1. Program schedule

EVENING SESSION - Assessment of fitness for work

Session details

Date:

Time:

7:00pm - 8:15pm (Toronto time)

Location:

Zoom videoconferencing

Didactic presentation by:

Anil Adisesh

Session objectives

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

  1. Understand and explain the concept of “workability”
  2. Apply functional principles to facilitate “workability”
  3. Outline the types of barriers to return to work and the role of the physician in overcoming them

Session resources

Assessment of Fitness for Work
In this presentation, Dr. Anil Adisesh explains the concept of “workability”, applies functional principles to facilitate “workability”, and outline the types of barriers to return to work and the role of the physician/healthcare provider in overcoming them.
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Guarding minds at work
Guarding Minds at Work (Guarding Minds) is a tool for employers to effectively assess and address the psychosocial factors known to have an impact on organizational health, the health of individual employees, and the financial bottom line. It was used as a reference for the National Standard of Canada on Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace. Source: Canada Life
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Management Standards Indicator Tool
The HSE Management Standards Indicator Tool should be used in conjunction with the HSE Management Standards Indicator Tool User Manual. The HSE Management Standards Indicator Tool is also available in a number of different languages on HSE's Management Standards website. Source: UK Health and Safety Executive
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Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP)
The WRAP process supports people to identify the tools that keep them well and create action plans to put them into practice in their everyday life. All along the way, WRAP helps people incorporate key recovery concepts and wellness tools into their plans and life. Source: WRAP
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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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