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We summarise a presentation by Paul Coburn at the Research to Real World for Compensable Injury...
After a highly successful pilot program to help people get back to work, Comcare is offering the...
Dr Mary Wyatt explores the effects of communication on work-related injuries. In the final part...
What would a workers’ compensation scheme designed by people with lived experience of such...
Melanie Ianssen, Head of Rehabilitation at Australia Post, describes how that organisation...
Melanie Ianssen, Head of Rehabilitation at Australia Post, describes how that organisation...
John McMahon, Director of Science at Navigator Group, discusses their Navigator Support Program...
Evidence-based strategies for organisations to support employees across the full spectrum of...
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...
A symptoms-based approach is a smart and humane way to make return to work decisions,...
An individual's response to pain is unique to them and changes over time, so giving people the...
How an injured nurse, an elite athlete and wearable technology can help you reduce...
Remaining at work while receiving cancer treatment is increasingly common. Healthy work / cancer...
Safe Work Australia's National Return to Work Strategy shows promise. Will they deliver on the...
The researchers at the Insurance Work and Health Group at Monash University are offering a...
Meredith Carr discusses how to effectively implement a work-design focused RTW process and the...
Accentuate the positives and eliminate the negatives of remote work, with this strategic guide...
Whether you're a full time remote worker, recovering from injury or illness, or practising...
For ten years, national RTW rates have remained stagnant. Why? And what hope does Dr Wyatt see...
Australian data shows that supervisors who are seen to promote physical and psychological...
Approaches to supporting people to rebuild meaningful life role participation.
According to NDSHS data, workers are more likely to have used illicit drugs in the past 12...
Alcohol and smoking are the most common legal drugs in use in Australia today.
The most successful workers' compensation system in the world is one you haven't heard of.
When a worker is injured, there might be fears for their job stability, financial burdens, or...
Diversity and Work-Life Specialist, SeventeenHundred
Delayed access to medical treatment means delayed recovery.
Cooperation is vital in return to work. Whose buy-in is essential? How can you get it? And why...
This article takes you through some effective ways of making sure that your workplace systems...
Are injury management policies a mystery to you? This template should help.
An injury management policy provides broad guidelines on the company’s approach to injury...
Developing effective workplace systems can be challenging. It can also be difficult to know if...
Mr L, a tall, solid-framed, right-handed 58 year old man, reported pain in his right elbow....
Michael was a 48-year-old machine operator. He had been at the workplace for nine months. During...
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...