Articles tagged under ‘Other medical’
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Seeing trouble
We eyeball visual impairment in the workplace, with insights from Jan Hauser, Vision Australia National Employment Services Manager.
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Lifestyle Factors: Nutrition & RTW
Absenteeism due to employee health costs Australian businesses around $7 billion annually and poor nutrition plays a large part in it.
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Medical treatment: the importance of early access
Delayed access to medical treatment means delayed recovery.
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Self-Management: training the treaters
Self-management is a vital part of recovery from illness, but how can treaters be trained to encourage self-management in their patients?
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Case Study: I Told Them but They Didn't Listen
Ms L is a right handed 46 year old who was employed for ten years to pack domestic cleaning chemicals. She was exposed to these chemicals in dust form.
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On Being a Company Doctor
Dr James Crompton discusses the challenges and rewards of working as a company doctor.
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Role Summary: Rehabilitation Providers
Rehabilitation providers are multidisciplinary organisations which employ professionals from a range of health disciplines.
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Down the rabbit hole...
In which SuperDoc describes perplexing cases of ordinary and extraordinary patients falling down the rabbit hole of workers' comp
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SuperDoc (6) - Issues around causation
A look at the issues surrounding work causation ... and the funny questions people ask superheros.
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Extinguish smoking at work
Make your workplace a totally smoke-free zone
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Surgery support
Make a big difference by assisting employees who've decided on surgery
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Heart Myths
It's easy to get lost in a labyrinth of data about the planet's number one killer.
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Sedentary exercise
Think that 30-40 minutes of daily exercise gets an office-based workforce off the hook? Think again. Activity throughout the day is a must for good health.
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New vision for old
The ageing workforce may necessitate more accommodations for vision loss. What are the high and low tech options?
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What helps people with long-term disease remain at work?
Making work modifications for workers with a long-term disease can help them avoid sickness absence and work disability, and improve their productivity.
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Make no bones about it
The Australian Government has made arthritis and musculoskeletal conditions national health priorities in the battle against chronic disease in Australia.
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Dealing with diabetes
Diabetes is Australia's fastest growing chronic disease and affects 7.5 per cent of the population. How can you accommodate diabetic workers? And can employers assist with prevention?
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Take this health message to heart
Avoid heart disease with this fact sheet and our top tips for a healthy workplace.
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Breathing easy
Asthma is the leading chronic disease in Australia. This briefing paper covers the basics, as well as occupational risk factors and risk management.
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Chronic disease snapshot
In Australia and globally, preventable chronic diseases are on the rise. What does this mean for employers?
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Fact sheet: Plantar fasciitis
Painful inflammation of the heel and foot.
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Understanding sleepiness
Some common misconceptions about sleepiness.
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How to help return to work after a mild traumatic brain injury
The importance of recognition and education in RTW after a mild traumatic brain injury and groups for whom the process is more difficult.
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Before and after a brain injury
What is a brain injury and how should it be managed?
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Hiring workers with disability
One solution to the national skills shortage remains overlooked
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Locating the presence of presenteeism
Want to deal with presenteeism properly? Know what you're dealing with.
Research 1 - 7 of 7
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Clearing the air at work
Can workplace interventions ease occupational asthma? Are there benefits to reducing risk factors at work, or is eliminating exposure the only safe bet?
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Accommodating arthritis for men and women
Workers with arthritis are offered accommodations at work but around 40% still don’t get what they need, according to research from Canada. Does gender help predict who’s likely to miss out?
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Healing or harming?
Workers across the world describe similar worries, frustrations and difficulties with the health professionals who treat work injury, in a review of the evidence by Australian researchers.
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The occupational hazard of self treatment and self medication for doctors
A review of self medication in physicians and medical students
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It's all in the head: supporting families dealing with traumatic brain injury
Identifying the needs of families caring for someone with a traumatic brain injury.
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What is occupational contact dermatitis?
Know the facts about this common skin condition.
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Bearing the brunt of obesity
How obesity impacts the workplace