Sean Gleeson | Recent regulatory changes are the likely cause of a slight drop in Tasmania's RTW performance.

RTWMatters team | RTW rates have improved, but are still below the highs recorded in 2005-06.

Sean Gleeson | Like other eastern states, New South Wales return to work rates have lifted from GFC lows.

RTWMatters team | Return to work rates have been falling in Tasmania in the last two years, though there has been a less notable drop in durable RTW.

Sean Gleeson | Return to work rates under Comcare's jurisdiction are falling, and a sharp rise in mental health and stress claims are biting into the scheme's bottom line.

RTWMatters team | NSW has largely mirrored the national rate over the last six years.

Scott Sanderson | In the latest of our ongoing series on the use of dispute resolution in the context of worker's compensation disputes we take a look at Victoria, and the signficant changes that took place last year.

Sean Gleeson | RTW rates in South Australia are trending downwards despite recent reforms.

RTWMatters team | Comcare's traditionally high levels of return to work are in decline

Scott Sanderson | In our ongoing series on the use of dispute resolution processes in the context of workers' compensation disputes, we hear from NT WorkSafe about how things are handled in the top end.

Sean Gleeson | Victoria has recorded its second consecutive year of improvements in return to work rates. What has caused the turnaround?

RTWMatters team | Compiled by the RTW Matters team using data from the Australian and New Zealand RTW Monitor.

Charlotte Leboeuf-Yde | Professor Charlotte Leboeuf-Yde outlines key findings based on the study of 40,000 Danes.

RTWMatters team | Compiled by the RTW Matters team using data from the Australian and New Zealand RTW Monitor.

Dr Mary Wyatt and Sean Gleeson | RTW levels are returning to the rates of four to five years ago, but some of the previous standouts are lagging.

Tom Barton | We chat to Rob Gordon, recent past-president of the Western Australian branch of the Australian Rehabilitation Providers Association.

Tom Barton | We chat to Anthony Zalakos, president of the Victorian branch of the Australian Rehabilitation Providers Association.

Elizabeth Quinn | WorkCover employee Teegan Jordan explains that the authority's 'rebranding' of its case managers title reflects an improved RTW focus.

Elizabeth Quinn | In the past, the workers' compensation industry has suffered from a lacklustre reputation. Kerri Melkersson of WorkCover QLD convinces us a new era has begun.

Scott Sanderson | We speak with Stephen Carey, Chief Commissioner of the Tasmanian Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Tribunal about the State's recent legislative changes.

Sean Gleeson | An internal culture that fosters dialogue and discussion produces longer term benefits

Dr Mary Wyatt and Sean Gleeson | The 2010-11 Return to Work Monitor shows a drop in return to work in previously high performing jurisdictions. And Key Information For Employers.

Niki Ellis | Professor Niki Ellis, CEO, talks about the return to work agenda of The Institute for Safety, Compensation and Recovery Research

Scott Sanderson | We speak with WorkCover WA about the current system and big changes on the horizon.

Tom Barton | We chat to George Hallwood, president of the South Australian branch of the Australian Rehabilitation Providers Association.

Sean Gleeson | The release of Safe Work Australia's Workers' Compensation Action Plan foresees greater moves towards national harmonisation over the coming years.

SuperDoc | We all know what happens to that which goes around (it comes around), so why do we sometimes forget that to get respect in the workplace, we have to give it too?

SuperDoc | Gather round, I've got a story to tell - and it starts with a question...

SuperDoc | Want positive results from your clients? Check your 'tude.

Scott Sanderson | Q-COMP CEO Elizabeth Woods discusses Queensland's unique 'short-tail' workers' compensation system.

Scott Sanderson | We speak with the Registrar of the NSW Workers Compensation Commission Sian Leathem about how the Commission is working, and how it is looking to improve outcomes

Scott Sanderson | How 'learned optimism' can improve return to work outcomes: Breaking down Theo Feldbrugge's webinar presentation.

Sean Gleeson | The Federal Government's plans to tighten access to the disability support pension gives an insight into Government's focus on increasing workforce participation.

