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2023 Mental Health Summit: Early diagnosis and treatment integral in supporting complex mental-health conditions

bwolfe — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 12:54:18 +0000

While employees dealing with mental-health challenges like depression need quality and personalized care as quickly as possible, people seeking care through the public health system face months- or years-long wait times, according to Diane McIntosh, a psychiatrist and founder and chief medical officer of RAPIDS Health, speaking during a session at Benefits Canada’s 2023 Mental Health Summit. “We […]

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Haleo, Optima partnering on insomnia treatment via EAP

mschmit — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 11:00:57 +0000

Online sleep clinic Haleo and employee assistance program provider Optima Global Health are forming a partnership to make solutions for insomnia and other sleep disorders accessible to millions of Canadian employees. Through the partnership, Haleo’s personalized insomnia treatment will be integrated into all of the basic issues covered in Optima’s EAP framework. Since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, […]

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Plan Sponsor Week: Sleep-specific CBT valuable add to benefits plans

mschmit — Fri, 28 Aug 2020 04:36:39 +0000

Plan members living with insomnia or sleep problems could benefit from sleep-specific cognitive behavioural therapy programs accessible through their benefits plans. “One of the key things I’m going to say is benefits plans should offer some sort of online cognitive therapy for sleep,” said Atul Khullar, medical director of the Northern Alberta Sleep Clinic, in a session during Benefits […]

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Newtopia introducing chronic disease product suite for plan sponsors

mschmit — Mon, 24 Aug 2020 11:00:05 +0000

Toronto-based disease prevention technology company Newtopia Inc. is introducing a product suite aimed at preventing, reversing and slowing the progression of three chronic conditions. Targeting plan members of employer-sponsored health plans, the tools aim to assist users with hypertension, type 2 diabetes and weight management. They combine human interaction, virtual care, digital tools and data science to deliver personalized […]

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What tools can employers use to address employees’ sleep concerns?

mschmit — Fri, 31 Jan 2020 04:46:51 +0000

While insomnia is a disorder, it’s just as commonly a symptom, which most people and physicians don’t grasp, said Dr. Atul Khullar, medical director at the Northern Alberta Sleep Clinic. A lot of times, not sleeping is essentially the body breaking down because of a separate disorder, risk factor or residual symptom of a mental-health […]

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Sleep a serious issue with major productivity costs for employers

mschmit — Wed, 20 Dec 2017 12:00:42 +0000

Sleep is a serious issue. That was a key message from Nadeem Rajabali, western Canada regional vice-president of business development for group and business insurance at Desjardins Insurance, at the recent Mental Health Summit in Vancouver. “Sleep isn’t a luxury. It’s as important as exercise and eating well to stay healthy. Lack of sleep costs […]

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