Conference Day Two: Wednesday 23 January 2008

08h15 Opening Address By The Chairperson

08h30 Implementing An Integrated Employee Health & Wellness Program For Human Capital Optimisation

• Discussing the pillars of an integrated model [EAP, OHS, PILIR, HAST, GEYODI, Sports & recreation, ERAP & Health Promotion]
• Redefining the model boundaries
• Understanding the lessons learnt
• Overcoming challenges of an integrated model

Alfred Thavhanyedza
Senior Specialist: Employee Health and Wellness Program
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT, ROADS & WORKS

09h15 Managing Financial Wellness Programmes To Assist Employees To Manage And Plan Their Personal Finances And Budgets

• Why is a financial wellness programme important?
• Promoting skills development through financial wellness workshops
• Reinforcing financial literacy and wellness
• Teaching employees how to structure their salaries
• Teaching employees all about banking

Maria Hlonipho
Executive Manager
EKURHULENI METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY

10h00 Discussing Eskom’s Journey Towards An Integrated Health And Wellness Programme

• Integrating occupational health, EAP and work life, HIV/AIDS, primary health care, travel and executive health
• Considering the critical success factors
• Monitoring and evaluation indicators used to monitor and evaluate the program
• Challenges experienced in the implementation of this program

Dr Penny Mkalipe
Chief Medical Officer
ESKOM

11h00 Measuring The Return On Investment For Your EWP

• Managing the objectives of your programme
• Incorporating an integrated strategy
• Measuring the ROI of such a programme
• Determining success using the right measurement tools

Freddy Beukes
Director of Corporate Benefits
SASOL GROUP SERVICES

11h45 Incorporating A Positive Living Program That Will Really Make A Difference

• Reinforcing and encouraging a positive attitude at work from the top down
• Teaching your employees how to live positively
• Using the positive living approach to reduce stress
• Understanding the components of a support structure for a person living with HIV/AIDS
• Discussing the key success factors
• Scaling up health and wellness programs
• Discussing the lessons learned

Danya Davis
Positive Living Strategy Coordinator
YORK TIMBERS

Gloria Mashao
Positive Living Operations Coordinator YORK TIMBERS

12h30 Integrating Nutrition In Wellness Programmes By Taking A Holistic Approach On Health

• Gaining the right knowledge and information about integrating nutrition
• Understanding the importance of nutrition for a more healthy lifestyle
• Incorporating health support as a major part of your EWP
• Encouraging motivation to live for all employees

Elsje van Wyk
Wellness Manager
CONSERVATION CORPORATION AFRICA

14h00 Positioning Your Integrated Wellness Strategy So That All Employees Accept Responsibility

• Learning how to position your wellness strategy
• Creating an environment where all employees take responsibility
• Promoting a wellness culture in BMW through Occupational Health Services
• Offering free services covered by the BMW Employees Medical Aid Society
• Introducing the role of the BMW Occupational Health Clinic
• Understanding all relevant components of wellness
• Monitoring and evaluation

Dr Natalie Mayet
General Manager: Health and Occupational Medicine
BMW

14h45 Dissecting Wellness At SAB To Understand And Develop An Incorporated Approach

• Supporting on-going education and training regarding preventative health care
• Continuously monitory employee wellness
• Supporting medical surveillance
• Incorporating SAB HIV/AIDS strategy
• Evaluating the results and improving on the mistakes made

Alexa Stafford
Organisational Health Specialist
THE SOUTH AFRICAN BREWERIES LIMITED

15h45 Focussing On Employee Wellness: The Standard Bank Story

• Understanding Standard Bank’s unique wellness strategy
• Incorporating the importance of employee wellness
• Building the HIV/AIDS workplace programme
• What is health risk mitigation and what role does it play?
• Launching special initiatives that work

Daniel Kotton
Manager of Corporate Health
STANDARD BANK

16h30 Managing The Integration Path Of Wellness, EAP And HIV/AIDS

• Understanding the global vision and local realities
• What are the crucial starting points?
• EAP
• HIV and AIDS
• Wellness
• Learning and challenges towards integration
• South Africa
• Africa, Middle East and Pakistan

Bernadette Smith
HIV/AIDS Downstream Regional Advisor Africa, Middle East & Pakistan
CHEVRON AFRICA PAKISTAN SERVICES COMPANY (PTY) LIMITED

17h15 Closing Remarks By The Chairperson

17h30 Close Of Conference Day Two

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