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OBJECTIVES
1. Describe the
relationship between Loss of Self and Loss of Work
2. Explain the health effects of being out of work
3. Discuss the factors that encourage/discourage "earlier Return to Work".
4. Explain the primary issues inherent in stress related claims.
OUTLINE
CONSEQUENCES
OF BEING OFF WORK
1. Loss of Self:
A Fundamental Form of Suffering Resulting From Chronic Illness
2. The Health Effects of Being Out of Work
MEDICAL
FACTORS
3. Healthcare Provider
Participation is Important in Achieving Early Return to Work
4. Improving Communication between Treating Practitioners Results in an Earlier
Return to Work
5. Current Trends in Stress Claims
6. Predicting Stress and Strategies for Reducing It
7. Stress Management and Workplace Disability
8. Preventing Occupational Stress
9. Occupational Wellbeing and its Effect on Performance
BACK
10. People Who
Get Clear Advice about Their Back Problem Do Much Better
11. Will an Episode of Low Back Pain Become a Long-Term Problem? Our Psychology
is Important in Deciding
12. Risk
Factors for Work Related Low Back Pain and Strategies to Prevent Long Term Disability
13. Identifying the Causes of Back and Arm Pain in an Office Environment
14. Factors That Influence the Duration of Sick Leave Due to Low-Back Pain
15. A Workplace Education Program That Prevents Neck and Back Problems, and
Limits Reinjury
16. A Review of Workplace Rehabilitation Approaches for Back Pain
THE IMPACT
OF WORKPLACE CULTURE
17. It Pays to
Be Nice – Employer Worker Relationships Influence Back Pain Return to
Work
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