Physios deliver awesome Return to Work Services - do you?
Please join us for a panel discussion: Physiotherapy and occupational rehabilitation - where are we at in SA and where are we going?
PLEASE NOTE: This face to face event is being held at APA SA Branch, 8/15 Fullarton Road, Kent Town. It is not being recorded or presented via zoom.
Presenters
Richard Fuller
Richard Fuller, FACP, APAM, BAppSc (Physio), GDOHSM. Richard is a Specialist Occupational Health Physiotherapist [as awarded by the Australian College of Physiotherapists in 2011]. He has served as the Chair of theAustralian Physiotherapy Association (APA) National Occupational Health Group (2009-2012) and a National Advisory Council representative (2006-2012). He is also a member of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society of Australia (HFESA). Richard has contributed to a number of important APA projects including the development of Occupational Rehabilitation Position Statement and WorkCover SA's Guidelines on Functional Capacity Assessments. Richard was the lead author in The APA's Position Statement and background paper on ‘The Ageing Australian Work Force and Physiotherapy'. Since graduating as a Physiotherapist at the University of South Australia in 1990, Richard has had extensive experience in both private and hospital settings, here and in the UK and has particular interest in work injury prevention and occupational rehabilitation. In July 2011, Richard completed a Graduate Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety Management at the University of Adelaide. This included ‘Advanced Ergonomics' and a research project involving implementation of a ‘Participative Ergonomics Program' at an Adelaide public hospital. Richard is the owner and director of Aim Physiotherapy and Work Health Solutions. In June 2020, Richard was awarded the position of Adjunct Lecturer in the School of Public Health at Adelaide University's Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences.
Martin Van Der Linden
Martin van der Linden, as manager of CHG's allied health team, is responsible for physiotherapists and occupational therapists across the CHG business. He has coordinated the development and implementation of a wide range of injury prevention programs with local and national employers, including the completion of over 100,000 pre employment functional assessments. Martin has maintained a strong involvement in the Australian Physiotherapy Association for many years, through numerous roles within the Occupational Health Physiotherapy group and as a member of the SA Branch council, and past president of the SA Branch of the APA and chair of the APA compensable bodies committee. This involvement has given him an understanding of the diversity of health services provided within the occupational health environment and the necessity for high quality, evidence based practice. His involvement in the development of the Return To Work SA “Clinical framework for the delivery of health services to injured workers” has provided him with a strong understanding of the principles that need to guide this quality practice. As an Accredited Medical Expert Provider to Return To Work SA, Martin has a detailed working knowledge of management of injured workers within the SA Worker's Compensation system.
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