Treating WorkSafe and TAC patients in Victoria

Learn some tips and tricks about how you can help to meet the needs of this cohort of patients without drowning in paperwork or red-tape.  

Hosted by pain management leading osteopaths and co hosted by WorkSafe and TAC representatives, this webinar examines the clinical learnings from early intervention trials for WorkSafe and TAC compensable patients. Tailored specifically for people residing in Victoria, the presentation will outline key learnings such as:

1. What have previous early intervention programs achieved for compensable patients?
2. How can we, as osteopaths, apply these learnings in our own practice?
3. Why do compensable patients have worse outcomes compared to non compensable patients?
4. Why is our role so important and influential in getting the best outcomes for these patients?
5. What can we do to ensure that our own experience as a clinician treating a compensable patient is as smooth as possible?
6. What can we do to get the best out of the system for our patients?  

Learning objectives:

1. To better understand the processes required of the schemes to treat patients with a compensable injury so that treatment delays are minimised.
2. To understand the sources of distress for claimants and how we as osteopaths can help to minimise these for better clinical outcomes. 

Your presenters:

Dr Alison Sim (Osteopath)

Alison graduated from Victoria University in 2001 and has worked in clinical practice for 23 years in a variety of settings, more recently in the chronic pain space.  She has a Masters degree in pain management and is currently finalising her PhD through the University of Sydney in the area of pain management and early intervention.  Alison has taught at universities in Australia and in the USA on topics of pain science and frequently teaches communication skills to clinicians in workshop settings. 

Dr Claire Richardson (Osteopath)

Claire graduated from Victoria University in 2009 and completed her Master's degree in 2011. Claire is an Advanced Practice pain management osteopath and the director of two osteopathy/Allied health clinics. She has been a seasonal lecturer at Victoria University and she is currently working as the clinical supervisor of the chronic pain student clinic at RMIT university. 

TAC representatives: Dr Alastair Tehan (Osteopath and TAC clinical panellist) and Alyse Cook (TAC Claims Team Manager)

Alastair and Alyse will cover:

1. The processes required to treat a TAC patient
2. Why these processes are required
3. What tips can save time and reduce treatment delays

WorkSafe Victoria representatives: Dr Lynda Walshe (Osteopath and Worksafe Victoria clinical panellist) and Will Power (Worksafe Victoria Recovery Performance Coordinator)

Lynda and Will will cover:

1. The processes required to treat a WorkSafe patient
2. Why these processes are required
3. What tips can save time and reduce treatment delays

Attendance will be recognised with 1.5 CPD hours.

Disclaimer: Content correct at the time of publication.