If returning ill and / or injured employees back to the workplace is part of your job and you think the process is more difficult than it should be, we offer you the following:
- How to increase the support and cooperation you need to effectively do your job
- How to solicit the buy-in and necessary resources from senior management
- How to generate understanding on how effective RTW practices is good for people and for business.
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Doctor, doctor give them the news
Tom Barton | Why don't doctors communicate well when returning patients to work? Let's consider ways of helping them to.
Everyone seems to agree - return to work outcomes are better when doctors communicate well.
In reality, people complain of the difficulty in getting doctors involved in the return to work process and calls are often left unreturned. Surveys of doctors have found that they find it difficult to assess an injured worker’s capacity to deal with return to work issues. Doctors are even avoiding the problem altogether and opting out of dealing with work injuries. more >>
Workplace intervention VS Clinical intervention in treating Lower Back Pain
Julian Fernando | In this battle of the lower back pain heavyweights, who comes out on top and why?
Take Home Messages:
Workplace interventions for lower back pain are a cost effective way to improve return to work outcomes.
Important elements of successful workplace interventions include:
· An assessment of the workplace;
· Subsequent ergonomic modifications; and
· Case management in consultation with all the important stakeholders (ergonomist /occupational health nurse, worker, supervisor etc. more >>
The Aging Workforce and Workers' Compensation
The Institute of WorkComp Professionals Executive Director, Preston Diamond, discusses the issues surrounding workers' compensation and the aging workforce.
Sitting Too Long is Bad for Your Mental & Physical Health
Long hours of sitting at a desk are not only bad for your physical health, but studies have found it's also hard on one's mental health.
Repetitive stress injuries: FAQs
A great list of tips and answers to frequently asked questions about repetitive stress injuries. A must read!
Boss' management style affects bottom line
Researchers conducted two experiments with workers from small, medium and large French companies to determine whether a boss' management style affected the company's bottom line.
Stress And Weight Gain - A Vicious Circle
Brynjar Foss, a human biologist from the University of Stavanger, Norway recently published an article in Medical Hypotheses, "Stress in Obesity: Cause or Consequence?" In the article, Foss states that stress, in addition to poor diet and lack of exercise, is one of the major contributing factors to weight gain.
Treatment restores productivity among depressed employees
A joint study by Canada's Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and the Centre for Research on Employment and Workplace Health found that workers who had experienced a moderate depressive episode and received treatment were 2.5 times more likely to be highly productive compared with those who had no treatment.