IFDM 2018

Session 4C - on Tuesday, October 16 from 1:30 - 2:45 pm

Marc White PhD, Work Wellness and Disability Prevention Institute, Shannon Wagner PhD, University of Northern British Columbia

* Thank you to Angie Hunt, Lisa Mighton

Program planning: Investigating the impact of educational webinars on disability prevention and management

Our Mandate

• Create and sustain work wellness

• Prevent impairment-related job loss

• Eliminate worklessness for those with, or at risk of, chronic and episodic health-related challenges

A primary goal is to reduce the gap between what is known from high quality research and what is done in training, policy and practice

Our Objects • Facilitate the adoption of research evidence

• Provide credible, science-informed, practical tools and educational resources

• Work collaboratively with government, organizations and individuals who play a role in creating, and sustaining safe, healthy, inclusive and productive workplaces

• Partner with the global community of researchers, professionals and other stakeholders committed to work wellness and the prevention of disability, job loss and worklessness

• Support work participation for those at risk, or with, chronic and episodic health-related challenges

Context

• As part of our activities we host with partner organizations a series of free public access research to practice webinars

• Webinars are supported by funding from BC Government, membership and donations. No pharmaceutical support

• Education Advisory Committee – academic and stakeholders participate in review of prospective speakers

• Prospective speakers are selected by Education Programmer and CEO based on recent publications, systematic reviews, on topics suggested by attendees and review committee members

Webinars – Effective Workplaces

Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work

Vocational Rehabilitation Association Canada

Chartered Professionals in Human Resources of BC & Yukon

CIHR SPOR Chronic Pain Network

Province of British Columbia

Pain BC

Collaboration with International Centres of Workplace Excellence

Webinars – Effective Workplaces

Webinars – Total Views

Webinars – Top Countries Overall

Program Evaluation – Sampling Frame

• October 1, 2017 – September 30, 2018

• Live Attendees 2,648

• Canada 2,119

• United States 109

• International 26

• Unknown 394

Australia Chile Nepal

Belgium Colombia New Zealand

Brazil India Nigeria

Cambodia Ireland Pakistan

Cayman Islands Italy United Kingdom

Program Evaluation – Who is watching?

• Live Attendees October 1, 2017 – September 30, 2018

Human Resource Professionals 919 35%

Disability Management Professionals 568 21%

Health Professionals 541 20%

Persons with Pain 126 5%

Other 101 4%

Union Representative 9 0%

Unknown 384 15%

2,648 100%

Program Evaluation – Time on Task?

• Live Attendees October 1, 2017 – September 30, 2018

60 minutes plus 1,094 41% 41%

Between 50 - 59 minutes 688 26% 67%

Between 41 - 49 minutes 433 16% 84%

Between 30-40 minutes 186 7%

Between 15 - 29 minutes 140 5%

Less than 14 minutes 107 4%

Total 2,648 100%

No. of Webinars per Attendee

• Based on 2,648 Attendees

1 webinar 69%

2 webinars 15%

3-5 webinars

10%

6 - 8 webinars

3%

9 - 12 webinars

2%

13 - 26 webinars

1% 1 webinar 982

2 webinars 216

3-5 webinars 147 147

6 - 8 webinars 46 193

9 - 12 webinars 21 214

13 - 26 webinars 12 226

Program Evaluation – Overall Evaluation

• Responders (rating scale 5= excellent 1 = poor)

(5) Excellent 408 40% 40%

(4) Very Good 456 45% 85%

(3) Average 138

(2) Poor 11

(1) Very Poor 4

1,017

Planned Actions Post Webinar

• As a result of participating in this webinar I plan to:

Share information with leadership, employees, others 376

Change professional practice 256

Seek further information 139

Adds to my knowledge-base 125

Personal change 84

Considering action 38

Will review current policies 19

Reinforce current practice 11

Informed future research 10

Not sure 17

Do not plan to use info 29

Not applicable 6

Examples

I am disability team manager, I plan to summarize for my team so that we can ensure a solid understanding when we adjudicate disability claims

I will incorporate this information into health & safety practices, as well as mental health practices for the work places that I service.

I work in disability management and feel this webinar is very pertinent to RTW considerations for men who are on mental health disability-related work absence, and to improve workplace mental health in ways that are relevant for men.

Examples

In my work as a program development specialist. We'll take the information to our front line staff.

Include safety sensitive indicators to my evaluation and being more focused on medication when planning RTW

Initiate the discussion with greater confidence when talking to patients

Print off some of the slides to present to my treatment team. Advocating at government levels for adequate access to treatment teams instead of primary doctors and multiple specialists who do not have time to coordinate care for all of their patients

Share with supervisors so they have a better understanding of employee illness.

Questions? Stay in Touch!

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