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Nurturing case management
Might a more involved approach to the case management of workers with musculoskeletal disorders cost less AND facilitate return to work?
The missing link
Clinicians are good at putting medical pieces of the patient-puzzle in place. What happens when they forget about psychosocial pieces?
Competencies required for effective return-to-work coordination
A recent review of the literature has identified the core competencies that are important for effective return-to-work coordination.
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How to maximize employee participation in workplace health promotion programs...
The sick truth
The factors that increase employees number of sick days.
Productivity versus postponing RTW
Why a present worker is not always a good worker...
Pain or gain
Research shows that health improvement programs are both physically and financially successful.
Assessing workplace productivity losses. Questioning the questionnaires
When looking at the factors which impact upon workplace productivity, we also need to look at the studies that assessed them.
Feeling the pinch - what does sickness cost the employer?
Investigating these costs more thoroughly will enable employers to develop strategies for effectively reducing health costs
Which workers are more likely to experience depression?
And the causes.
It is personal
The factors in your private life that may affect your professional one
Screening the future
Clinicians and leading researchers evaluate the effectiveness of early screening in preventing long-term disability in patients with back problems.
The super-view of super-RTW
What do supervisors think about multidisciplinary vocational rehabilitation programs?
Success with systems at work for shoulders
Shoulder problems are common. Having a standard management system in place can streamline return to work.
Working for wellness
On the job rehabilitation can improve outcomes for people with psychiatric disabilities.
RTW rates in a slump?
Better disability management programs can make a difference
RTW Coordinators on RTW Coordinators
From the horse's mouth: The competencies required for success
Not just a number: injured workers' satisfaction with case managers - the evidence
What makes a good case manager?
Approaches to managing chronic pain in the workplace - the evidence
How do we diagnose and treat chronic pain?
Teamwork: what works?
Teamwork is an art and a science. Learn to nurture it with style!
Workplace intervention VS clinical intervention
In this battle of the lower back pain heavyweights, who comes out on top and why?
Is everyone a safety expert?
Canadian researchers conclude that employees have the goods to make participatory ergonomics a success.
Multidisciplinary rehab costs $$. Is it worth it?
A comparison of the effectiveness of multidisciplinary rehabilitation and standard care in the treatment of neck and shoulder pain.
Preventing unnecessary disability
An overview of the complex factors influencing the return to work of sick and injured workers, and recommendations as to return to work strategies can be improved.
Epidemiology for Beginners
Introducing the basics and explaining the terminology
Tick, tick, tick: The timing of intervention.
Intervention by nurse case managers during the first week after onset of back pain improves workers' satisfaction with their employer and healthcare provider and reduces sick leave absences.
Early intervention: Risky business?
Early intervention programs for lower back pain aim to keep workers in the workplace. How can you ensure that yours is a success?
Using the ICF as a conceptual framework to guide ergonomic intervention in occupational rehabilitation
A broad and comprehensive approach to exploring return to work issues is provided by the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF).
Managing chronic pain and return to work in the real world - A case study
Chronic pain is challenging to manage - here is a case that was complex but where input and a structured approach paid off.
Left behind in the return to work journey - Part 2
Long term claimants commonly describe a system that is frustrating, does not consider their needs, and misses out on treating them as an individual.
Left behind in the return to work journey - Part 1
A look at barriers to return to work for those out of work for two years. Return to work after being off work for long periods is challenging and uncommon, understanding the barriers is vital.
While looking after others, don't forget to look after yourself!
A self-evaluation tool is described which may assist healthcare professionals to develop self-resilience and equip them to identify, prioritise and achieve personal and professional goals.
Empowering workers to stay in their original employment. A better outcome from chronic injury.
Based on the rationale that it is easier to keep a job than to find a new one, the new focus of vocational rehabilitation for workers with chronic conditions is empowering the worker to stay in their original position.
Disability management interventions provide economic and health outcome benefits
There is solid research evidence that return to work management programs improve the 'bottom line'.
A ‘chicken and the egg’ problem: Self efficacy, sickness absence and return to work
If you feel you can cope with a difficult situation will you get back to work earlier?
Return-to-work coordinators: who are they and what do they do?
A detailed review of the tasks and role of coordinators

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