Guest: Russell Gelfman, M.D.

Host: Jeffrey S. Brault, D.O. (@JeffBrault)

How do you determine what work restrictions would be most beneficial? When is maximum medical improvement determined and how does it relate to disability ratings? Even though the job landscape has changed from the dawn of worker’s compensation and insurance, work rehabilitation has maintained the same goal: return patients back to full duty employment. Dr. Gelfman lays out the specialist’s take on the Biopsychosocial Model in application to work rehabilitation, the need for more practitioners in this field, and how to develop this skillset within your practice.

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Deeper Dive:

• AMA Guides® to the Evaluation of Work Ability and Return to Work https://commerce.ama-assn.org/store/ui/catalog/productDetail?product_id=prod1230017&navAction=push