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Clinical Articles / BY: Hilary Drake, BSc March 2020
... team learned that after 16 players attended a hockey practice on 8 February, 12 reported becoming ill (attack ... responsi­bility of employers, local governments, and WorkSafeBC,[ 18 ] a national or provincial guideline on ... Ontario and one in Saskatchewan.[ 19 ] The impact of fuel type on CO and NO 2 concentrations will be assessed and the ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Derek Smith, MD, FRCSC November 2019
... The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Clinical Practice Guidelines on Distal Radius Fractures recently ... debilitating complication. —Derek Smith, MD, FRCSC WorkSafeBC Special Advisor, Orthopaedic Surgery Suggested ... Cuffaro L, Rinaldi S. Adult complex regional pain syndrome type I: A narrative review. PM R 2017;9:707-719. Evaniew N, ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Ben Jong, MD April 2018
Between 2009 and 2016, WorkSafeBC accepted almost 1880 claims for acromioclavicular ... others received appropriate rehabilitation. Treatment of type-III (completely displaced) AC joint injuries ( Figure ) ... on the degree of displacement.[ 3 ] The authors’ practice is to clinically attempt a reduction of the AC joint ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Colin Jackson, MD, FRCSC May 2017
WorkSafeBC defines violence as not only the actual or ... violently are at higher risk, but those who work in any type of practice or location are vulnerable. A  Canadian Medical ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: David Sheps, MD, MSc, MBA, FRCSC, January/February 2016
Between 2010 and 2014 WorkSafeBC accepted 231 clavicle fracture claims, which ... you should discuss the risks and benefits of each type of management with each patient and tailor the ... experience As a subspecialty shoulder surgeon in clinical practice, I have seen consistently good outcomes with ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jason Forbes, MD, September 2012
... has thus been a topic of debate in British Columbia, where WorkSafeBC and the BCMA Section of General Surgery recently ... because recurrence is a concern after hernia repair, the practice of recommending extended convalescence has persisted ... in the variable incidence of postoperative pain may be the type of repair employed.  In a randomized trial published in ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Kukuh Noertjojo, MD, October 2010
... in PRP.  To date, the respective role of each type of growth factor requires further exploration. As well, ... and devices used to spin the blood. In April 2010, the WorkSafeBC Evidence-Based Practice Group conducted a systematic literature review of ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Craig Martin, MD, September 2009
... 2008, three claims for injection injury were submitted to WorkSafeBC: one eventually resulted in amputation of a ... injury, operating pressure of the equipment involved, and type and estimated quantity of material injected should all ... are available on request. —WorkSafeBC Evidence Based Practice and Outcome Research Group ( ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Peter Rothfels, MD November 2008
... from physicians and other health care pro­viders, WorkSafeBC has been compiling information on a wide range of ... medicine topics. The WorkSafeBC Evidence Based Practice Group, a Canadian Cochrane affiliate under the ... in treatment of nonspecific low-back pain and the type of education that is most effective. The types of ...
ICBC / BY: Martin Ray, MD, January/February 2007
... . Dr Ralph Jones in Chilliwack, who has a general practice and specializes in mental health care, recently ... time between the patient and ICBC. Why is that? 4. As with WorkSafeBC, are there any ICBC expedited appointments (for ... and medication ICBC’s accident benefits do not cover any type of alternative therapy or treatment. Payment for ...