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A FOCUS AREA AT HRPA’S
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
As always, HRPA offers several conference streams around
which content, keynotes and sessions are structured. The
conference streams are the building blocks of the professional
development we offer every year at the Annual
Conference – and this year, we have a special focus on mental
health as a sub-domain of Health, Wellness and Safe Workplace.
2017 marks the 10th anniversary of the Great-West Life
Centre for Mental Health in the Workplace, a valued partner of
HRPA. The Centre was established in 2007 and has three main
objectives:
■■ Increase knowledge and awareness of workplace psychological
health and safety
■■ Improve the ability to respond to mental health issues at work
■■ Turn knowledge into action through practical strategies and
tools for employers
The Annual Conference will offer a panel discussion on
Wednesday, February 1 entitled Panel on Psychological Health and
Safety: A Vision for Your Future Efforts. The panel will feature Mary
Ann Baynton, program director of the Great-West Life Centre
for Mental Health in the Workplace; Dr. David Satok, corporate
medical director at Rogers Communications; and Sari Sairanen,
national health and safety director for Unifor.
On any given week, more than 500,000 Canadians will not go
to work because of mental illness; implementing tools and resources
to promote employees’ psychological health makes good
business sense in any organization. Learn more about how to create
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FEATURED SESSIONS ON MENTAL HEALTH
• Panel on Psychological Health and Safety – A Vision for your
Future Efforts with Mary Ann Baynton, Dr. David Satok and
Sari Sairanen (February 1, 10:00 a.m.)
• Health & Safety in your Pocket: There’s an App for That with
Tanya Morose and Rachel Mitchell (February 1, 10:00 a.m.)
• Taking the Workplace Bully by the Horns with Renée Gendron
(February 1, 3:00 p.m.)
• Are Employers Dealing with a Coping Crisis or a Mental
Health Crisis? With Dr. Bill Howatt (February 1, 3:00 p.m.)
• Improving Mental Health at Work: Promising Practices for
Employers to Adopt with Sarika Gundu and Nitika Rewari
(February 2, 10:30 a.m.)
• Thriving in a 24/7 World with Peter Jensen
(February 2, 10:30 a.m.)
• Practical Strategies to Build Team Resilience with Mary Ann
Baynton (February 2, 3:00 p.m.)
• Bill 168 WVH – A Practical Translation and Application for
Everyone in the Workplace with Valerie Harrison
(February 3, 11:00 a.m.)
• Handling the Politics of Workplace Bullying with Valerie Cade
(February 3, 1:00 p.m.)
• Pillars of Health — Truly Sustainable Health and Wellness in
the Workplace with Jacob Lay and Scott Tate
(February 3, 1:00 p.m.)
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