Tackling Stress and Depression in the Workplace

Presentation Outline

• Review depression and stress from the “inside-out” (experiential)
• Define stress, depression and anxiety and describe how they co-exist with other chronic medical conditions
• Review prevalence of depression in the workplace
• Review common stressors in the workplace
• Review sequelae of stress and depression in the workplace (e.g. presenteeism, absenteeism, reduced productivity)
• Overview of clinical approaches to treating depression/anxiety
• Review health visit preparation strategies for helping individuals identify stress and depression related to work and health problems
• Organizational approaches to preventing and reducing workplace stress and depression (“outside-in”)

This presentation will review the spectrum of symptoms related to stress, depression and anxiety as manifested in the workplace. In particular, we will look at behaviors, feelings, cognitions, interpersonal relationships and productivity/motivation as they are commonly experienced in affected individuals. We will then look at data reviewing prevalence of these clinical issues in the workplace as well the real-world consequences of unrecognized or untreated stress/depression/anxiety. Finally we will begin to examine organizational approaches that may help to recognize and address these common issues.

Presenter Paul Ciechanowski, MD, MPH, is an academic psychiatrist and researcher at the University of Washington. He has been presenting on topics related to depression, stress, medical conditions and patient-provider relationships for over a decade in the U.S., Canada, Europe and Australia. Prior to his academic career, Paul was a family doctor in rural Canada. He is the Program Director of the CHAMMP Training Institute, which offers training opportunities in behavioral health for healthcare providers around the country. He conducts research at Harborview Medical Center, University of WA Medical Center (UWMC), and Group Health Research Institute. His clinical activities include his psychiatric practice at the UW Diabetes Care Center, psychiatric consulting work at the UWMC, and clinical work on the UWMC psychiatric unit.

Dr. Paul is CEO and Founder of Samepage, a platform offering free educational materials and tools for patients and patient advocates, and offering courses and consulting for healthcare providers and health organizations and industry. The mission of Samepage is to improve the healthcare communication and restore relationships in the healthcare setting.

miCare - Healthy Employees... Healthy Employee Benefit Plan

Presentation Outline

• Establishing a Medical Home
• Types of Services Offered
• Patient Experience
• Health Risk Assessments as the Foundation
• Measuring Results
• Demonstrating Savings
• Value Based Solutions

This presentation will demonstrate how the establishment of a medical home at the employer’s worksite results in improving the health of the workforce as well as improve the bottom line of the health plan spend.

Presenter Lenette Kosovich is the Director of miCare, a subsidiary of EBMS, Inc. Her career in health care began as a Registered Nurse; always knowing she wanted to be a nurse, but not knowing at the time that her true vocation would be in the health care management arena. The health care line of business provides a plethora of opportunities and Lenette’s career path certainly demonstrates the variety of roads that may be traveled. Her meanderings have included pediatric nursing, teaching as a certified diabetes educator, directing a multi-city, multi-state medical call center, and operating a mobile medical/dental clinic for children. Eventually, she migrated into personnel management as the Director of Human Resources at one of the largest healthcare systems in Montana and most recently, Lenette was Director of Human Resources EBMS, Inc.

Lenette obtained her MHA from Montana State University-Billings. She’s been involved with ACHE, SHRM and ASHHRA. She has been an active board member of the local and state Ronald McDonald House Charities. Her free time is spent cooking (a long standing passion), raising heirloom tomatoes, traveling, and guiding historical Lewis and Clark trips down the Missouri River in her beloved Montana.

When:	7:15 am 7:30 - 8:00 am 8:00 - 10:00 am Registration Breakfast Program
Where:	Harborside Restaurant, 1200 Westlake Ave N.
Cost:	$60 members; $75 non-members and guests by registration deadline. $75 members; $90 non-members and guests after deadline or at door.
RSVP:	Phone Fax Mail Online 206-623-8632 206-575-9255 EBPA, PO Box 58530, Seattle, WA 98138-1530 Online registration is closed Reservations must be prepaid or guaranteed with your Visa, MasterCard or American Express, or send a check to the office. Checks must be received before the date of the event. (Remember, if you make a reservation and do not cancel by the deadline, you will be billed for the event.)
Deadline:	5:00 pm, April 5, 2010
WAOIC Number:	The Washington State’s Office of Insurance Commissioner now requires your WAOIC number on the sign in / sign out form in order to qualify for CE credits.