12th Annual Managing and Litigating Disability Insurance Claims

Tuesday, April 17 to Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Metropolitan Hotel, Toronto, Ontario

This program can be applied towards 9 of the 12 hours of annual Continuing Professional Development (CPD) required by the Law Society of Upper Canada. Please note that these CPD hours are not accredited for the New Member Requirement.  The workshop has been accredited by the Law Society of Upper Canada for 3.0 Professionalism Hours/New Member CPD Hours.

This program has been approved by the Law Society of Saskatchewan for 11.5 CPD hours for the conference. Members will also receive 3.0 additional CPD credit hours, which also qualify as ethics hours, for attending the workshop.

The same number of hours may be applied toward your continuing legal education requirements in British Columbia.

The Barreau du Québec automatically recognizes the same number of hours for this training activity, the latter having been accredited by another Law Society subject to MCLE.

Attendance at this program by members of the Law Society of Alberta may be submitted to the Law Society for Continuing Professional Development credits.

The following sessions have been accredited by NIDMAR for Continuing Education Credit (CEC) hours for Certified Disability Management Professionals (CDMP) and Certified Return to Work Coordinators (CRTWC), totalling 5.25 CEC hours.

Day 1 9:00 – 10:15 am           (1.25 CEC hours)
Managing and Litigating Mental Health Disabilities “360”: Gaining Valuable Medical and Legal Insights into Workplace Stress, Depression and More
 

10:30 – 11:30 am         (1 CEC hour)
Successfully Assessing and Treating Chronic Pain, Fatigue, Fibromyalgia and Related Conditions

 

3:00 – 4:00 pm             (1 CEC hour)
Protecting Your Bottom Line by Strategically Coordinating Your Disability Insurance Claim with Other Benefit Regimes

Day 2 1:45 – 2:45 pm             (1 CEC hour)
Navigating the Challenges Posed by the Own Occupation/Any Occupation Definition
 

3:00 – 4:00 pm            (1 CEC hour)
Limiting the Costs of Disability Claims: Strategies to Meet the Duty to Accommodate and Maximize the Chances of a Successful Return to Work