Scott Sanderson | Dispute Resolution system expert Nerida Wallace explains the important characteristics of a workers' compensation dispute resolution system

Scott Sanderson | Professor Katherine Lippel presents: Workers' compensation design: how rules and practices may promote or undermine successful return to work

Sean Gleeson | A tragic harassment case in Victoria has highlighted the need for HR professionals to remain vigilant on the matter of workplace bullying.

Sean Gleeson | A decision by the Supreme Court has thrown the South Australia's workers' compensation regime into disarray once again, and could pave the way for interstate legal challenges to the powers of Medical Panels.

Dr Mary Wyatt | Successful surgery starts with the best decision about whether surgery should be performed.

Scott Sanderson | An introduction to Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) processes and their application in the Australian workers' compensation system

Dr Mary Wyatt | When one part of the system underperforms, the others follow suit.

Scott Sanderson | We speak with Rob Aurbach from Deakin Prime about the summit's aims and outcomes.

Sean Gleeson | An Ombudsman's report into WorkSafe Victoria's record keeping practices has highlighted serious deficiencies which could threaten return to work prospects for injured employees.

Tom Barton | Financial commitment is just the beginning of necessary buy-in for workplace mental health programs.

Dr Mary Wyatt | Interview with Garry Pearce, Director of Rehabilitation for the Tasmanian Department of Health.

Dr Mary Wyatt | Care to take a step up into research in the role of self-management on vocational rehabilitation outcomes?

Scott Sanderson | RTW Matters speaks to Joanna Bohatko-Naismith about her study on the adequacy of RTW Coordinator training

Dr Mary Wyatt | Disc bulge, disc degeneration, disc protrusion. Terms that worry patients, most of the time unnecessarily.

Sean Gleeson | A review commissioned by the WorkCoverSA last year outlines radical changes aimed at reforming underperforming vocational rehabilitation sector and improving return to work rates in the Festival State.

Sean Gleeson | A new review commissioned by WorkCoverSA shows that more changes are needed to bring the state's return to work outcomes to a national standard.

Scott Sanderson | Key industry representatives come together in South Australia to improve outcomes for injured workers and their employers

Dr Peter Cotton | Dr Peter Cotton explains how understanding workplace morale and quality of management allows improvements to be made.

Robert Hughes | How to reduce the national pension bill while improving life for people subject to cuts

Dr Mary Wyatt | What works and what does not work in the decision making process.

Gabrielle Lis and Dr Mary Wyatt | Occupational Physicians have brought together a broad group to join forces on changing beliefs and attitudes to being in work

Australasian Faculty of Occupational and Environmental Medicine | Occupational Physicians garner stakeholder support to influence policy initiatives and stakeholder management of work and health

Ingrid Ozols | An interview with Ingid Ozols, director of mh@work, exploring how mental health can be improved through the introduction of workplace programs.

Dr Mary Wyatt | World endeavours in disability management - Challenges for the UK with mass assessments of work ability.

Dr Mary Wyatt | How you cannot afford to get it wrong, and how you can get it right.

Dr Mary Wyatt | A good decision making process is worth its weight in platinum

Dr Mary Wyatt | A Powerpoint presentation on the whys and wherefores of supervisor training in rtw management

Dr Mary Wyatt | Premium Members Access: Shoulder problems are the second most common work-related musculoskeletal problem. Here's an overview of rotator cuff conditions, the most common cause of shoulder problems.

Gabrielle Lis | Is compensation for 9/11 first responders a black and white moral issue, or is the situation more complex?

Gabrielle Lis | What do results from WorkSafe's WorkHealth revolution tell us about worker health--and the effectiveness of the one size fits all approach to workplace intervention?

Tom Barton | We speak to rehab provider Donna Valiant about managing everybody's needs, expectations and obligations during the RTW process.

Dr Mary Wyatt | WorkSafe Victoria aspires to be a centre of excellence for RTW. But with long term RTW rates now below 2006-07 levels, is rhetoric outstripping performance in the smallest mainland state?

Gabrielle Lis | Are your innovative ideas constantly met with suspicion? This case study from cotton-milling industrial revolution Scotland looks at how tact builds trust--and what squanders it.

