Founder, Dr Pam Garton is an Occupational Therapist who has provided biopsychosocial innovation, education and training for over 30 years. In 2020 Pam was awarded PhD by LaTrobe University, for her research evaluating the efficacy of structured biopsychosocial rehabilitation in Injury Management.

As a highly experienced health professional in rehabilitation and pain management, Pam has committed to improving Injury Management service delivery with a goal for everyone who participates to come away with minimal pain, distress and disability and having regained control of their life.

A strong advocate for It Pays To Care, Pam was an author of the Best Practice Guide Early systematic psychosocial matched care for workers’ compensation schemes.

Peter Garton’s experience and qualifications in insurance, law and economics alerted him to the crucial requirement of the Abilita resources in order to improve compensable injury outcomes. In addition to Business Management of Abilita Services Pty Ltd,  Peter undertakes analysis of the comprehensive Abilita database providing outcome reports for customers and contributing to development of the assessment tools.

Pam and Peter are supported by a highly skilled team providing software engineering, financial analysis and website management.