Here’s how MED WORKS Assessments solutions really work:

Case study: Several years ago, a Fortune 500 company asked us to provide a solution to a situation where an employee was off work for seven years due to a job-related injury. We provided an in-depth evaluation by our Physiatrist and Occupational Therapist along with a comprehensive Functional Abilities Evaluation (FAE). From these assessments we then developed a time-targeted, work conditioning program, including a supervised, graduated return to work.

Result: Our in-depth process of providing a medical assessment, job site assessment and the subsequent rehabilitation therapy resulted in a successful Return To Work (RTW) for the employee to his pre-accident, regular duties.

His success has been monitored and he continues to perform his regular duties.

Potential cost: $1.5 million
(if the employee remained off work to the age 65)

Cost for our process: approx. $10,000
(assessments & rehabilitation)

Now let us help you and your injured employees!

We have numerous other examples of successful RTW including chronic, complex cases. Many of these workers were able to return to their regular duties following assessment and rehabilitation or were found suitable alternate employment opportunities within their company.

This created a win – win situation for both the employee and employer. The worker was able to return to gainful, productive employment while the employer, regained a productive employee and minimized potential long-term costs.

If you have experienced a similar situation, MED WORKS Assessments will evaluate, (for a nominal fee), your complex claims and provide a professional, unbiased and candid response in terms of realistically analyzing the RTW potential of a worker.

Call us today for details of how we may be able to provide you with a viable solution that will help you and your employee.

Your Partner In Rehabilitative Care, Workplace Injury Prevention and Disability Management.

Do you want to…

• Improve Worker Health and Safety?
• Reduce WSIB costs?
• Reduce retraining costs?
• Improve productivity?

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Functional Abilities Evaluation (FAE)  Physical Demands Analysis (PDA)  Post Employment Screen  Independent Medical Evaluations (IME)  Disability Management - Return to Work Services  Vocational Analysis  Job Demands Analysis (JDA)  Work Site Assessment  Ergonomic Assessment  Educational Programs  Injury Prevention and Wellness Program Work Hardening Program

MED WORKS Assessments^tm, working closely with its corporate clientele, insurers and the legal profession, has established a unique and comprehensive approach to recovery from workplace accidents.

Our state-of-the-art facility offers a full range of medical rehabilitation services including: physiotherapy, psychology, ergonomic assessments, occupational therapy assessments, and biomechanical gait analysis programs.

We can help you to work towards the goal of eliminating unnecessary worker injuries and create a safer job environment. Our services, delivered by our professionally qualified staff, can help your company reduce WSIB costs, minimize down-time and re-training costs, while boosting your overall productivity. Call us today and let us show you how we can save you time, money and help to create a healthier and safer work environment.

Functional Abilities Evaluation (FAE)

Our FAE process provides a court defensible, objective document outlining the client’s functional abilities. These evaluations are administered and interpreted by Certified Kinesiologists and Physician Specialists, utilizing a full battery of tests. Our comprehensive FAE process meets all industry accepted evaluations standards plus it also includes our unique, proprietary processes as well.

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Disability Management - Return to Work Services

This service incorporates individually designed programs to meet both, employee’s and employer’s requirements in order to facilitate a suitable and timely return to work. This service would be utilized after any prolonged absence from work related to medical or psychological issues. It assures safe and consistent outcomes resulting in satisfaction for both the employee and employer.

Short term absences can be addressed with a medical assessment, work conditioning programs and either RTW or graduated RTW programs. Ergonomic Assessments of the work place are also available.

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Vocational Analysis

MED WORKS Assessments utilizes a state-of-the-art vocational analysis protocol, conducted by a duly-qualified psychologist to determine the range of employment options the client is “reasonably suited for by education, training, or experience”.

Call MED WORKS Assessments to discuss your needs as specific to your industry.

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Job Demands Analysis (JDA)

What is a Job Demands Analysis?
A JDA identifies and provides a detailed description of the physical demands of the components of an individual worker’s job. These components are analyzed by qualified, experienced staff, independently using objective measures. The information is used to quantify the physical demands placed on the worker.

How are job components analyzed?
The job components are defined and described in quantitative terms following a worksite assessment by a qualified professional.

Why would you need a detailed Job Demands Analysis?
This document serves as the cornerstone for the rehabilitation process. A quality Job Demands Analysis allows us to design an appropriate rehabilitation plan and physical conditioning programme based specifically on the physical stresses placed on the individual worker in a particular job.

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Work Site Assessment

A work site assessment identifies the essential physical, cognitive, and perceptual demands of an individual’s job. The work site assessment specifically relates the job demands and work situation to an employee’s known abilities and limitations.

This assessment is conducted by a qualified professional with both the employee and employer being present.

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Ergonomic Assessment

An Ergonomic Assessment consists of an assessment of the worksite which includes the workstation/work area, tools/equipment used and the job tasks in relation to the individual(s) performing the job. The Ergonomic Assessment identifies potential injury risk factors and provides recommendations to reduce these risks.

Call MED WORKS Assessments to discuss your specific requirements.

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Educational Programs

Our education programs are custom-tailored to address the needs of management, employees, the organization, health and safety representatives, human resources representatives, and union representatives regarding wellness and disability management. Programs can be developed for various subjects. Sample topics include:
• Injury Prevention
• Back Education
• Repetitive Strain Injury
• Disability Management
• Ergonomics
• Exercise
• Nutrition and Weight Management
• Stress Management

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Injury Prevention and Wellness Program

We’ll design an innovative process that addresses the needs of your workplace. Customized employer programs to assist with wellness initiatives can include the following components:

• Educational Programs for Injury Prevention e.g. Repetitive Strain Injuries, Back Care
• Worksite Risk Assessments and Ergonomic Consultation
• Individual rehabilitation consultation
• Health Risk Assessments – This report enables employers to target their employee’s needs when planning health promotion initiatives.
• Executive Medical and Health Assessments
• Stress management programs
• Fitness Testing and customized exercise and conditioning programs
• Individual and/or group nutritional assessment and counseling
• Individual and/or group weight loss program
• Assistance in developing policy and procedures regarding return to work, disability management and injury prevention
• Gait Analysis and Orthotics
• Assistance in organizing health fairs

Call MED WORKS Assessments today and ask how our programs can help you be proactive in injury prevention and become a leader in overall employee wellness.

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Work Hardening Program

What is a Work Hardening Program?
This is a program provided in-house at MED WORKS Assessments specifically designed to reverse the effects of a de-conditioned individual due to job stresses. It focuses on resolving and correcting current complaints while incorporating specific job function retraining.

For example: If a worker has developed a shoulder injury caused by their job, which then affects their job performance, MED WORKS Assessments would develop and deliver a rehabilitation program to resolve the current injury and retrain the worker to help avoid a re-occurrence.

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