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Causes of stress, and why it will never disappear if we don't encourage the right behaviours.
A rehab provider who addresses the human impact of injury restarts stalled RTW for a...
Heather Millar, writer, WorkCover
After being badly injured in a car crash, family and colleagues rallied around to help Peter...
If we can train good superheros (ahem - take yours truly for example) then surely we can train...
Are stress management programs for managers the key to reducing stress claim costs?
Satisfaction with the claims process affects the long term financial, social and health outcomes...
Some regard the courts as a necessary evil in injury compensation; but how can they be used to...
Forget vowing to give up chocolate, how about resolving to better look after employees in the...
Greg Barton, Director, Insight Services Group
Workplace bullies are often workplace big fish. Combating the problem requires a top down approach.
SuperDoc talks you through celebrity gossip 101 - and unsheets the spooks of chronic pain
What can be done to prevent ordinary and extraordinary patients falling down the rabbit hole of...
Are over-worked, inexperienced and uncompassionate insurer staff jeopardising RTW outcomes?
Whether you're in OZ or the good ol' US of A, RTW is all about the love...
Six reasons why getting return to work right is worth YOUR time and effort.
Understanding how 'the system' can trip up the people it is supposed to help is the first thread...
Not your roll or leftover pasta - but what attitude or outlook do you bring? Find out why it's a...
A look at the role of the professional in explaining the results of an FCE.
One should not only consider 'principles' in establishing a quality RTW process. 'Attitudes' are...
Looking at what does and doesn't work in other systems might seem futile - but comparisons can...
There's no such thing as too many chefs in the problem-solving kitchen. Share for improved RTW.
If you're in vocational rehab you should be concerned about lack of data on work injury-suicide...
To treat the patient we need to know the patient
Tips from the Safety Strategy Manager of Victoria Police for managing stress in a challenging...
In which we ask: Who would benefit from CBT? How can you broach the subject of therapy in the...
In which we - and injured worker Ms W - learn that when you change your behaviour, you also...
In which we - and injured worker Ms W - learn that 'C' is for 'Cognitive,' and that thoughts...
There's more than meets the eye when it comes to patients at risk of poor return to work...
RTW coordinators make a huge difference, but how do we find, develop and promote the right...
Heart attacks result in $A3.8 billion in lost productivity
Believe it or not, when conflict arises in RTW there ARE ways of dealing with it...
'Self-efficacy' is more than just an odd-sounding word. Superdoc explains who needs...
Ever wondered why some musculoskeletal injuries don't resolve as quickly as they should?
There is a correlation between compensation and poorer surgical outcomes. What can be done?
Assisting difficult RTW is even harder when the treating practitioner doesn't have all the...
There was a Door to which I found no Key: There was a Veil through which I could not see: Some...
Is it 'compensation' or 'rehabilitation'?
Wellness programs are being considered as a central strategy in US healthcare policy.
Identify high risk cases BEFORE they bite.
The principles underlying successful RTW are universal, but we think their application differs...