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Take your workplace from so-so to so better!

Workplace just so-so?

*Formerly the Health Work & WellnessTM Conference

The Better Workplace Conference*

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The Better Workplace Conference 2012

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Dr. Michael WestTop 5 HR Thinker in UK

Dr. Robert QuinnBestselling author of Deep Change

• fromEurope’sleadingexpertonpeoplestrategyand Top 5 Thinker in the UK, Dr. Michael West

• aboutorganizationalexcellencefrombestselling author, Dr. Robert Quinn

• thelatestleadershiptechniquesfortoday’sself-aware employees

• howtosuccessfullyimplementaworkplacewellness strategy for Public Service

• newinsightsintoEAPsandhowtousethemto promote mental health

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STREAMS

This year’s Conference has three distinct streams ofpresentations based on emerging organizational healthchallenges. If there is one stream that interests you, choose toattendallofthepresentationsinthatonestream.Ormixand match. It is up to you.

• TransformingComplexChange• HealthyMinds• TheLeadershipToolbox

For a description of the conference streams visit the Conference 2012 tab at www.healthworkandwellness.com.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Leaders at all levels who want to create and maintain a healthy workplace culture as part of their business strategy.

Individuals with specific responsibility for organizationalhealth who are seeking to deepen their knowledge of how to create a better workplace.

WHO WILL YOU MEET?

SeniorexecutivesManagers of large and/or diverse teamsManagement consultantsHR consultantsGovernment policy makersHuman resource professionalsHealthcare managersOrganizationaldevelopmentspecialistsResearchersHealth and safety specialistsBenefit consultantsGroup life insurance managersEducatorsHealth and wellness practitioners

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT & MANAGING DIRECTOR

DeborahConnorsPresident & Managing DirectorHealth Work & WellnessTM Group

Atthecoreofagreatworkplaceisleadershipfromalllevels.Everyoneofuscanstepintothatroleandthat’swhatyouwillhearfromthe speakers at The Better Workplace Conference 2012 (formerly the Health Work & Wellness™ Conference).

This conference draws from research focused on creating a better place to work. As a result, we were led to Dr. Robert Quinn, international leadership expert and bestselling author of Deep Change, who will show you how to create excellence in yourorganizationbytransformingyourself. ItalsotookustotheUKtoDr. Michael West,Europe’sleadingexpertonhealthcareleadership,who will demonstrate how to continuously be an outstanding leader through the practice of mindfulness.

Each year, The Better Workplace Conference helps you createpositive change in your workplace by providing global research, practical strategies and the opportunity to learn from peers, and thisyear’sconferencehasevenmoreinstore!JoinusatTheBetterWorkplaceConferenceandwe’llhelpyoumakeworksomuchbetter!

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Conference Kick-OffLeaders at Play – Creative & Engaging Leadership for a New World

PresentedbyVinceGowmon,CertifiedProfessional Co-ActiveCoach,RememberingtoPlayEvents

Meet and reconnect with others over drinks and hors d’oeuvresandtheninthisfunandinteractivesession learn how play can support your leadership style.

Marketplace Wine and CheeseAn opportunity for industry suppliers and service providers to showcase their products and for you to discover new tools for creating a better workplace.Attendandyou’llbesuretofindtheworkplacesolutionthatis right for you.

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Canadian Workplace Wellness Pioneer Award LuncheonSince1997,thisawardhasrecognizedprofessionalswhohavemadeadifference in significantly improving the health of the Canadian workplace. Join us as we honour the 2012 Canadian Workplace Wellness Pioneer!

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Fitness Classes & Stretch Breaks Fromearlymorningfitnessclassesexclusively fordelegatestostretchbreakstoalateafternoonwalk/runwe’vegotyourbodycovered!Don’tforget to pack your runners!

Wellness BreaksSponsored by

Connection Café Need a place to check your email, chat with others over coffee or collaborate with colleagues on a workplace idea that sparked your interest?Thisistheplacetorelaxandconnect.

Tour Vancouver – Spectacular by NatureIncredible mountains, sparkling ocean and a cosmopolitan flair make Vancouver perfect for work and play. End your stay by joining aVancouver City Highlights Tour to some of the cities best sites for only $69 per person. Vancouver: truly spectacular, any time of year.

