Speaking Engagements

2021

Date: Dec 8, 2021
Event: MediKeeper Webinar
Location: Virtual
Topic: 2022 Wellness Trends

Date: Nov 29, 2021
Event: 54th Annual IFEBP Conference
Location: Virtual
Topic: Workplace Vaccination Policies

Date: Nov 17, 2021
Event:  NWI Webinar
Location: Virtual
Topic: Technology Driven Wellness Solutions for 2022 and Beyond

Date: Nov 10, 2021
Event: MediKeeper Webinar
Location: Virtual
Topic: Wellness Education and Training Competencies

Date: Oct 5, 2021
Event: MediKeeper Webinar
Location: Virtual
Topic: Nutrition’s Relevance for Brain Health and Resilience

Date: Sep 27-Oct 1, 2021
Event: Art & Science Of Health Promotion Conference
Location: Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Topic: Changes in Health Risk During the Pandemic: Implications for the Future of Workplace Wellness Strategies

Date: Sep 22, 2021
Event:  IFEBP Webinar
Location: Virtual
Topic: Work Disability Prevention for Employers

Date: Sep 15, 2021
Event: MediKeeper Webinar
Location: Virtual
Topic: Mental Health Can be Influenced by Your Diet!

Date: Aug 26, 2021
Event: MediKeeper Webinar
Location: Virtual
Topic: Musculoskeletal Health and Wellbeing

Date: July 21, 2021
Event: MediKeeper Webinar
Location: Virtual
Topic: The Pandemic and Obesity: What’s Lifestyle Behaviors Got To Do With It?

Date: June 23, 2021
Event: MediKeeper Webinar
Location: Virtual
Topic: Mental Health Solutions that Work at Work

Date: May 26, 2021
Event: MediKeeper Webinar
Location: Virtual
Topic: COVID-19 Vaccine Tracking Options for Post-Secondary Institutions

Date: May 19, 2021
Event: https://nationalwellness.org/intl-conference/
Location: Virtual
Topic: Wellness and COVID-19 – Lessons Learned So Far

Date: May 12, 2021
Event: MediKeeper Webinar
Location: Virtual
Topic: Practical Solutions – Building the Business Case for Workplace Wellbeing Solutions

Date: April 21, 2021
Event: https://www.thewellnesssummit.ca/
Location: Virtual
Topic: Keynote: Global future vision for creating a culture of wellness

Date: April 14, 2021
Event: MediKeeper Webinar
Location: Virtual
Topic: Practical Solutions – Workplace Health and Work Disability Prevention

Date: March 10, 2021
Event: MediKeeper Webinar
Location: Virtual
Topic: Lessons Learned About Workplace Wellbeing and the Pandemic

Date: February 24, 2021
Event: Chronic Disease at Work Conference
Location: Virtual
Topic: Work Disability Prevention for Chronic and Episodic Conditions

2020

December 2020 – International Forum on Disability Management (IFDM), Brussels, Belgium. Postponed, “What has COVID-19 taught us about technology in the design and delivery of work disability solutions? Perspectives from an Insurer and an Employer”

November 2020 – Global Workplace Wellness Summit, Virtual. Keynote Address: “Revamping Workplace Wellness after COVID-19”

November 2020 – Canadian Standards Association (CSA), Virtual, “Work Disability Management System Standard: Conversations on the Employer Perspective”

September 2020 – Integrated Benefits Institute (IBI) and Conference Board Annual Workplace Health and Productivity Summit, Virtual, “Communicating with People and Its Impact on Absenteeism”

August 2020 – DMEC (Disability Management Employers Coalition) Annual Conference, Boston, MA, Postponed, “Health and Productivity Solutions for Employers”

August 2020 – IFEBP (International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans), Halifax, Nova Scotia, Postponed, “Retiree Health Investing Should be the same as Retirement Savings Investing”

June 2020 – Work Wellness Institute Ask an Expert Webinar. Virtual, “Remote Working During a Global Health Crisis”

June 2020 – Your Workplace Conference. Toronto, On. Postponed, “The Return on Investment in Employee Health and Productivity Solutions”

April 2020 – Work Wellness Institute Ask an Expert Webinar. Virtual, “Remote Working During a Global Health Crisis”

January 2020 – World Health Insurance Innovation Conference, London, UK, “The Impact of Chronic Disease on Health, Productivity and Engagement”

2019

October 2019 – ARPA (Australian Rehabilitation Providers Association), Leadership Conference, Melbourne, Australia: “Evidence-Informed Mental Health in Work Disability Claims”

September 2019 – Health Enhancement Research Organization (HERO) Forum 2019, Portland, Oregon: “Reimagining an Approach to Integrated Workplace Health”

August 2019 – DMEC (Disability Management Employers Coalition) Annual Conference, Washington, DC: “Driving Results with Data in Healthcare Organizations”

