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Dr Mary Wyatt explores the effects of messaging on managing work-related injuries. She uses 2...
Learn about CGU's partnership with Workfocus Australia to develop an early intervention program...
Hear from a team of people who adapted the WISE protocol to suit emergency services and increase...
Personal injury compensation schemes have been around for more than 75 years. Yet the question,...
Independent medical examinations are one of many factors in our compensation system that can...
Dr Mary Wyatt introduces the Australasian Faculty of Occupational and Environmental Medicine's...
A partnership between researchers and a workers compensation insurer (WorkCover Queensland) is...
In this Q&A with Tim Hoopmann, small business owner and Beyond Blue speaker, we learn how to...
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...
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.
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...
Friendly telephone contact from laypeople with no psychological training alleviates loneliness,...
The Recovery Blueprint project is a partnership between Monash University and WorkCover...
An occupational physician's guide to identifying and supporting high-risk individuals and common...
icare engaged with the evidence-base around best practice injury management, and tried to reform...
New report concludes: “Nothing short of wholesale changes to the system will address the issues...
This webinar will discuss new research which has begun to consider risk factors and protective...
“Who’s the fairest?” matters to compensation recipients. Researchers find associations between...
Learn how to reduce stress, improve productivity and increase your engagement with good time...
Feeling overworked and underappreciated? Here’s a simple, three-step plan to help you show ‘em...
Delays and disputes are stressful and can have a negative impact on recovery and return to work....
RTW strategies you can use right now to speed up your outcomes and deal with complex cases
The value of effective injury reporting systems
When psychological claimants feel supported by their employer the RTW outlook is bright. Here we...
In Australia, only one third of psychological claimants feel supported by their employer: those...
Delaying contact with workers who’ve claimed for psychological injury can delay return to work....
Dr Wyatt dug into the data on the outcomes and experiences of Australian workers who lodge...
This panel discussion explores physiotherapy strategic approaches to improve return to work and...
The CPM report provides information on disputation rates and dispute resolution rates across...
Workers compensation disputes are often both costly and time consuming. While sometimes they're...