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Phoenix Occupational Medicine
October 19, 2020
Overcoming the greatest barrier to return to work - Fear (including a live Q & A)
Grab your lunch and watch Dr Sid O'Toole present for Safe Work Month - Wednesday 21 October at 12 midday. Listen carefully because at the end we'll be running a competition!

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Phoenix Occupational Medicine
September 22, 2020
Liability, indoor air quality and COVID 19
In a year that has seen more unrest and upheaval than most, a new report from Allianz Global Corporate and Specialty has listed the top 5 liability risk trends likely to impact business and insurers.

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Phoenix Occupational Medicine
September 2, 2020
Download the recording of Crystal ball gazing: the future of work in a post COVID world
Download the recording of our recent webinar with Michelle Chadburn from HWL Ebsworth Workplace Relations and Safety Team and Dr Sid O'Toole

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Phoenix Occupational Medicine
June 11, 2020
The new national workplace exposure standard for respirable crystalline silica - takes effect from 1 July 2020
The workplace exposure standard for respirable crystalline silica has been halved - and employers need to understand what they need to do.

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Phoenix Occupational Medicine
June 5, 2020
Crazy Socks for Docs 2020
We are wearing our crazy socks with Pride to raise awareness of doctors' mental health

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Phoenix Occupational Medicine
June 1, 2020
Still working from home? 5 top safety risks to avoid
The kids have gone back to school so working from home is now bliss. Right? Let's re-check in on the 5 top work-from-home risks.

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Phoenix Occupational Medicine
June 1, 2020
Great candidate... but they have a health condition.
We know that we don’t live in an ideal world where every worker or candidate is the perfect picture of health and fitness.

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Dr Angus Forbes
June 2, 2020
Mental health during a pandemic. Is your workplace prepared?
Webinar now available!

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Dr Sid O'Toole
May 27, 2020
Reopening. When will it be safe to get back to work?
Dr Sid O'Toole's webinar is now available for download.

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Phoenix Occupational Medicine
April 28, 2020
Managing employee morale remotely
Even without the added pressures of a global pandemic, all too often, businesses will ask the question; how do we best manage employee morale?

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Phoenix Occupational Medicine
May 8, 2020
Occupational (tele)medicine - keeping workplaces well in a COVID-19 world
What workplaces need to know about how telemedicine can assist.

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Phoenix Occupational Medicine
April 2, 2020
Webinar now available to download - Managing the health of people working from home
Missed Dr Sid O'Toole's webinar on 26 March? Download it now!

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Dr Sabrina Virji
March 17, 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update for Workplaces
As the number of cases of COVID-19 increase locally and internationally, we look at preparations and protocols workplaces can implement.

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Phoenix Occupational Medicine
March 5, 2020
Site Visits
How many medical specialists would be familiar with the tasks and working environment of a coal mine, an abattoir or a sugar cane processing plant?

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Phoenix Occupational Medicine
March 2, 2020
The Importance of Mental Health in the Workplace
Did you know mental illness is the leading cause of sick leave and long-term work incapacity?

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Phoenix Occupational Medicine
March 2, 2020
Cancer incidence among firefighters
A recent journal article of interest from International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, (Vol. 93, Issue 2)

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Dr Sabrina Virji
February 14, 2020
2019 Novel Coronavirus
One of our registrars, Dr Sabrina Virji, attended a briefing by the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on the recent Coronavirus outbreak. Here’s what we know so far.

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Phoenix Occupational Medicine
January 23, 2020
Personal vehicles and workplace responsibility?
Greyfleet is a term used for any vehicle used for work-related purposes which is not directly provided for by the organisation that employs the driver. WorkSafe Qld has released a new guide on this topic.

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Phoenix Occupational Medicine
January 23, 2020
Dr Sid O'Toole presenting on RTW for ASIEQ Panel
BT Lawyers is hosting ASIEQ's 'RTW Intervention - a practical discussion on how to improve claims outcomes through RTW intervention'

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Phoenix Occupational Medicine
November 21, 2019
Taking better care of yourself might just help antibiotic over-prescribing
Antibiotics are overused in Australia. But why is this an issue for Occupational Health?

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Phoenix Occupational Medicine
September 26, 2019
Dr O'Toole's appointment as Chair of the AFOEM QLD Regional Committee
Dr O'Toole's appointment as Chair of the AFOEM QLD Regional Committee

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Phoenix Occupational Medicine
September 5, 2019
Working and Endometriosis White Paper
Working and Endometriosis - A new resource for the workplace

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Dr Sid O'Toole
October 25, 2019
The Phoenix Focus - On The Right Track Assessment
As part of our ongoing education initiatives we would like to introduce you to "The Phoenix Focus'. Our first topic is Staying On The Right Track.

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