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WorkSafeBC / BY: J. Robinson, MD, May 2007
For an ASTD claim to be accepted by WorkSafeBC, activities performed at work must significantly ... soft tissue disorder (ASTD) is a term used by WorkSafeBC to describe gradual-onset musculoskeletal ... accompanies all decisions made on these difficult claims. How you can help A clear, precise diagnosis and physical ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Don Graham, MD, CCFP October 2007
The joint WorkSafeBC/UBC Annual Physician Education Conference, ... Orthopaedic Office Practice: Commonly Missed Diagnoses or How to Stay Out of Court—Gerard McKenzie, MD, medical ... Return-to-Work Plans for Patients—co-facilitated by WorkSafeBC nursing staff and Peter Rothfels, BEd, MD, senior ...
MDs To Be / BY: Lee MacKay, BSc, April 2007
... woes of the public health care system in BC, the issue of how best to fix the problems being faced by BC’s health ... to be involved in the decision-making process on how health care is delivered in their communities. This ... as well as the requirement by insurers like ICBC and WorkSafeBC that health co-ops have 2 years of service ...
ICBC / BY: Martin Ray, MD, January/February 2007
... time between the patient and ICBC. Why is that? 4. As with WorkSafeBC, are there any ICBC expedited appointments (for example, CT scans, nerve conduction)? 5. How many physiotherapy, massage, or chiropractic treatments ... by another source such as private disability plans or WorkSafeBC. Medical services are not required to be paid in ...
Letters / BY: Joelle Bradley, MD, June 2006
Dr Graham’s article for WorkSafeBC ( BCMJ  2006;48[1]:36)  makes intuitive sense ... all for many aspects of their necessary daily workload. If WorkSafeBC wants family doctors to engage in telephone ... occupational disease” was intended, in part, to show how we establish a claim for workers who contract an ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Don Graham, MD, CCFP June 2006
WorkSafeBC makes literally hundreds of thousands of decisions ... Division, is an internal but independent division of WorkSafeBC; it verifies that the law and relevant policies ... you might be asked for faster responses to enquiries. How to help your patient If your patient is involved in the ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jill Franklin, BA, December 2006
... emotional support. • Examining stressors and suggesting how to deal with them. • Encouraging daily physical ... patients may be referred elsewhere for counseling. WorkSafeBC’s Brain Injury Program  is being expanded ... to specialists through the Visiting Specialist Clinic at WorkSafeBC (general inquiries, 604 232-7787). Assessment and ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Don Graham, MD, CCFP April 2006
... was optional, is now mandatory. Raising awareness Here at WorkSafeBC, our goal is to educate injured workers and their ... so that they understand what pressure wounds are and how they can be prevented and/or treated. We also want to ... issues relating to pressure ulcers. If you have a WorkSafeBC patient with a pressure wound, we would be pleased ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Brenda Kosaka, MD November 2006
... functioning. Functional MRI (fMRI) can illustrate how certain types of tasks activate the brain, but cannot yet ... current work situation or to make recommendations about how a student needs to modify his educational pursuits. ... coordinators in the rehabilitation department of ICBC or WorkSafeBC will pay for neuropsychological assessments. There ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Sami Youakim, MD, MSc, FRCP March 2006
West Nile virus (WNV) is an important emerging disease for WorkSafeBC along with SARS and possibly the avian influenza. ... reproductive cycle. • If appropriate, provide advice on how to deal with dead birds (especially of the crow family). ... Health Officer— www.healthservices.gov.bc.ca/pho/ • WorkSafeBC— www.worksafebc.com • BC Public Service ...