Events

At this year's Conference, which takes place in Helsinki and is hosted by EAP-Finland OY,holds a mixture of workshops, the EAEF AGM and a strong line up of speakers from across Europe to address the issues facing businesses in Europe and the role of Employee Assistance (EA) in adding value in the workplace.

09-10 June 2005, Bibliothèque Solvay, Brussels The 'Opportunity and challenges' event presents an unrivalled opportunity to meet your peers and discuss current developments in this increasingly high profile arena.

This European event hosted by the Institute for Health & Productivity Management (IHPM) will address the increasing challenge of absenteeism and presenteeism, especially with regard to mental and psychosocial health, while maximizing the health and performance of employees.

The conference offers a working forum to discuss evidence of effectiveness and quality of health promotion for what will be the best practice today and tomorrow for policy makers, practitioners and researchers from the entire European Region and other parts of the world.

30-31 May 2005, in Hanasaari Cultural Centre, Espoo, Finland. The Symposium is arranged alongside the World Skills Competition Helsinki 2005, which is organized on 25 May ? 1 June 2005 at the Helsinki Fair Centre, Finland. The opening ceremony of the competition will be held on 25 May, the competitions on 26?29 May, and the closing ceremony on 1 June.

The conference will be jointly hosted by the Irish and Northern Irish Networks of HPH. Main topics of the conference are: - empowering hospital patients - empowering hospital staff - empowering specifically vulnerable groups

This conference is aimed at all those interested in the field of life and disability assurance. Emphasis will be given to modern approaches to diagnosis and treatment, in addition to rehabilitation of the disabled to help them return to work whenever possible. It is therefore appropriate at this time of increasing claims, that the programme should focus on the assessment and treatment of some of the most important issues leading to claims as well as forecasting future trends in cancer, H.I.V. and connective tissue diseases. Updates on cardiovascular imaging, cardiovascular risk assessment and the impact of increasing longevity on insurance round off this all day conference.

Schritte zum integrierten Managementsystem (Sicherheit, Gesundheit, Umwelt, Qualität) Effektives Fehlzeitenmanagement Controllinginstrumente im ganzheitlichen betrieblichen Gesundheitsmanagement Sicherheits- und Gesundheitsmanagement als strategischer Erfolgsfaktor im Unternehmen Entwicklung von Strategien für Worst-Case-Szenarien ? Ausbruch von Epidimien wie SARS und AIDS

The conference is organised by the National Institute of Occupational Health, NIOH, Oslo, Norway, the National Institute for Working Life, NWL Noth - Work and the physical environment.