NEW THIS YEAR!

ExclusiveSpeakerDinnersEverwantedanopportunity tonoshone-on-onewitha speakerandreally understand their take on creating a better workplace? Well, you can! Reserve your spot at a small group table and dine with a speaker at oneofVancouver’shotspots.SpeakersincludeDr.BillyStrean,Dr.MarkAttridge, Dr.Val Kinjerski, CatherineMorisset,Tammy Robertson, NanRussell and Steven Hughes. Limited spaces available so register today!

Natural Health CentreVisittheNaturalHealthCentreforFREEmininaturalhealthtreatmentsduring the conference. Choose from Massage Therapy, Reflexology,Tuina, Craniosacral Therapy, Thai Massage, Reiki and more. Sign up for yourfreetreatment,releasesomestressandexperiencehealthcarethenatural way.

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BONUS!

Free Book Compliments of SolarehAlldelegateswillreceiveacopyofspeakerAlanFine’sbookYou Already Know How to Be Great courtesyof Solareh.Theperfectorganizationalhealth learning to tuck into your bag and take home from the conference!

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Show Your Conference Badge and SaveNumerous Vancouver restaurants, nightclubs, retail, sightseeing and spa companies will be offering The Better Workplace Conference delegates discounts and special offers. Just show your badge to save.

FOR A MORE INFORMATION VISIT THE CONFERENCE 2012 TAB AT www.healthworkandwellness.com

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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

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Dr.MichaelWestTop 5 Thinker in the UK

Dr.RobertQuinn

Wednesday October 178:15 AM – 9:45 AM

OPENING KEYNOTE

Building the Bridge as You Walk On It: Leading Transformational Change

Presented by Dr. Robert Quinn, bestselling author of Deep Change; Margaret Elliot Tracey CollegiateProfessorship, University ofMichigan; faculty ofOrganization andManagement, Ross School of Business;Co-founderandDirector,CenterforPositiveOrganizationalScholarship.

Create excellence in your organization and increase bottom line performance while ensuring humanengagement. In this talkDr.Quinnwilldrawon research fromthenew fieldsofpositivepsychologyandpositiveorganizational scholarship and fromcases inhis newbook,The Deep Change Field Guide. He will exploreanentirelynewconceptionofleadershipandexplainhowanyonecanusefoursimplequestionstotake themselves and others to a state of optimal influence and adaptation. In short, we will learn how to make transformational change, which means learning to build the bridge as we walk on it.

Thursday October 18NOON – 1:45 PM

FINAL KEYNOTE LUNCH

Leadership, Mindfulness and Good Work: Creating a Culture for Business Excellence

Presented by Europe’s leading expert on people strategy and named the Top 5 HR Thinker in the UK,Dr. Michael West, Professor ofWork and Organizational Psychology, Lancaster University ManagementSchool;SeniorResearchFellow,TheWorkFoundation;EmeritusProfessor,AstonUniversity.

Poor leadership costs businesses greatly but good leadership not only makes economic sense, it builds humancommunitiesforhealth.Dr.Westwillexplorethecostsofpoorleadershipforhealthandwellbeingofthe workforce. He will demonstrate in contrast how leadership that develops engagement of people at work is great for business, good for employees and contributes to wider social good. He will describe the practical ways in which leaders can promote cultures of engagement through their behaviour and through encouragingeffectiveleadershipatalllevels.Thispresentationwillalsoexploretheroleofourpersonalvaluesinenablingustocreateorganizationsthatareconnectedwithandenhancingthecommunitiesofwhichtheyareapart,exploringwhatitmeanstocreateGoodWorkandResponsibleOrganizations.