Mary Harris | Genius, they say, is 1% inspiration, and 99% perspiration. This case study looks at how four people's creativity and perseverance allows for a return to heavy physical work.

Dr Mary Wyatt | Our review of NSW return to work results, using the national Return to Work Monitor

Mary Harris | After foot surgery, rehab professional Mary Harris found herself dependent on family and friends. Her patience--and theirs--was soon tested. This got her thinking about RTW...

Dr Mary Wyatt | Our review of Victorian RTW, drawing on information from the annual RTW Monitor.

Tom Barton | This second of a two-part series investigates identifying pessimistic thinking in employees, and improving optimism and emotional resilience in the workplace.

Tom Barton | This first of a two-part series investigates the negative health and work effects of pessimism, and how fostering emotional resilience improves wellness and business outcomes.

Dr Mary Wyatt | Our review of Queensland return to work results, using the national Return to Work Monitor

Dr Mary Wyatt | Will Queensland's focus on supporting people and fixing processes improve financials in the long term?

Gabrielle Lis | A prominent South Australian back surgeon has called for workers' comp for back pain to be scrapped. Why not fix treatment?

Gabrielle Lis | Can Professor Dame Carol Black persuade unions, business and medical professionals to agree on the health benefits of good work?

Gabrielle Lis | What is job strain? How is it linked to depression? And what are the associated costs? New Australian research has the answers...

Dr Mary Wyatt | Should workers' comp recipients share treatment costs with their employers?

Dr Mary Wyatt | The use of opiates in chronic pain cases should be carefully monitored. Patients need a high level of support and a good understanding of treatment options.

Gabrielle Lis | What do gardening, work and dancing have in common? According to Occupational Therapist Sven Roehrs, each is an "occupation" and each has the potential to improve health and promote rehabilitation.

Gabrielle Lis | Workers' comp cases present GPs and other health professionals with opportunities for meaningful patient advocacy. How can these be seized?

Dr Mary Wyatt | Our review of Comcare's return to work results, using the national return to work monitor

Gabrielle Lis | Across Australia, government has allocated funding for the Healthy Worker Initiative, which has a focus on preventative health. Is this a step in the right direction?

Dr Mary Wyatt | The messages of a $6 million public health campaign about back pain are being lost thanks to good intentions and a lack of consistency.

Tom Barton | New Australian research shows that workers with psychological injuries are not the only ones who may be at risk of suicide. Physical injury and long term compensation can lead to mental injury, and increased suicide risk.

Gabrielle Lis | RTWMatters! We surveyed 111 readers and learnt some surprising things about how we help you, and who makes your life difficult.

Dr Mary Wyatt | Employers, insurers, doctors, plans, participation. According to the RTW Monitor, all can help--or hinder--RTW. What makes the difference?

Mary Harris | HR and RTW are together as often as peas and carrots. Is it a match made in heaven or an organisational disaster?

Dr Mary Wyatt | Our review of South Australian return to work results, using the National Return to Work Monitor

Dr Mary Wyatt | The RTW figures coming out of SA look encouraging. Are they telling us the whole story?

Dr Mary Wyatt | Not hindering but helping, could it be that simple?

Tom Barton | How one car manufacturer steered their ageing workforce towards higher productivity

Dr Mary Wyatt | It's that time of year again...RTW Monitor time! First up, an overview of trends within Australia / NZ. Are we still in decline?

Dr Mary Wyatt | Our first ever multimedia feature! An interview with Mary Harris, US disability management professional, exploring the three key challenges facing RTW in the US.

Garbielle Lis and Tom Barton | Ever wondered what RTW and sabre-toothed tigers have in common? Or why some people bounce back quicker than others from stressful situations?

Dr Mary Wyatt | How much do we know about how different workers' comp systems influence health outcomes? And what could we do with this information?

Shannon McLaughlin | What RTW and OHS challenges and opportunities can you expect when your company takes over another business?

Gabrielle Lis and Dr Mary Wyatt | Socio-economic status, and the ways in which we live and work, all influence health. What about compensation?

