# Independent medical assessments in Abbotsford

> IMECore arranges IMEs and file reviews for Abbotsford files across the Fraser Valley.

Source: https://imecore.com/locations/abbotsford

## Fraser Valley farm and trades injuries meet auto files on one desk

Abbotsford mixes farm and industrial workplace injuries with Highway 1 collision files. Each regime asks different questions of similar-looking soft-tissue presentations, and a single template answer serves neither.

- Soft-tissue opinions blur the ICBC and WorkSafeBC tests together.
- Seasonal-work earnings histories arrive too thin to support an opinion.

## What IMECore does about it

### Regime-specific questions

ICBC and WorkSafeBC frames kept distinct.

### Earnings history chased early

Seasonal and contract work documented before the opinion.

## How it runs

1. **Send the referral.** Forward the referral, questions, and due date.
2. **We confirm the setting.** In-person or video, confirmed on referral.
3. **Records land on the case.** Notes, imaging, and priors attach with source.
4. **Review and release.** Release waits until every question is answered.

## Questions people ask

### Do you have an office in Abbotsford?

No. IMECore leases no examining rooms in Abbotsford. In-person visits are arranged through our examiner network and confirmed when you refer, and video assessments run across the Fraser Valley and the province.

### Which assessment types run in Abbotsford?

Independent Medical Examination, Functional Capacity Evaluation, Medical File Review (paper review), Insurer Examination (IE), Psychological Assessment, and Virtual Assessment, matched to the referral questions.

### Do agricultural workplace injuries need anything special?

They need the actual job demands: seasonal tasks, hours, and the tasks the worker cannot avoid. We attach that material to the referral so restrictions come back against the real work, not a generic labourer profile.