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Home / Blog / Health Care / Understanding independent medical assessments

Understanding independent medical assessments

December 19, 2014

Independent medical assessors play a key role in many workers’ compensation boards (WCBs), conducting investigations on a range of issues, from medical diagnosis and advice on eligibility for cover and entitlements to extent and duration of disability. Institute for Work & Health researcher Dr. Agnieszka Kosny will discuss her study on the use of independent medical assessments across 17 jurisdictions in Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

When: Tuesday, Jan. 13 from 11:00 to noon
Where: Institute for Work & Health, 481 University Avenue, Suite 800, Toronto (St Patrick subway)

Please RSVP to Albana Canga (acanga@iwh.on.ca or 416-927-2027 ext. 2160.

 

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