Dr Mary Wyatt | What do you do with a toxic doctor?

Gabrielle Lis | Trust is a key predictor of organisational success, says the Great Places to Work Institute. What matters is not only how much others trust you, but how trusting YOU are.

Gabrielle Lis | The health and wellbeing of people with chronic illness improves when they become "self-managers". Are there lessons here for RTW?

Lara Forth | Instead of enjoying their support, Lara felt bullied by her case manager and colleagues. Read her story to see how these attitudes very nearly jeopardised her recovery.

Gabrielle Lis | Organisations who offer "good work" have fewer stress and musculoskeletal claims. Managerial competence helps determine whether work is "good". Are Australian organisations missing the signs?

Lara Forth | ...CAN hurt you. Having an internal injury that nobody sees can make rehabilitation far more difficult. We hear how one worker overcame poor treatment and took control of her own recovery.

Gabrielle Lis | An Italian entrepreneur has turned the Umbrian village of Solomeo into both a fashion factory, and an extraordinary experiment in workplace health and wellbeing.

Gabrielle Lis | Abbott and Gillard are right: population size does matter. But are they forgetting about the challenges to participation and productivity posed by Australia’s ageing workforce?

Dr Mary Wyatt | Getting in touch with connectedness

Tom Barton | The burden of suicide in Australia is comparable with other major, better understood chronic diseases.

Gabrielle Lis and Dr Mary Wyatt | Etymology - the archaeology of words - sometimes uncovers a contemporary resonance in ancient digs.

SuperDoc | SuperDoc reminisces about his time in the Courts and asks, "Do judges have ANY idea what they're doing?"

Gabrielle Lis | From endearing Sunrise dork to cranky pants Kev, to malfunctioning technocrat RuddBot...We ask the question on the tip of everyone's tongue:What's the RTW moral of KRudd?

Gabrielle Lis | On July 1 2010, a national approval framework for workplace rehabilitation providers rolled out across Australia. We talk to ARPA to find out if the choir is happy with the score...

Gabrielle Lis | The Senate report into Australia Post’s treatment of injured and ill workers is finally here. What’s the verdict: employee-friendly best practice or LTI-fuelled supervisor scam?

Gabrielle Lis | Opinion: David Jones, a cafe by the sea and s_x__l harassment in the workplace

Dr Mary Wyatt | Back pain flare-ups are a normal part of recovery.

Garbielle Lis and Tom Barton | 1. Return on investment; 2. Health and productivity for ageing workers...

Dr Mary Wyatt and Tom Barton | The SPICE treatment method is simple and proven since WWI.

Tom Barton | We chat with Q-Comp Return to Work unit manager Sonia Minniecon about return to work initiatives in Queensland.

Lara Forth | Lara (not her real name) recovers from brain trauma but eventually quits her job and abandons her claim. Why?

Gabrielle Lis | Trouble convincing your organisation to invest in workplace health and wellbeing? Try these "magic bullet" case studies from the UK...

Gabrielle Lis | Does Australia have anything to learn from an American exposé of the influence drug companies exert on medical research?

Dr Mary Wyatt | From the hot tubs of New Zealand to the bread and butter of a RTW Coordinators work.

Gabrielle Lis | Will the Australian government join business, unions and treaters in realising the health benefits of work?

Tom Barton | The implementation of "Working for a healthier tomorrow" is revolutionising health and work in the UK. What are the key initiatives?

Gabrielle Lis | Do Australian training courses provide RTW Coordinators with the skills they need?

Fayth Carrell | Return to work coordination and everything else.

Gabrielle Lis | The Australasian Faculty of Occupational and Environmental Medicine wants you to reconsider the health / work relationship.

Gabrielle Lis | Hot on the heels of the scarlet letter, institutional and working arrangements are up for review at WorkCover QLD.

Robert Hughes | Off with their heads!

Julia Suban | Ever get looked at like YOU'RE a nut when you try and explain what you do? Here's a party-friendly description of RTW coordination!

