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2013 Annual Members’ Forum

June 15, 2013

Annual Members’ Forum 2013

The annual Sydney Forum is coming up on Monday 22 July, kindly hosted by King & Wood Mallesons. The event will run from 9:00am – 3:00pm.

The Sydney WHPN Annual Forum is a mini-conference and is the highlight of the WHPN calendar. In 2012 it was opened by the NSW Minister for Mental Health and Healthy Lifestyles, the Hon. Kevin Humphries M.P. The Forum provides an opportunity for members to present case studies showcasing the great work that they are doing in workplace health and wellbeing.

Guest speakers will include the Hon. Kevin Humphries the Minister of Mental Health and Minister of Healthy Lifestyles, NSW Mental Health Commissioner Mr John Feneley, as well as the BlackDog Institute, WISE Employment, Ingrid Ozols from MH@Work, and Graeme Cowan, a presentation about award winning programs from the Ambulance Service of NSW and Optus, RSPCA NSW, Interaction Disability Services, and University of Technology, Sydney, as well as people with lived experience of mental illness in the workplace. More announcements of speakers will be forthcoming.

This event is FREE for members of the Workplace Health Promotion Network (WHPN).

Meeting Agenda

Monday 22 July 2013

MEETING VENUE: King & Wood Mallesons – Level 61, Governor Phillip Tower, 1 Farrer Place, Sydney.
MEETING TIME:   8.45am – 3.00pm

8.45am                     Networking

9.00am                    MC’s Welcome – Dennis Hoiberg, Consultant, Lessons Learnt Consulting

9.03am                    Acknowledgement of Country – Dennis Hoiberg, MC

9.05am                    Address from the Hon. Kevin Humphries, MP

Minister for Mental Health, Minister for Healthy Lifestyles

9.15am                    Mental Health Commissioner NSW John Feneley, Mental Health Commission NSW

The Commissioner will discuss the relevance of workplace mental health to the reform of Mental Health in NSW

9.30am                  Member Speaker: Louise Ashelford, Manager Healthy Workplace Strategies and

                               Paul McFarlane, Senior Chaplain Healthy Workplace Strategies, Ambulance Service NSW

“Promoting a Healthy Workplace – current initiatives in NSW Ambulance”

9.50am                   Guest Speaker: Graeme Cowan, Managing Director, ThriveCentral

“4 Ways to Help a Stressed Workmate”

10.25am               Member Speaker: Megan Kingham, Health and Wellbeing Manger, Workplace Health and Safety, Optus

“A Wellbeing Makeover- Reshaping Wellbeing at Optus”

10.45am               Morning Tea

11.10am                Member Speaker: Kathy Russell, Injury Management Co-ordinator, University of Technology Sydney

“The Challenges of Engagement in Wellbeing Programs”

11.25am               Guest Speaker: Megen Graham, Business Manager, WISE Employment

Disability Employment Services – Employment Support

11.50am               Member Speaker: Desleigh White, Executive Manager – People and Organisational Development, RSPCA NSW

                            “Building Personal Resilience at the RSPCA”

12.10pm               Member Speaker: Lisa Osborne, Senior Clinician/Psychologist, Interaction Disability Services Ltd

“Wellbeing Sessions: One approach to getting staff on board”

12.30pm               Lunch

1.20pm                 Panel Discussion: Mental Health in the Workplace

  • Ingrid Ozols, MH @ Work
  • Wayne Wigham, Black Dog Institute
  • Graeme Cowan, ThriveCentral
  • Julie Leitch, Mental Health Association NSW

2.50pm                  Wrap Up by MC

3.00pm                  Close

Meet Workplace Health Exhibitors from;

  • Black Dog Institute
  • Springday
  • Springboard Health & Performance Pty Ltd
  • Weight Watchers
  • St Vincent’s Hospital and the Recovery Bus project
  • The ORS Group

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