Today, more than ever before, healthcare organizations are recognizing the need to continually focus on
improving the health of the workplace environment and culture as well as support the individual well-being of
employees. Healthcare organizations understand that their core business, delivering quality patient care, is, to a
large degree, dependant on creating a healthy and safe work environment.

Increased job satisfaction, enhanced morale, and reduced absenteeism are some of the additional benefits of
having a healthy work environment.

At this conference you will:
• Learn tools and resources to help create a safer and healthier work environment for workers and employers
• Learn strategies to help manage role overload
• Gain knowledge of methods to increase retention and recruitment rates while lowering costs related to 
   presenteeism, absenteeism and turnover
• Recognize how to create and sustain a positive and productive workplace

Speakers at this conference include:

Dr. Linda Duxbury, one of Canada's leading workplace health researchers and workplace demographic
experts.

Graham Lowe, the President of The Graham Lowe Group Inc. (www.grahamlowe.ca), a workplace consulting
and research firm specializing in high-quality, high-performing work environments. Each registered delegate will received a free copy of Graham Lowe's new book "Creating Healthy Organizations".  Feel free to check out www.creatinghealthyorganizations.ca to access the book website and view podcasts about the book.



AGENDA:

0830h Registration and Continental Breakfast

0900h Welcoming Remarks and Conference Overview

Co-Chairs:

Shelley Davie
Joint Healthy Workplace Coordinator
Rouge Valley Health System & Lakeridge Health Corporation

Sue LeBeau
Organizational Development Consultant
Manager, Organizational Development and Education
North Bay General Hospital

0905h Ontario's Healthy Work Envrionments Initiative

An overview of the HealthForceOntario Healthy Work Environments (HWE) initiative, including:

• The rationale and need for the HWE initiative

•  Some of the successful projects feveloped to support HWEs across the acute, long-term, and community care
   sectors

•  The strategies different leaders in the health care system have used to support HWEs

Rob Devitt
President & Chief Executive Officer
Toronto East General Hospital

The focus of Dr. Puddester’s presentation will be on the resources he has led the development of: ephysicianhealth.com and eworkplacehealth.com

Dr. Derek Puddester
Director, Behavioural Neurosciences and Consultation-liasion team
Director of Professional Development and Continuing Education
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry
Director, Faculty of Wellness Program, Faculty of Medicine
University of Ottawa

0945h OHA Healthy Healthcare Workplaces 2010

New models, measurement and awards

Cheryl Woodman
Consultant, Organizational Health
Ontario Hospital Association

1015h Networking Refreshment Break/ HWE Speaker’s Corner

1030h Reducing Role Overload in Canada’s Health Care Sector

A summary of the key findings from an in-depth investigation of the role overload phenomenon in Canadian hospitals. Provides answers to the following questions:

• What are the key antecedents of role overload in Canadian hospitals?

• What are the consequences of high levels of role overload to those working in Canadian hospitals and their 
  employers?

• What strategies can health care workers and health care organizations employ to reduce the formation of role
  overload?

• What coping strategies can health care workers and organizations health care employ to mitigate the negative
  impacts of role overload on individual and organizational well-being?

Dr. Linda Duxbury
Professor
Sprott School of Business
Carleton University

1200h Networking Luncheon/ HWE Speaker’s Corner

1300 Transforming the Work Experience: Effective Practice to Enhance the Workplace

Mitra Foroutan
Healthy Organization Leader
London Health Sciences Centre

Mary Quinn
Consultant, Knowledge Practice/ Organizational Development
Trillium Health Centre

Michael Cuddihy
Senior Vice-President, Human Resources
The Ottawa Hospital

1400h Networking Refreshment Break/ HWE Speaker’s Corner

1415h Creating Healthier Healthcare Organizations

Graham Lowe applies practical insights from his new book, Creating Healthy Organizations, to the healthcare sector. Graham shows how the building blocks of a healthy organization (vibrant workplaces that inspire  employees, positive culture, and inclusive leadership) align with the strategic direction of healthcare organizations. Learn how your organization can become more sustainable in human terms by leveraging its unique strengths and using workplace health promotion as a springboard to a holistic approach to people and performance.

Dr. Graham Lowe
President
The Graham Lowe Group

1445h Achieving Your Vision of a Healthy Organization: Interactive Workshop

You will have the opportunity to adapt ideas and lessons from today’s presentations to your organization – and to learn from each other about how to do this. Roundtable discussions will focus on three questions:

• What is the most useful insight or practice you heard today that you will take back to your workplace?

• How will this help you and your colleagues achieve your “healthy organization” vision?

• What supports or resources do you require to be a more effective “healthy organization” change agent?

Dr. Graham Lowe
President
The Graham Lowe Group

1615h Book Signing and HWE Speaker’s Corner

1630h Adjournment of the Day