Compensable Health and Medicine - PDM1185

Monash School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine (SPHPM) and the Personal Injury Education Foundation (PIEF) have partnered to create a unique offering for healthcare professionals treating and managing people with compensable injuries and illnesses. The Compensable Health and Medicine Course consists of 7 weeks of self-paced online learning, with the ccentrepiece of this course being a the two-day “Intensive” teaching period. During the intensive you will have an unmatched opportunity to foster new professional networks with other participants, course presenters and experts in the treatment of compensable patients. The intensive is an opportunity for critical thought and robust discussion

At a glance

Fees

Assessed: $3,000 GST-free

Who should attend

This course is ideal for treating healthcare practitioners involved in the delivery of care for those with a compensable injury. This course is suitable for general practitioners, physiotherapists, psychologists, occupational therapists and other allied health professionals.

What you will learn

On completion of this course participants will be able to:

  • Explain the regulation, structure, financing and delivery of health and medical care in personal injury compensation systems.
  • Describe how personal injury compensation processes and practices can impact the health of compensable patients and the practitioner-patient relationship.
  • Explain key concepts in compensable health and medicine including the Health Benefits of Good Work, Value-Based Healthcare, and the Clinical Framework for the Delivery of Health Services.
  • Describe best-practice approaches to the diagnosis, management and monitoring of compensable patients with musculoskeletal, mental health and traumatic brain injuries.
  • Design management programs for compensable patients with chronic pain integrating the latest evidence from pain neuroscience.
  • Critique approaches to the management and monitoring of compensable patients.

Program structure

  • Topic 1: Overview of healthcare and personal injury compensation systems
  • Topic 2: Navigating compensation systems
  • Topic 3: Clinical concepts and frameworks
  • Topic 4: Common conditions: Musculoskeletal disorders and pain
  • Topic 5: Science and treatment of common conditions
  • Topic 6: Mental health
  • Topic 7: Catastrophic and permanent injuries

Accelerate your qualification

Eligible participants who complete the micro-credential can receive 6 credit points of unspecified credit towards eligible postgraduate courses.

Note: Successful completion of a micro-credential does not guarantee admission into an award course. Prospective students must meet the eligibility and admission requirements for the award course. A micro-credential can only be used as credit towards a single degree on one occasion, and is valid for 7 years.

For more details please email pgradenq@monash.edu or shortcourses.depm@monash.edu

Dr Michael Di Donato

Michael Di Donato

Dr Michael Di Donato is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Healthy Working Lives Research Group at the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University. His doctoral studies explored the interaction between income support systems and healthcare for workers with low back pain.

Dr Di Donato’s research seeks to understand the impact of policy changes on healthcare service use and social welfare outcomes in compensated workers, to create readily reportable indicators of quality of care delivered to workers with low back pain, and continue development of a large scale health service research database. His areas of interest include social welfare and income support systems, healthcare delivery and quality for low back pain, and how compensation system policy influences worker disability and recovery.

If you'd like to find out more about this course, please contact us at shortcourses.depm@monash.edu. To view a full list of terms and conditions, including details about payment options and refunds, please head to our website.