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Return-to-work

Injury and Return to Work Among Maritime Workers in British Columbia, Canada

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Journal article
Neis B, Macpherson RA, Shan D, Small C, Ochs C, Tamburic L, McLeod CB.
New Solut. 2025 Mar 4:10482911251316325. doi: 10.1177/10482911251316325. Online ahead of print.

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Work disability duration among mobile workers: does intra-provincial mobility matter as much as inter-provincial mobility?

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Journal article
Macpherson RA, Tamburic L, Neis B McLeod CB.
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2024 Jan 19. DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000003050.

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Differences in Modified-Return-to-Work by Immigration Characteristics Among a Cohort of Workers in British Columbia, Canada

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Journal article
Senthanar S, Koehoorn M, Tamburic L, Premji S, Bültmann U, McLeod CB.
Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation. 2022 October 29. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10926-022-10077-0.

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Pre-existing anxiety and depression disorders and return to work after musculoskeletal strain or sprain: a phased-based approach

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Journal article
Jones AM, Koehoorn M, Bültmann U, McLeod CB.
J Occup Rehabil. 2022 Jun 6. doi: 10.1007/s10926-022-10047-6. Online ahead of print.

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Return‑to‑Work After Work‑Related Injury in the Construction Sector: A Scoping Review

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Journal article
Sharpe K, Afshar T, St-Hilaire F C, McLeod C.
Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation. 2022 Feb 18. Epub ahead of print. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10926-022-10028-9

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Exploring differences in work disability duration by size of firm in Canada and Australia

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Journal article
Macpherson R, Lane TJ, Collie A, McLeod CB.
Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation. 2022 Jan 4. Epub ahead of print.

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Evaluating effectiveness of an integrated return-to-work and vocational rehabilitation program on work disability duration in the construction sector

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Journal article
Macpherson RA, He A, Amick III BC, Koehoorn M, McLeod CB.
Scand J Work Environ Health. 2021 Dec 13. doi:10.5271/sjweh.4006. Published online.

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Impact of anxiety and depression disorders on sustained return to work after work-related musculoskeletal strain or sprain: a gender stratified cohort study

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Journal article
Jones AM, Koehoorn M, Bültmann U, McLeod CB.
Scand J Work Environ Health. 2021 Mar 21:3951. Online ahead of print.

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Does gradually returning to work improve time to sustainable work after a work-acquired musculoskeletal disorder in British Columbia, Canada? A matched cohort effectiveness study

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Journal article
Maas ET, Koehoorn M, McLeod CB.
Occupational and Environmental Medicine. Published Online First: 18 March 2021.

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Age Differences in Work-Disability Duration Across Canada: Examining Variations by Follow-Up Time and Context

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Journal article
Fan JK, Macpherson RA, Smith PM, Harris MA, Gignac MAM, McLeod CB.
Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation. 2020 Sep 10. [Epub ahead of print].

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Is the Return to Work Certificate of Recognition Program associated with improved outcomes?

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Research brief. Full report available by request. Based on research presented in:
McLeod CB, McLeod KV, Tamburic L, Maas ET. Is the Return to Work Certificate of Recognition Program associated with improved outcomes? Final Report to WorkSafeBC; 2020.

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Urban-rural Differences in the Duration of Injury-related Work Disability in Six Canadian Provinces

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Journal article
Macpherson RA, Amick BC, Collie A, Hogg-Johnson S, Koehoorn M, Smith PM, McLeod CB.
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2020 Mar 5. [Epub ahead of print].

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Time to return to work following workplace violence among direct healthcare and social workers

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Journal article
Choi K, Maas ET, Koehoorn M, McLeod CB.
Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2020 Mar;77(3):160-167.

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Descriptive Epidemiology of Gradual Return to Work for Workers with a Work-acquired Musculoskeletal Disorder in British Columbia, Canada

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Journal article
Maas ET, Koehoorn M, McLeod CB.
J Occup Environ Med. 2019 Nov 15. [Epub ahead of print].

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Age, sex, and the changing disability burden of compensated work-related musculoskeletal disorders in Canada and Australia

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Journal article
Macpherson R, Lane T, Collie A, McLeod C.
BMC Public Health. 2018;18:758.

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Do private clinics or expedited fees reduce disability duration for injured workers following knee surgery?

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Journal article
Koehoorn, M, McLeod C, Fan J, McGrail K, Barer M, Cote P, Hogg-Johnson S. Healthcare Policy. 2011;7(1):55-70.

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Sociodemographic, clinical, and work characteristics associated with return-to-work outcomes following surgery for work-related knee injury

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Journal article
Fan JK, McLeod CB, Koehoorn M. Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health. 2010;36(4):332-338.

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Does surgical setting or wait-time incentive improve return to work following knee surgery among injured workers?

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Peer-reviewed report to WorkSafeBC
Koehoorn M, McLeod C, Fan J, Barer M, Cote P, Hogg-Johnson S, McGrail K. Vancouver, BC: Centre for Health Services and Policy Research; 2009.

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