June 2019 – Realize Wellbeing, Cincinnati, Ohio: “A New Integrated Approach to Workplace Health, Engagement and Productivity”

March 2019 – Saskatchewan Workers’ Compensation Board Compensation Institute, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: “Total Health Approach For Workplaces: Linking Prevention to Return to Work”

March 2019 – MacEwan University 1 Day Crash Course for HR Professionals – Improving Employee Engagement, Health and Productivity Using Smart Data, Edmonton, Alberta

February 2019 – The Conference Board of Canada, Compensation Research Centre, Benefits, Health and Wellbeing, Calgary, Alberta: “Workplace Health, Engagement and Productivity in High Performing Organizations”

February 2019 – IFEBP (International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans), Canadian Health and Wellness Innovations Conference, Orlando, Florida: “Utilizing Virtual Health to Digitize your Plan”

February 2019 – OOHNA (Ontario Occupational Health Nurses Association) Webinar: “The Truth About Ergonomics”

January 2019 – Sun Life / Thompson Reuters Expert Round Table Panel on Work Disability, Toronto, Ontario. https://www.hrreporter.com/video/1016-disability-management-whats-driving-increases-in-ltd/

2018

November 2018 – MacEwan University 1 Day Crash Course for HR Professionals – Improving Employee Engagement, Health and Productivity Using Smart Data, Edmonton, Alberta

November 2018 – IFEBP (International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans), Canadian Annual Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada: “The Impact of Chronic Disease on Health, Productivity and Engagement”

November 2018 – IFEBP (International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans), Canadian Annual Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada: Panel Presentation on Retiree Health

November 2018 – ARPA (Australian Rehabilitation Providers Association), Annual Conference, Sydney, Australia: Panel Presentation on Workplace Health

November 2018 – ARPA (Australian Rehabilitation Providers Association), Annual Conference, Sydney, Australia: Keynote Address “Towards an Integrated Model of Workplace Health and Well-being: Reimagine Strategy”

November 2018 – ARPA (Australian Rehabilitation Providers Association), Annual Conference, Sydney, Australia: “A Complete Health Approach for Workplaces: Linking Prevention to Return to Work”

October 2018 – IFDM (The International Forum on Disability Management), 9th International Biennial Congress on Disability Management and Return to Work, Vancouver, British Columbia: “The impact of presenteeism on health and productivity in the workplace”

October 2018 – IFDM (The International Forum on Disability Management), 9th International Biennial Congress on Disability Management and Return to Work, Vancouver, British Columbia: “A total health approach for workplaces: Linking prevention to return to work”

October 2018 – CARWH (Canadian Association for Research on Work and Health), Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia: “How to Conduct Applied Workplace Health Research with Employers”

September 2018 – Schedule 2 Employers group Conference, Toronto, Ontario: “The Truth about Ergonomics: What it Can, and Cannot do for Employers and Employees”

September 2018 – OMSOC (Occupational Medicine Specialists of Canada) Annual Scientific Conference, Calgary, Alberta: “The Relationship Between Psychological Health and Health and Safety”

September 2018 – CBOM (Canadian Board of Occupational Medicine) and OEMAC (Occupational and Environmental Medical Association of Canada) Annual Scientific Conference, Calgary, Alberta: “Workers’ Health and the Economics of Workers’ Health”

September 2018 – CMHA (Canadian Mental Health Association) Workplace Conference, Edmonton, Alberta: Keynote Address “Investing in Employee Health and Productivity”

September 2018 – IHPM (Institute for Health and Productivity Management) Global Steering Conference, Scottsdale, Arizona: “Improving Health to Increase Employee Engagement and Productivity”

August 2018 – DMEC (Disability Management Employers Coalition) Annual Conference, Austin, Texas: “Chronic Disease in the Workplace”

August 2018 – DMEC (Disability Management Employers Coalition) Annual Conference, Austin, Texas: Panel Presentation on Parental Leaves

May 2018 – EASNA (Employee Assistance Society of North America) Institute 30, Vancouver, British Columbia: “Towards an Integrated Model of Workplace Health and Wellbeing: Risk Reduction and Prevention Solutions”

April 2018 – CPBI (Canadian Pension and Benefits Institute) Western Regional Conference, Banff, Alberta: “The Future’s Illuminated Solution: Pharmacogenetics”

March 2018 – IBI (Integrated Benefits Institute) Annual Forum, San Francisco, California: “An Innovative and Practical Approach to a Total Health Strategy”

February 2018 – IFEBP (International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans), Canadian Health and Wellness Innovations Conference, Victoria, British Columbia: Keynote Address “The Impact of Chronic Disease on Health, Productivity and Engagement”

February 2018 – 2018 Industrial Safety Seminar, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: “Managing Managers’ Mental Health”