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Speak to recover — the art of messaging in injury care (Part 2)

contributorDr Mary Wyatt

Dr Mary Wyatt explores the effects of communication on work-related injuries. In Part 2 of this summary of her webinar, she uses the example of back pain to explore what messages we usually give patients, and how we can do better.

Webinar recording: Wellbeing following finalisation of a workers’ compensation claim — A systematic scoping review

contributorJames Weir

Hear from Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist, James Weir on his research into the wellbeing outcomes following workers' compensation claims.

Speak to recover — the art of messaging in injury care (Part 1)

contributorDr Mary Wyatt

Dr Mary Wyatt explores the effects of communication on work-related injuries.

Workers’ compensation re-imagined from a lived experience perspective — Part 1

contributorLauren Finestone

What would a workers’ compensation scheme designed by people with lived experience of such claims look like? An innovative research study aims to find out.

Nine to thrive — the health benefits of work

contributorLauren Finestone

An important message for healthcare providers to give injured workers is that working is good for their recovery and their health.

Webinar recording: How WorkCover Queensland commenced their journey to implementing value based healthcare

contributorTanya Cambey

Specialist Lead, Tanya Cambey, talks us through WorkCover’s vision, the creation, development, and implementation of treatment guidelines.

It pays to share (evidence-based messages)

contributorRTWMatters team

Ten reasons to share the key messages from It Pays To Care with everyone who works with workers’ compensation claimants.

When inactivity hurts and movement heals

contributorLauren Finestone

An important message for healthcare providers to give injured workers is that inactivity is more risky than moving.

Messages to help people with back pain get their lives back

contributorLauren Finestone

Anne’s story compares how positive and negative messages about the body have a huge impact on how they recover from back pain (or not).

Do you know how to develop a return to work plan?

contributorLauren Finestone

Research shows workers have poorer health outcomes if they are away from work for a long time. A new guide has practical advice and an easy-to-use template to help you plan and implement a successful return to work for an injured or ill worker.

Heading mental health injury claims off at the pass

contributorLauren Finestone

Tips for some proactive strategies organisations can use to address mental health concerns before they escalate and become a workers’ comp claim.

How do Work Health and Safety psychosocial regulations line up with RTW laws? And how do employers comply with both?

contributorRTWMatters team

What should employers do to make sure they're complying with both Work Health and Safety psychosocial regulations and laws about return to work?

Webinar recording - The Uncomfortable Truths About Psychosocial Safety

contributorDr Michelle McQuaid

Best-selling author and workplace wellbeing teacher, Dr. Michelle McQuaid, talks us through how to understand, assess and minimise psychosocial hazards in the workplace.

The power of words in health (Part 3) — 5 tips to shift the way you talk about osteoarthritis

contributorLauren Finestone

Five suggestions for how clinicians can shift the conversation from an ‘impairment’ to a ‘participatory-based’ approach to osteoarthritis.