575 attend DMEC conference

BOSTON--Attendees at the Disability Management Employer Coalition's 12th Annual International Absence and Disability Management Conference heard presentations on a variety of workforce risks and the need to keep employees central to employers' health and disability management integration efforts.

Discussions included absence management, productivity improvement, addressing worker mental health and managing workers compensation pharmacy benefits.

About 575 people attended the annual conference, which was held July 15-18 in Boston.

DMEC's 2008 conference will be held Aug. 10-13 in Denver.

More information is available at dmec.org.