Director of the HWLRG, @axcollie will be presenting at the PIEF Conference on Wed 12 Oct on the topic of "New Insights into healthcare delivery in Australian Workers compensation schemes" Tickets are available now: piefconference.com

The COMPARE project (est. 2014) developed an evidence base to support effective return to work policy & practice in Aust. and provide research to workers’ compensation schemes. We now have a fancy new website which contains all things COMPARE! bit.ly/3BPxCsu

Yes, it captured all the joys we have had together for the last 4 years. Thank you for your guidance and friendly supervision.

In one of our #COMPARE project reports it shows that secondary psychological injury is pervasive in workers with physical injury claims, but is not often identified or treated. You can read our report summary here: bit.ly/3MmFOFy #WorldMentalHealthDay2022

We are looking for someone to join our amazing team for 12 months at Level D or E MERQ. Please reach out if you have any questions Monash Public Health careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/job/…

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We have released a new research report on psychological injury in the New South Wales Healthcare and Social Assistance industry: a retrospective cohort study. lnkd.in/gzuRmBPe

What a fantastic team of researchers and panelists! It was a pleasure to attend the "state of affairs" event in Sydney, New South Wales. Thanks to @axcollie for the excellent presentation, as well as the Curtin University and The University of Sydney Busi…lnkd.in/gfB6xjdu

Important research (by Asmare Gelaw Healthy Working Lives Research Group et al.) examines the psychological challenges faced when working in health and care (H&C) industries. - H&C workers twice as likely to make a workers' compensation claim for psychological injury 🧠

My Therapy is going National! Yesterday the My Therapy team from Monash University met with A/Prof Petrea Cornwell Petrea Cornwell PhD (she/her) from Griffith University to discuss My Therapy implementation in Queensland.

Interested in outcome measurement in physical activity trials for older adults? Come have a chat at the 11am poster session in hall D ISBNPA #ISBNPA2023 Dr. Dawn Mackey, PhD Claire Baldwin Physios for Physical Activity

📢Out today in @Lancet: major Institute for Musculoskeletal Health led trial finds #opioids NOT effective for people with acute back and/or neck pain. This is the largest placebo controlled trial of its kind. doi.org/10.1016/S0140-… #OPALtrial #backpain #neckpain

This is an important call to the International Community: "Given the radicalization of violence against the Amhara in the past month, as well as the genocidal rhetoric against the Amharas that is deeply ingrained in Ethiopian society, the Lemkin Institute believes that there is

Melbourne researchers have found pregnant women working long, demanding jobs are at a higher risk of going into labour early. Mums-to-be are being urged to put their health first, with premature births leading to complications later in life. youtu.be/G2ppDHeHmS4 #7NEWS

A busy day today with lots of media coverage for our study findings: Maternal Occupational Risk Factors and Preterm Birth

Our SR & meta-analysis found that occupational maternal factors are associated with high risk of pre-term birth. This is a significant finding in the field of occupational, maternal and child health. It's important to consider the implications for policy and practice.

This review highlights a significant concern regarding the adverse effects of prescription medications on workers with musculoskeletal disorders. Congratulations Yonas Tefera

So excited to attend and showcase a digital poster at the 23rd World Congress on Safety & Health at Work in #Sydney this week.

Excited to share our latest study! Explored work disability after psychological injury among health and social care workers in NSW, Australia. It highlights a significant variation in the duration and burden of work disability across occupational groups. oem.bmj.com/content/early/…

Just out! Our #openaccess evaluation of older Australians' participation in the national Exercise Right for Active Ageing Program #exerciseright #activeageing doi.org/10.1123/japa.2… Monash RAIL Research Centre ESSA Sze-Ee Soh Dr Darsh Ayton @HSkouteris Monash Uni Primary and Allied Health Care Monash Public Health