IFDM 2014, hosted by the Personal Injury Education Foundation in Melbourne, Australia, was a highly successful event which attracted over 460 participants from 19 countries representing 160 organizations. To read the details, please click on the following link: Full story
PCU-WHS to host IFDM 2018 in Vancouver, Canada
The Pacific Coast University for Workplace Health Sciences (PCU-WHS) will host the 2018 IFDM in Vancouver, Canada. The theme for IFDM 2018 will be: Innovation in Integrated Workplace Health. To view the Communique for further details, please click the following link: PCU-WHS to host IFDM 2018
Belgium Adopts IDMSC Professional Standards
Belgium’s Health Insurance AGency (RIZIV-INAMI), which manages supplemental security income benefits for non-occupational injuries and illnesses, recently signed an agreement with NIDMAR, which allows the agency to begin training individuals under its own “Back to Work” program using the IDMSC curriculum and professional designations. Full story
RTW Transformation at WSIB, Canada
This Communique highlights the experience at the Workplace Safety & Insurance Board (WSIB) of Ontario, Canada with regard to the results of a work reintegration strategy undertaken by them. More information
First UK Organization Becomes IDMSC Certified
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the first organization in the United Kingdom to have achieved the Disability Management program best practices standard as defined by and awarded under the auspices of the IDMSC. For further details, please see the following link: University College London Hospitals
DGUV Renews License Agreement Extedning Certification Commitment to 15 Years
In 2013, during the year of the tenth anniversary since first signing a licensing agreement to offer the professional certification examinations, the DGUV (German Social Accident Insurance) renewed their licence agreement for another five years. Full story
Professionalization in DM Advances Around the World
The designations of Certified Disability Management Professional (CDMP) and Certified Return to Work Coordinator (CRTWC), administered under the auispices of the IDMSC, are increasingly receiving global recognition as the standard for disability management practice worldwide. More information
Conference Board uses Disability Management Self Assessment Tool to tackle high cost of absenteeism in Canada
The Conference Board of Canada is in the process of a major research and education initiative on the impact of disability related workplace absences. In order to support this leading-edge initiative, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Conference Board of Canada and the National Institute of Disability Management and Research (NIDMAR). Please find further details of the agreement as well as information regarding the research reports recently released by the Conference Board of Canada in the IDMSC Communique attached.
New Global Partnership in Return to Work
The International Social Security Association (ISSA), a UN agency headquartered in Geneva, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Canada’s National Institute of Disability Management and Research (NIDMAR) on June 10, 2013 to better support the global implementation of best practice Return to Work Guidelines. For further details, please click on the link to view the bulletin: ISSA and NIDMAR Sign MOU
Steelworkers Support Better RTW Outcomes for Injured/Disabled Workers
The United Steelworkers have signed an agreement with the IDMSC to help workers and workplaces achieve better return to work outcomes for injured workers and workers with disabilities. The agreement allows workers and employers to access an internationally adopted return to work assessment tool (DMSA). For further details, please click on the link provided: Steelworkers