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Fairness and trust are more than just soft concepts. They're measurable, predictive and serve as...
An updated position statement on patients' rights to pain management reminds clinicians,...
This webinar explores the shift from lag to lead indicators in injury management and why acting...
There is a window of opportunity after a workplace injury when the trajectory of a claim is...
This is the third in a 3-part series drawn from a recent Pain Revolution event featuring...
We hear the term ‘person-centred’ all the time. But what is it, really?
This is the second article in the 3-part series from a recent Pain Revolution event featuring...
This is the first of a 3-part article based on a conversation between Professor Tamar Pincus and...
AI-driven analysis of phone conversations is helping Gallagher Bassett understand service gaps,...
When a worker is injured, the clock starts ticking. And the most important variable in what...
The Workplace Systems Handbook has been fully updated. Here's what's changed and why it matters...
For people living with chronic pain, getting back to work is rarely dictated by the state of...
Injury doesn’t decide the outcome of a claim. The actions that follow do — and lead indicators...
Australia’s RTW measurement frameworks clearly identify the lead indicators that shape recovery,...
A data-rich look at the psychosocial risks behind physical injury claims, and how early,...
Lead indicators measure the actions that predict success — giving you the power to improve RTW...
Jennifer Chate’s lived experience of psychological injury and return to work offers practical...
Healing happens in a state of safety and care, not fear. We need to create the conditions for that.
Healing happens in a state of safety and care, not fear. We need to create the conditions for that.
Community-based exercise physiology programs are being used to support psychological recovery...
Long-term opioid use is common in workers’ compensation, and far harder to unwind than to start....
A message to insurers and regulators about the unintended consequences of adversarial claims...
A new approach to psychological injury claims is helping workers and employers rebuild trust and...
A 5-minute method for bringing the biopsychosocial model to life in busy clinics.
The traditional model of passive treatments — where patients lie on tables while therapists do...
Jennifer’s story shows how hidden trauma can follow people into their jobs and shape how they...
What we say matters as much as what we do. For injured workers with limited health literacy, our...
The traditional model of passive treatments — where patients lie on tables while therapists do...
Words matter. Context matters. How we report imaging findings can either contribute to harm or...
Three Canadian organisations show how evidence turns into action when the right people share the...
Two workers. Same injury. Same employer. Same compensation scheme. Different recovery paths.
Consultant Occupational Physician Dr David Beaumont unpacks the hidden complexities behind RTW...
Firefighters risk their lives for the community. With a few practical adjustments, the...
A review finds a big difference in how people access mental health services after minor to...
Injured workers often struggle to understand medical jargon. RTW professionals can improve...
NSW Police has spent $1.75 billion on psychological injury claims in 5 years while failing to...
What happens when the queue becomes the intervention.
When biomedical assessment meets psychosocial reality
Michael Lawrance, Dr Forbes Smith & Roscoe McCord
This webinar explores the promise and pitfalls of digital task analysis tools in return to work...