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Functional Capacity Evaluations - Past, Present and Future

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Gain a comprehensive understanding of the history and evolution of evidence-based Functional Capacity Evaluations (FCEs), their current performance, and the essential components of a quality report. Additionally, explore the future of FCEs through upcoming technological advancements.

Upper Extremity (UE) Injuries and Rehab for the Injured Worker

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Learn about upper extremity (UE) injuries and disorders in this course. Understand common UE injuries, their rehabilitation, and prognosis. Explore diagnostics, mechanisms of injuries, medical and surgical interventions, and rehabilitation strategies for UE disorders. Discuss opportunities for modified work duty and the utility of "work conditioning."

Targeting Solutions to Reduce Workers' Compensation Costs

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Identify the physical demands of a job and mitigate associated risks, ensuring the right person is targeted for the role while promoting worksite wellness.

Powered Exoskeletons for Spinal Cord Injury

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Gain a comprehensive understanding of the clinical, social, and economic impact of spinal cord injuries (SCI), learn about three common secondary medical complications, and identify three commercially available powered exoskeletons along with their approved practice settings.

Remote Therapeutic Monitoring

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Gain an understanding of Remote Therapeutic Monitoring (RTM) and how it differs from Remote Physiological Monitoring and Telemedicine, along with the four key benefits and three distinct challenges of RTM. Additionally, explore current research in RTM and its application in improving patient outcomes.

The Next Generation of Multidisciplinary Chronic Pain Care

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Gain insights into the history of pain, common misconceptions, and its multidimensional nature, along with the impact and challenges of chronic pain in the U.S. Additionally, learn to identify appropriate patients for treating chronic pain with new technologies, including common diagnoses treated.

Office Ergonomics: Keeping it Simple

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Learn the basic concepts of ergonomics, including musculoskeletal disorders and risk factors in an office setting, while gaining insight into referral, billing, and reimbursement processes, and workstation assessment methodology. Additionally, recognize ergonomically correct equipment and learn how to alleviate risks in an office setting.

Low Back Pain: Evidence-Based Diagnosis and Treatment of Common Low Back Injuries

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Gain an understanding of the costs, impact, and common injuries associated with low back pain, including basic anatomy and appropriate treatments. Learn about the use and timing of MRIs, surgical interventions, and evidence-based practice guidelines to avoid unnecessary care and surgery. Additionally, explore physical therapy guidelines and alternative treatments for low back pain.

Evidence-Based Medicine in Workers Compensation

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Learn the principles and history of evidence-based medicine (EBM) and evidence-based practice (EBP), and their application in workers’ compensation claims. Identify commonly overused and misused medicines, apply current clinical guidelines and best practices for utilization review (UR) in treating low back pain, and implement EBP programs to improve outcomes for injured workers, focusing on recommended treatments for low back pain.

Updates in Tele-Rehab: COVID and Beyond

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Learn about the history and evolution of telehealth, with a particular focus on the use of tele-rehabilitation during the public health emergency. Explore the impact of tele-rehabilitation on patient outcomes, advancements in remote care delivery, including remote monitoring services and billing updates. Additionally, identify the potential applications of tele-rehabilitation post-pandemic and its future potential in claims management.

Wound Care 101

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Gain an understanding of the anatomy and physiology of the skin, including its functions and layers, and learn about the different phases of wound healing and factors that can impact the healing process. Additionally, identify various types of wounds, such as surgical wounds, pressure ulcers, and diabetic foot ulcers, and explore appropriate treatment options.

Dental Trauma and Facial Injuries

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Discover the history and incidence of facial injuries and dental trauma in healthcare, workers' compensation, and industry. Learn about the latest surgical treatments, prevention equipment, and cost containment strategies through Return to Work (RTW) programs. Identify resources for effective case management and explore future advancements in managing facial wounds and dental trauma.

Facilitating Return to Work: Work Hardening / Conditioning

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Learn about the principal concepts of work hardening and work conditioning for injured workers, with a particular focus on their differences and how they relate to return to work. Explore the phases of injury treatment, criteria for referral, and key components of a Work Hardening/Work Conditioning (WH/WC) program. Additionally, identify the criteria for discharge and gain an overview of the basic aspects of work hardening and work conditioning.

Oral Anatomy

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Learn about hard and soft tissue anatomy in this course designed for claims, healthcare, and legal professionals. The presenter will explain the important roles in dental claims processing, common treatments, and dental terminology.

Introduction to Prosthetics

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Learn about the essential components of prostheses and how to differentiate between functional levels for claimants requiring a prosthesis. Designed for workers' compensation managers, this course provides a basic understanding of prosthesis components, key questions to determine the type of prosthesis needed, and insights into coordinating and authorizing prostheses for effective management and support.

