On World Mental Health Day (October 10, 2023), Carmen Schroder, a Research Officer at the Institute for Safety, Compensation and Recovery Research (ISCRR) presented at Comcare’s Psychosocial Health and Safety Forum on approaches to tackling vicarious trauma in the workplace....
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WorkSafe Victoria’s WorkWell Toolkit is an online resource that helps businesses prevent mental injury from occurring in their workplaces. While tools like this are useful, small to medium sized businesses with under 200 employees, often require more tailored support to...
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Spring has arrived and the ISCRR team are well underway with projects outlined in our 2023/24 Annual Plan. These include 22 research projects currently underway that span topics including building design to reduce occupational violence and aggression in residential care...
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“I’d say the first three years on the trauma and orthopaedic ward I was subject to multiple times a week aggression and violence. I was punched on that ward and threatened with scissors…Then for the next four years in ED...
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With the end of the financial year, we hope you take stock of your achievements to date and begin with renewed vigour for the year ahead. Over the past financial year ISCRR delivered 13 research projects carried out by ISCRR’s...
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It’s well known that psychosocial factors play a dominant role in work-related disability. Often, workers delay their return to work longer than their medical condition physically requires. Dr Mary Wyatt (above left with Dr Sarah Oxford and Dr Janine McMillan),...
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ISCRR’s Learning Series Webinars got off to a flying start in April this year with our most popular webinar to date! Dr Sophie Pointer (ISCRR Senior Researcher) presented findings from ISCRR’s Evidence Review on the clinical effectiveness of spinal cord...
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ISCRR turns 14! ISCRR celebrated its 14th birthday on the 1st of April. We took some time to reflect upon both the quantity and quality of research that ISCRR has produced over the past 14 years. Over this time ISCRR...
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The ISCRR Research Impact Showcase hybrid event was held on Thursday 9th February 2023. It was a great success with close to 200 attendees joining us either in person or via live stream. The event commenced with opening addresses by...
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Dr Janine McMillan (above left) and Dr Kim Pham (above right) have commenced their roles as acting Co-Directors of ISCRR, following the departure of former Director, Samantha Barker. Dr McMillan and Dr Pham bring a wealth of knowledge and experience...
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