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Lauren Finestone
When a worker is injured, the clock starts ticking. And the most important variable in what happens next isn't the severity of the injury, the treating doctor or even the workers' comp system. It's the employer.
Tanya Cambey
Every clinician carries worries that follow them home. This article makes the case for sharing them — and for building the kind of professional network that makes you a better practitioner.
Niru Tyagi
For people living with chronic pain, getting back to work is rarely dictated by the state of their tissues. Instead, fear, catastrophising and perceptions of unfairness often matter more than healing.
Dr Mary Wyatt
Injury doesn’t decide the outcome of a claim. The actions that follow do — and lead indicators help show where they matter most.
RTWMatters team
Australia’s RTW measurement frameworks clearly identify the lead indicators that shape recovery, but most remain difficult to measure in practice — leaving schemes tracking insurer processes while the most predictive workplace factors largely
Lauren Finestone
A data-rich look at the psychosocial risks behind physical injury claims, and how early, tailored support could prevent secondary psychological injuries.
Lauren Finestone
Lead indicators measure the actions that predict success — giving you the power to improve RTW outcomes while there's still time to make a difference.
Jennifer Chate
This webinar draws from Jennifer Chate’s lived experience of psychological injury and return to work and offers practical insight into what supports recovery, reduces harm, and builds psychological safety
Lauren Finestone
Healing happens in a state of safety and care, not fear. We need to create the conditions for that.
Lauren Finestone
Healing happens in a state of safety and care, not fear. We need to create the conditions for that.
Lauren Finestone
Community-based exercise physiology programs are being used to support psychological recovery following motor vehicle crashes.
Lauren Finestone
Long-term opioid use is common in workers’ compensation, and far harder to unwind than to start. A focus on early intervention, independent oversight and tailored deprescribing is opening the door to better outcomes for patients.
Tanya Cambey
A message to insurers and regulators about the unintended consequences of adversarial claims management.
Lauren Finestone
A new approach to psychological injury claims is helping workers and employers rebuild trust and achieve better outcomes.
