# Independent medical assessments in Victoria

> IMECore arranges IMEs and file reviews for Victoria files, the Island Health referral centre.

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

## The Island refers south for specialties Victoria holds

Files from up-Island travel to Victoria for orthopaedic, psychiatric, and neuropsychological opinions, then wait while records chase the examinee down the highway. The appointment date outruns the file.

- Island Health records arrive in fragments across two referral centres.
- Scarce-specialty bookings get made before the priors are in hand.

## What IMECore does about it

### Island files assembled first

Up-Island records land before the Victoria booking.

### Scarce specialties used once

One complete visit instead of a recall for missing charts.

## 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 Victoria?

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

### Which assessment types run in Victoria?

Independent Medical Examination, Functional Capacity Evaluation (FCE, called Functional Abilities Evaluation or FAE in Ontario), Medical File Review (paper review), Insurer Examination (IE), Psychological Assessment, Psychiatric Assessment, Neuropsychological Assessment, and Virtual Assessment, matched to the referral questions.

### Can you support a WCAT appeal from a Victoria file?

Yes. We frame examiner questions against the review division or WCAT reasons, so the opinion answers the exact finding under appeal with citations to the record before the panel.