Gabrielle Lis | An anonymous tip-off alleging Machiavellian plotting has unions and industry whispering about dirty deeds done anything but dirt cheap at WorkCover Queensland.

Robert Hughes | A brief look at what financial experts have contributed to return to work policy in Victoria.

Julia Suban | What AM I worth? And how does this compare to what prospective employers THINK I'm worth?

Tom Barton | And can you pick the Australian jurisdiction in which board members have NO hands-on experience of workers' comp?

Dr Mary Wyatt | Our advice for legislators? Don't rearrange the lounge suite while there is mildew growing up the walls.

Dr Mary Wyatt | Let's get better organised - our response to a reader's request.

Kevin Jones | Unions call the first workers' compensation harmonisation conference a secretive "sham". Is it justified?

Tom Barton | SA WorkCover comes under fire with reports that some injured workers are relying on food parcels to make ends meet.

Dr Mary Wyatt | And can the UK show us how it's done?

Tom Barton | Professor Dame Carol Black presents "Working for a healthier tomorrow" report to World Congress of International Medicine in Australia.

Robert Hughes | And why is this knowledge useful to workplaces?

Dr Mary Wyatt | The first in a series of responses to members' questions, we find that the early bird gets results.

Dr Mary Wyatt | We investigate what is really going on in return to work in Queensland - and find very little.

Dr Mary Wyatt | An all in comparison finds return to work performance in decline.

Anna Kelsey-Sugg | Injury-attitude impacts RTW more than injury-severity, says Monash researcher. Ask questions and listen to unlock the power of a Positive Mental Attitude.

Dr Mary Wyatt | It's time to question whether some workers should be spared the compensation process.

Anna Kelsey-Sugg | Causes of stress, and why it will never disappear if we don't encourage the right behaviours.

Pam Garton, Abilita Services | A rehab provider who addresses the human impact of injury restarts stalled RTW for a disempowered young worker.

Heather Millar, writer, WorkCover | After being badly injured in a car crash, family and colleagues rallied around to help Peter back to work.

RTWMatters team | We revise our New Years' tattoo with a little help from a new friend: soon-to-be RTWMatters blogger Richard Green

SuperDoc | If we can train good superheros (ahem - take yours truly for example) then surely we can train good supervisors.

SuperDoc | Are stress management programs for managers the key to reducing stress claim costs?

Gabrielle Lis | A revamp of workers' comp and RTW will see Victoria going where no Australian jurisdiction has yet been. Michael Simpson of OccCorp talks us through the proposed reforms.

Gabrielle Lis | Who said what to the Senate inquiry into Australia Post's injury management practices? And what can be learnt from these grievances aired in public?

Dr Mary Wyatt | Supporters say NZ's workers' comp system promotes social justice. Detractors say it is financially unviable. What do the stats suggest?

Gabrielle Lis | Examining the pros and cons of workers' comp harmonisation causes us to re-think our support for the process.

Gabrielle Lis and Anna Kelsey-Sugg | Leadership change in two Australian jurisdictions gets us pondering the relationship between government and WorkCover bureaucracy...

Gabrielle Lis | Satisfaction with the claims process affects the long term financial, social and health outcomes of compensation recipients. How do we increase it?

Anna Kelsey-Sugg | Some regard the courts as a necessary evil in injury compensation; but how can they be used to foster good?

Anna Kelsey-Sugg | Forget vowing to give up chocolate, how about resolving to better look after employees in the workplace.

Gabrielle Lis | White-collar Australians are hooked on unpaid overtime. Are employers responsible? And what are the implications for workplace health and wellbeing?

Anna Kelsey-Sugg | The Nurses Return To Work in Hospitals Project yielded gems. One insight: forgetting about RTW financials helps the bottom line.

Greg Barton, Director, Insight Services Group | Workplace bullies are often workplace big fish. Combating the problem requires a top down approach.

Kevin Jones | The Senate inquiry into Australia Post should provide important lessons in OHS, HR, RTW and LTIFR

Heather Millar, writer, WorkCover | A case study in motivated RTW from an injured labourer with special incentives for getting back to normal life.

