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		<title>Fit for Work Down Under</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 14:27:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Bevan, The Work Foundation</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The influence of Fit for Work research now extends far beyond Europe with our study of MSDs in Australia being published on 13th May at the annual conference of the Australian Rheumatology Association in Canberra. Despite having been hit less severely  by the economic crisis, the Australian labour market is still being affected and it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fit for Work &#8211; Timing is Everything!</title>
		<link>http://blog.fitforworkeurope.eu/2012/04/19/fit-for-work-timing-is-everything/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:35:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Church, Arthritis Ireland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Work is good for your health. Whilst this is now widely documented and accepted, it is not a concept that most workers appreciate until they are unfortunate enough to experience a period of absence from the work environment due to a musculoskeletal disease (MSD). Sadly, in Ireland as well as mainland Europe too, a significant [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New year, new tools &#8211; FfW leading the way on demonstrating burden of MSDs!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:36:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ksenia Zheltoukhova, The Work Foundation</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since 2007, the Fit for Work programme has looked at the impact of MSDs on individuals’ ability to work in 30 European and beyond. Now that we have collected data from all over Europe, we are beginning to understand why some countries perform better at tackling the impact of MSDs on the economy and the society. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fit for Work launches Estonian report</title>
		<link>http://blog.fitforworkeurope.eu/2011/11/02/fit-for-work-launches-estonian-report/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 10:37:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ksenia Zheltoukhova, The Work Foundation</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Friday I was proud to launch the latest Fit for Work report at the X annual Forum of Reumaliit patient group in Estonia. The Reumafoorum heard on the importance of early intervention in reducing the impact of MSDs from a variety of renowned speakers, including Dr Tõnu Peets, Head of the Estonian Society for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New FfW thought piece on the place of work in healthcare decision making</title>
		<link>http://blog.fitforworkeurope.eu/2011/10/21/new-ffw-thought-piece-on-the-place-of-work-in-healthcare-decision-making/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 09:47:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FfW Secretariat</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[FfW Europe Co-President, Stephen Bevan, and independent health economist, Leela Barham, discuss pros and cons of taking a wider societal perspective in healthcare decision-making, and possible reasons why work and labour market participation are rarely included in the remit of Health Technology Assessment. The Place of Work in Healthcare Decision Making//]]></description>
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		<title>New FfW Coalition briefing paper: Maximising Employment &amp; Social Inclusion in the EU</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 10:24:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FfW Secretariat</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Steve Bevan, Founding President, Fit for Work Europe Coalition, publishes new briefing paper &#8211; &#8216;Fit for Work? Maximising Employment and Social Inclusion in the EU.&#8217; The paper examines the case of workers with MSDs. Fit for Work_ Maximising Employment and Social Inclusion in the EU//]]></description>
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		<title>Fit for Work Europe Annual Conference &#8211; don&#8217;t miss out!</title>
		<link>http://blog.fitforworkeurope.eu/2011/10/13/fit-for-work-europe-annual-conference-dont-miss-out/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 10:40:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FfW Secretariat</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[FfW Conference 2011 Reminder//]]></description>
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		<title>FfW Conference 2011 Agenda</title>
		<link>http://blog.fitforworkeurope.eu/2011/09/19/ffw-conference-2011-agenda/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 15:21:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FfW Secretariat</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fit for Work Europe – Annual Conference – 19 October 2011 Event Agenda]]></description>
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		<title>Launch of Fit for Work Report in Poland</title>
		<link>http://blog.fitforworkeurope.eu/2011/09/12/launch-of-fit-for-work-report-in-poland/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 16:09:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Bevan, The Work Foundation</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Thursday my colleague Ksenia Zheltoukhova and I were proud to launch the latest Fit for Work report at the Economic Forum in Krynica-Zdrój in southern Poland. We hope that the findings and recommendations of our research will increase awareness and provide a foundation for action at a national level. Now that Poland has assumed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lech Wałęsa Endorses Fit for Work Poland Report</title>
		<link>http://blog.fitforworkeurope.eu/2011/09/12/lech-walesa-endorses-fit-for-work-poland-report/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 16:07:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FfW Secretariat</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A huge highlight of our visit to Poland this week was the opportunity to meet former President of Poland Lech Wałęsa. The President very kindly wrote a Foreword to our report and has endorsed its findings. He said of our report: ‘Fit for Work is an initiative to improve the quality of life of active [...]]]></description>
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