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Gabrielle Lis and Tom Barton
Ever wondered what RTW and sabre-toothed tigers have in common? Or why some people bounce back quicker than others from stressful situations?
Gabrielle Lis
The health and wellbeing of people with chronic illness improves when they become "self-managers". Are there lessons here for RTW?
Gabrielle Lis and Dr Mary Wyatt
Etymology - the archaeology of words - sometimes uncovers a contemporary resonance in ancient digs.
Gabrielle Lis
Satisfaction with the claims process affects the long term financial, social and health outcomes of compensation recipients. How do we increase it?
SuperDoc
What can be done to prevent ordinary and extraordinary patients falling down the rabbit hole of workers' comp?
Dr Mary Wyatt
Understanding how 'the system' can trip up the people it is supposed to help is the first thread in a safety net.
Gabrielle Lis
Believe it or not, when conflict arises in RTW there ARE ways of dealing with it...
SuperDoc
'Self-efficacy' is more than just an odd-sounding word. Superdoc explains who needs self-efficacy skills - and why it's in your interest to help develop them.
Dr Mary Wyatt
There is a correlation between compensation and poorer surgical outcomes. What can be done to change it?
SuperDoc
Assisting difficult RTW is even harder when the treating practitioner doesn't have all the facts of the case.
Gabrielle Lis
Identify high risk cases BEFORE they bite. There are a number of things you should be on the lookout for.
Gabrielle Lis
Returning to work is even harder if the work itself feels meaningless. What makes a job meaningful?
Anna Kelsey-Sugg
The what, where and why of motivation, distilled into handy dot points for your reference.
Anna Kelsey-Sugg
The impact of 'patient narrative' - first-hand stories of illness and injury - shouldn't be underestimated. (Includes video footage)