October 24, 2003
Premier to Speak at 2nd Annual Bottom Line Conference on Depression and Anxiety Disorders in the Workplace
Thursday, October 30th, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in downtown Vancouver, the Premier is just one of a list of captivating keynote or sessional speakers at the Canadian Mental Health Association, BC Division’s 2nd annual Bottom Line Conference on untreated depression and anxiety disorders in the workplace. The conference will be of particular interest to the business community including managers, HR professionals, Employee Assistance Program professionals, benefits administrators, labour leaders and those interested in occupational health. Full conference details at www.cmha-bc.org/bottomline
Media welcome to attend. Press passes will be available at the registration booth, which opens at 7am.
CONFERENCE PROGRAM
7:30 Welcome
Michael Francis, Chair, 2003 Bottom Line Conference
Kevin Evans, Chair and Host, Vice President Western Canada, Retail Council of Canada, former CBC News Anchor
7:45 Progress Through Partnership
Michael Francis, CEO, Seed Management Inc.
Art Hister, Family Physician, Broadcaster with CKNW and Global TV
Jim Sinclair, President, BC Federation of Labour
9:00 Opening Keynote: Transforming Toxic Workplaces
Peter Frost, Edgar F. Kaiser Chair in Organization Behaviour, Sauder School of Business, UBC and author of Toxic Emotions at Work
10:00 Premier Gordon Campbell
Introduced by Lynda Cranston, CEO, Provincial Health Services Authority
Thanked by Hon. Gulzar Cheema, Minister of State for Mental Health
11:00 Concurrent Workshop Sessions:
Mental Healthworks: Solutions for the Workplace
Patricia Bregman, Canadian Mental Health Association, Ontario Division
Assessment of Workplace Depression
Chris Stewart-Patterson, Occupational Physician
Treatment of Anxiety Disorders and Depression in the Workplace
Maureen Whittal, Director, Anxiety Disorders Unit, UBC Hospital
Randy Paterson, Director, Changeways Clinic, author of Your Depression Map
Foundations of Psychologically Healthy and Productive Workplaces
Martin Shain, Head, Workplace Program, Centre for Health Promotion, University of Toronto
Graham Lowe, President, The Graham Lowe Group, Inc.
Survival Strategies for Managers
Tony LePage, Gilbert, Acton, LePage, Ltd., organizational health consultant
12:15 Rafe Mair Annual Luncheon
Comments from Rafe Mair, 600AM Radio,
Keynote: Lloyd Craig, CEO, Coast Capital Savings
Introduced by Jim Sinclair, President, BC Federation of Labour
Rafe Mair Luncheon sponsored by Scotiabank
2:00 Concurrent Workshop Sessions:
Managing Depression in the Workplace: Bridging the Recovery Gap
Larry Myette, Director, Employee and Workplace Health Services and Occupational Medicine Consultant, Healthcare Benefit Trust
Dan Bilsker, Consultant, Mental Health Evaluation and Community Consultation Unit, UBC
Know Your Legal Rights
Tom Beasley, Schiller Coutts Weiler & Pulver
Sarah O’Leary, Lawyer with Health Sciences Association
Returning to Work: Challenges for the Employee with Depression or Anxiety
Nora Bryant, Medical Coordinator, Great West Life Assurance
Linda Van Cleave, Consultant for Employee and Workplace Health Services, Health Benefit Trust
Deborah Payment, Return to Work Coordinator, Joint CEU/WCB Return to Work program
Healthy Workplace Interventions: Issues in Measurement
Martin Shain, Head, Workplace Program, Centre for Health Promotion, University of Toronto
Grant Grobman, Organizational Health/EFAP Consultant
Early Identification of Anxiety Disorders: Implications for the Workplace
Sarah Newth, Cognitive-Behavioural Therapist, Anxiety Disorders Association of BC
Peter McLean, Professor, UBC Department of Psychiatry
George Heyman, President, BC Government and Services Employees Union
4:00 Closing Keynote: Creating Healthy Organizations
Graham Lowe, President, The Graham Lowe Group Inc. and author of The Quality of Work: A People Centred Agenda
Provincial Media Contact:
Bev Gutray (Executive Director) or Sarah Hamid-Balma (Public Education Coordinator)
Canadian Mental Health Association, BC Division
604-688-3234
