WEB061-2023

Live and Recorded on Dec 7, 2023 11:30 am – 12:30 pm Eastern

Transitional/Light Duty Best Practices for Injured Workers
By Mary Giovannetti, APRN, DNP, BC-FNP

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Topic Overview:

This presentation will provide insight into best practices for formulating and maintaining an effective transitional duty program that will optimize return to full duty. The presentation will identify evidence-based research to support early return to work and accommodation of transitional duty.

Objectives:
1. Review the evidence and best practices for early return to duty after work injury.
2. Identify factors influencing return to work.
3. Discuss advantages for keeping injured employees at work.
4. Examine key components of a comprehensive transitional duty program.

Speaker Bios:

 Mary Giovannetti, APRN, DNP, BC-FNP is the Employee Health Director/NP at Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System. She has worked in Employee Health for 17 years. She also teaches nursing leadership, genetics, and quality at Limestone University. Prior to this she worked in Family Practices as a Nurse Practitioner. She received her Master’s in Nursing from Marshall University in 1998 and Doctorate of Nursing Practice in 2017 from University of SC.  She is currently serving as the AOHP Region 5 Director. In her spare time she enjoys spending time with her husband and 4 college age kids, taking care of 3 dogs, and serving in church.

Requirements for Completion

Successful completion of this activity includes submitting an accurate registration, making necessary payment, and reviewing all activity slides and the webinar presentation. Completion of the evaluation form is required.

Type of Activity: Knowledge

Disclosures: AOHP does not guarantee, warrant, certify, verify, and/or authorize the content of this seminar, and/or any subsequent use of the information presented at this webinar. This webinar is not a clinical/medical service but is intended for educational purposes only. Planners of this educational activity have no real or apparent financial, professional or personal conflict of interest to disclose. Faculty/presenter disclosure is stated following each presenter’s bio-sketch. AOHP has implemented a mechanism to identify and resolve all conflicts of interest before the delivery of this educational activity.

Commercial or Sponsor Support: N/A
 

Continuing education Contact Hour: This activity awards one (1) contact hour.

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 17664.

Conflict of Interest: A conflict of interest occurs when an individual has an opportunity to affect educational content about healthcare products or services of a commercial company with which she/he has a financial, professional or personal relationship.

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