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| Beyond the Label: How Mental Health Diagnosis Influences Recovery, Function, and Return to Work Dr. Paul Sedge Dr. Sedge is a psychiatrist specializing in occupational mental health, PTSD, and psychological trauma, with extensive experience treating military personnel, aerospace crew, first responders, and other safety-sensitive professionals. |
| Getting Back to Duty: Supporting Return to Work for Public Safety Personnel with an OSI Dr. Barb O'Neill Dr. Barbara O'Neil has been a health services officer with the H division of the RCMP in Nova Scotia since 2019. She also sees injured workers for healthcare during their claim as part of the enhanced physicians services program for WCB Nova Scotia. |
| Reintegration Program John Pitcher 20 year member of the RCMP. Instructor in all Use of Force since 2011. Full time Instructor since 2017. Currently the J/L Division Coordinator for the National Reintegration Program. |
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Mastromatteo Oration
Dr. Sidney Siu Retired from full time Occ Med for over 40 years. |
 | Neuroplasticity, Neuromodulation, and Clinical Outcomes: Translating Neuroscience into Occupational Medicine Practice Dr. David Elias Dr. David Elias is a physician, entrepreneur, educator, philanthropist, and the current President of the Canadian Board of Occupational Medicine. He is committed to transforming healthcare through technology, research and patient-centered solutions. |
| Dr. Arron Metcalfe Dr. Arron Metcalfe is Chief Research Officer at Canadian Health Solutions and Director of Research at the Canadian Imaging Research Centre, where he leads applied research programs spanning mental-health assessment, neuroimaging, neuromodulation, and occupational medicine. He directs scientific programming for a multi-site rTMS program across Atlantic Canada and builds strategic research partnerships throughout the region. Trained as an NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow at Stanford University School of Medicine and in clinical cognitive neuroscience at Sunnybrook Hospital, University of Toronto, he holds a PhD in cognitive psychology from the University of Saskatchewan.
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| Medical, Environmental, and Occupational Factors in Work-Related Heat Stress Dr. Shane Journeay Dr. Shane Journeay PhD, MD, MPH, FRCPC, FACOEM; is the JD Irving Endowed Chair in Occupational Medicine at Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick. He is a Board Certified physician in Occupational & Environmental Medicine and is a graduate of both the Harvard Occupational & Environmental Medicine Residency program and the Harvard School of Public Health (MPH). He is also certified in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation in Canada (FRCPC) and the USA having completed his residency training at the University of Toronto. He also serves as the Medical Lead for Physical Injuries and Rehabilitation at the WSIB of Ontario. Dr Journeay has an active occupational and rehabilitation medicine clinical practice, in addition to research, teaching and consulting to industry. |
| Return to Work Restrictions and Limitations Dr. Karen Huyck Dr. Karen Huyck is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Dartmouth in the Section of Occupational and Environmental Medicine and served as the Medical Director of Vermont RETAIN (Retaining Employment and Talent After Injury/Illness Network), a statewide return-to-work program. Her current work focuses on preventing work disability by improving access to evidence-based work-health services and addressing work as a critical social determinant of health for all patients. She has won numerous teaching awards and is frequently invited to talk about the clinician role in return-to-work. |
| Occupational Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Diagnosis, Treatment,
and Recovery of Work Function Dr. Shane Journeay Dr. Shane Journeay PhD, MD, MPH, FRCPC, FACOEM; is the JD Irving Endowed Chair in Occupational Medicine at Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick. He is a Board Certified physician in Occupational & Environmental Medicine and is a graduate of both the Harvard Occupational & Environmental Medicine Residency program and the Harvard School of Public Health (MPH). He is also certified in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation in Canada (FRCPC) and the USA having completed his residency training at the University of Toronto. He also serves as the Medical Lead for Physical Injuries and Rehabilitation at the WSIB of Ontario. Dr Journeay has an active occupational and rehabilitation medicine clinical practice, in addition to research, teaching and consulting to industry. |
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Pearls & Pitfalls in Occupational Medicine
Dr. Ogonda Bennett I have undergraduate medical education from Russia and post-graduate from the United Kingdom, Ireland and Canada. I have an ACBOM designation, an MSc in Environmental Epidemiology and Policy and an MBA. I currently work for the RCMP and for Lifemark. |
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CBOM Memorial Lecture
Dr. David Elias Dr. David Elias is a physician, entrepreneur, educator, philanthropist, and the current President of the Canadian Board of Occupational Medicine. He is committed to transforming healthcare through technology, research and patient-centered solutions. |
 | Mental Health Disorders: How Canadian Research Could Help Improve the French System Mental Health Disorders and Workers’ Compensation in Canada and France: What Can Be Learned From Other Health Systems? Dr. Quentin Durand-Moreau Quentin Durand-Moreau, MD, MEd, is an Associate Professor and Occupational Medicine Residency Program Director at the University of Alberta. He practices at the Occupational and Environmental Medicine Clinic at the Kaye Edmonton Clinic in Edmonton. |
| Panel: From Compensation to Recovery: Leadership, Compassion, and Partnership in Return to Work Dr. Paul Atkinson |
| Tim Petersen |
| Dr. Aaron Thompson |
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Cardiovascular Health and Occupation
Dr. Jean-François Légaré Heart surgeon, clinician scientist and proud McGill graduate. He joined the Horizon Health Network in 2016, as division head of cardiac surgery after 14 years in Haliax. He is now the Physician Lead for the Cardiac Care Program in Horizon Health. |
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Operative Cases and RTW Outcomes
Dr. Neil Manson Bio coming soon! |
| Recognition of Work-Related Illness, and the WSIB Scientific Advisory Table Dr. Anil Adisesh Bio coming soon! |
| Dr. Mana Rezai Dr. Mana Rezai is a Senior Scientist/Policy Analyst at Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB). She completed her doctoral training in epidemiology at the University of Toronto, and post-doctoral work at the Bloorview Research Institute. |
| Substance Use, Impairment and Return to Work Dr. Justine Giddens Dr. Giddens is a full-time academic psychiatrist at University of Toronto appointed to the department of internal medicine, and psychiatry. She performs independent medical examinations, provides policy work and education for large insurers and employers. |
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Medical Monitoring and Safety Sensitive Workers
Dr. Jennifer Melamed Dr. Jennifer Melamed is a board certified addiction medicine and occupational medicine physician. She is licensed to practice in British Columbia and Alberta. She qualified as a Certified Medicolegal Evaluator in January 2022. |
| Dr. Maire Durnin-Goodman Dr. Durnin-Goodman has worked in family practice and addiction treatment since 1992. Since 2008 she has focused on addiction medicine and since 2012, on addiction, occupational health and safety. In addition to addiction medicine qualifications, she is a CBOM certificant. She currently provides treatment at an opiate agonist treatment clinic, a residential treatment center, and is co-director of Precision Medical Monitoring where she provides IMEs and monitoring services. |