Conference ModeratorMarie Mac Donald, Principal, Marie Mac Donald Consulting

Thisyear’smoderator,MarieMacDonald,hasbeenadelegate,ambassador,moderatororpresenteratalmostevery conference since Health Work & Wellness™ began over 15 years ago. Marie has more than 20 years of facilitation experience, much of it focused on creating experiential learning opportunities to supportorganizationalcultureshifts.ShehasservedonthefacultyoftheSocialServiceWorkerProgramatLangaraCollegeinVancouverBC,holdsaBachelorofSciencedegreeinPsychologyandaMaster’sdegreeinSocialWorkfromDalhousieUniversity.Marieisacoach,leaderandspeakerintheareaofworkplacechange.Sheworkswithseniorexecutivesthroughherconsultingcompany,guidingthemandtheiremployeesthroughchallengingbusiness situations.Marie’s practice is grounded in aphilosophyof personal resilienceusingleading-edgetechniquestobringoutthebestinpeopleatwork.

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SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE

Tuesday October 16 ARRIVALDAY

Noon – 6:30 PM REGISTRATIONDESKOPEN

Noon – 7:00 PM NATURALHEALTHCENTREOPEN

1:00 PM – 4:00 PM HALF-DAYPRE-CONFERENCEWORKSHOP EngagementisEmotional – Tammy Robertson

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM YOGASESSION

5:30 PM – 7:30 PM CONFERENCEKICK-OFF MarieMacDonald,ConferenceModerator

LeadersatPlay–Creative&EngagingLeadershipforaNewWorld – Vince Gowmon

Wednesday October 176:30 AM – 7:15 AM FITNESSCLASS–Zumba

6:30 AM – 6:00 PM REGISTRATIONDESKOPEN

7:00 AM – 7:00 PM NATURALHEALTHCENTREOPEN

7:30 AM – 5:00 PM EXHIBITMARKETPLACE,BOOKMART

7:30 AM – 5:00 PM CONNECTIONCAFÉOPEN

7:30 AM – 8:15 AM BREAKFASTBUFFETAVAILABLE

8:15 AM – 9:45 AM OPENINGREMARKS&KEYNOTE OpeningRemarks–DeborahConnors,HealthWork&Wellness™Group

BuildingtheBridgeasYouWalkOnIt:LeadingTransformational Change–Dr.RobertQuinn

9:45 AM – 10:15 AM WELLNESSBREAK

10:15 AM – 11:45 AM BREAKOUTSESSIONS

1A WorkplaceWellness:ATransformationalChangein NewBrunswick– Bonnie Fulton

1B MensSanainCorporeSandwich:Sleeping,Eating,and MovingforHealthyMinds–Dr.BillyStrean

1C Wellness&ResilienceSolutionsinaChangingWorld– ForYouandForYourOrganization – Catherine Morisset

11:45 AM – 1:10 PM CANADIANWORKPLACEWELLNESSPIONEERAWARDLUNCHEON

1:10 PM – 1:20 PM MOVETOYOURNEXTSESSION

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Stream – Transforming Complex Change

Stream – Transforming Complex Change

Stream – Healthy Minds

Stream – The Leadership Toolbox

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1:20 PM – 2:50 PM BREAKOUTSESSIONS

2A BeyondEngagement:SpiritatWorkasaHealthyWorkplace Strategy–Dr.ValKinjerski

2B TrendsintheRoleofEFAPsinOrganizationalHealth: PracticalInsightsFromResearch–Dr.MarkAttridge

2C TheTitlelessLeader – Nan Russell

2:50 PM – 3:15 PM WELLNESSBREAK

3:15 PM – 4:15 PM SPONSOREDSPOTLIGHTSSET1

MaintainingProductivityDuringOrganizationalChange – Jonathan Winston

BreakingtheSilenceonMentalHealthintheWorkplace –Jean-MarcMacKenzie

Presenteeism:RecognizingtheCost,BuildingaSolution –EricPfeiffer;andDr.PierreDurand

4:15 PM – 5:30 PM EXHIBITMARKETPLACEWINE&CHEESELotsofprizes!Mustbepresenttowin!

