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Webinar recording - Why does return to work matter?

contributorDr David Beaumont

Join Consultant Occupational Physician Dr David Beaumont as he unpacks the hidden complexities behind return-to-work challenges and introduces Positive Medicine—a transformative approach that treats the whole person, not just the workplace absence.

Extinguishing barriers — Practical options to support firefighters’ recovery

contributorLauren Finestone

Firefighters risk their lives for the community. With a few practical adjustments, the compensation system could do even more to support their recovery and well-being.

The use of mental health services after minor motor vehicle crashes — What the research reveals

contributorLauren Finestone

A review finds a big difference in how people access mental health services after minor to moderate motor vehicle crash injuries, highlighting gaps in understanding and care.

How RTW professionals can improve health literacy to help injured workers navigate care

contributorLauren Finestone

Injured workers often struggle to understand medical jargon. RTW professionals can improve health literacy by using plain language, checking understanding and linking information to real life so workers can better engage in their care and return to work s

The waiting room — How administrative delay creates perpetual patients

contributorTanya Cambey & Dr Mary Wyatt

What happens when the queue becomes the intervention.

IMEs for return to work: are we answering the wrong questions?

contributorTanya Cambey & Dr Mary Wyatt

When biomedical assessment meets psychosocial reality

Webinar recording — Automation of Task Demands Information - A benefit or distraction for improved recovery and RTW?

contributorMichael Lawrance, Dr Forbes Smith & Roscoe McCord

This webinar explores the promise and pitfalls of digital task analysis tools in return to work practice.

The assessment carousel — Part 2: Procedural justice and system impacts

contributorTanya Cambey & Dr Mary Wyatt

How the process of assessment — not just the number — shapes outcomes in workers' compensation.

The assessment carousel — Part 1: When proving replaces improving

contributorTanya Cambey & Dr Mary Wyatt

How repeated assessments delay recovery in workers' compensation

Webinar recording — Turning Data into Better Recovery: Results from Navigator Support Program

contributorStacey Williams & Sharn Meneilly

Navigator Group's Stacey Williams and Sharn Meneilly present evidence that early psychosocial support transforms recovery outcomes and prevents secondary psychological injuries in workers' compensation claims.

From patient to pain detective — Kieran O'Sullivan's pattern-based approach

contributorLauren Finestone

Irish physiotherapist Kieran O'Sullivan shares practical tools for helping patients identify their personal pain triggers and break the cycle of persistent back pain.

Webinar recording — Early Interventions To Mitigate Distress Following Road Traffic Injury

contributorDr Alison Sim

Dr Alison Sim, University of Sydney, presents research on innovative early intervention strategies designed to improve recovery outcomes and experiences for people navigating compensable care after road traffic injuries.

Better days by design — MoreGoodDays' approach to persistent musculoskeletal pain

contributorLauren Finestone

A digital health platform is bringing evidence-based persistent pain to people's homes, with specialised programs now entering the return-to-work sector.