WCRI, NIOSH to Present Webinar on Opioid Issues

The Workers Compensation Research Institute and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health are teaming up to offer a free webinar on opioid issues. The one-hour webinar is scheduled for 1 p.m. Eastern time April 18. WCRI will discuss the findings from a recent study that identifies characteristics of injured workers and their employers that are associated with differences in opioid dispensing rates. WCRI received funding from NIOSH for the study. NIOSH will highlight the steps it is taking to help workers and employers facing opioid misuse issues, and ways to protect first re...