The Mature Workers Boom in Healthcare - Opportunities for Employers

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Marriott Toronto Downtown Eaton Centre Hotel

525 Bay Street, Toronto

As the baby boom generation slides into retirement, labour analysts are sounding alarm bells about the fallout if shortages in healthcare are allowed to materialize.  Compounding this scenario is the fact that an aging population puts additional demands on the healthcare system. 

Attend this conference and learn how your organization can prepare for this talent crunch, and seize the opportunity to engage the total labour pool.

Keynoted by Barbara Jaworski, Chief Executive Officer, The Workplace Institute; Author of of KAA-BOOM! How to Engage the 50-Plus Worker and Beat the Workforce Crisis; Founder of Best Employers Award for 50-Plus Canadians™

Other highlights include:

• Understanding the Mindset of the Canadian Boomer
• Creating a Safe and Aging-Friendly Workplace
• Planning for Human Capital Needs in Healthcare
• Update on the Late Career Nursing Strategy Initiative
• The Journey to being a 50-Plus Canadian Award Winning Employer

0800h Registration and Breakfast    

0830h Welcome

Chairperson:

Sandra Smith    

Director, Human Resources  

North York General Hospital     

0840h Maximizing the Potential of Mature Workers

• The Demographics    

• Implications for Employers  

• Challenges, Opportunities   

• Myth Busting    

• Strategies to Attract and Retain Mature Workers    

• Question and Answer Period  

Barbara Jaworski    

CEO of The Workplace Institute; 

Author of KAA-BOOM! How to Engage the 50-Plus Worker and Beat the Workforce Crisis;  

Founder of Best Employers Award for 50-Plus Canadians™     

0949h Portrait of a Boomer 

• The Mindset of the Boomer 

Gil McGowan    

Regional Vice-President Sales   

Desjardins Financial Security     

1015h Networking Refreshment Break    

1030h Creating a Safe and Aging-Friendly Workplace

• What we Know About Aging in the Workplace     

• Who is an “Aging” Worker   

• How Aging Affects Us    

• Strategies for Labour Relations, Workplace and Workers  

Michelle Tew     

Occupational Health Nurse   

Ontario Health Clinics for Ontario Workers  

1115h Networking Luncheon    

1215h Health Care Case Studies: 

A Retire-Rehire Application in Healthcare     

Post-retirement employment programs

Sharon Partridge   

Manager, Employee Engagement          

Royal Victoria Hospital    

Creative Benefits and Scheduling for Longer Work Lives   

Incentives that meet the needs of Boomers 

Kelly Smith     

Senior Director, Human Resources and Organizational Development 

Waterloo Wellington Community Care Access Center       

Overcoming Boomer Technology Angst     

Initiatives for easing technology learning for the mature worker 

Karen Dobbie     

Human Resources Manager   

Trillium Health Care      

Planning for Human Capital Needs Key findings around age profile and retirement projections

Dr. Saifi Sidi (invited)   

Senior Planner    

Central Local Health Integrated Networks  

1345h Networking Refreshment Break   

1400h Late Career Nursing Strategy Initiative 

• Provincial Perspective    

• One Hospital’s Story

Vanessa Burkoski     

Provincial Chief Nursing Officer   

Health Human Resources Strategy Division

Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care

Mary Jane McNally  (invited)    

Director of Nursing     

Toronto Western Hospital    

1445h Leading Practice: Catholic Children’s Aid Society of Toronto 

• 2008 Best Employers Award for 50 Plus Canadians     

• Lessons Learned, Tips for Success 

Terry Daly     

Director Human Resources    

Catholic Children’s Aid Society of Toronto  

1545h Closing Remarks 

Chair