INSTOPP Mentorship - FCE Report Writing (OT in VOC/Medico-legal)

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Join INSTOPPs Mentorship session on FCE Report Writing for OTs in VOC Rehabilitation and Medico-Legal.

Date: 17 Feb 2023

Time: 08:00 – 09:00

Speaker: Herculene van Staden

Points: 1 CEU

Cost: Members – R95 ¦ Non-members – R245

In this session Herculene will cover:

·        The format of the report (what should be included)

·        Recommendations

·        Key differences between reports written for insurance purposes vs. post-vocational rehabilitation.

This session is so much more than a one-sided presentation, as it will also include an invaluable Q&A component. This is your opportunity to ask questions and get professional advice from a skilled person who is active in the field, giving you detailed insights and mentoring you through the challenges you are facing in your practice.

NB// When registering, if you are not an INSTOPP member, you need to leave the field blank.

Note: The event link will only be released to attendees the afternoon before the event.

Who should attend:

Occupational Therapists and other health care professionals who want to learn how to write professional and thorough reports.

About the presenter:

Herculene van Staden graduated with a Bachelor of Occupational Therapy degree at the University of Stellenbosch. She completed her Master’s degree of Advanced Occupational Therapy (Vocational Rehabilitation) and an article on her research was published in the South African Journal of Occupational Therapy (SAJOT) (2011) Vol 41, No 3, p 70-78 with the topic: “Return-to-work (RTW) of Patients after Lumbar Surgery”.

She presented this paper at the 7th Congress of the Occupational Therapy African Regional Group (OTARG) in Livingstone, Zambia. Herculene has presented various papers with the focus on rehabilitation after work related injuries at work shops attended by occupational and physiotherapists, human resource managers, employers, occupational medical practitioners and nurses. She received CAMAG accreditation with the American Board of Independent Medical Examiners (ABIME) after successful examination of the AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, 6th Edition in 2011.

She is ErgoScience, Workwell and PGAP trained and completed the Essential Pain Management trainer course. She has been in private practice for more than 20 years and has a special interest in Return-to-Work rehabilitation. She also performs FCE’s for employers as well as for insurance and medico-legal purposes.