Archive: August 2009 and earlier

Volume 5:3 – August/September 2009

The Latest of Generic Biologies

Let's Get It Together

Ontario: Bill 102, Part 2

Health Impacts Productivity

Lessons from US Health Reform Efforts

Bill Zolis at the Ajax-Pickering Board of Trade Networking Breakfast

Heart and Stroke Foundation: Big Bike 2009

Ajax Pickering Board of Trade Annual Golf Day

Exciting News: Board unveils Member Referral Program
The Ajax-Pickering Board of Trade has started a new program to reward members who help lead new businesses into the fold... (Read More)

Employee Group Benefit Plans still important during tough economic times
"When employees don’t feel supported, valued or respected, it can create interference that will impact their ability to perform."

Volume 5:1 – January 2009

Bad Bosses and Broken Hearts

Insight on Incentives

Disability Benefits – Challenging the Status Quo

Generic Drugs Generate Challenge

Drug Plan Management – Dancing in the Dark

A Wealth of Wellness Knowledge
Bill Zolis of the Callery Group talked about the challenges that employers face in trying to create a "Psychologically Healthy Workplace" during the Ajax-Pickering Board of Trade’s latest Lunch & Learn event. (view PDF)

Volume 4:2 – July 2008

Not just about money: The Cancer Advocacy Coalition’s 2007 Report

Employers speak in the 2008 sanofi-aventis Healthcare Survey

ESI Canada sounds the alarm

Obesity management: Good for public health; bad for public purse

Key issues in Canadian wellness programs

Prevention helps control spiralling benefit costs
Although we may try to ignore it, stress doesn't go away. It just goes to work inside the body. A true visionary Human Resource manager will acknowledge the importance of their role in supporting a wellness path for the workforce and cost saving for the bottom line. (view archived PDF from Durham Business Times)

Avoiding burnout during the holiday season
With the holidays just around the corner, temperatures falling, and days becoming dark and short, it is easy for us to become overwhelmed by stress, seasonal depression and the uneasy feeling of not being able to finish everything by the year's end. This article reviews the various stressors, and how to deal with them, to avoid burnout and productivity loss. (view full article)

Brian Callery and Bill Zolis at an event held by the Ajax Rotary.

Volume 3:2 - Spring 2007

A Force for Change: Policing Tradition Meets Modern Management

Diabetes - Disease Management

Donald Speers, Arrow Hose & Tubing Inc. - View from the Top

Mona Fanous, Katz Group. - Doctor On Call

The Fight for Progress: Innovation or Inertia? - Editorial

Volume 3:1 - Winter 2007

Are the 50 top employers really a great place to work?

US company links benefits to health screening

Insight on job attitudes

Physician views on drug adherence

Employer thinking on their health obligations

Volume 2:4 - Winter 2006

Are you prepared for a pandemic?

From the Editor: What, me worry?

View from the top: An interview with Jay Myers

The Bottom Line: Protecting Your Interests

Disease Management: Thoughts on a Pandemic

Doctor on Call: Dr. David McKeown (City of Toronto)

Volume 2:2 - Summer 2006

From the Editor: The Question of Incentive

View from the top - An interview with Kevin Huckle

A Look at Nova Scotia's HealthWork Program: Building Bridges

Disease Focus: Arthritis

Doctor on call - An interview with Dr. Hyman Tannenbaum

Volume 2:2 - Summer 2006

From the Editor: The Question of Incentive

View from the top - An interview with Kevin Huckle

A Look at Nova Scotia's HealthWork Program: Building Bridges

Disease Focus: Arthritis

Doctor on call - An interview with Dr. Hyman Tannenbaum

Emotional wellness in the workplace
Culture of understanding within workforce urged to improve workplace environment (view archived PDF from www.durhamregion.com)

Volume 2:1 - Spring 2006

Health Council Reports Dismal Progress

The Evidence on Ergonomics

HR: Time to Rethink Attraction & Retention?

What’s New in Worksite Health Promotion? Less.

UK Fund Manager: Less Stress = More Value

Volume 1:5 - Winter 05/06

The mind of the consumer

View from the top - an interview with Brian Taylor

Higher Learning at the University of Calgary

Disease focus - obesity

Doctor on call (Dr. Arya M. Sharma)

Volume 1:4 - Winter 2005

Healthy workplaces begin with satisfied employees

Presenteeism: making its presence felt

Mixing dollars and sense: how Canada finances health care

Pandemic flu: taking a shot at business

Working women: beating another barrier

Volume 1:2 - Summer 2005

A national pool for high-cost drug claims

View from the top - an interview with Kimberley Hogan

Tune up your heart drives better health at DaimlerChrysler

Managing disease - mental health

Doctor on call (Erhard W. Busse, MD)

Volume 1:1 - Spring 2005

Lower co-pays... lower drug costs? (Pitney Bowes)

Learning from GM's worksite diabetes program (General Motors)

Insurance and genetic testing

Best practices in return to work (Institute for Work & Health)

A convincing case for healthy workplaces (IAPA)

Premier Issue 2005

Patient safety - are Canadian hospitals "taking care of business"?

View from the top - an interview with Craig Wallwin

Turning around short term disability costs

A primer on diabetes

Doctor on call (E. Douglas Gatt, MD)

The Callery Group insurance and financial planning company, with offices in Whitby and Port Perry, recently celebrated 30 years in business. (Read More)