26th Annual AAOS Workers’ Compensation and Musculoskeletal Injuries Course
Learning Objectives for AAOS Workers Compensation Course
At the conclusion of this course, learners should be able to:
- Evaluate patients with musculoskeletal pain resulting from workplace injury and formulate a treatment plan with appropriate return-to-work guidelines
- Manage the administrative and legal requirements of workers’ compensation or medical liability cases
- Compare and contrast surgical and nonsurgical treatment protocols for workplace injuries
- Identify how to avoid unnecessary disability
- Gain familiarity with impairment evaluations and reports
- Improve report writing and develop new skills in office management for work-related injuries
- Use science to document return-to-work decisions
AMA Credit Designation
AAOS designates this live activity for TBD AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ for the Workers' Compensation Course. Physicians should claim only the credits commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Accreditation Statement
For Physicians: The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education (CME) for physicians.