Medical Resources

Here are internet websites which may assist you to better understand the medical condition(s) and terminology which may arise in your appeal. The information on these websites is not medical evidence. However, you may want to draw some of this information to the attention of the medical expert to use in preparing their written medical opinion.

WCAT does not review or endorse the accuracy of any of the information contained on these websites:

• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (Patient Information)
• American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• American College of Rheumatology
• B.C. Centre for Disease Control
• B.C. Cancer Agency
• HealthLinkBC
• Canada's National Workplace Health and Safety Website
• Canadian Cancer Society
• Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)
• Canadian Health Network (Workplace Health)
• Centre for Disease Control and Prevention
• College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia (Recommended Online Resources)
• Google Scholar
• Gray, Henry.1918.Anatomy of the Human Body
• Health Canada - Diseases and Conditions
• Health Canada - Environmental and Workplace Health
• Healthfinder.gov (United States)
• Health Information Resources (United Kingdom)
• Health on the Net Foundation
• The Merck Manual - Home Edition
• The Mayo Clinic
• MedBroadcast
• MedicineNet.com
• Medline Plus
• Multilingual Glossary of Technical and Popular Medical Terms
• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• National Library of Medicine
• Occupational Safety & Health Administration
• On-Line Chinese-English Medical Dictionary
• PubMed
• Royal College of Surgeons of England (Patient Information-Internet Sources)
• UK NHS Direct
• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System