Registrants are able to choose their preferred sessions and they will be printed on the back of your name badge. It is a first come, first served as space is limited in each room. Once a session is filled, it will no longer be available, and you will need to choose an alternate session. During the conference, if you have not chosen a session, you will be able to find out from the registration desk what sessions still have room.
Scroll down to see the Summary Agenda with room locations - this pdf version may be used for used for accreditation purposes.
To download a pdf of the session presentation, please click here. If you do not see the presentation, it has not been provided yet. On Friday, September 26, if you still do not see a presentation from the session you attended, the presenter has requested not to share it due to proprietary information.
Note: Please use your registration receipt and the downloadable agenda as proof of attendance for accreditation documentation.
Please CLICK HERE for a copy of the certificate. You can fill in your name and save or print it, as needed.
For NIDMAR CPD hours, attendees may complete their form and email rinki.kohli@sbci.org to have it signed.
Day 1 | Wednesday, September 24, 2025
8:00 AM
Registration & Breakfast / Exhibits & Networking
9:00 AM
Welcome and Opening Remarks
9:15 AM
KEYNOTE:
From Barriers to Solutions: Rethinking Communication in Disability Management
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10:30 AM
Break / Exhibits / Networking
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10:45 AM
Breakout Session 1
Reconsiderations at all Levels
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Supporting Mental Health at Work: The Critical Role of Case Managers in Enabling Psychological Safety and Sustainable RTW
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From Compliance to Connection: Reimagining Return-to-Work Engagement
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New Approach to Recovery Management and Return-to-Work: Centralizing Nurse Consultants to Improve Outcomes for Injured People
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11:45 AM
Lunch
1:00 PM
Breakout Session 2
A Practical Guide to Navigating WSIB and WSIAT Appeals
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Navigating Multi-Generational Workplaces, Introduction of AI, and Mental Health in Modern Leadership
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Proactive Risk Assessments for Workplace Violence in the Public Sector: Safeguarding Staff and Sustaining Services
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Supporting the Occupational Participation of Front-Lines Workers Following Workplace Trauma
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2:00 PM
Break / Exhibits / Networking
2:15 PM
Breakout Session 3
To Go Far Go Together: Supporting Employees Living with Concussions/Brain Injuries
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Preventing Injuries - Ergonomic Strategies for a Safer Workplace
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Human Rights/WSIB crossovers
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Transforming Disability Management with Technology
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3:15 PM
Transition
3:30 PM
Breakout Session 4
How to search for WSIAT decisions
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Design and build of a provincial PSP leadership curriculum: a collaborative partnership
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Risk/Reward - Cost Benefits/Risks Associated with Creative Solutions in Navigating the Return to Work Process
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Revolutionizing Disability Management: Harnessing Virtual Psychiatric Consults in a Landscape of Significant Wait Times
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4:30 PM
Transition
4:35 PM
Networking Cocktail Reception
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Day 2 | Thursday, September 25, 2025
8:00 AM
Registration & Breakfast / Exhibits & Networking
9:00 AM
Welcome to Day 2
9:15 AM
KEYNOTE
How to Create a Completely Inclusive Workplace Culture
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10:15 AM
Break / Exhibits / Networking
10:45 AM
Breakout Session 5
2025 Legal Highlights in Workers' Compensation Law: Important Cases, Updates and Trends
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11:45 AM
Lunch and Prize Draws (must be present to win)
1:00 PM
Breakout Session 6
Intelligence, AI & Privacy: Principles for Insurance Professionals
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Charting the Course towards a Psychologically Safe Workplace: Recent Case Law Updates on the Intersection of Investigations and Chronic Mental Stress (CMS)
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The Power of Ergonomics: Improving Productivity, Engagement, and Savings
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2:00 PM
Break / Exhibits / Networking
2:15 PM
Breakout Session 7
Advancing Equity in Disability Management
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Noise & HLPP: Checking Boxes or Acting Responsibly?
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WSIB Audits & Prosecutions: When, Why, and How They Are Done?!
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3:15 PM
End of Conference
SUMMARY AGENDA
