AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Work Ability and Return to Work

Talmage, James B

ISBN 10: 1603595309 / ISBN 13: 9781603595308

Published by American Medical Association Press, 2011

Seller Inventory # MHIMHI0d3aeeb20cbfcd8f1bf226f077f9c83b

Synopsis:

Risk, capacity and tolerance. Once understood, these three “return to work”-related issues can help guide physicians through work- and ability-related cases for numerous diagnoses and body systems. Structured with these themes in mind, this easy-to-read publication includes the latest medical literature reviewed by experts and step-by-step guidance to help negotiate return to work cases. Updated from the bestselling first edition published in 2005, this highly anticipated second edition includes forms that can be used to communicate return to work guidelines, disclaimers to use when writing guidelines and current science on functional capacity evaluations. Features and Benefits Four new chapters: Gastrointestinal, Genitourinary, Obstetric and Hematology-Oncology Updated approaches and references from more than 20 new contributors Implications of unemployment, medication, work aspects and driving Forms that can be used to communicate return to work guidelines Disclaimers to use when writing return to work guidelines Tips on negotiating with patients Current science on functional capacity evaluations Chapters organized by body system, making it easy to use as a reference text for a particular system or diagnosis Tables contain recommended disability durations by diagnosis The Cardiopulmonary chapter has been divided into separate cardiac and pulmonary chapters

Bibliographic Details

Title: AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Work Ability...
Publisher: American Medical Association Press
Publication Date: 2011
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: new
Edition: 2nd Edition