Articles tagged under ‘Evidence based policy making’

Articles 1 - 12 of 12

• How Dr Wyatt analysed the National Return to Work Survey

  In which we introduce the National Return to Work Survey, describe how Dr Wyatt has analysed the results of the 2013 and 2014 surveys, and draw attention to the difference between correlation and causation.

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• It's what you know (that isn't so) that gets you in trouble

  The American Medical Association's Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment were never intended for the just and fair determination of the impact of an injury on a particular person

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• Most Victorian GPs not recommending RTW: study

  A study shows that Victorian GPs are unlikely to recommend alternate duties for injured workers.

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• Return to work research down under - Video interview with Niki Ellis

  Professor Niki Ellis, CEO, talks about the return to work agenda of The Institute for Safety, Compensation and Recovery Research

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• A challenge to policy makers

  How much do we know about how different workers' comp systems influence health outcomes? And what could we do with this information?

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• Court between a rock and a hard place

  Some regard the courts as a necessary evil in injury compensation; but how can they be used to foster good?

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• Tests vs. Symptoms - which wins?

  Is it useful to know the pathology of a wrinkle?

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• Work disability research - why bother?

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• Different states of whiplash

  Epidemiological studies show that whiplash rates vary enormously between jurisdictions. Why?

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• What is evidence based medicine and why do we need it?

  What does "evidence based medicine" refer to exactly, and why should we care to know?

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• Is work good for you? Professor Kim Burton explains the UK's changing answer

  In this interview with UK expert we learn that modern vocational rehabilitation is not about delivering an expensive service.

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• Jos Verbeek on The Cochrane Occupational Health Field

  The Cochrane Occupational Health Field gathers evidence on the effectiveness of occupational health interventions and publishes reviews. RTW Matters spoke with Coordinator Jos Verbeek.

Archived Articles 1 - 14 of 14

• Welfare reform and Gillard's workplace vision

  The Federal Government's plans to tighten access to the disability support pension gives an insight into Government's focus on increasing workforce participation.

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• Helping them help you: upcoming study on RTW coordinator training

  RTW Matters speaks to Joanna Bohatko-Naismith about her study on the adequacy of RTW Coordinator training

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• Cutting off a nose or two won't stop the smell

  How to reduce the national pension bill while improving life for people subject to cuts

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• Discord grows in the UK over work capacity assessments

  World endeavours in disability management - Challenges for the UK with mass assessments of work ability.

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• Viva la WorkHealth!

  What do results from WorkSafe's WorkHealth revolution tell us about worker health--and the effectiveness of the one size fits all approach to workplace intervention?

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• Sunshine state

  Will Queensland's focus on supporting people and fixing processes improve financials in the long term?

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• Aussie consensus sought on health and work

  Can Professor Dame Carol Black persuade unions, business and medical professionals to agree on the health benefits of good work?

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• Is compensation a social determinant of health?

  Socio-economic status, and the ways in which we live and work, all influence health. What about compensation?

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• Occ Physicians launch health, work policy

  Will the Australian government join business, unions and treaters in realising the health benefits of work?

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• The Black report transforms health, work in UK

  The implementation of "Working for a healthier tomorrow" is revolutionising health and work in the UK. What are the key initiatives?

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• South Australia heads north

  The positive spikes in SA's once below-par workers' comp and RTW rates is cause for celebration - and observation. Let's learn from their turnaround.

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• Durable RTW - was life meant to be this hard?

  Why are the numbers of people making return to work more difficult increasing?

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• Economic Decline and Workplace Health Initiatives

  Health and the workplace - an international issue

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• Psychology, person injury and rehabilitation

  When a worker is physically injured, it isn't just the body that suffers.

Research 1 - 3 of 3

• Experimenting with health policy

  Occupational health research IS relevant to policy development: but what kinds of research are best?

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• Canada trains researchers to share the love!

  Disability prevention researchers benefit from collaboration and communication in an innovative Canadian program

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• Welfare-to-work programs

  Are they good policy? Do they work? How can they be improved?