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Comcare and Beyond Blue demonstrate benefits of low intensity cognitive behavioural therapy at work.
“We called 52 industry leaders together at a national level in Sydney and essentially asked, are...
Psychological responses to work injury impact recovery. Australian researchers have interviewed...
Awareness of workplace injury stigma is low amongst Australian employers but the costs may be...
A guide to help insurance case managers, RTW Coordinators and rehabilitation providers motivate...
Get to know an untapped resource: Australia’s committed, highly experienced cohort of RTW case...
Forty-six Australian case managers tell Return to Work Matters about the most rewarding aspect...
Jenny Sandells and Cathy Bland
Dr Wyatt interviews two case managers involved in an extremely effective evidenced based...
Injured workers will continue to struggle with motivation unless the system takes charge of...
Evidence from a US jurisdiction shows that top-down reforms can improve RTW outcomes, improving...
“I would hate for an injured worker to hear how they’re spoken about in the office,” a NSW...
Driving Health Team, Monash University
Help us improve the health & wellbeing of truck drivers with a new program from the Driving...
Motivating injured workers to make positive change may become easier if you match your approach...
Dr Mary Wyatt interviews Rhea Mercado, author and rehabilitation professional, about the...
In this webinar psychologist, Tatjana Jokic shares top strategies for effective case management.
Professor Alex Collie of Monash University says the case highlights that all employers have...
Will Barsby, General Manager CTP, Life and A&H at EML
An ex-compensation lawyer spills the dirt on how injury insurers can be their own worst enemies,...
Dr Wyatt describes the current state of case management in Australia, and asks for your help in...
In this webinar, the first in a series of webinars on case management, Dr Mary Wyatt outlines...
Of all business sizes, small businesses have the worst RTW outcomes. How can case managers help...
Rehabilitation counselling guru Dr Boris Fedoric explains why some workers struggle to get back...
In this Q&A with Dr Boris Fedoric, we learn that rehabilitation counsellors put injured workers...
Practical advice for people who experience persistent pain, based on the work of musculoskeletal...
In this webinar, Michael Di Donato reports on his recent research into imaging and opioid use in...
A conversation with the NSW State Insurance Regulatory Authority (SIRA).
For patients with high distress or low self efficacy, health care can inadvertently do harm. How...
A quick guide to understanding, accommodating and preventing migraines at work.
Practical advice for accommodating non-infectious workers with persistent Covid symptoms during...
Progressive think-tank The Australia Institute has released a report that quantifies the costs...
Patient / treater rapport, emotional validation and education backed by experiences that...
Doctors and allied health professionals aiming to avoid over-treatment can actually make things...
Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist Wendy Ng & Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist Tim...
State Insurance Regulatory Authority of NSW
Determined to reverse a decline in RTW rates in NSW, SIRA (the State Insurance Regulatory...
Positive change may be inspired by centers of excellence and everyday positivity emulated by...
Dr Wyatt explains how problems with agency, explanation deficits, delays and disputes,...
Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist Professor Peter O'Sullivan from Curtin University,...
Petrina Casey of SIRA discusses the benefits and challenges of value-based healthcare (VBH) in...
The road to the de-adoption of low value healthcare is littered with good intentions, backseat...
Friendly telephone contact from laypeople with no psychological training alleviates loneliness,...