title: Work related encounters in general practice.
abstract: General practitioner participants in the BEACH (Bettering the Evaluation and Care of Health) program were asked to indicate which problems managed at the encounter were considered to be work related. From April 2007 to March 2012, at least one work related problem was managed at 2.7% of all encounters (11 429 encounters). A total of 16 045 problems were managed at these encounters, of which 11 911 (74.2%) were work related. Three-quarters (75.7%) of recorded work related encounters were claimable through workers' compensation.
authors.affiliation: Family Medicine Research Centre, University of Sydney, New South Wales.
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Helena
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Britt
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D058006:General Practice / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D060051:Occupational Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult