AMA Guides TM
to the
Evaluation of Work Ability and Return to Work
Second Edition
James B. Talmage, MD
J Mark Melhorn, MD
Mark H. Hyman, MD
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
AMA guides to the evaluation of work ability and return to work / [edited by] James B. Talmage, J. Mark Melhorn, Mark H. Hyman.2nd ed.
p. ; cm.
Guides to the evaluation of work ability and return to work
Rev. ed. of: A physicians guide to return to work / editors, James B. Talmage, J. Mark Melhorn. c2005.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary: This book will help the reader think through helping patients with return-to-work decisions when persisting symptoms and problems from illness or injury make work difficultProvided by publisher.
ISBN 978-1-60359-530-8
1. Work capacity evaluationUnited States. 2. Disability evaluation--United States. 3. Vocational rehabilitationUnited States. 4. Workers compensationUnited States. 5. WorkPsychological aspects. 6. ConvalescencePsychological aspects. I. Talmage, James B. II. Melhorn, J. Mark. III. Hyman, Mark H. IV. American Medical Association. V. Title: Guides to the evaluation of work ability and return to work.
[DNLM: 1. Rehabilitationpsychology. 2. Convalescencepsychology. 3. Disability Evaluation. 4. Employmentpsychology. WB 320]
RC963.4.P48 2011
616.075dc22
2011010018
BP05:11-P-034:06/11
Dedication
This book is dedicated to my parents, George and Helen Talmage, who taught me the importance of a strong work ethic, and to my wife, Jill, and daughter, Heidi, who love me despite it.
Jim Talmage
This book is dedicated to my patients who taught me the benefits and value of work and to my family who have enriched my life while allowing me the opportunity to share this knowledge with others.
J. Mark Melhorn
This book is dedicated to my two familiesthe one at home and the one at work: Sheryl, Ari, Micah, Jesse, Noah, Joan, Susan, Erika, Pam, and Gabriella.
Mark Hyman
Acknowledgments
For help in the creation of this book I would like to thank Richard A. Hoffmeister, MD, and Sam T. Barnes, MD, who taught me how to think like an orthopedist; John LoCasio, MD, who first introduced me to the concepts of risk, capacity, and tolerance; and my patients over the past 39 years, who taught me about the human experiences of life and work.
James B. Talmage
For help in the creation of this book I would like to thank Henry O. Marsh, MD, and Herbert H. Stark, MD, who contributed to my development as an occupational orthopaedic hand surgeon; Peggy Gardner, PhD, who nurtured my interest in researching the prevention of work-related musculoskeletal pain; the medical librarians at Via Christi Regional Medical and Wesley Medical Center, who continue to obtain references for me; and my office staff at The Hand Center, who help to communicate the message to my patients about the benefits of staying at work and early return to work.
J. Mark Melhorn
We would like to thank Michael Ryder, Senior Development Editor at AMA Press, and Meghan Anderson, Production Specialist, at AMA Press, who assisted us in the production of this book. We would like to acknowledge, for the use of their materials, ACOEM Guidelines, the Reed Group and MDG, and Official Disability Guidelines.
James B. Talmage, J. Mark Melhorn, Mark H. Hyman
Contributors
Karen (Edinger) Belki, MD, PhD
Adjunct Professor of Preventive Medicine Physician Specialist in Internal Medicine
Department of Oncology-Pathology
Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
School of Community and Global Health
Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, California
Institute for Health Promotion & Disease Prevention Research University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California
Gina Bruns, MA
American University
Washington, DC
David J. DePaolo, JD, MBA
CEO, President
WorkCompCentral
Camarillo, CA
Dwight K Dowda, MB, BS, MPH
Consultant Occupational Physician
SydneyAustralia
Marjorie Eskay-Auerbach, MD, JD
SpineCare & Forensic Medicine, PLLC
Tucson, AZ
Michael Feuerstein, PhD, MPH
Professor
Departments of Medical and Clinical Psychology and Preventive Medicine and Biometrics Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Bethesda MD
