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This survey article looks at how you use the RTW Matters website. What's useful? How do you use...
Workers with injuries sustained away from work may be tempted to protect their financial...
A huge thank you to everyone who responded to our reader survey. It helps us to understand some...
This case study explores the importance of providing options for the injured worker's return to...
Joe Unreliable and Jane Dodge have lodged claims for workers' compensation. How should you...
Effective RTW coordinators play a vital role in injury management and prevention. It's neither a...
Fanol Isai from Catholic Homes won the “Return to Work Coordinator Excellence” WorkSafe Victoria...
According to WorkSafe Victoria, workers in residential care, including aged care, have a higher...
Physiotherapist Harry Papagoras discusses how medical certificates can be used to identify...
The features of telephonic case management that can improve RTW
A study shows that Victorian GPs are unlikely to recommend alternate duties for injured workers.
For many injured workers, the greatest challenge is not the extent of their injuries but the...
An individualised, flexible re-training program aimed at giving people confidence may be key to...
The support offered to a worker with catastrophic injuries can be vital to the person's...
The connection between work and shoulder problems
We should no longer manage, we should lead...how many times have you heard that?
Building social capital costs little but the potential benefits are priceless.
Professor Katherine Lippel presents: Workers' compensation design: how rules and practices may...
Interview with Garry Pearce, Director of Rehabilitation for the Tasmanian Department of Health.
We speak to rehab provider Donna Valiant about managing everybody's needs, expectations and...
Genius, they say, is 1% inspiration, and 99% perspiration. This case study looks at how four...
After foot surgery, rehab professional Mary Harris gains first hand insight into how co-workers...
What do gardening, work and dancing have in common? According to Occupational Therapist Sven...
The health and wellbeing of people with chronic illness improves when they become...
The SPICE treatment method is simple and proven since WWI.
A look at the issues surrounding work causation ... and the funny questions people ask superheros.
Super Doc gives a super-spiel about the importance of listening - and saying no
On medical certificates, flexibility and common sense
The Return to Work Monitor paints a worrying picture: despite increased funding, resources and...
Goal setting is a vital tool in the return to work process, but using it effectively can pose a...
Joanne Taranto explains how a RTW toolkit will expand your resources and get better results.
Seasoned return to work professional Joanne Taranto explains the basis of a great RTW program.
We look at how organisational policies and practices can have a big impact on RTW outcomes.
Make a big difference by assisting employees who've decided on surgery
Scott Sanderson and Gabrielle Lis
Don't just hear the words, listen to them. These five steps to becoming an active listener will...
When it comes to returning people back to work, it's not just important to discuss the RTW...
We respond to a common RTW Coordinator question.
Visiting injured workers at home and at work is an integral part of the Scenic Rim Regional...
Q-Comp was so impressed by the collective wisdom of QLD RRTWCs, they compiled a list of tips to...