Melbourne’s #1 WorkCover Consultant Mark Stipic challenges you to question whether it’s right to make a living out of Return To Work.

Think about it… In order for you to even have a job, someone needs […]

Veteran WorkCover Consultant Mark Stipic shares insights he recently revealed to university students from La Trobe University graduating from the Rehabilitation Counselling course. Whether you are in the early stages of your career, feeling stuck […]

In today’s episode of RTW Nation, veteran WorkCover consultant Mark Stipic shares his best tip on how to handle morally conflicting scenarios. He’s also got plenty of updates on what has been happening in the […]

In today’s episode of RTW Nation veteran WorkCover consultant and trainer Mark Stipic talks with Dr Jason Thompson from the university of Melbourne and the Institute for Safety Compensation and Recovery Research.

We discuss how […]

Today on RTW Nation we speak with Matt Francis and Grant Porter. They’re the driving force behind Anna Cares. She’s a digital relational agent (don’t worry, we’ll explain what a relational agent […]

Dr Mary Wyatt is an Occupational Physician and editor of Return To Work Matters. She has had a profound influence on RTW outcomes at a patient level and a system level.

We discuss:

• What motivates […]
  

Today’s guest on RTW Nation is Anjelo Ratnachandra. He is a director at AMS Consulting and director and physiotherapist at Beyond Pain where he treats people experiencing persistent pain. Anjelo […]

Occupational Physician Dr Peter Sharman shares tips on how to communicate and collaborate with General Practitioners who treat injured workers.

You can find Peter at Hobart Occupational Medicine.

We discuss:

• The challenges compensable injuries […]
  

Shawn Callahan is a master storyteller, founder of Anecdote and author of Putting Stories To Work. He works with companies across all fields of business to develop their strategic stories […]

Today I explain what Limiting Beliefs are and how they differ from reasons and excuses.

I offer up a 3 step process to help you:

1. Recognise that limiting beliefs exist
2. Identify the limiting beliefs that […]
   

Today on RTW Nation I am highlighting the Personal Injury and Disability Management Conference that’s happening on October 12-14 2016. It’s hosted by the Personal Injury Education Foundation and the

Today I speak with Graeme Innes AM who has recently published his autobiography Finding A Way.

Graeme Innes AM is an Australian company director, lawyer and public speaker. He has been a human […]

Today I speculate  whether robots will put Return To Work Professionals out of a job as automation plays a bigger role in the future of RTW.

The processes I predict are vulnerable to automation include:

1. How we […]
   

Employee engagement is more and more becoming recognised as an important leading indictor for injury prevention. So I’ve gone right to the source and interviewed a real influencer in culture and engagement.

Didier Elzinga knows what he’s […]

Today you’ll hear something that doesn’t happen often (enough?) – I get up on my soapbox and have a little rant about Lost Time Injuries (LTIs).

You will learn about:

• The 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill that resulted […]
  

In RTW Nation episode 26 I’m talking with Rob Aurbach. He’s a consultant who has spent much of his career helping policy-makers design compensation schemes. Rob has just released a free online resilience […]

This is my stopwatch summary of the 5th Australasian Compensation Health Research Forum held in Melbourne on 1 & 2 August 2016.

What is a stopwatch summary? I summarise all of the keynote […]

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Learn about the 5th Australasian Compensation Health Research Forum happening on 1 & 2 August 2016 at the Melbourne Convention Centre. Check out my video tweet direct from the venue.

Speakers include:

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Today Mark Stipic discusses how the future of Return To Work may shift towards a Sharing Economy.

Mark discusses:

• What the sharing economy is
• What’s going to happen in […]
  

Today I’m talking with Jo Muirhead, founder of PurpleCo.

Jo takes us through:

• Her background as a Rehabilitation Counsellor and her transition from employment to self-employment
• How she defines excellence as moving beyond […]
  

There are many different ways to deal with the direct manager of an injured worker. Sometimes they may appear to obstructing the RTW process.

