7th International Work Disability Prevention and Integration (WDPI) Conference: Reflecting on the Past, Learning from the Present, Adapting to the Future

May 12-15, 2026
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Join us in Vancouver, Canada for the 7th International Work Disability Prevention and Integration (WDPI) Conference to be held at the stunning University of British Columbia campus.

In an uncertain world where the nature of work continues to change, the goals of the conference are to draw upon the insights we have gained on work disability prevention and integration (WDPI) over the past 20 years, take stock of where we are today, and look ahead to future opportunities for creating a healthier work environment.

The conference will bring together researchers, trainees, practitioners and policymakers to learn about and apply new knowledge that will promote work disability prevention and management and support healthy working lives.

The program will feature keynote lectures, mini-symposia, workshops, concurrent oral presentation sessions, and poster sessions. There will be ample opportunity to network via an opening reception, a gala dinner, and student and early career research events.

A call for workshop and symposia proposals will open in early June 2025.

A call for oral and poster presentation abstracts will open in July 2025.

Registration will open in fall 2025.

Chris McLeod, Conference Chair