Dr Mary Wyatt | The lack of a centralised RTW data source is disabling RTW in NSW

Dr Mary Wyatt | Hold onto your hats! We've learnt that WorkSafe Vic plans to stick with the RTW Monitor Survey.

SuperDoc | SuperDoc talks you through celebrity gossip 101 - and unsheets the spooks of chronic pain

Dr Mary Wyatt | Reaction to return to work approaches in Victoria

SuperDoc | What can be done to prevent ordinary and extraordinary patients falling down the rabbit hole of workers' comp?

Gabrielle Lis | Are over-worked, inexperienced and uncompassionate insurer staff jeopardising RTW outcomes?

Mary Harris | Whether you're in OZ or the good ol' US of A, RTW is all about the love...

Dr Mary Wyatt | RTWMatters looks at the declining Victorian results in the RTW Monitor and finds the principles of RTW missing.

Anna Kelsey-Sugg | Six reasons why getting return to work right is worth YOUR time and effort.

Dr Mary Wyatt | The positive spikes in SA's once below-par workers' comp and RTW rates is cause for celebration - and observation. Let's learn from their turnaround.

Gabrielle Lis | Listening to workers' perspectives on the system can be painful, but might help us move beyond blame and suspicion.

Dr Mary Wyatt | Why are the numbers of people making return to work more difficult increasing?

Anna Kelsey-Sugg | RTW Matters weighs in on the people issues of RTW @ Australia Post.

Dr Mary Wyatt | Understanding how 'the system' can trip up the people it is supposed to help is the first thread in a safety net.

Dr Mary Wyatt | With Australia's safest workplaces, is it good management or good luck that puts them ahead?

Kevin Jones | Get warmed up for the workers' comp debate with the ACTU's take on OHS harmonisation.

Kevin Jones | Comcare's new CEO Paul O'Connor has a vision: "inclusion" and "integration" for workers' comp and return to work.

Kevin Jones | We get the low down on the special guests and the conference pests...

Kevin Jones | Terminology can dictate procedure - so what about replacing "disability" with "injury" to keep stakeholders focused on rehabilitation?

Anna Kelsey-Sugg | Not your roll or leftover pasta - but what attitude or outlook do you bring? Find out why it's a question worth asking.

Dr Mary Wyatt | Only 30% of injured employees reported developing a RTW Plan AND being given assistance to follow the plan.

Bronnie Thompson | A look at the role of the professional in explaining the results of an FCE.

Robert Hughes | Written by the members of Return To Work Matters.

Gabrielle Lis | A Gov taskforce wants a percentage of payroll devoted to workplace health and wellbeing programs. Should it be mandatory?

Dr Mary Wyatt | Return to work outcomes in most jurisdictions have been declining since before the Global Financial Crisis began. Why?

Dr Mary Wyatt | The annual RTW Monitor is out - RTW Matters summarises it's findings.

SuperDoc | Looking at what does and doesn't work in other systems might seem futile - but comparisons can make for powerful lessons. Here are some I flew back with from the US.

Gabrielle Lis and Anna Kelsey-Sugg | Minister Julia Gillard has announced a new partnership approach to industrial relations. Can she expect an uphill struggle - and what's the message here for RTW coordinators?

Heather Millar, writer, WorkCover | A former truck driver returns to work after suffering horrific acid burns to 20% of his body. He's one of the 34,000 workers injured on the job in South Australia each year.

Kevin Jones | Did Rudd's 70 hour weeks drive Grech to OzCar?

SuperDoc | There's no such thing as too many chefs in the problem-solving kitchen. Share for improved RTW.

Anna Kelsey-Sugg | 60 Summits promotes a new model for RTW with 16 specific recommendations; in the lead-up to an Australian visit Jennifer Christian, the project's leader, gives insight into how it works.

Gabrielle Lis | A Vic Ombudsman's report into "dodgy" doctors exploiting WorkSafe loopholes has saved employers $$. Has it also jeopardised RTW relationships?

Anna Kelsey-Sugg | If you're in vocational rehab you should be concerned about lack of data on work injury-suicide link, says grief support provider Creative Ministries Network.

