AOCOPM 2023 Midyear Educational Conference-259668

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Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick was reintroduced as a leader in injury management with over 25 years of experience. She is involved internationally in injury reduction and is the organizer for the Fourth International FCE Research Symposium. As CEO of Accelable, she works with top insurance companies and has contracts with major employers. She discussed challenges and solutions surrounding the Department of Labor, notably FECA, highlighting the need for more providers due to the difficulty in getting authorizations and the transition to CNSI, which complicated billing and approvals. Dr. Fitzpatrick invited interested professionals to become providers, emphasizing the dire need due to long waiting periods for patients to see a provider.<br /><br />She stressed the evolving nature of Functional Capacity Evaluations (FCEs), which assess workability beyond physical capabilities, incorporating biopsychosocial models to evaluate psychological and social factors affecting a person's ability to work. Dr. Fitzpatrick critiqued outdated practices and urged more collaboration with new technologies and approaches. She reviewed the importance of validity and reliability in FCEs, noting that tests should move beyond traditional methods like grip strength, which may no longer be an accurate indicator of work capability.<br /><br />Dr. Fitzpatrick concluded with her contact details and expressed willingness to collaborate with professionals interested in speaking engagements or working with the Department of Labor.

Keywords

Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick

injury management

international involvement

FCE Research Symposium

Department of Labor

Functional Capacity Evaluations

biopsychosocial models

insurance companies

work capability