Date: Tuesday 8 February 2011 at 6:30 to 8.30 p.m.
Venue: Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, No 6 Kildare Street, Dublin 2.
Event: RCPI Public Meeting Getting back to work after injury: maximizing workability in collaboration with the InjuriesBoard.ie
Webcast:
To view a webcast of this meeting, please follow this link
Please note: Any material contained in this webcast cannot be used, referenced or duplicated without consent from the speaker.
The meeting will be delivered in collaboration with InjuriesBoard.ie, the independent government body which assesses the amount of compensation due to a person who has suffered a personal injury.
Employees are an employer’s most valuable asset and any injury or illness that interrupts work activities can hurt both the employees and employer. Research demonstrates the negative psychological, medical, social and economic effects of unnecessarily prolonged work disability and loss of employability. Therefore, it is in everyone’s interest to ensure that advice, expertise and information is available to support optimal health and function of injured workers. Medical experts will discuss that treatment and management of orthopaedic injury and soft-tissue injury as well as providing information on returning to work. This public meeting will also provide information on how InjuriesBoard.ie works to resolve personal injury claims which arise from workplace accidents in a fair and independent way.
The meeting is open to all members of the public, however, attendance is by ticket only. Members of the public are asked to apply for tickets by emailing college@rcpi.ie or by contacting RCPI directly at (01) 863 9700. There is no charge for attendance.
Please note that this meeting will also be available as a live webcast. Please indicate if you wish to have access to the live webcast on the day by emailing college@rcpi.ie or by contacting RCPI directly at (01) 863 9700.
Programme:
Chair:
Mr Craig Doyle, Broadcaster
Speakers:
Ms Patricia Byron, Chief Executive, InjuriesBoard.ie
Download Ms Patricia Byron's Presentation:
Getting back to work after injury - InjuriesBoard.ie - Presentation
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Mr Richard O'Connell, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Ely Hospital, Wexford
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Getting back to work after injury - Presentation
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Dr Martin Hogan, Occupational Health Physician and Dean of the Faculty of Occupational Medicine, RCPI
Downlaod Dr Martin Hogan's Presentation:
Getting Back to work after injury - Presentation
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Prof Geraldine McCarthy, Consultant Rheumatologist, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital Dublin
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Getting back to work after injury - Presentation
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Panel:
Dr Sheelagh O'Brien, Occupational Health Physician, Corporate Health Ireland
Dr Eamon Brazil, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital Dublin
Continuing Medical Education (CME):
This meeting is approved for 2 CME credits
Injuries Board Information:
InjuriesBoard.ie, P.O. Box 8, Clonakilty, Co. Cork
T: 1890 829 121 F: 1890 829 122 E: enquiries@injuriesboard.ie
W: http://www.injuriesboard.ie/
Public Meeting Information:
Communications Office, The Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, Frederick House, 19 South Frederick Street, Dublin 2. T: 353 1 863 9770, F: 01 863 672 4707, E: college@rcpi.ie W: http://www.rcpi.ie/PublicMeetings/