Befriending the Brain – Using Technology to Assess and Support Workplace Reintegration
Webinar Recording | 1 CPD Hour | Original Broadcast on April 23, 2025
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Description:
Returning to work after an injury—especially one affecting cognitive function—requires a thoughtful, evidence-based approach. Advances in neuroscience and neurotechnology now provide objective tools to assess cognitive readiness, optimize recovery pathways, and support workplace reintegration. This session explores cutting-edge assessment methods, such as neurophysiological to help leaders make informed decisions about accommodations, modified duties, and performance expectations. Learn how these tools can enhance worker recovery, improve return-to-work outcomes, and create a more supportive, resilient workplace environment.
Learning Objectives:
Description:
Returning to work after an injury—especially one affecting cognitive function—requires a thoughtful, evidence-based approach. Advances in neuroscience and neurotechnology now provide objective tools to assess cognitive readiness, optimize recovery pathways, and support workplace reintegration. This session explores cutting-edge assessment methods, such as neurophysiological to help leaders make informed decisions about accommodations, modified duties, and performance expectations. Learn how these tools can enhance worker recovery, improve return-to-work outcomes, and create a more supportive, resilient workplace environment.
Learning Objectives:
- How brain assessment technologies can objectively measure cognitive function post-injury.
- The role of neuroplasticity in recovery and how it informs return-to-work strategies.
- How to use neurophysiological data to determine appropriate workplace accommodations.
- Ethical and practical considerations when using cognitive assessment tools.
- This session is ideal for HR professionals, disability management specialists, and workplace leaders involved in return-to-work planning. It is particularly valuable for those responsible for supporting employees recovering from brain injuries, concussions, or other cognitive impairments. Attendees will gain insights into using neuroscience-based assessments to optimize reintegration strategies and improve workplace outcomes.
Meet your presenter(s)
Tanja Yardley
Tanja has 30+ years of experience in clinical and healthcare leadership. Her past role as Healthcare Innovation Lead with Canada’s largest national healthcare company positioned her in the emerging technology space, where she developed relationships with numerous inventors and start-ups redefining the healthcare landscape. This insight into future-facing innovations brought her to Healthtech Connex, where she currently pursues her passion for technology, clinical neuroscience and brain health across their multiple divisions; working with clinical leaders at the NeuroPeak Performance Clinic, research professionals at the Centre for Neurology Studies and the medical engineering teams at Neurocatch. She recently founded the Brainnovation Network, linking neurorehabilitation facilities across North America to improve the standard of care for brain health.
Course Curriculum
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Webinar Recording
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Course Survey
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About this course
- 3 lessons
- 1 hour of video content