The Many Roles and Clients
of Independent Medical Exams

The impartial, expert-witness nature of independent medical exams make them a valuable contributor to addressing attendance and disability management issues and to case and conflict resolution.

• Timely intervention in managing inconsistent/poor attendance
• Clarification of medical claims for off work
• Poor work performance
• Resolution of conflicting medical opinions
• Resolving/defining medical issues prior to disciplinary action
• Risk assessment for safety sensitive jobs
• Threat analysis (behaviour)

• Same as industry
• Human Resources
• Industrial relations/legal department

• Workplace harassment
• Wrongful dismissal
• Injury claim denied by WSIB
• Cancer causation determination (workplace induced)

• Determination of MVA injury recovery status (Maximum Medical Improvement/recovery (MMI)
• LTD status as to meeting LTD plan medical requirements
• STD opinion conflict

• Union expert medical opinion vis-à-vis company MD
• Defining medical impairment and resulting disability
• Duty to Accommodate definition in preparation for arbitration
• Wrongful dismissal medical assessment (especially for invisible disabilities)

• Define medical Impairments
• CPP determinations
• AMA guidelines (V) re musculoskeletal impairments ratings interpretation

• Worker medical impairment/disability
• Shift work
• Latex hypersensitivity
• Chemotherapy/cytotoxic exposures
• Hazardous material handling/programs
• SARS program
• Terrorist risk assessment

• IME to resolve conflicting/incomplete medical opinions
• Pre-sentencing medical status