5:30 PM – 6:30 PM RUSSKISBYMEMORIALWALK/RUN

6:30 PM – 10:00 PM EXCLUSIVESPEAKERDINNERS(PRE-REGISTRATIONREQUIRED) OREVENINGONOWN

Thursday October 186:30 AM – 7:30 AM FITNESSCLASS–NewbodyExercise

6:30 AM – 4:00 PM REGISTRATIONDESKOPEN

7:00 AM – 3:00 PM NATURALHEALTHCENTREOPEN

7:30 AM – 4:00 PM BOOKMART

7:30 AM – 4:00 PM CONNECTIONCAFÉOPEN

7:45 AM – 8:30 AM BREAKFASTAVAILABLE

8:45 AM – 9:45 AM SPONSOREDSPOTLIGHTSSET2

StandardChampions–TalesfromEarlyAdopters –MaryAnnBaynton,Dr.IanM.F.Arnold,LindaBrogden

LivingourValues:AJourneyofRenewal –GeorginaMacDonald

HealthCareConsumerism:Prevention,PromotionandPersonal Accountability– Shamial Sheikh

9:45 AM –10:15 AM WELLNESSBREAK

Stream – Healthy Minds

Stream – The Leadership Toolbox

Stream – Transforming Complex Change

Wednesday October 17 cont.

SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE

10:15 AM – 11:45 AM BREAKOUTSESSIONS

3A TheActionGap:BridgingKnowingandDoing – Alan Fine

3B MensSanainCorporeSandwich:Sleeping,Eating,andMoving forHealthyMinds–Dr.BillyStrean

3C Co-CreatingPsychologicalSafetyintheWorkplace – Steven Hughes

11:45 AM – NOON MOVETOYOURNEXTSESSION

NOON – 1:45 PM FINALKEYNOTELUNCH&CLOSINGREMARKS

Leadership,MindfulnessandGoodWork:CreatingaCulturefor BusinessExcellence–Dr.MichaelWest

ClosingRemarks–DeborahConnors,HealthWork&Wellness™Group

2:00 PM – 5:00 PM POST-CONFERENCEWORKSHOP(Complimentary to registered delegates, but limited to the first 75 who choose this session.)

MovingMindsatWork–MaryAnnBaynton;Dr.MervGilbert; Dr.DanBilsker

2:00 PM – 6:00 PM VANCOUVERCITYHIGHLIGHTSTOUR(OPTIONAL)

Sponsored by:

Stream – Healthy Minds

Stream – The Leadership Toolbox

Stream – Transforming Complex Change

Thursday October 18 cont.

SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE

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Wednesday, October 17, 2012 OPENING KEYNOTE

8:15 AM – 9:45 AM

Building the Bridge as You Walk On It: Leading Transformational Change

PresentedbybestsellingauthorofDeep Change,Dr.RobertQuinn

See page 3 for details.

BREAKOUT SESSION 1A

10:15 AM – 11:45 AM

Stream – Transforming Complex Change

Workplace Wellness: A Transformational Change in New Brunswick

PresntedbyBonnieFulton,DepartmentofCulture,TourismandHealthyLiving,GovernmentofNewBrunswick

Explore how the Government of New Brunswickundertook a lead role in implementing a comprehensive workplace wellness program for Public Service employees.

Sponsored by

BREAKOUT SESSION 1B

10:15 AM – 11:45 AM

Stream – Healthy Minds

Mens Sana in Corpore Sandwich: Sleeping, Eating, and Moving for Healthy Minds

PresentedbyDr.BillyStrean,ChiefExhilarator,ExhilaratedPerformanceandProfessor,UniversityofAlberta

This session will be a practical, provocative, fun, andexperientialexplorationofthefoundationsthat support healthy minds.

Also repeated on Thursday.

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Tuesday, October 16, 2012HALF-DAY PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP

1:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Stream – Transforming Complex Change

Engagement is Emotional

PresentedbyTammyRobertson,ProfessionalSpeaker,CoachandAuthor,WorkHeartConsulting

Discover the threeprinciplesof inspiring leadership–AuthenticPresence,SelfDirectionandFullEngagement– simplepractices thatbuildonnewexpectationsoftoday’s more evolved, conscious and self-awareemployees. Review The Great 8 – how to have a conversation in ten minutes or less that helps people think better, get clear and be inspired to take action!

CONFERENCE KICK-OFF!

5:30 PM – 7:30 PM

Leaders at Play – Creative & Engaging Leadership for a New World

PresentedbyVinceGowmon,CertifiedProfessionalCo-ActiveCoach,RememberingtoPlayEvents

Join us for the Conference Kick-Off celebrations! Meet and reconnect with others over drinks and hors d’oeuvres and then hear Vince Gowmon speak onLeaders at Play, a fun and interactive look at how play can support your leadership style in today’s rapidlychanging world.

