Seminar series
Presented by Healthy Working Lives Research Group
March - June
The Recovery Seminar Series communicates findings from the COMPARE project with the focus on return to work and recovery of injured workers in our workers' compensation schemes.
The (un)holy trinity? Opioids, imaging and surgery in workers with low back pain.
Dr Michael Di Donato and Professor Ian Harris describe a series of studies that have examined the prevalence and impacts of opioids, spinal imaging and spinal surgery in Australian workers with low back pain.
What do we know about secondary psychological conditions in workers' compensation?
Professor Alex Collie and Dr Dielle Felman present Australian and global data on the prevalence and impacts of secondary psychological conditions. They also explore how worker’s compensation and healthcare systems are identifying and supporting workers with these conditions.
The critical role of insurance case managers in return to work
Associate Professor Ross Iles and Matt Bannan (Head of Stakeholder Engagement, WorkCover Queensland) describe some of the practical learnings from introducing change to case management in multiple workers' compensation jurisdictions.
New insights into healthcare use in Australian workers’ compensation schemes.
Professor Alex Collie (Director, HWRG) and Dr Mary Wyatt (Occupational Physician) present new insights into the two most common types of health services in workers comp: General practice and physiotherapy.
What happens to workers with long duration compensation claims?
Many workers recover and return to work rapidly after injury. A small percentage have very long periods of time off work, or may not return to work at all. In this seminar we describe how common these long duration claims are, and look at differences between jurisdictions. Presented by Dr Daniel Griffiths and Luke Sheehan from the Healthy Working Lives Research Group at Monash University, Melbourne.
How do workplaces support return to work?
Clearly, workplaces have an important role in returning injured workers to work. But what can Australian data tell us more about the most important workplace behaviours, policies and practices Presented by Dr Shannon Gray (Healthy Working Lives Research Group, Monash University) and Andrew McGarity (Fire & Rescue NSW).