Diagnosis and management of work-related injuries and illnesses

Session details

Date:

Time:

12:00pm - 1:30pm (Toronto time)

Location:

Zoom videoconferencing

Didactic presentation by:

Anil Adisesh

Session objectives

At the end of this session, participants should be able to:

1. Define occupational illness and occupational injury
2. Evaluate a patient for a suspected occupational or environmental illness/injury
3. Outline a return-to-work plan

Session resources

CADASIL
CADASIL (also known as cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy) is a rare inherited disorder. Source: National Institute for Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Didactic presentation: Diagnosis and management of work-related injuries and illnesses
In this presentation, Dr. Anil Adisesh discusses how to define an occupational illness and occupational injury, evaluate a patient for a suspected occupational or environmental illness/injury, and outline a return-to-work plan
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Operational Stress Injury Social Support (OSISS)
A national peer support network for Canadian Armed Forces members, veterans and their families who are experiencing an Operational Stress Injury (OSI). Source: Canadian Forces Morale and Welfare Services
Organizations supporting Veterans
A list of organizations supporting veterans and their families. Source: Royal Canadian Legion
Psycho-vocational evaluation
Psycho-Vocational Evaluations combine psychological and vocational testing methods. Source: AssessMed
SISIP Financial
Financial services for members of the Canadian Armed Forces. Source: Canadian Forces Morale and Welfare Services
Veterans Affairs Canada
Targeted services and benefits to improve the health and well-being of veterans and their families. Source: Government of Canada

About presenter

Dr. Anil Adisesh received his medical degrees at the University of Liverpool, UK. He is UK trained in general medicine, with UK accreditation in family medicine and UK specialty accreditation in occupational medicine. 

Adisesh worked as Deputy Chief Medical Officer at the UK Health and Safety Executive national laboratory, Buxton. He was subsequently appointed the inaugural JD Irving Limited, Research Chair in Occupational Medicine at Dalhousie University, and was later Associate Professor and Division Director of Occupational Medicine in the Department of Medicine at the University of Toronto. He was also Head of the Division of Occupational Medicine at St. Michael’s Hospital Toronto.

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