INDUSTRIAL REHABILITATION-MEDICINE .4. STRATEGIES FOR DISABILITY MANAGEMENT

This self-directed learning module provides a practical overview of th e general rehabilitative management of work disability, It is the four th of four articles on the topic of industrial rehabilitation medicine for the Self-Directed Physiatric Education Program for practitioners and trainees in physical medicine and rehabilitation, This section inc ludes an algorithm to highlight strategies for early involvement of th e physiatrist in the comprehensive management of injured workers, It a lso examines the broader role of the physiatrist as independent medica l examiner, Finally, it explores the complexities surrounding case clo sure for the chronically disabled injured worker. (C) 1997 by the Amer ican Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.