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Webinar: Return to Work

  • When?
    23 August 2024, 11:00am – 12:30pm (QLD / NSW / ACT / VIC / TAS) | 10:30am – 12:00pm (SA / NT) | 9:00am – 10:30am (WA)
  • Where?
    Online via Zoom
  • Website?

This webinar is for anyone interested in learning more about starting or returning to work after a blood cancer diagnosis. You may be returning to work after a break, working during treatment, or wondering how to manage work and the side effects of treatment. This webinar will help you understand common experiences, your work options, and how to find the best support.

Guest Speakers:

  • Olivia Doidge (Occupational Therapist, Victorian Adolescent & Young Adult Cancer Service, Melbourne)
    Olivia provides Educational & Vocational Support at ONTrac at Peter Mac. She has worked extensively with both adults and adolescents with a cancer diagnosis.
  • Lachlan McGregor (Slater & Gordon Lawyers)
    Industrial & Employment Law representative.

You will hear about:

  • Common concerns about returning to work & how to manage them
  • Employee & employer rights & responsibilities
  • Things to consider when returning to work
  • What to discuss with your treating team
  • Support and services available

If you have trouble joining the meeting, this instructional video may help – Joining a Zoom meeting.

Participants can ask questions directly of the guest speaker at the end of the webinar.  Questions can also be submitted at registration or by emailing  [email protected].

 


Last updated on August 2nd, 2024

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