Today Mark Stipic takes you through some options to help you […]

Today’s guest is Dr Jason Thompson, a Senior Research Fellow at Melbourne University’s School of Design and Adjunct Research Fellow with Monash University Accident Research Centre.

• We learn about Jason’s history of clinical psychology […]
  

Today Mark Stipic delivers a lesson learned from sales trainer Bill Caskey who is also co-host of the Advanced Selling Podcast.

Mark describes a surprising reason why it’s essential for the […]

Today’s guest on RTW Nation is Fiona Redding, founder of The Happiness Hunter and co-host of Business Addicts the podcast.

I first encountered Fiona when I heard her speak at

If you want to work or grow your career in RTW you need to be a master communicator in both written and verbal forms.

Mark Stipic gives you three tips to ensure your conversations […]

Andrew Barrett is the Chief Change Agent at Fidesa. He brings safety with a difference to small and medium businesses.

Andrew and I discuss:

• Safe work is good for business
• How to deliver business […]
  

Mark Stipic takes you through three lessons in modern day sales processes and how they can be applied in Return To Work to improve your rehab outcomes.

Mark explains that a typical sales cycle includes:

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Professor Alex Collie is CEO of the Institute For Safety Compensation and Recovery Research (ISCRR).

ISCRR is a research and innovation collaboration between Monash University, WorkSafe Victoria and the Transport Accident Commission (TAC).

Alex and I discuss:

• The objectives […]
  

Today’s guest on RTW Nation is Shane Purnell, host of the Platform Giant Show and expert on public speaking and personal branding.

Before we get into the interview I pose the question: Should […]

Rosemary McKenzie-Ferguson is an injured worker and an advocate for people who have been injured at work. Today she is back for the second half of our conversation.

In RTW […]

Today’s guest on RTW Nation is Rosemary McKenzie-Ferguson.

Rosemary is recognised globally as a leader in innovation in the field of supporting people who suffer workplace injuries and the families of those who lose loved […]

In the second half of my interview with Professor Greg Murphy of La Trobe University we discuss:

• The value of offering your workforce top quality medical […]
  

Professor Greg Murphy is Professor of Rehabilitation Psychology at La Trobe University. He has spent his career researching and teaching the field of rehabilitation and influencing policy change in the process. He […]

Dr Peter Sharman is an Occupational Physician who has 30 years experience in occupational medicine. In 2015 he was awarded the AMA Tasmania President’s award in recognition of the work on behalf of […]

Founder of Job Fit in 2005, Andrew’s focus is providing businesses with preventative services to help them manage injuries in a proactive environment. Andrew has completed his Bachelor degree in Applied Science (Human Movement) […]

Ryan Ebert is a Melbourne based Company Director, Physiotherapist and Entrepreneur.

Very passionate about the Health field, Ryan is now the CEO & co-founder of PHW (Productive Healthy Workplaces) Group Pty Ltd. A national […]

My guest today is Paul Hopcraft from business consulting firm preVentia.

In this episode we discuss:

• The lead-up factors prior to a claim
• The importance of having a pro-active system around health and […]
  

Rob Brandham is a physiotherapist and director at St Kilda Road Sports & Physiotherapy Centre in Melbourne.

In this episode we discuss:

• How to source a company-nominated physiotherapist
• The pros and cons of offering physiotherapy treatment […]
  

This is part two of my conversation with qualified accountant Rex Johnson from Jokama.

Rex and I discuss:

• What sort of businesses are most at risk of getting their premiums wrong
• What are WorkCover Industry Classifications and why are they important?
• How […]
  

Here is the first half of my conversation with Rex Johnson. Rex is a qualified accountant and founder of Jokama Australasia Group. Rex is a former Senior Manager of the WorkCover Audit Group with Ernst & […]

My guest on RTW Nation today is Sam Smith. Sam is Group Manager VIC/Tas/SA/WA/ACT with Occupational Rehabilitation Provider Rehab Management.

Sam takes us through:

• how Original Employer Services […]
  

This is Episode zero of RTW Nation where Mark Stipic explains why he’s doing a podcast about Return To Work and workers compensation, what you can expect from the show and why you should subscribe.

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