Injury Prevention and Return to Work Conference

Business leaders, work health and safety and workplace rehabilitation professionals will congregate on Wednesday 16 October for the annual Injury Prevention and Return to Work Conference (IPRWC).

This year’s program(PDF, 935.31 KB) is jam-packed with expert presenters who will discuss, analyse and give their perspectives on key injury prevention and return to work topics.

The 2019 conference line-up features:

Master of Ceremonies delivered by one of Australia’s most accomplished journalists and media personalities, Madonna King.
Renowned keynote speakers including Donna Thistlethwaite, Dr Lorimer Moseley and Dr Stefan Hajkowicz.
Ground-breaking research and trends in work health and safety and return to work including artificial intelligence, office design and the science of sleep and fatigue in the workplace.
Trade displays featuring sponsors and industry suppliers.
Networking from 5pm - 6.30pm.

Event details

Date	Wednesday 16 October 2019
Time	Registration: 7.30am - 8.30am Conference: 8.30am - 5pm Networking drinks: 5pm - 6.30pm
Venue	Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, South Brisbane
Cost	$297 (including GST), including morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea and a post-event catered networking function.

Program

Time	Event
7.30am - 8.30am	Registration
8.30am - 8.45am	Madonna King Master of Ceremony welcome
8.45am - 9am	Welcome address
9am - 9.45am	Donna Thistlethwaite Mental Health: The Perfect Storm
9.45am - 10.30am	Professor Lorimer Moseley The neuroscience of chronic pain
10.30am - 11am	Morning tea
	Safety stream	Return to work stream
11am - 11.45am	Dr Nicholas Mabbott The science of sleep and fatigue in the workplace.	Blythe Rowe Injured worker engagement: overcoming perception-based barriers to return to work.
11.45am - 12.30pm	Dr Matt Brearley Managing heat stress in the workplace.	Dr Andrew Khoo Secondary psychological injuries and PTSD.
12.30pm - 1.15pm	Professor Paul Salmon Human factors in safety critical domains.	WorkCover Queensland and Monash University Tailored care and support to meet individual needs.
1.15pm - 2pm	Lunch
2pm - 2.45pm	Dr Margaret Cook The future of office design, computer-based work and changes in technology
2.45pm - 3.30pm	Dr Natasha Lazareski Creating psychologically healthy workplaces
3.30pm - 4pm	Afternoon tea
4pm - 4.45pm	Dr Stefan Hajkowicz Intelligent Not Artificial – the future of work and why we’ll still have baristas (not coffee machines) in the year 2040
4.45pm - 5pm	MC wrap up
5pm	Close
5pm - 6.30pm	Networking function

Attendees must select either the safety OR return to work stream during registration.

Injury Prevention and Return to Work Masterclass Series

Following a successful launch in 2018, the Masterclasses return this year on Tuesday 15 October. The facilitated workshops will provide delegates with the opportunity to focus on key safety or return to work topics including obligations of supervisors, good work design for psychological injuries, resolving conflict and current and emerging occupational lung disease.

Masterclass tickets are $44 each and limited to 130 seats per session. Find out more about the masterclasses and secure your spot today.

Proudly supported by

Network sponsor

LexiMed

Conference Sponsors

Exhibitors

APM	Griffith University	Recovery Partners
Guardian Exercise Rehabilitation	Phoenix Occupational Medicine	Easec
OccPhyz Consulting	Rehabilitation by Altius	KINNECT Pty Ltd
Employ Health	KINNECT Training	Medilaw