Anna Kelsey-Sugg | A new report shows most working Australians are not enjoying a work-life balance - if your employees are among them your workplace is probably inhibiting rather encouraging RTW.

SuperDoc | Do you need XRay vision to see injuries that have no visible signs? Superdoc says No.

Dr Mary Wyatt | To treat the patient we need to know the patient

Anna Kelsey-Sugg | Stress isn't budging - so we need to work harder to reduce it. Here's a summary of tips to combat the problem 91% of us face.

Gabrielle Lis | In which we ask: Who would benefit from CBT? How can you broach the subject of therapy in the workplace? How long does CBT take?

Gabrielle Lis | In which we - and injured worker Ms W - learn that when you change your behaviour, you also change your thoughts, beliefs, feelings...and rehab prospects.

Gabrielle Lis | In which we - and injured worker Ms W - learn that 'C' is for 'Cognitive,' and that thoughts aren't facts.

Dr Mary Wyatt | There's more than meets the eye when it comes to patients at risk of poor return to work results.

Dr Mary Wyatt | Love that worker!

Dr Mary Wyatt | RTW coordinators make a huge difference, but how do we find, develop and promote the right people for the job.

Kevin Jones | Heart attacks result in $A3.8 billion in lost productivity

Gabrielle Lis | Believe it or not, when conflict arises in RTW there ARE ways of dealing with it...

SuperDoc | 'Self-efficacy' is more than just an odd-sounding word. Superdoc explains who needs self-efficacy skills - and why it's in your interest to help develop them.

Dr Mary Wyatt | Ever wondered why some musculoskeletal injuries don't resolve as quickly as they should?

Dr Mary Wyatt | There is a correlation between compensation and poorer surgical outcomes. What can be done?

SuperDoc | Assisting difficult RTW is even harder when the treating practitioner doesn't have all the facts.

Robert Hughes | There was a Door to which I found no Key: There was a Veil through which I could not see: Some little Talk awhile of Me and Thee There seemed and then no more of Thee and Me. - Omar Khayyam

Gabrielle Lis and Anna Kelsey-Sugg | A workplace culture emergency. Just ask Ambulance Victoria.

Dr Mary Wyatt | Is it 'compensation' or 'rehabilitation'?

Robert Hughes | Wellness programs are being considered as a central strategy in US healthcare policy.

Gabrielle Lis | Identify high risk cases BEFORE they bite.

Cheryl Griffiths | A new media campaign launched by WorkSafe Vic

Dr Mary Wyatt | The principles underlying successful RTW are universal, but we think their application differs depending on the part you play.

Bronnie Thompson | What does it mean and how to make the most of it.

Anna Kelsey-Sugg | One strategy improved Vic Police's poor workers' comp results - getting to know it could help your workplace too.

Robert Hughes | Is freedom a responsibility of others?

Gabrielle Lis | A sad and sometimes sordid tale of how politics, depression and all too familiar organisational silence contributed to failed RTW.

Anna Kelsey-Sugg and Gabrielle Lis | Victorian paramedics are fatigued and striking for the first time in 36 years. What's gone wrong in their workplace and how can it be fixed?

Gabrielle Lis and Anna Kelsey-Sugg | A tragic and shameful story from WA should get us all thinking about the norms in our workplaces.

Gabrielle Lis | Returning to work is even harder if the work itself feels meaningless. What makes a job meaningful?

Anna Kelsey-Sugg | A slow beginning or hitting the ground running? Read this and make up your own mind.

Gabrielle Lis | Andrew Symonds' drinking presented Cricket Australia with a big RTW challenge. Did poor management lead to his downfall?

Robert Hughes | Not good enough: comment on a report by the Victorian Auditor General's Office that states loud and clear.

Anna Kelsey-Sugg | The what, where and why of motivation, distilled to dot points.

Gabrielle Lis | Is Tom Phillips the man to lead harmonisation in Australia?

Anna Kelsey-Sugg | There is a way of minimising the adverse effects trauma workers are exposed to - start by acknowledging "vicarious trauma".

