JOINT MEETING: WDPI


WDPI 2010:
The First Scientific Conference on Work Disability Prevention and Integration
Angers, France
September 2-3, 2010

WDPI 2010 is the premier scientific conference for research on preventing work disability, and promoting safe and sustained return to work, across a range of conditions. It is organized to provide a unique opportunity for inter-disciplinary, international exchange of ideas on preventing work disability.

This conference will feature presentations and scientific papers from internationally - recognized scientists and experts.The conference includes keynote presentations, scientific papers, and poster presentations, as well as ample time for discussion about new and developing research ideas. The authors of  leading presentations will be invited to submit a paper to be published in a special issue of the Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation.

This meeting is the primary conference activity of the Work Disability Prevention and Integration Scientific Committee of the International Commission on Occupational Health (ICOH).


Conference venue and schedule
The conference will be held at the Faculty of Economics and Law, at the University of Angers, France, immediately following the PREMUS conference. Special rates and arrangements will be available for delegates attending both conferences.
A proposed conference schedule can be viewed here.  


Conference themes include:

  • effective return-to-work and disability prevention and workplace integration interventions

  • interdisciplinary approaches across a range of conditions 

  • work disability predictors

  • measures of work disability successful work re-integration outcomes

  • impact of policies and practices on outcomes
     

Keynote speakers
There will be three keynote speakers, addressing current interdisciplinary topics in work disability prevention. Follow this link to learn more about the keynote presentations, here.

Abstracts submission
If you are interested in submitting an abstract, for poster or oral presentation, please go to this link here.
This meeting is the primary conference activity of the Work Disability Prevention and Integration Scientific Committee of the International Commission on Occupational Health (ICOH).


Important dates




LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

                                  Isabelle Richard-Crémieux, MD, PhD,
                                  Professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation,
                                  Faculty of Medicine, University of Angers,
                                  Laboratory of Ergonomics and Epidemiology in Occupational Health,
                                  University Hospital of Angers, France.
                     
Yves-Roquelaure     
   
   Jean-Baptiste Fassier, MD, PhD,
   Hospices Civils de Lyon,
   Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1,
   Lyon, France.

 
 

Virginie-Bellanger   

   Virginie Bellanger
   Secretary
   Laboratory of Ergonomics and Epidemiology in Occupational Health,
   Faculty of Medicine, University of Angers.




Natacha-Fouquet

   Natacha Fouquet, MSc,
   Epidemiologist,
   Department of Occupational Health,
   French Institute for Public Health Surveillance (InVS),
   Saint-Maurice, France,
   Laboratory of Ergonomics and Epidemiology in Occupational Health,
   Faculty of Medicine, University of Angers, France.




Yves-Roquelaure     
   
   Yves Roquelaure, MD, PhD,
   Professor of Occupational Medicine,
   Faculty of Medicine, University of Angers,
   Laboratory of Ergonomics and Epidemiology in Occupational Health, 
   University Hospital of Angers, France.
   



SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Yves-Roquelaure     
   
   Dr. Glenn S. Pransky,
   Liberty Mutual Research Institute,
   Director, Center for Disability Research,
   Boston, USA.
   



Yves-Roquelaure     
   
   Han (JR) Anema, MD, PhD,
   Occupational physician, assistant professor, senior-researcher,
   Department of Public and Occupational Health and EMGO-Institute,
   Amsterdam, The Netherlands.





Yves-Roquelaure        
   Patrick Loisel, MD, PhD,
   Professor, Dalla Lana School of Public,
   Health, University of Toronto; Researcher, CREIDO and Division of
   Orthopaedic Surgery, University Health Network,
   Toronto, Canada.





Yves-Roquelaure     
   
   Jean-Baptiste Fassier, MD, PhD,
   Hospices Civils de Lyon,
   Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1,
   Lyon, France.

 
 

 

For further information on the WDPI meeting, contact Dr. Han (JR) Anema, secretary of the ICOH WDPI Section - Email: wdpi@vumc.nl




WDPI CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

Program Schedule and Keynote Speakers


The WDPI Conference will be held on September 2 – 3, and begins immediately after the ICOH PREMUS conference.


Thursday, Sept 2



Friday, Sept 3




For more information on the keynote talks, please go to this link here.




WDPI CONFERENCE KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Mike Feuerstein
“Work Disability Prevention: A Cross- Disciplinary View”

     Dr Feuerstein is a leading researcher in work disability prevention, and is
     the Senior Editor of the Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, and the
     Journal of Cancer Survivorship. He has a background in health and
     clinical psychology, musculoskeletal work rehabilitation, and most
     recently has focused on cancer survivorship. Dr. Feuerstein is Professor
     of Medical & Clinical Psychology and Professor of Preventive Medicine
     and Biometrics at the Uniformed Services University of the Health
     Sciences in Bethesda, MD.


