Recently Tasmanian solicitors have started asking local Independent Medical Examiners (IME’s) to confirm compliance to Expert Witness Codes of Conduct in line with standard interstate practice. See link to Supreme Court Practice Directive below: Practice Direction 1 of 2016 – Expert Witness Code of Conduct It is also of note that the AMA recently updated its guidelines relevant […]
The Insult of Complexity
See my blog post summarising a presentation by Dr Jason Thompson at the ISCRR Research Forum held in Melbourne in December 2015. The Insult of Complexity
ISCRR Research Forum – Does Injury Compensation Cause Harm?
The Institute for Safety, Compensation and Recovery Research (ISCRR) is conducting a free research forum in Melbourne in early December on the important topic of potential for harm from compensation systems. For more information click this link: ISCRR Research Forum – Does Injury Compensation Cause Harm?
AMA Presents Reform Submission to the WorkCover Board
Neurosurgeon, Mr Andrew Hunn, AMA CEO, Mr Tony Steven and Occupational Physician, Dr Peter Sharman were invited to attend the September meeting of the WorkCover Board to present a submission about the AMA’s ideas for workers compensation reform. The centrepiece of the submission were ideas about how ‘complex’ cases can be streamed into an alternate […]
Second Injury Scheme Seminar – 23 October 2015
Worker Assist and WorkSafe Tasmania have organised a seminar to explore the concept of a ‘second injury scheme’ for Tasmania as part of WorkSafe Month. The concept is that there is a need for incentives to employers take on workers who cannot return to their previous job because of their injury. This […]
WorkSafe releases ‘Consultation Overview Paper” Potential Act Amendments
During 2014 the Tasmanian Government requested that the WorkCover Board engage with scheme participants and stakeholders about opportunities to reduce ‘red tape’ in the Tasmanian Compensation Scheme. A ‘Consultation Overview Paper’ has been released by WorkSafe Tasmania listing the potential amendments to the legislation. The amendments relevant to workers, rehabilitation providers and doctors include changes relating […]
The Myth of Workers Compensation Fraud?
Alex Collie, CEO of ISCRR recently drew attention to this article. See article on Insult and Injury Blog: The Myth of Workers Compensation Fraud
Changes to the WorkCover Tasmania Board
In the latest WorkCover Annual Report the members of the WorkCover Board as listed as follows: Mr Robert Gozzi has been replaced by Mr Paul Arnold and Mr Kevin Harkins has been replaced by Mr Steve Walsh. The position of Insurance Advisor to the Board has also recently changed. Mr Peter Donaldson has recently been […]
AMA backs calls for accreditation of all doctors that supervise trainee doctors
AMA Tasmania president, Dr Tim Greenaway, has welcomed a suggestion that all clinical supervisors receive accreditation before they can supervise trainee doctors. See recent article in the Mercury: http://www.themercury.com.au/news/tasmania/ama-backs-doctor-accreditation-call-to-stop-discrimination-and-sexual-abuse/story-fnj4f7k1-1227476630592
ALA Conference in Hobart October 2015
Dr Sharman has been invited to make a presentation to the Australian Lawyer’s Alliance National Conference to be held in Hobart from 22 to 24 October 2015. His topic will be ‘Medical Dispute Resolution – Where Are We Headed?’. If you come into the practice shortly you will see a survey questionnaire exploring views about compensation […]
