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WorkSafeBC / BY: Peter Rothfels, MD June 2009
... are some examples. In preparation for the May launch of WorkSafeBC’s new Claims Man­agement Solutions (CMS) ... injured worker patient’s claim file be relevant to the WorkSafeBC claim. The reason we request your diligence in ... relevant information is the past meniscal tear, including how the injury occurred, and the MRI results. What’s not ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Peter Rothfels, MD May 2009
... casual, or piecemeal basis—you must register with WorkSafeBC. The Workers Compensation Act (the Act) defines an ... the event of a work-related injury, illness, or disease, WorkSafeBC will provide return-to-work rehabilitation, ... doing his job. The amount of his benefits will depend on how much coverage he purchases, up to a monthly maximum (read ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Peter Rothfels, MD December 2009
... H1N1 remains infectious for up to 7 days. And just how virulent is it? Al­though the majority of individuals ... the office for at least 7 days from the onset of symptoms. WorkSafeBC Occupational Health and Safety Regulation While ... H1N1, physician employers are res­ponsible, under the WorkSafeBC Occupational Health and Safety Regulation, for ...
Index December 2008
... Premise (op), Pulsimeter (pu), Special Feature (sf), and WorkSafeBC (wsbc) are noted by abbreviations. Subentries are ... Alzheimer’s research (pu) (Lyon T) 7:403 ANTIBIOTIC USE How British Columbia physicians can address antibiotic ... McManus named Heart + Lung chief (pu) 1:33 New WorkSafeBC chief medical officer (wsbc) (Dunn C) 2:65 ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Peter Rothfels, MD November 2008
... from physicians and other health care pro­viders, WorkSafeBC has been compiling information on a wide range of evidence-based occupational medicine topics. The WorkSafeBC Evidence Based Practice Group, a Canadian Cochrane ... work is needed. • Talmage JB. Failure to Communicate:  How terminology and forms confuse the work ability/disability ...
Index December 2008
... Premise (op), Pulsimeter (pu), Special Feature (sf), and WorkSafeBC (wsbc) items are noted by abbreviations. Location ... 7:398; The authors respond (c) 9:492  Blondel-Hill E: How British Columbia physicians can address antibiotic ... address antibiotic resistance (cdc) 8:443  Dunn C: New WorkSafeBC chief medical officer (wsbc) 2:65  Ehl K: ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Peter Rothfels, MD September 2008
... casual, or piecemeal basis—you must register with WorkSafeBC. The Workers Compensation Act defines an employer ... the event of a work-related injury, illness, or disease, WorkSafeBC will provide return-to-work rehabilitation, ... doing his job. The amount of his benefits will depend on how much coverage he purchases, up to a monthly maximum. ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Greg Meloche, PhD, RPsych June 2008
... diagnosed is posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In the WorkSafeBC context, these conditions are referred to as ... that includes de­sensitization to the triggering stimuli. How WorkSafeBC can help At the time of the initial attending ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Peter Rothfels, MD May 2008
New guideline looks at how employers and insurers can work more effectively with ... co-chair Celina Dunn, MD, manager, Medical Services, WorkSafeBC, at 604 232-5825 or  celina.dunn@worksafebc.com  or Larry Myette MD, MPH, director, Strategic ...
Letters / BY: David Hawkins, MD, April 2008
WorkSafeBC has decided that only special needles are to be ... apply to all GPs in BC. 1. Since GPs are not covered by WorkSafeBC then do we personally need to follow these rules? ... the “old” needles and our staff use the new ones? 2. How much more expensive are these newer needles? If they are ...