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November 2011 Stakeholder Meeting

             Health Benefits of Work: From Consensus to Action

The Australasian Faculty of Occupational & Environmental Medicine (AFOEM) held their inaugural Health Benefits of Work: From Consensus to Action stakeholder meeting at the College on 16 November. Over 60 signatories attended the meeting at the RACP Education Centre, with industry leaders addressing the gathered audience about their organisational commitment to the Health Benefits of Work. 

Dr David Beaumont, Chair of the AFOEM Policy & Advocacy Committee, facilitated the day's proceedings, while AFOEM President Dr Robin Chase gave the opening address.

Speakers who presented on the day included RACGP Vice President Liz Marles, Comcare CEO Paul O'Connor, ACC Director Kevin Morris, ALUCA Treasurer Chris Healey, NZCTU President Helen Kelly, ARPA President Annette Williams, Chief Executive of WorkSafe Victoria Greg Tweedly, and AFOEM fellows Dr Graeme Edwards ad Prof James Ross.

At the stakeholder meeting Mr Greg Tweedly, Chief Executive of Worksafe Victoria, spoke of the success of their recent Return to Work public awareness campaign. Mr Tweedly's presentation included the Worksafe Victoria tv advertisement; a very powerful campaign promoting the health benefits of work. Mr Tweedly said that the campaign had met its targets in terms of awareness raising and that 83% of Victorians considered the campaign effective.

Since the launch of the Consensus Statement, AFOEM has partnered with the RACGP, General Practice Victoria and WorkSafe Victoria to promote the health benefits associated with work amongst GPs across Victoria. A number of practical tools were developed and distributed to assist with this.

Key for the success of the stakeholder meeting was the diversity of the stakeholder meeting delegates, with rehabilitation physicians, physiotherapists, members of the insurance industry, union delegates and government representatives all contributing to the robust discussion. The Faculty thankS the organisations who were in attendance.

The purpose of the Consensus Statement is to bring together a wide range of stakeholder signatories, who each affirm the importance of work as a determinant of health and commit to offering support and encouragement to those attempting to access the health benefits of work.

For a copy of the consensus statement, please click here.

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