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BREAKOUT SESSION 1C

10:15 AM – 11.45 AM

Stream – The Leadership Toolbox

Wellness & Resilience Solutions in a Changing World – For You and For Your Organization

PresentedbyCatherineMorisset,Wellness&PerformanceCoach,ImaginePlus

This session will enable and empower participants to determine, plan and integrate effective strategies to help individuals and organizations build functionalwellness, performance and resilience in an ever-changing world and workplace.

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BREAKOUT SESSION 2A

1:20 PM – 2:50 PM

Stream – Transforming Complex Change

Beyond Engagement: Spirit at Work as Healthy Workplace Strategy

PresentedbyDr.ValKinjerski,PrincipalConsultant,KaizenSolutions

Whereasorganizationsaresearchingfornewwaystoengage and retain workers, employees are seeking an improved sense of wellbeing and increased meaning through their work. One new approach – the creation of spirit at work – shows much promise.

BREAKOUT SESSION 2B

1:20 PM – 2:50 PM

Stream – Healthy Minds

Trends in the Role of EFAPs in Organizational Health: Practical Insights From Research

PresentedbyDr.MarkAttridge,President,AttridgeConsultingInc

This seminar offers new insights into the state of employee and family assistance programs today. Mark will review how to take advantage of these trends to be better positioned for organizational success throughpromoting and protecting employee mental health and well-being.

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BREAKOUT SESSION 2C

1:20 PM – 2:50 PM

Stream – The Leadership Toolbox

The Titleless Leader

PresentedbyNanRussell,President,MountainWorksCommunications

Knowing how to create natural followership, build influence, and lead others with or without title or authority, no matter your role, is a workplace necessity. Discoveruncommonbehaviorsthatenableyoutoleadinitiatives, work with ad hoc teams, and influence cross-functional, geographically and generationally diverse people, from your current position.

SPONSORED SPOTLIGHTS SET 1

3:15 PM – 4:15 PM

Standard Life, Morneau Shepell and ComPsych Corporation

See page 8 for details.

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Thursday October 18, 2012SPONSORED SPOTLIGHTS SET 2

8:45 AM – 9:45 AM

Great-West Life, Vancouver Island Health Authority, Ceridian

See page 8 for details.

BREAKOUT SESSION 3A

10:15 AM – 11:45 AM

Stream – Transforming Complex Change

The Action Gap: Bridging Knowing and Doing

Presentedby:AlanFine,founderandpresidentofInsideOutDevelopment

Twenty-five years ago, Alan developed the GROW Model, a basic performance model considered by many to be thegold-standardapproachamongexecutivecoachesand corporate leaders worldwide. Alan’s approach toperformance breakthroughs comes from removing internal interference that allows people to act on what they already know.

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BREAKOUT SESSION 3B

10:15 AM – 11:45 AM

Stream – Healthy Minds

Mens Sana in Corpore Sandwich: Sleeping, Eating, and Moving for Healthy Minds

PresentedbyDr.BillyStrean,ChiefExhilarator,ExhilaratedPerformanceandProfessor,UniversityofAlberta

See Wednesday for description.

BREAKOUT SESSION 3C

10:15 AM – 11:45 AM

Stream – The Leadership Toolbox

Co-Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace

PresentedbyStevenHughes,ManagerofTrainingandDevelopment,CTICanadianTrainingInstitute

The session will introduce the concept of psychological safetyandwhyleadersinorganizationsneedtostrivetoachievethisqualitywhenworkingtowardscreatinghealthy workplaces. Participants will take away three practical processes to help create and sustain psychological safety in their workplace.

FINAL KEYNOTE LUNCH

NOON-1:45PM

Leadership, Mindfulness and Good Work: Creating a Culture for Business Excellence

PresentedbyEurope’sleadingexpertonpeoplestrategyandtheTop5ThinkerintheUK,Dr.MichaelWest

See page 3 for details.