Gabrielle Lis | Are employer and worker organisations singing the same song?

Anna Kelsey-Sugg | When it comes to back pain, we don't have the right vocabulary - and we need it. The right words can inform the correct way of thinking.

Bronnie Thompson | Just over two years ago I was in a hurry. I'd been to a store and was returning home to entertain some visitors. Clutching my purchases in one hand, I opened the car door.....

Robert Hughes | UK research evidence shows that risk of death for workless people is 20% higher.

Gabrielle Lis and Anna Kelsey-Sugg | Safe Work Australia is up and running but the Safe Work Australia Bill is back in Parliament. What's going on?

Gabrielle Lis | A case study in RTW and bad PR

Gabrielle Lis | The financial crisis provides employers opportunity to support employees to better health - but there are pitfalls to avoid.

Robert Hughes | Who suffers when people dud the system?

Anna Kelsey-Sugg | Workers' Comp has a high staff turnaround, so a working relationship still great after 11 years is worth attention.

Gabrielle Lis | Every workplace has health champions and health underdogs. Motivating the latter can be a real challenge...

Kevin Jones | A new perspective on an established hazard

Robert Hughes | How one woman changed Australian culture and why RTW can profit from her example.

Anna Kelsey-Sugg | The impact of 'patient narrative' - first-hand stories of illness and injury - shouldn't be underestimated. (Includes video footage.)

Robert Hughes | What is the real impact of return to work programmes in Australia?

Kevin Jones | Could auditing the authorities help fix the system?

Gabrielle Lis | Assessing risk isn't about ticks and crosses in a box. So why do Australian workplaces tend to rely on manual handling checklists?

Gabrielle Lis | During recession, claim numbers go down but claim duration goes up. What happens to costs?

Gabrielle Lis | Unless plant closures and mass lay-offs are planned, workers' comp claims decline during recessions.

Robert Hughes | What role do compensation authorities play in helping people back to work?

Robert Hughes | What's good about work-related injury and illness that costs $57.5 billion p.a..........? Nothing.

Dr Mary Wyatt | How do doctors assess a person's ability to work?

Dr Mary Wyatt | How patients communicate has an important influence on the treatment they receive.

Dr Mary Wyatt | Is it useful to know the pathology of a wrinkle?

Dr Mary Wyatt |

Dr Mary Wyatt | Let's put some evidence behind sick certificates

SuperDoc | Job turnover in claims staff is high; if staff felt they could make a positive difference, they'd be more likely to hang around.

Bronnie Thompson | Two cases demonstrate the importance of thinking about the big picture in return to work

SuperDoc | Financial rewards and KPIs as perverse incentives.

Kevin Jones | Health and the workplace - an international issue

SuperDoc | An investigation won't tell us what we usually need to know about back pain - so why do we often jump so quickly into it?

Robert Hughes | Workplace culture glue and review

Robert Hughes | "In theory there's no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is." - Yogi Berra

SuperDoc | A lot has ch-ch-changed recently, but our Superhero Superdoc is back on back pain and the importance of not being afraid of it.

Kevin Jones | On developing a good relationship with OHS Managers.

Anna Kelsey-Sugg | Have a look at this letter from an employee of one workplace doing fantastic things for injured workers and their RTW - now why aren't letters like these more common?

SuperDoc | Fear and back pain make a destructive combination - our local superhero talks about why.

Robert Hughes | Trust and control

SuperDoc | A look at the issues surrounding work causation ... and the funny questions people ask superheros.

SuperDoc | Partnerships between doctors and the workplace are worth working on.

SuperDoc | How to Communicate with Doctors (or Yacking with Quacks)

SuperDoc | Super Doc gives a super-spiel about the importance of listening - and saying no

SuperDoc | On medical certificates, flexibility and common sense

SuperDoc | Better than a blog - it's a monologue! Not the Great Decider, who is this guy?

Robert Hughes | First in a regular / irregular column by:

Robert Hughes | Who does the hard work and why they should be supported.

Robert Hughes | The what and why of Return To Work Matters

Robert Hughes | Partnership is a fundamental element of the road to recovery.