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APM provides innovative, supportive and effective assistance to help an injured individual return to work as quickly and safely as possible following a workplace illness or injury.

APM has a national team of staff from a wide range of allied health backgrounds. These professionals are trained to assess the impact of work related injury and or illness on the individual's ability to work, recommend appropriate interventions to achieve workplace rehabilitation goals and ensure cost effective and durable return to work outcomes. Return to Work-Same Employer Services include, but are not limited to:

Case Management

APM Case Management is a collaborative process of assessment, planning, facilitation and evaluation of services designed for individuals who are returning to the workplace following an injury.

Case Management requires individualised service delivery based on a comprehensive assessment that is then used to develop a rehabilitation plan. The plan is developed in collaboration with the individual, and reflects the services required to achieve the desired return to work outcome by empowering the individual to ensure that they are involved in all aspects of the planning and service arrangement in a dynamic way.

APM has developed a team of specialised consultants who focus solely on assisting the individual to achieve a return to work through communication and consultation to promote quality and cost effective outcomes.

Functional Assessment

An APM Functional Assessment is a standardised assessment that objectively measures an individual's current functional abilities and limitations, with particular focus on their ability to meet current or proposed job demands.

The results of this assessment assist in determining suitable job options or recommendations to help with planning a return to work after an injury, either to the worker's previous occupation or a new occupation.

APM's Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists use the Physical Work Performance Evaluation (PWPE) which comprises tasks that evaluate strength, position tolerance, mobility and endurance.

Functional Job Match

An APM Functional Job Match provides a match between the individual's physical capacity and the basic requirements of the job in question. It involves a combination of a Work Place Assessment and a Functional Assessment.

The screen activity then reflects on the employer's 'Duty of Care' and minimises the risk of employment injury (or re-injury) at the workplace.

APM's Occupational Therapists, Exercise Physiologists or Physiotherapists are able to undertake the Functional Job Match to ensure that the individual meets all task requirements of the job in question.

Workplace Assessment

An APM Workplace Assessment consists of a visit to the workplace to assess the physical demands of the usual work performed by an employee. Alternative duties can also be assessed and recommendations made regarding the suitability of those duties.

This assessment can be used to assist the medical practitioner to select duties that will be safe for the individual to perform, and expedite the return to work process.

APM's Occupational Therapists, Exercise Physiologists or Physiotherapists are able to provide these recommendations with respect to task modification/re-organisation or equipment needs.

Work Conditioning

APM Work Conditioning is a program aimed at assisting an individual to improve their physical ability to perform their work in a safe environment. It includes a range of exercises and activities that simulate the work environment.

Developed by a Physiotherapist, an Exercise Physiologist or an Occupational Therapist, the Work Conditioning program will help to "bridge the gap" between the injured individual's current physical capacity for work and the full physical demands of the job.

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Ergonomic Assessment

An APM Ergonomic Assessment investigates the individual's interaction with the objects they use within the work environment that may be impacting on their health, comfort and productivity. This interaction can be affected by individual anatomy, psychology and other human factors. The assessment may be completed for a computer workstation, an assembly line, etc.

In each case, the focus is on preventing an injury from occuring or minimising its impact once it has occured and enabling the individual to perform their work duties safely.

APM Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Exercise Physiologists are skilled at exploring ways to modify the work environment to make it safer and easier for the injured worker to manage.

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Usual Duties Register

APM Usual Duties Register is a summary of the physical demands of the core job positions and tasks within an organization.

The Usual Duties Register can reduce lost time injuries by assisting employers and medical practitioners to make earlier and better informed decisions about an injured workers return to work options. Used in conjunction with medical advice it enables the employer to ensure that appropriate suitable duties are available for the injured worker to complete as part of their return to work program.

APM's qualified Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists can develop usual duties registers based on the specific requirements of the organisation.

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"APM's responsiveness to our needs has been outstanding considering the remote location of many of our sites, especially in response to critical incidents and mobilising resources at short notice."
Andrew Tan, National Early Intervention & Rehabilitation Coordinator - John Holland Group Pty Ltd

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