Work and mental health - sick-leave and return to work

Öppen Föreläsning, Öppen för allmänheten

Välkommen till detta öppna seminarium arrangerat av Work and Employment Research Centre (WE) - Centrum för forskning om arbete och sysselsättning.

Ute Bültmann is Professor of Work and Health at the Department of Health Sciences, Community and Occupational Medicine at the University Medical Center in Groningen (UMCG), University of Groningen, the Netherlands. Her research focuses in particular on workers with mental health problems and their possibilities of returning to work.

Gunnel Hensing is Professor of Social Medicine, and Chairman at the Institute of Social Medicine, the Sahlgrenska academy, University of Gothenburg. The focus of her research is about understanding and explaining the associations between psychiatric disorders and sickness absence.

Preliminary program:

10.00-10.05 Introduction

10.05-10.35 Gunnel Hensing "Mental health, work capacity and sickness absence"

10.35-10.45 Questions and discussion

10.45-11.00 Coffee break

11.00-11.35 Ute Bültman "Mental health and sustainable RTW"

11.35-11.45 Questions and discussion

Moderator: Ola Bergström, Professor in Management and organization, University of Gothenburg

Coffee and cake will be served at the seminar.

Please register here. The seminar is free of charge and open for everyone interested in the topic.

The seminar is organized by Work and Employment Research Centre (WE) - Centrum för forskning om arbete och sysselsättning. The aim of the research centre is to serve as a platform for national and international research collaboration. Through the centre, interfaces are created for issues regarding sustainable labour and sustainable employment. Read more about the centre at www.we.gu.se

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