POST-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Moving Minds at Work

PresentedbyMaryAnnBaynton,ProgramDirector,Great-WestLifeCentreforMentalHealthintheWorkplace;Dr.MervGilbert,PrincipalPartner,GilbertActonLtd.;Dr.DanBilsker,AdjunctProfessor,CentreforAppliedResearchinMentalHealth&Addiction,SFU

In this half-day session you are invited to help us develop workplace activities that combine heart health, mental health and employee engagement. Fifty-two of the activities developed by professionals like you will be selected and developed into a free, bilingual resource of weekly workplace activities for businesses across Canada.

Sponsored by

Complimentary to registered delegates, but limited to the first 75 who choose this session.

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SPONSORED SPOTLIGHTS

SPONSORED SPOTLIGHTS

Although not reviewed in advance by the Program Committee, these bonus sessions, coordinated and supported by our partners, put the spotlightontopicalorganizationalhealthissues.

Breaking the Silence on Mental Health in the Workplace

PresentedbyJean-MarcMacKenzie,SVP,HealthManagement,MorneauShepell

This session will demonstrate how your organizationcan benefit from properly managing mental health issues in the workplace. We will discuss best practices in managing workplace mental health—pre-disability, duringdisability,andonemployees’returntowork.

Explorewhatyoucandotobuildawarenessandfightstigma,andhowtoaccessnecessarysupportresources.Learnwhatyourorganizationcando to enhance resiliency around mental health issues in the workplace.

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Living our Values: A Journey of Renewal

PresentedbyGeorginaMacDonald,VicePresident,PlanningandImprovement,VancouverIslandHealthAuthority

The Vancouver Island Health Authority (VIHA) recently embarked on a journey to renew its vision and values. Their approach was designed to ensure that the new vision and values will be of real, strategic, and lasting

valuetotheorganization–theyhadnoappetiteforatokenactivityor“paper exercise”withoutmeaningor value. Listen to the storyof thisjourney of renewal from its inception to its completion, including the amazing conversations, insights and surprises discovered along theway. Also discussed will be work that is underway or planned to ensure thatVIHAreally“lives”itsnewvalueseveryday.

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Standard Champions – Tales from Early Adopters

PresentedbyMaryAnnBaynton,Co-ChairoftheTechnicalCommitteefortheNationalStandardofCanadaonPsychologicalHealthandSafetyintheWorkplace,Dr.IanArnold,Senior-OccupationalMedicalHealth+SafetySpecialistandLindaBrogden,RN,OccupationalHealth,UniversityofWaterloo

The new National Standard of Canada on Psychological Health and Safety publicationdateissetforfall2012.Someforward-thinkingorganizationshave already begun to adopt the Standard. Come and hear about their successandwhyyourorganizationshouldconsidertakinganapproachto improving psychological health and safety.

Sponsored by

Presenteeism: Recognizing the Cost, Building a Solution

PresentedbyEricPfeiffer,StandardLife;and Dr.PierreDurand,UniversityofMontreal

In many workplaces there may be pressure to avoid taking days off due to sickness or there may be pressure to show up despite being sick especially when it comes to mental health. This is known as Presenteeism. All of this isahiddenfeetoorganizationsthatmaybeatleastashigh as absenteeism costs. Prevent presenteeism with a set of actions.

Sponsored by

Health Care Consumerism: Prevention, Promotion and Personal Accountability

PresentedbyShamialSheikh,VPBusinessDevelopment,CeridianCanada

As more than five million Canadians go without a family doctor and increasing numbers of consumers lean on questionablesourcesofhealthandwellnessinformation,employer wellness initiatives can serve to bridge this critical gap. Explore the concept of consumer healthcare, and the role of employers and employees in illness prevention, wellness promotion and the encouragement of personal health accountability.

Sponsored by

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Maintaining Productivity During Organizational Change

PresentedbyJonathanWinstonRegionalVicePresidentComPsych®Corporation

This session will take a unique look at how leadingcompanies are using employee assistance programs in creative ways to maintain and improve employee productivity throughout organizational changes andchallenges.

Sponsored by

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The Better Workplace Conference and the Health Work & Wellness™ Group gratefully acknowledge the following Key Partners

MORNEAU SHEPELL

Morneau Shepell Ltd. is the largest Canadian-based firm offering consulting and outsourcing services for workforce programs.Thecompany’sinnovativesolutionshelpclientsreducecosts,increaseemployeeproductivity,andimprovetheircompetitivepositionsbysupportingtheiremployees’financialsecurity,health,andwell-being.

