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AWCBC Program

Below is a overview of the week-long conference. Please note that this schedule is subject to change.

Sunday, October 26
Time	Session	Speaker
09:00 - 15:00	AWCBC Board of Directors Governance Training	Maureen Reid
16:30 - 18:00	AWCBC Board of Directors Reception
20:00 - 22:00	Screening of "The Corporation"

Monday, October 27
Time	Session	Speaker
09:00 - 15:00	AWCBC Board of Directors Governance Training	Maureen Reid
15:00 - 16:00	Keynote Speaker - Joint plenary session	Joel Bakan

Tuesday, October 28
Time	Session	Speaker
08:30 - 10:00	Keynote Panel - Joint plenary session	Donna Wilson, Todd Nicholson, Jessica Des Mazes
10:30 - 12:00	Return to Work	Carla Hurley, Sandra McLeod
10:30 - 12:00	Road to Zero	The Honourable Steven W. Mahoney, P.C.
10:30 - 12:00	Social Marketing Research	Ed McCloskey
13:00 - 14:30	Benchmark Survey	Scott McCloy
13:00 - 14:30	Leadership Charter	Ralph Tucker
13:00 - 14:30	Think Smart, Act Smart; Putting Your Ideas into Action	Vincent Russell
15:00 - 16:30	Foreign Workers - Plenary session	Valerie Royle, Grant Van Eaton, Yvonne Clarke, Alex Furlong
19:00 - 21:30	President's Welcoming Reception at the Vancouver Aquarium

Wednesday, October 29
Time	Session	Speaker
08:30 - 10:00	Keynote Speaker - Joint plenary session	Richard Pimentel
10:30 - 12:00	Managing Difficult or Complex Claims - Joint concurrent session	Klaus Kohlmeyer, Robert J. Malooly
10:30 - 12:00	Accreditation Program	Paul Casey
10:30 - 12:00	Claims Managment Solutions (CMS)	Steve Barnett
13:00 - 14:30	Six Sigma	Valerie Dong, Karlene Dawson
13:00 - 14:30	Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Part I - Joint concurrent session	Dwight Doell (MB), David Cicola (PA), Gord van Clieaf (ON), Mark McCrea (MN)
13:00 - 14:30	Injury Database	Jean Gamache
15:00 - 16:30	Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Part II - Joint concurrent session	Dwight Doell (MB), David Cicola (PA), Gord van Clieaf (ON), Mark Mccrea (MN)
15:00 - 16:30	Managing Psychological Issues	Dr. Greg Meloche, Dr. John Dudley, Dr. W. James Arnold
15:00 - 16:30	Opioid Management - Joint concurrent session	Dr. David Elias (NB), Dr. Alan Colledge (US)
19:00 - 23:00	Swag Night
19:00 - 22:30	Chocolate Tasting

Thursday, October 30
Time	Session	Speaker
08:30 - 10:00	Keynote Speaker - Joint plenary session	Ian Percy
10:30 - 12:00	Effective Programs to Transform Employers into Safer Organizations - Joint plenary session	John Leonard, David Stuewe
12:00 - 13:00	Overview of Personal Injury Education Foundation	Nathan Clarke
13:15 - 14:30	Threat Management Systems	Mark Evans
13:15 - 14:30	Mexican Workers and Workers’ Compensation: Challenges Beyond the Rio Grande and 49th Parallel - Joint concurrent session	Tapen Sinha
13:15 - 14:30	Young Workers	Trudi Rondou, Andy Rauska
15:00 - 16:15	A Review of Legislative Trends in the U.S. and Canada - Joint plenary session	Todd Brown, Barry Llewellyn, Terry Bogyo
18:00 - 19:00	Closing Reception
19:00 - 24:00	Closing Banquet

Friday, October 31
Time	Session	Speaker
09:30 - 11:00	What Were They Thinking? and Demographics	Terry Bogyo
10:00 - 12:00	CMS Demonstration	Steve Barnett, Todd Yule

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