Workshop A Improving Return to Work rates through pre-event planning and intervention 08:30 Registration and refreshments 09:00 Workshop commences 11:00 Morning refreshments 12:30 Close of workshop and lunch Facilitator: Dr Joel Silbert, Medical Director, ITAMS | | - Case study analysis
- 'Shoulder Man' - injured in an underground rock fall - 'Road Crash Trauma' - multiple injuries sustained whilst driving to a workplace safety course - Maintaining communication logs to meet medico-legal requirements and support rehabilitation outcome
- Providing around the clock support and assistance to injured workers to improve the rate of early return to work outcomes
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Workshop B Successful Injury Management and Prevention 08:30 Registration and refreshments 09:00 Workshop commences 11:00 Morning refreshments 12:30 Close of workshop and lunch Facilitators: Katrina Kelso, Occupational Therapist and Natalie Langstaff, Rehabilitation Counsellor, IMR | | Designing effective injury management and return to work programs has far reaching social and economic effects for many injured workers their employers and the wider community. Participants in this workshop will be invited to consider and debate best practice in the following areas: - Injury management system design and implementation
- Employers role
- Healthcare providers role
- Workers role
- Overcoming the conflict that arises from what the various parties want from IM and RTW?
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