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WorkSafeBC / BY: Karima Jiwa, MD, CCFP, FCFP October 2020
... a medical advisor for their patients who have submitted a WorkSafeBC claim for a workplace injury, occupational ... status, request clarification about or assistance with WorkSafeBC documentation, or discuss the claims process in ... advisor. Have a protocol for our calls. We understand how busy you are. To maximize efficiency, have a protocol in ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Susan Dixon January/February 2020
For more than 20 years WorkSafeBC’s Research Services department has played a ... injured or ill on the job. Craig Martin, MD, manager of WorkSafeBC Clinical Services and chair of the Evidence-Based ... the handling of antineoplastic drugs to better understand how to prevent worker exposure. Alex Scott, MD, associate ...
Letters / BY: Paul Winston, MD, FRCPC September 2019
... lectures at home and abroad, but have absolutely no idea how to answer the generic questions found on those forms. ... is no need to be assessed at frequent intervals. ICBC, WorkSafeBC, and insurers should stop feeding off the public ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Tom Brocklehurst September 2019
... roles and responsibilities and include information such as how workers can inform their employer if their ability to ... signs of impairment. For more information, visit www.worksafebc.com and search “managing impairment in the workplace.”  —Tom Brocklehurst WorkSafeBC Director of Prevention Practices and Quality ...
Beyond Medicine / BY: Jacob L. Stubbs, BKin May 2019
... OPS, which is also a pioneering site in harm reduction. How would you describe what you do? My role, and the role I ... to funding. Although there are other constraints, such as WorkSafeBC language with the nurses’ unions for example. If ... when you put those standards in a front-line environment, WorkSafeBC doesn’t have the language to support front-line ...
Beyond Medicine / BY: Paul Winston, MD, FRCPC May 2017
WorkSafeBC provides a medical insurance structure parallel to ... their treatment through the MSP billings structure when WorkSafeBC is indicated as the insurer on a claim. All ... who is not employed by WorkSafeBC, I know too well how difficult this system is to navigate and how poor most ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Greg Meloche, PhD, RPsych September 2017
... modified duties, and providing needed job accommodations. WorkSafeBC case management teams can help. Case management ... diagnosis, coordination of care, and return to work. WorkSafeBC also has mental health specialists who actively ... by outlining the patient’s clinical impairments, how these affect job performance, and the job modifications ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Sami Youakim, MD, MSc, FRCP November 2017
... smokers can have COHb levels of 5% to 10% depending on how much they smoke, while urban dwellers may have COHb ... as idling vehicles near ventilation-system air intakes. WorkSafeBC typically receives 20 claims per year for carbon ... workplace carbon monoxide toxicity should be reported to WorkSafeBC and should include a detailed medical report. For ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Peter Rothfels, MD May 2016
... Physician Master Agreement to apply to be registered with WorkSafeBC. Do you have to register with WorkSafeBC? You are  required  to apply to register with ... (as described in the Physician Master Agreement). How to apply to register Complete the Physician Contracting ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Gabrielle Jacobson, MScPT July/August 2016
In 2015 WorkSafeBC’s Hand Therapy Program treated 4141 injured ... or are referred by a family physician, hand surgeon, or WorkSafeBC. Physicians may refer an injured worker patient ... treatment: An example The following example illustrates how a typical hand injury might be treated within our ...