OccuMED Seminar: EARLY INTERVENTION IN WORKERS COMPENSATION
EARLY INTERVENTION IN WORKERS COMPENSATION
Event date: 7 May 2009
Event title: Early intervention in workers compensation
Event location: Level 3 Conference Centre, 25 McCourt Street Subiaco
Event time: 2:00PM-4:00PM (Refreshments served)
Event description:
Most patients follow an uncomplicated recovery following a work injury. Unfortunately, a proportion of patients follow a protracted course with the development of chronic pain and disability. These patients are time-consuming and difficult to manage.
Recent clinical guidelines have therefore focused on preventing the onset of chronic disability. There have been further developments since the guidelines were published.
Roger Lai will present up-to-date practical tools and tips on preventing chronic disability. John Liddell will discuss when and where surgery for low back pain is appropriate and beneficial.
Presentations:
Identifying and managing the high risk patient
Roger Lai MBBS (Hons) MOHS FAFOEM Occupational Physician
Roger graduated with Honours from the University of Western Australia. He completed his Fellowship in 2007 and received the Faculty’s Dean Southgate prize. Roger has an interest and has co-written a peer-reviewed paper on early intervention and prevention of chronic pain and disability following workplace injury .
Identifying the patient with low back pain who would benefit from surgery
John Liddell FRACS Neurosurgeon
John was Director of the Department of Neurosurgery at the Royal Hobart Hospital for 13 years, and returned to Perth 3 years ago. He currently works half-time in the Department of Neurosurgery at the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and in private practice - primarily, at the St John of God Subiaco Hospital. He has extensive experience with surgery of the lumbar spine.
To register: Contact OccuMED Consulting on 9381 8388
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