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Health Professional Reference

• General Reminders for NEL Medical Assessments (117k, pdf)

• Health Care Model (24k, pdf)

• Health Care Professionals and the WSIA (64k, pdf)

• Health Professional Fees

• Injury Illness and Return to Work/Function: A Practical Guide for Physicians (318k, pdf)

Three appendices accompany this physician's return to work guide.
Appendix 1: Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC)

• Services for Persons with Disabilities (192k, pdf)
• Employment and Program Supports for Persons with Disabilities (Toronto, Ontario and Federal) (283k, pdf)
• Canada Pension Plan (Disability) Forms (531k, pdf)

Appendix 2: Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (233k, pdf)

• Roles and Responsibilities of the Employer, Worker, WSIB Staff, and the Physician
• WSIB Forms
• Contacting the WSIB
• WSIB claims statistics
• Case Study

Appendix 3: Institute for Work & Health (413k, pdf)
Work-Ready. Return-to-Work Approaches for People with Soft-Tissue Injuries (Summaries of the published literature on interventions to optimize recovery and return to work for soft tissue injuries.)

• Medical Waivers (297k, pdf)

• Mental illness and workplace absenteeism: exploring risk factors and effective return to work strategies

This article describes how mental illness can complicate your patient's return to work and how primary care physicians can help.

• A Physician's Guide to Return to Work/Function (152k, pdf)

Highlights of the Injury Illness and Return to Work/Function: A Practical Guide for Physicians.











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