To be compensable under the Workers Compensation Act, an occupational disease must be due to the nature of any employment in which the worker was employed (the work causation requirement). There are... Read More
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Medical advisors are physicians who work at WorkSafeBC to provide medical reviews of injured worker claims. They are your colleagues and are licensed with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC... Read More
Recent negotiations between WorkSafeBC and Doctors of BC have resulted in a new agreement, which recognizes the importance of the work and time put in by physicians to help injured workers. Here are... Read More
Many family physicians or primary care providers will see occupational diseases in their daily practice. Physicians can play an important role in the prevention and early recognition of occupational... Read More
Over the past 5 years, WorkSafeBC has increasingly used telehealth modalities to address barriers to health care delivery. This has required clinical champions, innovation, and collaboration across... Read More