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Provided by: Lorman Education Services Four Most Common Injuries in Workers' Compensation |
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8:30 am - 9:00 am Registration
9:00 am - 10:15 am Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Russell C. Cantrell, M.D.
- Anatomy
- Clinical Assessment
- Symptoms
- Provocative Tests
- Risk Factors
- Differential Diagnosis
- Electrodiagnostic Evaluation
- NCV
- EMG
- Treatment
10:15 am - 10:30 am Break
10:30 am - 11:45 am Shoulder and Knee Work Injuries
- Michael P. Nogalski, M.D.
- Conditions (Pre-Existing) vs. Injuries
- Early Assessment of Claims by Employer and Doctor
- Prevention of Injuries and Claims
- Minimizing Costs
- Assessment
- Treatment
11:45 am - 12:45 pm Lunch (On Your Own)
12:45 pm - 2:00 pm Elbow Pain: A Global Approach
- Andrew M. Wayne, M.D.
- Anatomy
- Reasons for Elbow Pain in the Work Setting
- Differential Diagnosis
- Elbow Pain From Unexpected Sources
- Causation
- Pre-Existing Conditions
- Clinical Evaluation
- Diagnostic Evaluation
- Treatment
2:00 pm - 2:15 pm Break
2:15 pm - 3:15 pm The Industrial Therapist's Role in Identifying Risk Factors and Preventing Work Injury
- Victor Zuccarello, OTR/L, CEES, ABDA
3:15 pm - 4:30 pm Workers' Compensation: Legal Issues
- Michael F. Banahan, J.D.
- Occupational Disease and the Standard of Causation
- Work-Related Accidents and the Standard of Causation
- Discovery Issues in Compensation Proceedings
- The Seven-Day Rule
- Employee Statements
- Medical and Vocational Examinations
- Interpreting the New Statutes
