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Assessment of Fitness for Return to Work
Use an evidence based approach to evaluate when a patient can safely return to employment
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ACPOHE
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ACPOHE

The Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Occupational Health and Ergonomics (ACPOHE) is a Professional Network of the Chartered Society

Catherine Albert
Course instructor
Catherine Albert

Registered Ergonomist & Physiotherapist specialising in office and manufacturing ergonomics across a range of sectors

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Introduction

Musculoskeletal pain is a major cause of disability and affects an individual’s ability to engage in work. Only 40% of patients who have chronic musculoskeletal pain are able to work full time. Employment is an essential part of life and an inability to work due to disability has many negative effects. Occupational health physiotherapists need to conduct thorough assessments to determine fitness to return to work for patients with these conditions. This course introduces this role of the healthcare professional and discusses the key features of an evidence based return to work assessment.

Aims

This course aims to introduce fitness to return to work assessments and the role of the occupational health physiotherapist.

Outline

This course is made up of videos, reading, forum posts and a final quiz. The course content is split into the following sections:

  1. Videos
  2. Reading Activities
  3. Quiz

Target audience

This course is aimed at Physiotherapy and Physical Therapy clinicians, students and assistants. Other interested professionals such as athletic trainers, occupational therapists, nurses or medical doctors interested in this subject are also invited to participate.

Practicalities

Availability - this course is online and can be completed on your own schedule.

Hours of Learning - No deadlines are applied to this course and it can be started and completed in your own time according to your personal schedule. We expect the required elements to take around 1-1.5 hours depending on your schedule and learning style. Additionally there are many optional resources provided and if you choose to review these the course could take longer to complete.

Types of Activities - Watching videos, reading, a final quiz and participating in an international discussion forum.

Certificates - At the end of the course, when you have completed all of the required elements, you will be able to download a certificate of completion and 1.1 Plus points will be added to your personalised learning dashboard.

Requirements to complete this course

In order to complete this course and receive a course completion certificate plus CEUs/CCUs/CPD points you will need to:

  1. Respect the Plus Community Culture.
  2. Log all the required learning activities as complete (represented by the orange icons!).
  3. Actively and appropriately participate in the course discussions.
  4. Pass a final quiz with a score of 80% or more.
  5. Complete a course evaluation form.

Learning outcomes

At the end of this course you will be able to:

  • describe the impact of musculoskeletal conditions on work
  • identify six reasons why work is important for an individual
  • summarise the role of the occupational health physiotherapist in fitness to return to work assessments
  • choose an appropriate set of assessment tools to include in a fitness to return to work assessment
  • justify the use of functional tests in a fitness to return to work assessment

Instructor financial and non-financial disclosures

Catherine Albert: No relevant relationships disclosed by instructor.

Accessibility

For special needs or accommodations please contact us with details of how we can meet your needs.

Featured reviews
This course was beneficial and informative. It will help me in my practice for better assessments and interventions.
syeda sumbul rizvi
Occupational Therapist
Pakistan
Amazing course on Assessment of Fitness for Return to Work. Recommended!!
Nuugwanga Ndemupewa Ngomume Shivute
Physiotherapist
Namibia
This course provides a wealth of information in a concise and to the point manner. It is necessary and needed secondary to the increasing occurrence and impact of MSK injuries.
Oriana Blackwood
Physiotherapist
Jamaica
Really good course. Good introduction to the field.
Desire Perry
Physiotherapist
South Africa
The Assessment of Fitness for Return to Work course is a must-do course for all therapists
CALVIN OMOLLO
Physiotherapist
Kenya
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