Is Return-to-Work Good Medicine?

Jim Atkins, MD, CCFP

Workers Compensation Board of British Columbia
May, 2003

Workers Compensation Board Seminar
45 minutes duration.

Objectives:

• Review the evidence for return-to-work as a useful strategy for injury management
• Understand the meaning of practical disability management
• Review a suggested approach for physicians to use for injury management
• See how the Workers Compensation Board can be of help in managing cases

• This event is eligible for Section 2 CME credit as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and may also be incorporated into a personal learning project (PLP) under Section 4 (Structured Learning Projects).
• This event is eligible for one hour of Section 2 CME credit