The Pain and Medication Management Assessment is a five part customized review designed for each patient’s specific need.
A Physician Assessment comprised of:
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A detailed Medical History;
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Physical Examination;
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An assessment of all current medication taken by the patient;
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Communication with the family physician to build consensus on the treatment plan.
A Physical Therapist Assessment
- Identification of subjective and objective musculoskeletal and neurological findings related to the diagnosed condition;Identification of any physical or associated factors which may impact return to work;
- Confirmation of the patient’s general fitness for participation in a treatment program;
- An assessment of the patient to develop the appropriate physiotherapy treatment plan.
Occupational Therapist Assessment
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Functional assessment to confirm the patient’s current level of functional ability and activities of daily living through standardized testing or self report;
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Functional assessment relative to critical job demands of the pre-injury job may be appropriate for patient’s who are job attached and functional testing is determined to be meaningful;
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For non-job attached patients, functional testing shall focus on the functional tasks as related to the patient’s previous critical job demands, future vocational direction or daily activities as appropriate;
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Functional testing shall be tailored to prevent excessive symptom aggravation
Psychological Assessment
- A brief history of the presenting complaint;A review of relevant past psychological history and current social and vocational functioning (including review of any pertinent records and documents);
- A structured interview and/or investigation to assess any relevant emotional and personality conditions;
- An evaluation and interpretation and scores of at least one (1) standardized psychometric instrument (Examples are Pain and Disability Index, Beck Depression Inventory or Strait-Trait Anxiety Inventory);
- A statement about prognosis;
- Comments on the validity of the clinical presentation indicating if symptoms presented were plausible, straightforward, under-reported or over-reported;
- Treatment and rehabilitation recommendations;
- DSM IV diagnosis or similar integrating opinion;
- Feedback to the patient on the assessment process.
Medication Management Assessment completed by a Pharmacist if an opioid or sedative-hypnotic medication issue has been identified in the referral and is comprised of:
- A history of the past and present medication regime;
- Recommendations on medication management.
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