September 28, 2022 (Ayr, ON) DriverCheck is currently gearing up for their 5th Annual Fitness for Duty Summit and is pleased to announce its full lineup speakers and panelists. This year’s event will be held in-person in Toronto, Ontario on October 12 and 13 at the Sheraton Toronto Airport Hotel and Conference Centre. The two-day educational event will include 10 speakers, two panel discussion, tradeshow area and an evening networking reception on October 12th.   

The event will address some of the workplace challenges employers face in their effort to create a healthy and safe work environment. Delivering an abundance of valuable information, useful resources, and expert insight, this year’s lineup of diverse speakers will touch on a variety of relevant topics, both from physical and mental health perspectives.

The Agenda Includes:

DAY 1

Session 1: The Evolution of Cannabis in the Workplace – Trends & Testing Updates for 2022with Dr. Melissa Snider-Adler, Chief Medical Review Officer, Drivercheck

Session 2: Reviewing and Updating Your Company Alcohol & Drug Policy with Barb Butler, Consultant, Barb Butler & Associates

Session 3: Accommodation & Fitness for Duty: From Substance Abuse to Mental Health Issues -  How do we Handle the Challenges in Today’s New Workplaces with Melissa Roth, Partner, Gowling WLG

Session 4: Emerging Technology to Assess Fitness for Duty and Impairment with Dr. Anthony Singhal, Cognitive Neuroscientist, University of Alberta

Session 5: Fitness for Duty Programs – Panel Discussion with Peter Bartz, Toronto Transit Commission, Dr. Melissa Snider-Adler, Chief Medical Review Officer, Drivercheck, Melissa Roth, Partner, Gowling WLG and Barb Butler, Consultant, Barb Butler & Associates. Moderator: Dr. Jonathan Davids, Corporate Medical Director, DriverCheck  

Session 6: Overview of Respiratory Protection Programs with Stacy Richardson, Industrial Hygiene Technologist (IHT), 3M

DAY 2

Session 1: Medication Mania – Managing Prescription Medication in Safety–Sensitive Workplaces with Dr. Melissa Snider-Adler, Chief Medical Review Officer, DriverCheck 

Session 2:  Physical Abilities Testing – Empowering Employers to Make Informed Hiring Decisions with Shauna Mann, Regional Clinic Manager, DriverCheck

Session 3:  Get Up & Move with Andrea Morley, Communications & Wellness Coordinator, Healthy Trucker/NAL Insurance

Session 4:  Once your Know Better, You Do Better: The Impact of Assumptions, Bias, and Perceptions in Workplace Psychological Health & Safety with Shelly Bischoff, CMHA Psychological Health & Safety Practitioner, Ptolemy & Associated

Session 5:  Managing Anxiety with Hari Chettiar, Chettiar Counselling & Associates

Session 6: Health and Wellness in the Workplace (Psychological and Physical) – Panel Discussion with Hari Chettiar, Chettiar Counselling & Associates, Shauna Mann, Regional Clinic Manager, DriverCheck, Andrea Morley, Communications & Wellness Coordinator, Healthy Trucker/NAL Insurance and Shelley Bischoff, CMHA Psychological Health & Safety Practitioner, Ptolemy & Associated. Moderator: Dr. Jonathan Davids, Corporate Medical Director, DriverCheck.  

For a more detailed overview of the conference, you can visit www.drivercheck.ca/aboutffds and download the full agenda at www.drivercheck.ca/agenda-2.

What is Fitness for Duty?

Fitness for Duty programs differ from company to company, and typically include some form of medical testing and/or assessment(s). Whether conducted for an existing employee, or a potential candidate, testing such as alcohol and drug testing, pre-placement medicals, audiograms etc. may be performed to determine whether an individual is physically and/or psychologically fit to perform the job. The results of this medical testing conclude whether an individual has the ability to complete the essential functions of a job and do so safely.

Registration

Space is limited and tickets will be approved on a first come, first serve basis. The price of admission is $550 plus applicable taxes. Breakfast and lunch will be provided on both days, and DriverCheck will be hosting a social gathering in the evening of October 12th at the venue. A block of rooms has been reserved at the Sheraton Toronto Airport Hotel and Conference Centre, where the Summit is being held. 

Reservations can be made directly by calling Sheraton at 1 (866) 932-7058 or by visiting their website via this reservation link – Book your group rate for DriverCheck Fitness for Duty Summit.

To register for this event, visit: www.eventbrite.ca/e/fitness-for-duty-summit-tickets-374267934467

If you have any questions, please contact Stephen Cooper, Marketing at scooper@DriverCheck.ca

About DriverCheck

Founded in 1996, DriverCheck is Canada’s Fitness for Duty expert and the country’s leading provider of workplace medical testing and assessments. With a network of more than 1,300 clinics across the country and a team of medical professionals, DriverCheck serves thousands of employers in a variety of safety sensitive industries including transportation, oil and gas, aviation, rail, mining, construction, healthcare, manufacturing, and forestry. Each year, DriverCheck conducts hundreds of thousands of on-site and clinic-based medical tests and provides a wide variety of occupational health and fitness-for-duty services, including alcohol and drug testing, pre-employment medicals, physical abilities tests, regulated medical surveillance testing and medical cannabis reviews.  In addition, DriverCheck provides onsite medical staffing solutions for employers across Canada. Learn more about DriverCheck’s solutions to build a healthier and safer world at drivercheck.ca.