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IFDM 2020

INTERNATIONAL FORUM ON DISABILITY MANAGEMENT - IFDM 2020 - Belgium
The organizers for IFDM 2020 have released the following information:
Due to the Covid-19 crisis, the Congress is postponed to the end of 2021.
More info to come. See website at: IFDM 2020
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PCU-WHS News


PCU-WHS NEWS:

PCU-WHS announced it has received the Education Quality Assurance (EQA) designation approved by the Ministry of Advanced Education, Skills and Training. Institutions carrying the EQA designation meet criteria beyond what is required by legislation, regulatory bodies and accreditation processes.
Schedule for Credit Courses for 2020-2021 can be found at: Schedule of Courses 2020-2021

Continuing Education for 2020-2021 - Disability Management Practitioner Program: PCU-WHS Disability Management Practitioner Program

Continuing Education 2020-2021 - Special and Advanced Courses:
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IDMSC Calculators

CALCULATORS available for Individuals, Employers and Social Security Agencies (occupational and non-occupational): Three calculators designed to allow individuals, employers and social security agencies to assess a range of economic consequences resulting from the loss of employment for an individual as a result of a disabling impairment.
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Announcement of Partnership between CPHR Alberta and PCU-WHS

Pacific Coast University for Workplace Health Sciences (PCU-WHS) announced the signing of an Agreement with the Chartered Professionals in Human Resources of Alberta (CPHR Alberta) for CPD pre-approval of the 25 courses in the online Disability Management Practitioner Program for their membership.

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IFDM 2018

INTERNATIONAL FORUM ON DISABILITY MANAGEMENT - IFDM 2018

Website: IFDM 2018

IFDM 2018 Videos available for viewing:
Videos are available for viewing on the IFDM 2018 website including opening and welcome by Master of Ceremonies Wayne Wouters; Federal Ministers Carla Qualtrough and Patricia Hajdu; Premier of BC John Horgan; and presentations by Yazmine Laroche, DM for Accessibility, Government of Canada; Dr. Joachim Breuer, Director General, DGUV, Germany; Francois Perl, Director General, INAMI/RIZIV, Belgium; and the handover to Belgium for IFDM 2020.
To view videos, please click on the following link: Video Library

To view the IFDM 2018 Canada Declaration, please click on the following link: Canada Declaration

To view the Program Presentations, please go to the tab marked "Program" and click on the titles of the various presentations in the Plenary and Concurrent Workshop sessions - or click on the following link: Presentations

To view the Gallery of Photos, please click on the tab marked "Gallery of Photos" or click on the following link: Gallery of Photos
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Change in Role for Prof. Dr. Joachim Breuer, Board Member of NIDMAR

On June 27, an event was held in Berlin to celebrate the retirement of Prof. Dr. Joachim Breuer as Director General of the DGUV (Germany's national occupational accident insurer), and to acknowledge his 17 years of service in that role. Although this was a "retirement", it does not signify the "retirement" of Prof. Dr. Breuer who continues in a special consulting role with the DGUV and who is also now offering his expertise through a Professorship at the University of Luebeck. Prof. Dr. Breuer also continues in his capacity as President of the International Social Security Association (ISSA) of Geneva.

Wolfgang Zimmermann, Executive Director of NIDMAR, delivered the Keynote address at the special event which was attended by approximately 200 individuals from across the globe. In the photo from L to R Back Row: Edmund Cheong, Deputy Director of the SOCSO Rehabilitation center and Dr. Mohammed Azman, CEO of SOCSO Malaysia/ L to R Front Row: Wolfgang Zimmermann, Executive Director of NIDMAR and Prof. Dr. Joachim Breuer, Board Member of NIDMAR.
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Revitalizing injured workers via certification

In an article written by Datuk Dr. Norma Mansor, emeritus professor and director, Social Wellbeing Research Centre at the University of Malaya, she identifies that employment injuries and work related illnesses fall under the jurisdiction of the Social Security Organization (SOCSO), which adopted a case management strategy whereby every injured worker is assigned a case manager who will facilitate the intervention using a bio-psychosocial and multidisciplinary approach called the Return to Work program.

To provide quality services to its members, SOCSO's Return to Work case managers and employees dealing with Return to Work program-related matters are required to have professional certification in disability management practice: Certified Disability Management Professional (CDMP) and Certified Return to Work Coordinator (CRTWC).

SOCSO appointed the Social Wellbeing Research Centre at the University of Malaya to create and become the Test Agency to manage and administer the CDMP and CRTWC examinations.

Following translation and ensuring Malaysian legislative content, the CDMP examination was offered in 2017 and 2018 to SOCSO employees and will be open to all in 2019.

Dr. Mansor identifies that the structured intervention of case manager has contributed to the success of the program and the resulting impact on the nation's economy, but more importantly, it is the impact on the individuals who are now able to get back into employment. She writes, "They are now able to earn and become an active member of society which contributes to their self-worth and dignity."

To read the full article, please click on the following link:
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Agreement signed in Malaysia on disability management with focus on return to work

SOCSO Malaysia, the federal Social Security Organization, has signed an Agreement with the Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP), Malaysia's most advanced container terminal - a leading corporate organization, on disability management through the Return to Work and Back Injury Protection and Rehabilitation program.

Dato' Sri Dr. Mohammed Azman Bin Dato' Aziz Mohammed, SOCSO Chief Executive, said, "This will bring positive impact to PTP employees, as well as be a catalyst for other organizations to take the same path in making disability management a cultural practice and part of human resources."

PTP CEO Marco Neelsen said, "In PTP, we actively promote occupational safety policies, conduct safety health and campaigns to reduce accidents, as well as implement an employee wellness program to prevent mishaps to our workers and contractors."

To read the full article, please click on the following link:
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Belgium Government Demonstrates Disability Management Leadership

Belgium's Social Security Organization, INAMI/RIZIV, is advancing strategies, programs and practices designed to maintain successful and productive employment for individuals who acquire a mental or physical health impairment and who are at risk of losing their jobs and who often never re-enter the labour market again. The shift has been towards a pro-active job retention strategy versus waiting for re-integration measures attempted once individuals enter the social security system.

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PCU-WHS Welcomes Federal Minister and Deputy Minister Veterans Affairs Canada

Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, the Hon. Lawrence MacAulay, his Deputy Minister General Walter Natynczyk, and our Member of Parliament Gord Johns who stopped by the University to learn more about its unique and innovative Return to Work and Disability Management programming and delivery format.

Veterans Affairs Canada is currently supporting 25 Veterans going through the 25-module Disability Management Practitioner continuing education program with a waiting list of 25 individuals to participate.

For further details on the initiative currently underway to train Veterans in this field and working with the federal government to identify and support their employment, please see the attached newsletter.

For further information, please contact PCU-WHS at:
Tel: 778-421-0821
Email: [email protected]

Web: www.pcu-whs.ca
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