Work Disability Prevention – Bridging research and practice

14th – 18th of June 2021
Kurhotel Skodsborg, Skodsborg, Denmark

About this course

This course presents “The Best Of” the highly valued 3-year course on Work Disability Prevention. Work disability occurs when a worker is impaired in performing his or her job. Work disability is expressed by continuing working but performing less, i.e. presenteeism, or by reporting sick, i.e. absenteeism. As such, it imposes large individual, social, and economical burdens. It is also a major concern to workers, their families, employers, policy makers, insurers, and occupational health service providers.

Main topics

Three different Work Disability Prevention topics will be addressed and integrated:

Introduction to Work Disability Prevention (including transdisciplinarity)
Intervention research in Work Disability Prevention (including organizational interventions and health promotion aiming at both individuals and workplaces)
Sociopolitical challenges with Work Disability Prevention (including implementation of evidence-based practice)

Please note!

We will do our utmost to arrange courses, even in these exceptional times. We have the readiness to arrange courses with modified concepts, allowing smaller groups to meet, in some cases national groups, and the possibility to participate on-line.

Our cancellation policy is generous, so it is safe to enroll to a course well in advance and cancel participation if the situation makes it difficult or risky to travel.

	Course Summary
	14th – 18th of June 2021
	Kurhotel Skodsborg, Skodsborg, Denmark
	Deadline 12th of April 2021
	EUR 1010-1240 (depending on day package)
	Register now

Price information

The price of the course consists of the course fee of EUR 500
and the day package of choice.

Day package I

This package includes:

conference facilities and technical equipment
course material
coffees, lunches
dinners and the social program on Tuesday.

We strongly encourage you to take part in the social program, as this is a vital part of the NIVA course experience. We believe in the power of networking and strive to create an inspiring possibility for that through the social program.

The total price of the course is EUR 1240 (course fee EUR 500 + day package fee EUR 740).

EUR 1240

Day package II

This package includes:

conference facilities and technical equipment
course material
coffees and lunches.

Kindly note that the day package II does not include dinners nor the social program.

The total price of the course is EUR 1010 (course fee EUR 500 + day package fee EUR 510).

EUR 1010

Accommodation

14th – 18th of June 2021 at Kurhotel Skodsborg, Skodsborg, Denmark.

NIVA has made a block reservation for the accommodation 14th – 18th of June 2021 at Kurhotel Skodsborg, Skodsborg, Denmark. To book a room from the block kindly make the reservation by emailing the hotel directly at booking@skodsborg.dk,
Attention Anja (available until 20.5.2021).

The room price for a single standard room is DKK 1300 (approx. EUR 175/night), including breakfast.

The block reservation will be available until 20th of May 2021.

EUR 175 / night

Course objectives

The objective of the course is to disseminate transdisciplinary knowledge with focus on theoretical, methodological, ethical and practical challenges in relation to work disability prevention. The target audience is PhD students, post-doctoral fellows and practitioners with a master’s degree who are linked to the work disability field.

Target groups

PhD students
students at post-master level
occupational health professionals (physicians, ergonomists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, psychologists, etc.)
rehabilitation professionals
representatives of insurance companies and social insurance.

	Course Summary
	14th – 18th of June 2021
	Kurhotel Skodsborg, Skodsborg, Denmark
	Deadline 12th of April 2021
	EUR 1010-1240 (depending on day package)
	Register now

General course fee and cancellation information

The courses and workshops vary in price. Please note that the course fee does not cover meals or accommodation. The course fee and day-package fee are invoiced after the registration deadline.

Travel arrangements

Please refrain from booking any tickets until we have confirmed the course. The confirmation, which will be sent after the registration deadline, will include detailed information on the payment of the course fee and day-packages, as well as information on accommodation options and practical arrangements. Please note that you are not insured by NIVA.

Cancellation policy

Cancellations received by April, 12th 2021: full refund
Cancellations received by April, 13th 2021 or later: no refund

The total price of the course will be invoiced after the registration deadline.

The price is subject to minor changes.

Subject background

Evidence indicates that work disability results from complex interplays involving several stakeholders (workplace, family, insurer, healthcare providers) interacting with the patient/worker in the disability process. Addressing this systemic and multidimensional disability problem requires adopting a transdisciplinary perspective. The focus of work disability prevention (WDP) is helping workers stay productive at work, or return to a healthy productive work life. In this course, we will pay specific attention to mental health problems (burnout, depression and anxiety) as they are prevalent and not yet tackled (sufficiently) in most countries.

Most researchers and practitioners entering the field of WDP come from a specific discipline (e.g., medicine, rehabilitation, biomechanics, psychology, social sciences). Based on their discipline and training, they often have a relatively narrow perspective on work disability and are not well prepared to address the complexity of WDP. For researchers, this may lead to difficulties in developing and implementing research projects and interventions and may discourage some researchers from continuing in the WDP field. For practitioners, it may be difficult to get access to ongoing research and debates, and thus to use the newest insights from the field in their daily work.

Transdisciplinary exchange of research and practice at academic level and building bridges between these areas seem to be of high importance for professional development and to move the field forward by building a transdisciplinary ‘body of knowledge’. Opportunities to train researchers and practitioners in the full spectrum of WDP and work and health issues are rare as are opportunities for exchanging insights from research and practice. Our transdisciplinary training program in Work Disability Prevention helps researchers and practitioners develop transdisciplinary knowledge, skills and attitudes regarding WDP by using the trainees’ own disciplinary knowledge and research projects to contribute to the transdisciplinary experience. The Transdisciplinary WDP Program presents “ The Best Of” the recent 3-year NIVA course Work Disability Prevention (2016-2018), which was modelled in line with the earlier WDP Strategic Training Program in Canada.