Gabrielle Lis | We profile a success story in identifying and dismantling non-medical barriers to RTW at Concord Hospital, NSW
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Heather Millar, writer, WorkCover | Aged care worker, Donna Taylor, remains positive by taking on an admin role following an injury at work.
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Gabrielle Lis | Ignoring the non-physical causes of musculoskeletal problems leads to very poor outcomes in this all too familiar case study.
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Gabrielle Lis | What happens when WorkCover decides that workplace bullying - which your doctor tells you is responsible for your skyrocketing blood pressure and increasing reactive arthritis flare-ups - is actually "reasonable management action"?
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Anna Kelsey-Sugg | A process-driven acrimonious workers' compensation system is a dark place - let's shed some light to turn things around.
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Gabrielle Lis | HJ Heinz Australia takes injury management in-house with remarkable results
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Anna Kelsey-Sugg | This case study looks at a young man with a long career ahead of him and the reasons he will probably never return to his job.
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Jennifer Goode | A positive story of a long road back to a better life.
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Anna Kelsey-Sugg | Seventy work-sites to manage, different styles of management, a tough work culture, misconceptions about what's involved. Annette Photios had her work cut out when she stepped into her role.
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Denis Kinang | When a heroin and alcohol addiction lead you to the darkest places you've ever been, what can bring you back to the light?
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Frederieke Schaafsma | A badly managed case of staff burnout highlights the importance of an integrated approach to return to work
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Frederieke Schaafsma | In the case of Mr S, a well managed return to work system saves an employer $$ and provides good outcomes for a worker with anxiety.
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Anna Kelsey-Sugg | A young, fit worker develops back pain, is advised to rest and cut back activities. Three months later his back pain has not improved. Is rest really the best medicine?
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Anna Kelsey-Sugg | What helped Mario return to work after a car accident left him with quadriplegia?
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Anna Kelsey-Sugg | The different challenges Mario had to overcome to return to work after a car accident left him with quadriplegia.
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Anna Kelsey-Sugg | Return to work advice specifically for cancer survivors.
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Anna Kelsey-Sugg | How an employer and employee can do the right thing and yet have a bad experience too
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Anna Kelsey-Sugg | In Part Two of this series, RTW Matters interviews Deanne to discover why she feels angry and let down.
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Anna Kelsey-Sugg | In this and subsequent articles on Deanne's case, we learn about her WorkCover journey and hear why both she and her employer is so distressed by the process.
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Theo Giantsos | (For surgically treated employees)
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Sarah Duffield | A worker has several months off work after experiencing acute back pain. Her eventual return to work was not successful, with frequent aggravation of symptoms resulting in inconsistent working hours and no return to her pre-injury duties after two years
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Sarah Duffield | An older worker develops frozen shoulder after a fracture injury. After several months of rehabilition her condition begins to slowly improve. But before long the same problem starts to develop in her other shoulder.
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Sarah Duffield | An injured worker, with knee injuries and heart condition, is made redundant and has to deal with the concern that no other employer will take him on.
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Sarah Duffield | A cleaner works through increasing pain levels for more than two years before reporting her difficulties. By this time she is unable to perform her pre-injury duties and is forced into a longer term rehabilitation program.
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Andrea Thompson | From the Institute for Health and Productivity Management.
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Anna Kelsey-Sugg | Cancer survivor John Stubbs talks about his journey back to good health and back to work, in a hugely important role.
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Anna Kelsey-Sugg | Interview with with Cancer Voices Australia executive director and cancer survivor John Stubbs.
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Theo Giantsos | Mr X had been a 'journeyman' worker for many years before he developed a destructive and debilitating anxiety.
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Theo Giantsos | 'Chris' was a carpet layer who worked in a small suburban firm.
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Anna Kelsey-Sugg | RTW Matters interviewed 57-year-old 'Sally', who went straight back to work after sustaining a shoulder injury. We learn what helped - and what didn't.
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