
Workplace Mental Health Symposium 2026
Week 1 - May 1
Looking Back: 10 Years of Workplace Mental Health
Part 1
Welcome and Land Acknowledgement
John Oudyk, ROH, CIH, OHCOW Hygienist
Symposium Opening Remarks
Dr. Joel Moody, Michael Roche
Part 2
10 Years of Mayday Mayday
Val Wolfe, John Oudyk, ROH, CIH, OHCOW Hygienist
AI Qualitative Analysis Developments & COPSOQ International Network Updates
Daryl Stephenson, PhD, CCPE, OHCOW Ergonomist
Week 2 - May 8, 2026
Where We Are Now: A Cross-Canada Perspective
Part 1
Psychological Health and Safety in British Columbia
Lori Guiton, Director, WorkSafeBC; Megan Scott, Director, OHS BC Federation of Labour
Part 2
Workplace Psychological Health and Safety: an Update from Manitoba
Geoffrey Thompson, OHN, OHC Manitoba
Part 3
Quebec: Scan of Legal Requirements for Psychosocial Risk Assessments
John Oudyk, ROH, CIH, OHCOW Hygienist
Week 3 - May 15, 2026
Working Together: System Partners in Action
Part 1
From Insight to Action: Leveraging Psychosocial Survey Data to Strengthen Workplace Mental Health
Deborah Moskal and Scott Laing, IHSA
Part 2
Job-Level Psychosocial Risk Management using RADIUS
Alan Cudlip, PhD, CCPE, PSHSA
Part 3
From Research to Recommendations: A Decade of Mental Health in Ontario Mining
Caroline Dignard,PhD, CROSH; Zsuzsanna Kerekes, PhD, CROSH
Week 4 - May 22, 2026
Research and Emerging Directions
Part 1
Mental Health and Substance Use in Construction Workers
Nancy Carnide, PhD, Associate Scientist, IWH
Part 2
Workplace Harassment and its Effects on Healthcare Workers’ Mental Health
Vicki Kristman, PhD, Director & Scientist EPID@Work
Part 3
Signals of Strain: Assessing Psychophysiology in the Real World
Eddy Madou, Operations Lead CISWP
Week 5 - May 29, 2026
Sector Spotlight: Mental Health in Ontario Agriculture
Part 1
Dr. Andria Jones, Professor, University of Guelph
Part 2
International Agricultural Worker Wellness Program
Susana Gonzalez, Senior Manager, CMHA-Ontario Regionally Specific Worker Needs, Understandings, and Initiatives; Diana Granobles, CMHA- Brant-Haldimand-Norfolk Branch, Leanne Laramie, MSW, RSW, CMHA-Windsor-Essex
Part 3
Signals of Strain: Assessing Psychophysiology in the Real World


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