News – 2015

Pacific Coast University for Workplace Health Sciences welcomes its first students as it offers the world's only Bachelor of Disability Management program, as well as continuing education programs and advanced level training courses.

The Pacific Coast University for Workplace Health Sciences (PCU-WHS) will host the International Forum on Disability Management (IFDM) during Fall 2018 in Vancouver, Canada. The theme for IFDM 2018 will be: Innovation in Integrated Workplace Health. To view the Communique containing further details, please click on the following link: 

Cathy McLeod, Member of Parliament for Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo and Parliamentary Secretary to the federal Minister of Labour, accompanied by Mr. Kin Choi, Assistant Deputy Minister, Labour Canada, visited the Pacific Coast University for Workplace Health Sciences and NIDMAR on a fact finding mission.

IFDM 2014 took place in Melbourne, Australia in November 2014 with the theme, "Disability management: Pushing beyond the boundaries". With an attendance of over 460 participants from 19 countries, IFDM 2014 covered a great many topic areas related to the field of disability management and return to work. The hand-over from Australia to Malaysia took place as the social security organization, PERKESO of Malaysia, will host IFDM 2016 in Kuala Lumpur.

IFDM 2014 took place in Melbourne, Australia in November 2014 with the theme, "Disability management: Pushing beyond the boundaries". With an attendance of over 460 participants from 19 countries, IFDM 2014 covered a great many topic areas related to the field of disability management and return to work. The hand-over from Australia to Malaysia took place as the social security organization, PERKESO of Malaysia, will host IFDM 2016 in Kuala Lumpur.

The Pacific Coast University for Workplace Health Sciences launched its new website on September 25, 2014; adding new content, resources for students and detailed information about the University and its programs. Please click on the link to visit the new website:

Belgium's Health Insurance Agency (RIZIV-INAMI), which manages supplemental security income benefits for non-occupational injuries and illnesses recently signed an agreement with NIDMAR, which allows the agency to begin training individuals under its own "Back to Work" program using the IDMSC curriculum and professional designations.

Canada's national newspaper, the Financial Post, writes an article on the Pacific Coast University for Workplace Health Sciences and NIDMAR entitled "How Entreprenerial Skills can be put to use in the non-profit world". To read the article, please click on the link: Financial Post article

The President of the Canadian Society of Professionals in Disability Management, Judy Geary, CDMP, extends her congratulations to individuals across Canada who successfully passed the professional certification examinations in 2014.

DATE FOR CERTIFICATION EXAMINATIONS SET FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2015. The CDMP and CRTWC professional certification examinations will be held at various locations across Canada and internationally on Wednesday, May 27, 2015. For further details, please refer to the Certification pages of this website or contact NIDMAR.

This Communique highlights the experience at the Workplace Safety & Insurance Board (WSIB) of Ontario with regard to the results of a work reintegration strategy undertaken by them.

A short video commemorating the National Day of Mourning, an international recognition of the number of workers killed annually around the world due to industrial accidents or disease can be accessed at the following link: Day of Mourning

Two individuals who were successful in passing the Certified Disability Management Professional examination have discovered that adding the CDMP designation to their resumes opens up new opportunities at any stage of your career.

National company Acclaim Ability Management Inc. has fully embraced the collaborative model for getting ill and injured employees back into the workplace, and having its staff achieve the CDMP designation, provides its clients with a sense of comfort and assurance that they are receiving the highest quality of DM service.

When Cowan Insurance Group sought to strengthen its Health and Disability Management Department, they chose the CDMP professional designation - the great common denominator in bringing together their team, each of whom came with their own clinical backgrounds.

REMINDER - 2014 Schedule Available for DM and RTW Online Modules:  The schedule commencing January 2014 is available for the online modules.