1. Program schedule

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

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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Identifying, diagnosing and managing doctors in difficulty
A resource to support supervisors of medical trainees who have concerns about their student's ability to carry out their duties. Source: National Health Service (NHS) UK
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Ontario Medical Association Physician Health Program
The Physician Health Program (PHP) provides confidential support for individuals who are struggling with substance use and mental health concerns, as well as with other behaviours that have a personal and professional impact. Source: Ontario Medical Association (OMA)
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Professional Association of Residents of Ontario (PARO)
The Professional Association of Residents of Ontario is the official representative voice for Ontario’s doctors in training. PARO’s priority is to advocate on behalf of its members, addressing professional and educational concerns in order to optimize the training and working experience of Ontario’s newest doctors thus ensuring that patients receive the best possible medical care. Source: PARO
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WSIB Work-related Mental stress Injuries
Workers may be eligible for support from the WSIB if they have experienced a mental stress injury that can be shown to have resulted either from a traumatic incident or series of incidents at work that are substantial stressors. Source: Workplace Safety and Insurance Board
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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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