Public Service Health & Wellness Indaba VI

Date: 8 - 11 October 2006
Venue: ICC Cape Town

Objectives

The Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) is to host the 6th Public Service Employee Health and Wellness (EH&W) Indaba at International Convention Centre (ICC) in Cape Town from 8 - 11 October 2006. The theme for this year's Indaba is, “Caring for those who serve".

The official opening ceremony for the Indaba will be held on 8 October 2006 at the ICC. Minister Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi will deliver the keynote address. In line with the health and wellness theme, the learning session will start with a 5 - 10km run/walk on 8 October 2006 from 7am. The aim of the fun run is to raise awareness on the importance of physical activity and general health promotion.

The purpose of the upcoming Indaba is to present and consult on, amongst others:

• the Public Service Employee Health and Wellness Guidelines;
• to provide basic skills required to initiate department-specific EH&W programmes;
• to explore possible models for providing professional and emotional support against stress and burnout to professionals implementing departmental programmes;
• to launch and present the JobACCESS Project; and
• to review and strengthen the implementation of the HIV and AIDS guidelines.

PROGRAMME

Day 1

Programme Director: Ms Virginia Peterson DDG: Office of the Premier- Western Cape Health

• Purpose and the history of the Public Service Indaba
• Prof. R Levin: Director-General, Public Service and Adminstration
• Guest Speaker
• Blum Khan, Metropolitan Health Group
• Special Address
• Mr Ebrahim Rasool, Premier, Western Cape Provincial Government
• Keynote Address and launch of the JobACCESS Project
• Ms Geraldine J. Fraser-Moleketi
• Acknowledgements and vote of thanks
• Dr Gilbert Lawrence, Director-General, Western Cape Province

Day 2

Chair: Ms Colette Clark: DDG HRMD - DPSA

• Daft Public Service Employee Health and Wellness (EH&W) Framework
• Ms Dikeledi Tsukudu Chief Director: Employee Health and Wellness - DPSA
• Case Study - DPSA EH&W Programme
• Prof Richard Levin Director-General - Department of Public Service & Administration
• Case Study- The Western Cape EH&W Programmes
• Dr Gilbert Lawrence Director General- Western Cape Province
• The Role Of GEMS Dr Eugene Watson
• Principal Officer Government Employees Medical Scheme (GEMS)

Chair: Mr Sipho Ntombela Chief Director: Employment Practice and Career Management - DPSA

From Policy to action

• Getting started with EH&W Programmes aiming for success
• Dr Ina Rothman - Workwell
• Preventing stress and burnout in EH&W Practitioners
• Ms Rhulani Makhubela - DSPA
• Ergonomics - Getting it right
• Mr Hector Paredez Director: IGH for South America
• Total Quality Management - a model for consideration
• Dr Strydom - IGH

Chair: Mr Mlungisi Khumalo - Office on the Status of Disabled Persons (OSDP)

Towards an integrated and all-inclusive Public Service workplace - Making Our Workplaces Disability-Friendly

• Draft Public Service Guidelines for Managing Disability
• Adv Steve Kekana Dept of Sports, Arts, Culture and Recreation - Gauteng
• JobACCESS Project
• Heather Englebrecht and team - DPSA

Day 3

Chair: Bernadette Arries: Chief Director DOH - Western Cape

• Taking stock - Implementation of the HIV and AIDS programmes
• Dikeledi Tsukudu - DPSA
• "Live the Future"
• Peter Doyle Metropolitan Health Group
• "Mind your language"
• Chriselda Kananda - MD: Positive Talk Presenter: Metro FM Talk
• Discussion of draft EH&W framework, Disability
• Presentation 1
• Presentation 2
• Presentation 3
• Presentation 4

Day 4

• Summary From The Working Group 1 and Discussions
• Summary From The Working Group 2 and Discussions
• Summary From The Working Group 3 and Discussions
• Summary From The Working Group 4 and Discussions
• Closing remarks and way forward
• Ms Dikeledi Tsukudu- DPSA
• Acknowledgements
• Dr Sipho Senabe -DPSA