About the Program
In the USA, psychiatric disability is the leading cause of working-age disability. A dramatic rise in compensation from public and private insurance funds has led to widespread requests for psychiatric independent medical evaluations (IME). These medico-legal reports, done in exceptional circumstances, are costly to commission and millions of dollars can be at stake on the outcome. Psych IME reports are comprehensive and filled with jargon, yet they provide the nurse with valuable information. In this webcast, participants will review the kinds of determinations made by forensic psychiatrists, psychologists and neuropsychologists; differentiate between the fitness for duty evaluation and the IME; and examine the components of a psych IME report through review of a sample report.
What You Will Learn
Upon completion of this presentation, the learner will be able to:
- assess the kinds of determinations and recommendations made by forensic psychiatrists, psychologists and neuropsychologists in a psych IME;
- differentiate between the fitness for duty evaluation and the IME; and
- identify the components of a psych IME report using a sample report.
About the Faculty
Elayne Preston, RN, COHN-S/CM, COHN(C), DOHS
Ms. Preston has over 25 years of experience as an occupational and environmental health nurse and is certified as an occupational health nurse in both Canada and the USA. In addition to teaching at the college level, she is proprietor of Employee First Health and Safety Consulting, where her work includes corporate program development and implementation, audits, and individual disability case management, specializing in return-to-work following mental illness. She has also served as a consultant to the insurance industry in disability case management of psychiatric disorders.
How Does the Webcast Work?
The webcast is accessed entirely via the Web. No software downloads are required, and the webcast works with most computer systems (PC and Mac). The audio comes through your computer speakers, and slides will be presented over the Internet. Questions posed to faculty during the live program through a chat function will be answered in the last 10 minutes of the program. Questions not answered during the broadcast will be posted with answers in the online archive.
A high speed Internet connection (e.g. DSL, T1, cable modem) is recommended. Dial-up connections may cause a delay in loading the webcast’s slide images and lag behind the audio portion of the program.
Web Browser Compatibility Check
To see if your computer is compatible with this webcast, and your computer will automatically be checked for compatibility (just takes a few seconds). If you receive an error message, please stay on the web page and call (800) 756-8280 for technical support.
Don’t miss this important opportunity to understand how psych IME reports are written, extract the important information they contain, and earn 1.0 CNE contact hour.
The cost for this archived webcast is $50 for AAOHN members and $75 for non-members. Purchasers of the archived webcast will be able to access the archived webcast an unlimited number of times for one year from the date of the live broadcast (May 16, 2007) at no additional cost.
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