IFDM 2014, hosted by the Personal Injury Education Foundation in Melbourne, Australia, was a highly successful event which attracted over 460 participants from 19 countries representing 160 organizations. To read the details, please click on the following link: Full story
2014
Archive of 2014 news posts
PCU-WHS to host IFDM 2018 in Vancouver, Canada
The Pacific Coast University for Workplace Health Sciences (PCU-WHS) will host the 2018 IFDM in Vancouver, Canada. The theme for IFDM 2018 will be: Innovation in Integrated Workplace Health. To view the Communique for further details, please click the following link: PCU-WHS to host IFDM 2018
Belgium Adopts IDMSC Professional Standards
Belgium’s Health Insurance AGency (RIZIV-INAMI), which manages supplemental security income benefits for non-occupational injuries and illnesses, recently signed an agreement with NIDMAR, which allows the agency to begin training individuals under its own “Back to Work” program using the IDMSC curriculum and professional designations. Full story
RTW Transformation at WSIB, Canada
This Communique highlights the experience at the Workplace Safety & Insurance Board (WSIB) of Ontario, Canada with regard to the results of a work reintegration strategy undertaken by them. More information
First UK Organization Becomes IDMSC Certified
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the first organization in the United Kingdom to have achieved the Disability Management program best practices standard as defined by and awarded under the auspices of the IDMSC. For further details, please see the following link: University College London Hospitals
DGUV Renews License Agreement Extedning Certification Commitment to 15 Years
In 2013, during the year of the tenth anniversary since first signing a licensing agreement to offer the professional certification examinations, the DGUV (German Social Accident Insurance) renewed their licence agreement for another five years. Full story
Professionalization in DM Advances Around the World
The designations of Certified Disability Management Professional (CDMP) and Certified Return to Work Coordinator (CRTWC), administered under the auispices of the IDMSC, are increasingly receiving global recognition as the standard for disability management practice worldwide. More information