WP-4: Workplace

Return to Work/ADL

Instructors

Jon Almquist, ATC, VATL (no relevant financial relationships to disclose.)

Course
Description

This course will provide strategies for employers to support employee

recovery from concussion and will discuss procedures to minimize
workplace time and productivity loss for concussed patients.

Time

80:24

Educational Level

Beginner

Prerequisites

None

Format

Pre-recorded Lecture

Target Audience

Sports Medicine Physicians, Primary Care Physicians, Nurse

Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Clinical Psychologists,
Neuropsychologists, Registered Nurses, Physical Therapists,
Occupational Therapists, Athletic Trainers

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Learning Objectives

At the end of this course, the learner will be able to:

Adjust the clinical interview to identify the patients physical

and cognitive landscape in their work environment.

Provide strategies for the employer to implement to support

the patients recovery from concussion.

Discuss procedures to minimize workplace time loss and/or

productivity loss for concussed patients.

Address strategies to match patients symptom trigger

threshold to workplace responsibilities.

Cancellation Policy

If you are unable to participate in an ImPACT Training Workshop

that you have paid for you may request: (i) a refund, but only if you
provide lmPACT with at least three (3) calendar days notice in
advance of the workshop; (ii) reschedule to participate in another
workshop of equal or lesser value; or (iii) substitute someone to
participate in the workshop in your place. If you provide notice to
ImPACT fewer than three (3) calendar days in advance of the
workshop, you may reschedule to participate in another event of
equal or lesser value or substitute someone in your place, but you
cannot receive a refund. All cancellations and refund requests
must be submitted by the purchaser to lmPACT Applications, Inc.
and emailed to training@impacttest.com.

Completion Policy

Learners must view the course in its entirety to be issued a

statement of credit.

Assessing
Achievement of
Objectives

Learning objectives are assessed within the post-course evaluation

that is emailed to participants following completion of a course.

Accessibility
Statement

Participants who have special needs are encouraged to contact

program organizers so that all reasonable efforts to accommodate
these needs can be made.

Other Disclaimers

The purpose of this course is not to promote goods or services.

There are no outside sponsors for this course.

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Continuing Education Credits

Athletic Trainers

ImPACT Applications, Inc. (BOC AP# P3429) is approved

by the Board of Certification, Inc. to provide continuing
education to Athletic Trainers. This program is eligible
for a maximum of 1.25 Category A hours/CEUs. ATs
should claim only those hours actually spent in the
educational program.

Physical Therapists

At this time ImPACT is not able to offer pre-approved continuing

education credits to physical therapists for this course. You will
receive a certificate of attendance for each of our courses with
contact hours listed. Review your state laws to determine if this
training can be applied toward continuing education without
pre-approval.

Physicians

At this time, ImPACT is not able to offer AMA PRA Category 1

Credits. You will receive a certificate of attendance for each of our
courses with contact hours listed. Review your local, state, and
national Medical Society laws to determine if this training can be
applied towards AMA PRA Category 2 Credits. Click here for more
information on the AMA PRA Credit System.

Other Healthcare
Professions

At this time ImPACT is not able to offer continuing education

credits to occupational therapists, psychologists, registered
nurses, or other healthcare professionals. We are in the process
of applying to be able to offer credits to as many disciplines as
possible and hope to have the ability to offer credits at future
training events.

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Jon Almquist, ATC, VATL

Jon Almquist is recognized as an educator, clinician, researcher and administrator. He

received two BS degrees from the Pennsylvania State University. He was employed for
over 30 years in the Fairfax County Public School system as an athletic trainer, teacher
and administrator of the athletic training program, starting his career in 1983 and retiring
in 2013, most recently providing administrative oversight to a staff of over 50 Certified
Athletic Trainers (ATCs) who collectively provided comprehensive athletic healthcare for
over 25,000 student athletes annually. He is currently employed by the Fairfax Family
Practice Comprehensive Concussion Clinic as a Concussion Specialist. Almquist is coowner of JLA Consulting, LLC and co-developer of a software program designed to
organize and track concussion education and baseline testing for youth athletic
associations.
Mr. Almquist is the former Chair of the NATA Secondary School Athletic Trainers
Committee and Appropriate Medical Care for Secondary School Age Athlete Task Force
and writing team. He has served on the Inter Association Task Force and subsequent
writing team for the Spine Injured Athlete and on NATA Task Forces for Exertional Heat
Illness and Sudden Death in Athletics. Almquist has served as Chair of the Athletic
Training Advisory Board with Virginia's Board of Medicine and is currently the Co-Chair of
the Sports Medicine Advisory Committee for the Virginia High School League.
Almquist is the recipient of the NATA Athletic Trainer Service Award (1997), Most
Distinguished Athletic Trainer Award (2006), Virginia Athletic Trainers Associations Hall of
Fame, class of 2011, and the Mid-Atlantic Athletic Trainers Associations Hall of Fame, the
Delaware Valley High School Hall of Fame, class of 2012, and most recently has been
inducted into the National Athletic Trainers Associations Hall of Fame, class of 2014.
Mr. Almquist has been involved in research projects since 1997 and has been
contributing author on multiple peer-reviewed scientific publications, produced
educational videos and lectured nationally and internationally on topics related to sports
medicine and athletic training.