Class description
This OEM Grand Rounds session will equip occupational medicine clinicians with an overview of comprehensive rehabilitation programs for injured workers. Participants will learn how to match patients to the appropriate rehabilitation program and determine optimal referral timing during recovery. The speakers will also examine how common barriers to recovery, such as mental health and psychosocial challenges, fear avoidance, pain-related disability, and vocational or claim-related factors can be addressed to improve functional outcomes and support safe, timely return to work.
Presenters:
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Heather Kroll, MD - Co-Founder & Co-Director, Rehabilitation Institute of Washington (RIW)
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Sean Tollison, PhD - Psychologist, Clinical Director of Pain Management Programs, Rehabilitation Institute of Washington (RIW)