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A study reveals that workers of colour are less likely to return to work after illness or injury.
A study confirms the strong link between work disability and suicide or self-harm.
Most injured workers return to work quickly. But why don’t others? And what can we do to reduce...
A study from the Institute for Work and Health provides 5 strategies you can use to effectively...
We share results from the 2021 Return to Work Matters Case Management Survey, completed by more...
Feeling one way and having to act another is a hallmark of call centre work. The resulting...
A risk assessment tool that ordinary, under-pressure case managers can use.
More Australian research supports the link between mental health struggles amongst workers'...
“Who’s the fairest?” matters to compensation recipients. Researchers find associations between...
Researchers take us to the struggling heart of case management, via focus groups with Australian...
Workers view insurer / healthcare provider relationships as adversarial and hamstrung – but they...
Injury has a big impact on home life. Does home life (especially caring for dependent children)...
Bonds with co-workers and love of a particular job makes return to work appealing even after...
A European study of an integrated care program for workers with long term back problems shows a...
Lessons learnt from an integrated case management approach for arm problems
A broad and comprehensive approach to exploring return to work issues is provided by the...
If you feel you can cope with a difficult situation will you get back to work earlier?
What works when designing disability management programs in the workplace?
If you feel you can cope with a difficult situation will you get back to work earlier?
A recent review of the literature has identified the core competencies that are important for...
Education, behavioural change and support: Effective coaching methods to assist patients
Productivity declines more when unwell people are at work rather than absent.
Many self care coaches have no formal training. Does coaching the coaches improve performance?
Might a more involved approach to the case management of workers with musculoskeletal disorders...
Treating workers as individuals, not numbers, lifts satisfaction with case management services.
A comparison of the effectiveness of multidisciplinary rehabilitation and standard care in the...
An overview of the complex factors influencing the return to work of sick and injured workers,...
Identifying the needs of families caring for someone with a traumatic brain injury.
Intervention by nurse case managers during the first week after onset of back pain improves...
A look at barriers to return to work for those out of work for two years. Return to work after...
Chronic pain is challenging to manage. Dr Wyatt describes a hotel worker's persistent, disabling...
A detailed review of the tasks and role of coordinators