Ute Bültmann
"Minor mental disorders and work - Towards work disability prevention and a sustainable working life"

      Dr. Bültmann is an Associate Professor at the Department of Health
      Sciences / Work & Health of the University Medical Center Groningen,
      University of Groningen, The Netherlands. Her research interests include
      the epidemiology of work and health, the impact of the psychosocial
      work environment on workers' health, measurement of health and
      functioning at work, and prevention of work disability. She is involved in
      collaborative research projects on work and health in Denmark and
      Canada, and is an adjunct scientist of the Institute for Work & Health in
      Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Bob Drake
“Success with Supported Employment for Serious Mental Disorders - Translation Opportunities”

      Bob is the Andrew Thomson Professor of Psychiatry and Community and
      Family Medicine at Dartmouth Medical School and the Director of the
      Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center. He was educated at Princeton,
      Duke, and Harvard Universities. At Dartmouth for 26 years, he is
      currently Vice Chair and Director of Research in the Department
      of Psychiatry. He works as a community mental health doctor and
      researcher. His research focuses on co-occurring disorders, 
      vocational rehabilitation, health services research, and evidence-based
      practices to improve outcomes. He has authored/co-authored 22 books
                                and over 420 scientific papers.



WDPI CONFERENCE ABTSRACT SUBMISSION INFORMATION



Abstract submission for WDPI - general information
We invite you to submit an abstract for an oral or poster presentation. Abstract submission for WDPI 2010 is coordinated through the joint PREMUS / WDPI 2010 abstract submission website, accessible through the link below. 

Abstracts should address one of the conference themes:

  • return-to-work and disability prevention and workplace integration interventions

  • interdisciplinary approaches across a range of conditions

  • work disability determinants

  • measures of work disability, and evaluating successful work re-integration outcomes

  • impact of policies and practices on outcomes
     

There are several specific areas of interest that will be organized into topical sessions; these include:

  • Musculoskeletal disorder

  • Cancer and work disability

  • Mental health conditions
     

Presenters interested in these sessions are encouraged to indicate that their abstract is targeted to one of these topics, in addition to one of the conference themes.

The deadline for submission is Jan 31, 2010. 
All abstracts will be peer-reviewed using a blinded system. Accepted abstracts will be scheduled according to thematic and subject categories.  Notice of abstract acceptance will be distributed by email around March 20, 2010, along with information on allocation to a specific oral presentation or poster session. The authors of leading presentations will be invited to submit a paper to be published in a special issue of the Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, the official journal of the ICOH WDPI section.

Submitting an abstract does not automatically register you for the conference – you must do this separately. All presenters must register for the conference by May 15, 2010 in order for their abstract to be included in the program.

The WDPI Scientific Meeting is not accepting proposals for symposia, but will review proposals for topical sessions, where abstracts are reviewed along with all other submissions. Contact Glenn.Pransky@libertymutual.com if you are interested in chairing a topical session.
 
 

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION FOR WDPI - SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR YOUR SUBMISSION

The deadline for abstract submission is Friday, January 31th, 2010.

The information below describes the abstract submission process for the WDPI meeting. Make sure that you have all the required information available before starting the submission process.


1. Choose submission for WDPI (not PREMUS) as the first step

2. Input the contact details of the lead /presenting author

3. Complete the abstract submission form:

  • The title of abstract

  • The name(s) of all authors (Please use this format: LAST NAME First name). You the names of all authors. The author who submits the abstracts will not necessary be the first author of the abstract.

  • The main affiliation (as it should appear in the abstracts book)

  • You must structure your abstract using these headings:
                     - Aims
                     - Methods
                     - Results (with a maximum of one figure)
                     - Discussion/Conclusion 
     The body of the abstract text is limited to a maximum of 400 words (not including title,
     names of authors, main affiliation, references and keywords).

  • You can add a maximum of three references

  • You must select from one to three keywords from this list:
           *return-to-work interventions
           *disability prevention interventions
           *interdisciplinary approaches
           *work disability predictors
           *measures of work disability
           *measures of successful work re-integration outcomes
           *impact of policies and practices on outcomes
           *cancer
           *musculoskeletal problems
           *mental health problems
           *cardiovascular disease
           *chronic pain
           *return to work facilitation / coordination
           *professional competency in work disability prevention
           *epidemiology of work disability
           *social aspects of work disability
           *economic aspects of work disability
           *special worker populations
           *workplace response
           *health care provider involvement in work disability
           *labor role in work disability
           *insurance roles in work disability
           *workplace intervention
           *clinical intervention
           *social intervention
           *socio-political issues
           *ethical issues
           *methodological issues
           *randomized trials
           *non-randomized comparative trials
           *cohort study
           *implementation study
           *disability determinants
           *presenteeism
           *measurement tools
           *intervention tool

  •  You indicate your preference for poster or oral presentation

     

4. Confirm the abstract submission
Once you have confirmed the abstract submission, it is not possible to edit the information you have entered anymore. 

If you have a question about your abstract, please contact the WDPI scientific committee (wdpi@vumc.nl).

Receipt of your abstract will be confirmed by e-mail.
Online abstract submission, click here:


Note that by registering for abstract submission you are NOT yet registered for the congress itself. This can be done at any time using your personal data provided during First Time Registration on the abstract site. If at least one of the authors of the abstract doesn’t register before Saturday, May 15th, the abstract will be withdrawn, and will not be published in the abstracts book.

 

5. Audio/Visual equipement

All meeting rooms will be equipped with a laptop and video projector. Should you require additional audio visual equipment, please send an e-mail to premus2010@contact.univ-angers.fr before June 30th, 2010.


Looking forward to receiving your abstracts and meeting you in Angers. 


The Local Organising Committee