Injury Prevention and Return to Work Conference
The Injury Prevention and Return to Work Conference is a must for frontline professionals working in safety and return to work.
Conference topics include leadership and culture, creating a positive work environment, good work design and return on investment and features:
- high profile keynote speakers including Orange Sky Laundry, Alex Haslam, Josie Thomson and Toby Travanner as Master of Ceremonies
- a broad range of speakers showcasing the latest research and trends in work health and safety and return to work
- practical tools and takeaways from a range of experts and industry leaders.
- sponsor trade displays
- a networking event from 5pm - 6.30pm.
Event details
| Date | Wednesday 31 October 2018 |
|---|---|
| Time | 8.30am - 5pm |
| Venue | Royal International Convention Centre, Bowen Hills, Brisbane |
| Cost | $297 per person (including GST), including morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea and a post-event networking function with food and beverages. |
Register to secure your seat at this popular event, and for your chance to win a workplace safety hamper worth $500!
Program
| Time | Event | |
|---|---|---|
| 8.30am - 8.35am | Toby Travanner Master of Ceremony welcome | |
| 8.35am - 8.45am | Opening address | |
| 8.45am - 9.45am | Orange Sky Laundry Developing innovative, creative and passionate workplaces | |
| 9.50am - 10.30am | Professor Alex Haslam The role of social identity and leadership in improving mental health outcomes | |
| 10.30am - 11am | Morning tea | |
| Return to work stream | Safety stream | |
| 11am - 11.40am | Dr Tyler Lane Rehabilitation and Return to Work Coordinators: two pathways to improve RTW outcomes. | Professor Sharon Parker The psychology of good work design |
| 11.45am - 12.25pm | Dr Josephine Sundin Effective return to work strategies for people with secondary work-related mental health conditions. | Dr Gary Dennis Physical manual tasks risk factors |
| 12.30pm - 1.10pm | Matthew Bannan Early identification of factors and strategies to assist RTW outcomes. | Brant Webb Creating a positive site safety culture in civil construction |
| 1.10pm - 2pm | Lunch | |
| 2pm - 2.40pm | Josie Thomson The neuroscience of resilience | |
| 2.40pm - 3.30pm | Carolyn Mounce Blamers, shamers and complainers – tactics for influencing difficult customers | |
| 3.30pm - 3.50pm | Afternoon tea | |
| 3.50pm - 4.45pm | Toby Travanner Leadership and culture | |
| 4.45pm - 5pm | MC Toby Travanner Outcomes, takeaways and actions | |
| 5pm | Close | |
| 5pm - 6.30pm | Networking event | |
Attendees must select either the return to work OR safety stream during registration.
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Injury Prevention and Return to Work Masterclass Series
This year we are launching a new Masterclass Series in conjunction with the conference on Tuesday 30 October. These new facilitated workshops will be provide delegates with the opportunity to focus on key safety or return to work topics including communication and influence, musculoskeletal disorders, mental health and safety leadership.
The masterclasses tickets are $44 each and limited to 50 seats per session. Find out more about the masterclasses and secure your spot today.
Proudly supported by
Network sponsors
 Leximed |
Gold sponsor
 ASIEQ |
Silver sponsor
 Red Health |  Sonic Health Plus |
Coffee sponsor
 Axis |
Exhibitors
- Last updated
- 31 October 2018
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