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The Injury and Disability Schemes Seminar is one of the highlights of the actuarial conference calendar and is known for its ability to attract a broad audience of actuaries, scheme managers, researchers and other stakeholders. The Seminar was held in Canberra – the first in a long while, giving attendees the chance to check out the National Gallery or walk around Lake Burley Griffin.
Also notable is the high quality of sessions – I understand the Organising Committee had a higher-than-usual volume of submissions and only the strongest survived. This quality is reflected in some of the session descriptions covered in this newsletter.
If you did miss IDSS 2019, make sure you read the articles, look out for when session recordings become available and set a long-term calendar reminder to register in 2021!
Hugh Miller, Editor
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What happens when data shows mortality has stabilised, but quality of life has decreased? Over four thought-provoking Plenary presentations at the 2019 IDSS, the forgotten half of value – patient outcomes – became abundantly clear.
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Stephanie Quine
Posted 27 November 2019
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The 2019 IDSS 'Road Ahead' Plenary included presentations from Transport for NSW, SIRA, Volvo and Quantium on how to use data and technology to reduce the number of deaths and other injuries on Australian roads.
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Richard Bannon
Posted 2 December 2019
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It is relatively rare that injury schemes research spans the entire country, but Professor Alex Collie presented some of his recent research on this at IDSS 2019, with a focus on psychological distress among injured workers with either musculoskeletal disorder or mental health condition.
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Hugh Miller
Posted 3 December 2019
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Choice, dignity and quality of life: three essential values for ‘customer centricity’ and better outcomes for people impacted by injury and disability. How we uphold these values was passionately debated at IDSS 2019.
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Stephanie Quine
Posted 2 December 2019
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Cited as the next asbestos, silicosis is impacting the lives of exposed workers and there has been a spike in the number of cases. Khar Mun and his colleague Gavin Moore presented on the claim experience and response to silicosis in Australia at this year's IDSS.
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Khar Mun Tang
Posted 2 December 2019
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Scheme Actuary for the National Disability Insurance Agency, Sarah Johnson, outlined the Agency’s outcomes measurement framework and - now publicly available - data on participant outcomes at the 2019 IDSS.
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Stephanie Quine
Posted 29 November 2019
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Shifting focus from business impact and time off work, to individual’s welfare, is key to improving mental health outcomes in Australia, an Actuaries Institute Seminar has heard.
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Richard Bannon
Posted 21 November 2019
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Return to work prediction models are often statistically heavy models focusing on objective demographic and medical data; one IDSS 2019 presentation explored how a screening process that focused more on psychology and social risks could improve claim outcomes.
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Hugh Miller
Posted 3 December 2019
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