Injured and Aging Workers:
Maximizing the Fit Between Worker and Work
Injured and Aging Workers: Maximizing the Fit Between Worker and Work
July 16, 2007
Four Points by Sheraton Hyannis Resort |
Executive Summary
Better management of injured workers is always a goal of medical, vocational and employer professionals. A new challenge adding urgency to the overall system is the rising age of workers. Fears of injury, disability and loss of productivity are held by the employees themselves as well as employers, medical professionals and vocational experts. Newly designed systems and concepts that are working well with injured workers hold the same answers for the aging workforce. This program analyzes opportunities for managing both injured workers and the aging worker. The commonality is a system that can reduce costs and lost workdays for the injured and also be used to implement preventive measures for workers undergoing normal aging changes. A healthier and more productive workforce is possible whether injury or aging is the focus. This conference provides specific knowledge and new methods for proactive injury management and productivity enhancement.
Learning Objectives: The participant will be able to:
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Define roadblocks in establishing productive work for both injured and aging workers,• Understand the constraints of the current medical “restriction” system and forms,
• Understand the impact of medical and employer communication gaps on the injured, ill or aging worker,
• Determine cost segments between the date of injury, return to light duty, return to modified duty and full duty,
• Describe the changes in physical functioning with normal aging,
• Understand the distinction between normal aging and cumulative trauma,
• Discuss American and European research and ideas in managing aging workers,
• Identify multiple solutions to keep the aging workforce healthy and productive, and
• Delineate components of a single job function matching system that works for employers, medical/vocational providers and employees and understand its use in work return and in proactive programs for the aging population.
Distinguished Faculty
Susan Isernhagen, PT,
of DSI Work Solutions, Duluth, MN, is a developer and practitioner in thefields of work injury management and prevention. She specializes in occupational health and created many of its fundamental programs: the first functional capacity assessment, functional job description and functional pre work screen process. Her published peer-reviewed research includes reliability of assessing functional capacity performance and identifying predictors for return to work. Susan is editor/author of two textbooks used worldwide: Work Injury Management and Prevention, and The Comprehensive Guide to Work Injury Management.
Dennis D. Isernhagen, PT,
of DSI Work Solutions, Duluth, MN, is a consultant and practitioner in the field of work injury prevention and management. He specializes in the design, development and implementation of work injury prevention and return to work systems for employers. He also consults with healthcare professionals on the development/enhancement of occupational health and rehabilitation services provided to employers. He has authored numerous book chapters and articles for professional and trade journals on subjects relating to work injury prevention and management, including A Model System: Integrated Work Injury Prevention and Disability Management, Threats and Opportunities in Work Injury Management, and Building Occupational Health and Rehabilitation Programs on the Consumer’s Actual Needs.Tuition
The $395 tuition includes a continental breakfast, breaks, lunch with faculty, a detailed manual which can be retained as a bookshelf reference, and a dynamic learning experience.
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Continuing Education Information
Case Managers:
7.0 contact hours of
continuing education for Case Managers have been applied for from
the Commission for Case Manager Certification, Rolling Meadows,
Illinois.
Disability Specialists:
7.0 contact hours of
continuing education for Disability Specialists have been applied
for from the Commission for Disability Management Specialists
Commission, Rolling Meadows, Illinois.
Occupational Health
Nurses: 8.8
contact hours for continuing education in nursing have been approved
by the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses, Inc. (AAOHN).
AAOHN is an accredited approver of continuing education by the
American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Physicians:
SEAK, Inc.
is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical
Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
SEAK, Inc. designates this educational activity for a maximum of 7.3
AMA PRA Category 1™ Credits. Physicians should only claim credit
commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Rehabilitation Counselors:
7.0 contact hours of
continuing education hours for Rehabilitation Counselors have been
applied for from the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor
Certification, Rolling Meadows, Illinois.
Rehabilitation Nurses:
This
program will be accepted for 8.8 contact hours of credit for ARN
certification. Submit
certificate.
Nurses:
To successfully complete a program and receive contact hours you
must: 1) register in,2) be present for the period of time you are
awarded contact hours, 3) complete the evaluation.
Scheduleclick here to view the complete schedule
Monday, July 16, 2007
7:30-8:00Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:00-9:30Analysis of
delayed return to productive work after injury: survey results
• Employers’
difficulty with “restrictions”
• Doctor’s problems with job descriptions
• Employees’ confusion on their role
• Lack of emphasis on specific work ability: The ACOEM Guideline
dilemma
9:30-10:00Implementing a
faster and more effective method of modified work
• Light duty
vs. transitional work
• Modified work: Three options for modifying the original job
• Sequential upgrading—avoiding lost productivity and reducing costs
10:00-10:20BREAK & NETWORKING OPPORTUNITY
10:20-12:00Instituting a
model of job function matching that meets needs of employers,
medical providers and employees
• Objective vs.
subjective methods
• A common form and a common language
• Job relatedness keeps workers as workers not patients
• The dynamic system that is progressive and defensible
12:00-1:00LUNCH PROVIDED WITH FACULTY
1:00-2:30Aging changes we
can expect throughout the work lifespan: what's normal
• Normal
changes in strength, endurance, motion, balance and coordination
• Normal changes in vision, hearing, temperature adjustment and
learning
• The employer’s view of the “normal” changes: positive and negative
• Work capacity research: three age groups divided into genders:
surprising data
2:30-2:50How "wear-out"
and aging interact. Can we determine relative causation?
2:50-3:10BREAK &
NETWORKING OPPORTUNITY
3:10-3:45American and
European prevention models: proactive systems
• Work Ability
Index
• Lifespan Functional Fitness
3:45-4:305 core
solutions, customized to the worker and employer needs
• TARG analysis:
Trends of Age Related Groups
• Job and age related specific exercise design
• Ergonomics and task rotations
• Education and problem solving: the buy-in for worker involvement
• Job function matching: the core answer over the work lifespan
4:30-5:00Open Discussion