3 days, which has resulted in a reduction in duration by 60% and the need for permanent accommodations has been reduced by more than 50%.