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Review of Case Materials
Reviews records, documents, testimony, data, and other relevant materials and consults with counsel regarding technical issues related to the matter.
Provide Expert Analysis
Applies specialized knowledge and experience to evaluate the technical or professional issues involved.
Form Expert Opinions
Develops independent, supportable opinions based on the available evidence and relevant standards.
Prepare Expert Reports
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The assessment may include the worker’s medical and occupational history, job tasks, the nature and duration of relevant exposures, timing of symptoms, prior conditions, and nonoccupational factors that could contribute to the same condition. Objective clinical testing and exposure information may also be important. For some conditions, changes in symptoms or objective measurements during periods at and away from work can provide additional evidence, but the significance of that pattern depends on the disease and exposure at issue.
A fitness-for-duty review compares the worker’s medical condition and functional abilities with the physical, cognitive, or safety-sensitive demands of a particular position. The physician may consider the diagnosis, treatment, medications, functional limitations, job description, and essential job tasks. The resulting medical opinion may identify restrictions, limitations, or safety concerns that can inform decisions about return to work or possible workplace accommodations.
The disciplines address different parts of a workplace-exposure question. An industrial hygienist typically evaluates the work environment, including the identity and concentration of potential hazards, routes and duration of exposure, monitoring data, and exposure controls. A physician practicing industrial medicine focuses on the worker’s health, including symptoms, diagnosis, clinical testing, relevant medical history, and the medical relationship between the claimed exposure and the condition at issue. Complex exposure cases may require both perspectives.
Medical surveillance can provide serial health information collected in relation to particular workplace hazards. Depending on the exposure and surveillance program, records may include audiometry, spirometry, laboratory testing, physical examinations, or other periodic assessments. Comparing baseline and later results with the worker’s job and exposure history can show whether a measurable change emerged over time and whether the findings correspond with the occupational condition being alleged.
Prepares clear, well-supported expert reports outlining methodology, analysis, findings, and opinions.
Provide Deposition Testimony
Explains findings and opinions under oath and responds to questioning during deposition testimony.
Testify in Court
Presents specialized findings and opinions clearly to judges, juries, arbitrators, or other decision-makers.
