The Centre of Research Excellence in Better Health Outcomes for Compensable Injury (CRE), funded by a $2.5 million NHMRC grant, will address the urgent need to improve health outcomes for individuals with non-catastrophic road traffic injury (for example, neck and spine (whiplash) and upper and lower limbs) through translational research, capacity building and end-user engagement focused on health, compensation and legal systems.
The CRE has undertaken extensive engagement with our partners, including consumer advocates, QLD, NSW, VIC and SA State Government Insurance Regulators, CTP Insurers’ Rehabilitation Managers, Workers' Compensation bodies, legal experts and representatives from peak professional bodies. Three key priority areas set our research, implementation and training agenda: