. "Appendix B: Workshop Agenda." Measuring Functional Capacity and Work Requirements: Summary of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 1999.
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Measuring Functional Capacity and Work Requirements: Summary of a Workshop
APPENDIX B Workshop on Functional Capacity and Work Requirements as They Relate to SSA's Disability Decision Process Research
Committee to Review SSA's Disability Decision Process Research National Academy of Sciences/Institute of Medicine Cecil and Ida Green Building, Conference Room 104
2001 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. June 4-5, 1998
WORKSHOP AGENDA
Thursday, June 4
9:00–9:15 a.m.
Welcome and Introduction
Dorothy Rice, Chair
9:15–9:25 a.m.
Purpose and Goals of the Workshop
Dorothy Rice
OPENING SESSION
9:25–10:30 a.m.
Measuring Functional Capacity of Persons with Disabilities in Light of Emerging Demands in the Workplace
Paper presented by Edward Yelin
(Commentary and discussion will follow)
Discussant: Janet Norwood
SESSION ONE
10:45–12:30 p.m.
Components of Functional Capacity Domains (Cognitive, Psychosocial, Motor and Sensory/Perceptual) with Work Requirements
Discussion Leader: Howard Goldman
• What are the specific components of the functional capacity domains?
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Measuring Functional Capacity and Work Requirements: Summary of a Workshop
APPENDIX B
Workshop on Functional Capacity and Work Requirements as They Relate to SSA's Disability Decision Process Research
Committee to Review SSA's Disability Decision Process Research National Academy of Sciences/Institute of Medicine Cecil and Ida Green Building, Conference Room 104
2001 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. June 4-5, 1998
WORKSHOP AGENDA
Thursday, June 4
9:00–9:15 a.m.
Welcome and Introduction
Dorothy Rice, Chair
9:15–9:25 a.m.
Purpose and Goals of the Workshop
Dorothy Rice
OPENING SESSION
9:25–10:30 a.m.
Measuring Functional Capacity of Persons with Disabilities in Light of Emerging Demands in the Workplace
Paper presented by Edward Yelin
(Commentary and discussion will follow)
Discussant: Janet Norwood
SESSION ONE
10:45–12:30 p.m.
Components of Functional Capacity Domains (Cognitive, Psychosocial, Motor and Sensory/Perceptual) with Work Requirements
Discussion Leader: Howard Goldman
• What are the specific components of the functional capacity domains?
Discussants: Edwin Fleishman Cille Kennedy
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• How are the specific components linked to demands of work?
• Is it possible to develop a baseline of work requirements? Can O*NET be used or adapted to meet SSA's need for an occupational classification system?
SESSION TWO
1:30–3:30 p.m.
Desired Characteristics of Instruments to Measure Functional Capacity to Work
Discussion Leader: Alan Jette
• What are the strengths and limitations of self-reports, proxy reports, performance testing, and clinical observation?
Discussants: Allen Heinemann Constantine Lyketsos
• How do the strengths and weaknesses of different measurement approaches vary across the different domains of functioning?
• To what extent should assistive devices be considered in measuring functional capacity?
• Do different populations have different measurement requirements (e.g., schizophrenia versus arthritis versus spinal injury versus Alzheimer's disease)?
SESSION THREE
3:45–4:45 p.m.
The Use of Functional Capacity Measures in Public and Private Programs in the United States and in Other Countries
Discussion Leader: Patricia Owens
• What has been their experience in the use of functional capacity measures in determining disability?
Discussants: Richard Burkhauser Ian Basnett
• What aspects of their measurement of functional capacity might be relevant for SSA's needs?
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4:45–5:30 p.m.
General Discussion
5.30 p.m.
Adjourn—Reception
Friday, June 5
SESSION FOUR
9:00–10:15 a.m.
Adapting Measurement of Functional Capacity to Work to SSA's Disability Decision Process
Discussion Leader: Virginia Reno
• What are the criteria for a ''successful'' measurement of functional capacity to work?
Discussants: Lisa Iezzoni David Stapleton
• Feasibility and practicality of designing and administering (i.e., safety, cost, etc.) measures of functional capacity to work.
• Technical issues of incorporating reliability, validity, sensitivity and specificity in the context of SSA's disability decision process.
• How can these measurement approaches be linked to work requirements in the context of SSA's disability decision process?
10:30–11:00 a.m.
Rapporteur's Review of Major Issues Identified
Jane West Kristen Robinson
11:00–12:00 p.m.
General Discussion
12:00–12:15 p.m.
Concluding Remarks
Dorothy Rice
12:15 p.m.
Adjourn
