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Webinar recording — Empowering the injured worker to take control of their management

contributorDr Darren Beales

Specialist musculoskeletal physiotherapist, Darren Beales, Talks about worker empowerment through a lens of evidence based practice.

Webinar recording — X-Ray Visions of Doom: Why Radiology Results Can Hinder Back Pain Self-Management

contributorDr Mary Wyatt

Dr Wyatt discusses the rise in spinal radiology over the last 30 years and the associated harms that come with it.

Webinar recording —Will best practice in personal injury case/claims management please reveal itself?

contributorDr Andrew Fronsko

Learn about personal injury compensation schemes and their impact on return to work outcomes. Explore the latest research and interdisciplinary care approaches for supporting individuals with injury and disability.

Managing musculoskeletal conditions at work (Part 2) — 6 steps to a job change

contributorLauren Finestone

For some people with back pain or other musculoskeletal conditions, self-management may mean finding a different job. An occupational rehabilitation consultant sets out 6 steps to successfully navigate a change in a career path.

Managing musculoskeletal conditions at work (Part 1) — breaking the boom and bust cycle

contributorLauren Finestone

A musculoskeletal physiotherapist talks about what pain is, ‘boom and bust behaviour’, activity pacing, making a flare-up plan and other useful self-management tips.

Self-management — the muscle behind effective musculoskeletal care

contributorDr Mary Wyatt

Self-management of long-term musculoskeletal conditions 101 — the basics.

Webinar recording - Implementing value-based healthcare within the personal injury schemes

contributorJamie Macdonald

In this webinar, Jamie Macdonald will talk through SIRA’s overall approach to implementing value, key achievements, and priorities for the next 12 months. 

Webinar recording - Every recovery needs a plan

contributorDr John McMahon

John McMahon, Director of Science at Navigator Group, discusses their Navigator Support Program which reduces cost and duration of claims by addressing psychosocial barriers to recovery.

New clinical care standard for low back pain — a story of hope

contributorLauren Finestone

The new Low Back Pain Clinical Care Standard aims to make sure patients with this common condition get the best outcomes.

Webinar recording: Q&A with ReturnToWorkSA – Lighting the way for RTW Coordinators

contributorHouda Peters

In this Q&A session, Mary Wyatt interviews ReturnToWorkSA Employer Education Advisor, Houda Peters on the many resources available for RTW Coordinators to access. 

Get out the barometer — your organisation's psychosocial safety climate predicts RTW

contributorLauren Finestone

Senior management teams can be ‘psychosocial safety climate’ engineers.

'Above all, do no harm'. Towards a therapeutic approach to workers’ compensation.

contributorLauren Finestone

Is the concept of ‘Above all, do no harm’ relevant to our workers compensation schemes?

Caring for people with chronic musculoskeletal pain — a paradigm shift to solve a 'super wicked problem'

contributorLauren Finestone

A new approach to manage chronic musculoskeletal needs many scheme participants to commit to a ‘paradigm shift’.

Webinar recording — Reducing incidences of violence and aggression against aged care workers

contributorTatjana Jokic

Tatjana Jokic talks us through the aims, implementation and outcomes of this successful pilot program.