Functional Capacity Evaluations

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Learn about the essential aspects of Functional Capacity Evaluations (FCEs) and their application in workers' compensation. Designed for claims, healthcare, and legal professionals, this course covers the purpose, process, and key considerations for conducting FCEs. By the end of the course, participants will be equipped to make informed decisions regarding FCEs and their role in managing workers' compensation claims.

Complex Rehabilitation Technology

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Learn about the key aspects of Complex Rehabilitation Technology (CRT) in workers' compensation. Designed for workers' compensation managers, this course provides a principal understanding of CRT for injured workers. By the end of the course, participants will be equipped to make informed decisions regarding CRT and its role in supporting injured workers.

Reducing Workers' Compensation Costs

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Learn key strategies for reducing workers' compensation costs. Designed for workers' compensation managers, this course covers identifying job demands, mitigating risks, selecting the right person for the job, promoting work-site wellness, and establishing an effective return-to-work program. By the end of the course, participants will be equipped to implement cost-reduction strategies and support injured workers effectively.

Workers' Compensation Impacts as the Workforce Ages

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Learn about the unique challenges associated with an aging workforce, particularly when they experience industrial injuries. This overview provides insights into understanding and managing these challenges. By the end of the course, participants will be equipped to address the specific needs of an aging workforce and effectively support them in the context of workers' compensation.

Prescription Medication: Effects on Mental & Oral Health

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Learn about commonly prescribed medications and their effects on the oral and mental health of injured workers. This overview provides insights for workers' comp insurance adjusters and nurse case managers, covering contributing factors to chronic pain, common treatments, and solutions. By the end of the course, participants will be equipped to understand and manage the implications of these medications in the context of workers' compensation.

Negative Pressure Wound Care

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Enhance your understanding of negative pressure wound therapy and the appropriate patient types. This overview provides insights into deciding when to reinforce the need for this therapy. By the end of the course, attendees will be able to identify when negative pressure wound therapy is appropriate, increasing wound healing and decreasing insurance costs.

Dynamics of Specialty Evaluations

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Learn about the dynamics and variables to consider during a specialty evaluation for complex rehabilitation technology. This overview educates workers' compensation representatives on working with patients who have complex rehabilitation needs. By the end of the course, attendees will be equipped to understand and manage the intricacies of these evaluations effectively.

NonPharma Options for Treating Pain

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Learn how to evaluate clinical evidence and understand the science and trends behind various treatment alternatives. This overview helps work comp payers collaborate with treatment providers and injured workers to determine the most clinically sound individualized treatment plans. By broadening the toolset of options, payers can enhance decision-making confidence, reduce delays in care, and potentially lower costs.

Acquired Brain Injury: Principles, Care Management, and Treatment Settings

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Learn about managing acquired brain injuries in workers' compensation. This overview provides insights for case managers, registered nurses, and adjusters. Gain a basic understanding of brain injury principles, assessment methods, and treatment settings. By the end of the course, you'll be equipped to support injured workers in their recovery journey and help them re-engage in their pre-injury occupations.

Home Modifications 101

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Learn about the key aspects of home modification solutions. Identify product and process, levels of complexity, design basics, modification referral types, and evaluations and assessments. Gain insights into distinguishing between product and processes, classifying levels of complexity, and understanding the importance of appropriate design and home modification considerations.

The Role of Oxygen in Wound Healing

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Learn about a new therapy available to address chronic and acute wounds. This course provides information on how the body uses oxygen in wound healing and the evolution of oxygen therapy. Continuous diffusion of oxygen (CDO) is a relatively new concept that will be discussed. Comparisons between older therapies, such as hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT), will be explored, analyzing the pros and cons for workers' compensation patients.

Seating and Positioning In Wheelchairs

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Learn about positioning interventions for claimants in wheelchairs. Gain an understanding of the materials and mediums used, benefits and contraindications, coding, costs, and alternative solutions. Examine real-life situations to understand the interventions used to meet claimants' goals and objectives.

ENT and Trauma

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Learn about the key aspects of ENT (Ear, Nose, and Throat) and trauma. This overview provides healthcare professionals with a principal understanding of the anatomy and physiology of hearing and balance, work-related hearing impairment, trauma injuries to the ear, and diagnosis and treatment plans. By the end of the course, you'll be equipped to identify and manage ENT-related conditions effectively.

Dental Injury: Pre-Existing vs Related

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Learn about the key aspects of managing work-related dental injuries. This overview educates claim handlers on the rationale behind sequencing treatment. It outlines common dental treatments for various issues and explains when certain procedures need to be completed before others. Additionally, the speaker will review common pre-existing procedures that may be necessary prior to treating the work-related injury.

Psychological Components of Pain

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Learn about the whole-person approach to pain treatment, which includes addressing potentially non-compensable psychological comorbidities. This overview provides insights into utilizing a broader set of tools to facilitate better results. By incorporating additional modalities, different attitudes, and engagement strategies, attendees will be equipped to achieve more effective pain management outcomes.