Services include Benefits and Health Solutions Consulting, Pension Consulting, Health Management, Administration Solutions,andShepell·fgiEmployeeAssistancePrograms(EAPs).

Establishedin1966,MorneauShepellservesover8,000clients,rangingfromsmallbusinessestosomeofthelargestcorporations and associations across Canada, in the United States and around the globe.

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THE GREAT-WEST LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY

As a leading Canadian group insurance provider, Great-West Life has a special interest in supporting programs that help address the health and wellness concerns of Canadians.

The Great-West Life Centre for Mental Health in the Workplace was established by Great-West Life as part of its commitment to enriching communities across Canada. The Centre provides public resources including strategies, tools and support for research and initiatives aimed at improving workplace mental health for all Canadians. These resources are available to anyone, freeofcharge.Throughour supportasaMajorPartnerofTheBetterWorkplaceConferencewe’rehelping toensurewearebuildingStrongerCommunitiesTogether™,ourgoalforournationalcorporatecitizenshipprogramandasan“ImagineCaring”company.

HOMEWOOD HUMAN SOLUTIONS

HomewoodHumanSolutionsisarecognizedindustryleaderinorganizationalhealthandemployeewellnessprograms.We are dedicated to providing the highest standards of service to advance the development and well-being of people and organizations.Wecontinuallyinnovatetomeetthechangingneedsofemployersandemployeesandtoensureemployersmaximizetheirworkplacewellnessinvestment.HomewoodHumanSolutions™assistscompaniesfromthegroundup,from selecting the right employees and forming a culture that focuses on wellness to providing a comprehensive Employee and Family Assistance Program and an Integrated Disability Management Program. Founded in 1979,HomewoodHumanSolutions™pridesitselfonprovidingqualityorganizationalhealthservicestothousandsofcompaniesacross Canada and the globe.

THE STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA

StandardLifeplcisaleadinglong-termsavingsandinvestmentcompanyheadquarteredinEdinburgh,Scotland.StandardLife has around 6 million customers worldwide. In Canada, Standard Life has been doing business for 178 years. It is StandardLifeplc’slargestoperationoutsidetheUK.Withabout2,000employees,itprovideslong-termsaving,investmentand insurance solutions to more than 1.4 million Canadians, including group insurance and retirement plan members. It had C$40 billion of assets under administration, as at September 30, 2011.

A special thank you to Great-West Life, the Great-West Life Centre for Mental Health in the Workplace and Morneau Shepell, for their Patron Sponsorship. Their support has funded the Better Workplace Centre, Canada’s first online,independent,organizationalhealthlibraryforCanada.Launchedin2011,thelibrarycontainsthelatesthealthyworkplacepractices,tools,reports,models,casestudies,researchandeducationalprogramsinthefieldoforganizationalhealth.Visitit today at www.betterworkplacecentre.com.

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The Better Workplace Conference and the Health Work & Wellness™ Group gratefully acknowledge our Partners

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CONFERENCE FEES

THANK YOU PROGRAM COMMITTEE!

WorkingwithDeborahConnorsoftheHealthWork&Wellness™Group,theseexpertsinorganizationalhealthreview speaker proposals and create the dynamic program you see here. Our thanks goes to: Bill Luedey, Vice-President, Luedey Consultants Inc.; Mark Tisdale, Associate Manager, The Great-West Life Assurance Co; Craig Thompson,CEO,Homewood Human Solutions Inc; Mary Ann Baynton, Mary Ann Baynton & Associates Consulting; Jonathan Winston, Regional Vice President, ComPsych Corp; Lori Casselman, Assistant Vice President, Sun Life Financial.

SPECIAL HOTEL RATE FOR DELEGATESConference 2012 will be held at The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver in the heart of downtown Vancouver, BC. DelegatesreceiveaspecialgroupratebyreservingviaanexclusivelinkfoundontheAccommodationsectionofourwebsite.Limitedavailability.LastyearSOLDOUT!Reserveyour room today.

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