Global-Watch Meeting Montreal, September/October 2019
Presentation of Two New Comprehensive Toolkits:
Measurement Indicators for a Workplace Health and Well-Being Strategy and Returning to Work After a Prolonged Absence
September 30 and October 1, 2019, Montreal
On September 30 and October 1, take part in this year’s upcoming Global-Watch Montreal Meeting during the Semaine internationale francophone pour la santé et qualité de vie au travail. The meeting will feature the presentation of two toolkits, two case studies, several employer exchanges workshops and much more.
After attending these two days of meetings, participants will be better prepared to:
- Measure the organizational impacts of a workplace health and well-being strategy by using indicators
- Intervene appropriately when an employee returns to work after an absence for psychological health reasons
- Successfully implement an artificial intelligence project at their company
The day of September 30th is exclusively for Global-Watch affiliate employers and the Semaine internationale francophone’s international delegation, while the activities slated for October 1st will be open exceptionally to the general public as well (registration charges apply for participants who are not affiliates).
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 PROGRAM:
Montreal Cowork, 4388 Saint-Denis St.
Noon Lunch
2:00 P.M. Welcome and opening remarks
2:15 P.M. Presentation of the “Measurement Indicators for a Workplace Health and Well-Being Strategy” toolkit
Marie-Claude Pelletier
President and Founder of Global-Watch
Catherine Lepage
Content Project Lead, Global-Watch
How can the organizational impacts of a workplace health and well-being strategy be measured? What indicators should be used? The Global-Watch team will present the components of its toolkit, the result of a review of the relevant literature and of employers’ practical experiences.
3:15 P.M. Break
3:30 P.M. Interactive employer workshop
How to effectively use this measurement strategy
Facilitator:
Jean-Pierre Rodrigue
Global-Watch collaborator
5:00 P.M. Closing remarks
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1ST PROGRAM
Université de Sherbrooke, Longueuil Campus, salle des Grandes portées, 150, place Charles-Le Moyne, Longueuil
MORNING: HOW TO PROMOTE AN OPTIMAL RETURN TO WORK AFTER A LONG-TERM DISABILITY FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL REASONS
9:00 A.M. Introduction
9:15 A.M. Presentation of Global-Watch’s toolkit for returning to work after an absence for psychological health reasons
Marie-Claude Pelletier
President and Founder of Global-Watch
Marie-Josée Durand
Full professor at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Rehabilitation School at the Université de Sherbrooke, researcher at the Centre de Recherche Charles-Le Moyne Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean sur les Innovations en Santé (CR-CSIS), Director of the Centre d’Action en Prévention et Réadaptation des Incapacités au Travail (CAPRIT) and Occupational Rehabilitation Research Chair (J. Armand Bombardier Foundation and Pratt & Whitney Canada)
Marie-France Coutu 
Full professor and Director of the graduate diploma microprogram in disability management at the École de Réadaptation de l’Université de Sherbrooke, researcher at the Centre d’action en prévention et en réadaptation au travail (CAPRIT), affiliated with the Centre de Recherche Charles-Le Moyne Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean sur les Innovations en Santé (CR-CSIS)
How to manage employees before, during and after they return to work after a prolonged absence? What are the good practices to follow? How to intervene in an appropriate and timely fashion? This Meeting is an opportunity for Global-Watch to present the toolkit on this topic and to further explore some of the tools.
10:00 A.M. Employer exchange workshop
10:40 A.M. Break
10:50 A.M. Plenary session
11:15 A.M. Case study
Psychological health: promoting a comprehensive approach
Valérie Legendre
Sun Life Financial
When it comes to presenteeism, casual absences, health care, prescription drugs or prolonged absences, the costs related to psychological health problems are always substantial. Investing in employee health, as well as in a company’s overall health, seems a logical choice for employers.
Noon Lunch
AFTERNOON: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: SUCCESSFULY IMPLEMENTING PROJECTS
1:00 P.M. Inspirational talk
Successfully implementing your artificial intelligence project: it’s all about psychology.
Rose-Marie Charest
Psychologist and speaker
The issue of artificial intelligence in the workplace will be addressed in an inspiring way, with recommendations for actions that employers can take. In her corporate interventions, Rose-Marie builds on her knowledge of psychology and shares the experience gained through her long career in different areas such as clinics, management, organizational governance and public and policy communications.
2:00 P.M. Ethical and legal considerations
2:45 P.M. Pause
3:00 P.M. Case study
Desjardins Insurance’s experience
Benoit Gowigati
Senior Manager, Performance and Operational Excellence, Property and Casualty Insurance, Desjardins Movement
In the context of transformation brought on by artificial intelligence, moving from a type of performance management based on traditional indicators to a type that is more human and that focuses on behaviours and skills, with the aim of fully developing front-line employees’ potential in their jobs. The experience of the Desjardins Insurance customer service team
Facilitator:
Daniel Chamberland-Tremblay, Ph.D.
Associate professor, School of Management, Université de Sherbrooke, Head of the graduate diploma microprogram in business intelligence strategy, Co-director of the Pôle de recherche en intelligence stratégique et multidimensionnelle d’entreprise (PRISME)
3:30 P.M. Facilitated employer discussion
Facilitators:
Marie-Claude Pelletier
President and Founder of Global-Watch
and
Daniel Chamberland-Tremblay
Associate professor, School of Management, Université de Sherbrooke, Head of the graduate diploma microprogram in business intelligence strategy, Co-director of the Pôle de recherche en intelligence stratégique et multidimensionnelle d’entreprise (PRISME)
4:30 P.M. Next steps
5:00 P.M. Acknowledgements and closing remarks
