Exam 3- Occupational Medicine: Return to Work Flashcards
1
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Key players in return to work
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- Employee
- Employer
- Caregiver
- Insurance company
- Regulators
- Attorneys
2
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Factors to consider in return to work
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- Pre-existing conditions
- Aggravating factors
- Functional loss
- Psychological barriers
- Co-morbidities
3
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What is work conditioning?
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Focus on restoring physical capacity and function
4
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What is work hardening?
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Focuses on productivity, safety, physical tolerances, and worker behaviors
5
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What is work rehabilitation?
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Focuses on physical, functional, behavioral, and vocational needs
6
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Patient eligibility for work rehab
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- Medically stable
- Willingness to participate
- Physical/functional deficits interfering with work
- Treatment goal to return to work
- Evaluation to ID specific physical limitations
7
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Return to work continuum
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Return to participation –> Return to job –> Return to performance
8
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What is a functional capacity evaluation?
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Evaluate a person’s ability to participate in work and perform other ADLs
