Disability Prevention at Work
In this week-long course participants examine leading research on return to work practices and legal requirements for re-integrating injured workers back into the workplace. Participants discuss the duty to accommodate, and ways to remove barriers that restrict participation of workers dealing with disability.  The program includes an examination of strategies for preventing disability by seeing it as a social […]
This week-long workshop will explore the impact of occupational disease, legal test and medical standards for causation, legal principles used in appeals and the significance of apportionment. Participants will examine different types of studies, how data is analyzed and what to look for when assessing a study. They will review toxicology and its significance and how to examine an […]
This week-long workshop covers Workplace Insurance Level I Rights and Obligations and Level II Benefits and Services.  Participants explore compensation law, jurisprudence, WSIB policies and technical information. As well, participants will examine Ontario's disability dilemma and strategies for prevention.  Seating is limited so book early to secure a spot.
In this week-long course participants will examine medical testing and interpret medical information found in claim files.  They will learn medical terminology and human anatomy with attention to the different organ systems, specific injuries involving the back, bone, MSI and disorders such as chronic pain and fibromyalgia.  Mental stress will be examined along with WSIB policies relating to traumatic stress, psychotraumatic disability and behavioural disorders. […]
This 1 day seminar will examine the rules and use of electronic evidence to advance a worker's compensation claim and pitfalls in using this type of evidence. Also, participants will examine the history of mental stress claims including sections of the WSIA that prohibit payment of stress claims. The WSIB policies related to mental stress […]