RAC-LBP Virtual Toolkit
Introduction
Ontarians suffering with back pain continue to require care during the COVID pandemic. If left untreated, back pain can lead to a significant burden on the patient and the health system, including unnecessary emergency department visits, increased opioid use, chronic disability, and other untoward outcomes.
The Rapid Access Clinics for Low Back Pain (RAC-LBPs) are well-positioned to drive innovation in virtual care to manage patients with new or worsening back pain. A Virtual Assessment and Education Toolkit has been developed to provide guidance and education on how to conduct standardized assessments and deliver guideline-based care to manage patients with back pain virtually within Ontario’s RAC-LBPs.
Introduction
Ontarians suffering with back pain continue to require care during the COVID pandemic. If left untreated, back pain can lead to a significant burden on the patient and the health system, including unnecessary emergency department visits, increased opioid use, chronic disability, and other untoward outcomes.
The Rapid Access Clinics for Low Back Pain (RAC-LBPs) are well-positioned to drive innovation in virtual care to manage patients with new or worsening back pain. A Virtual Assessment and Education Toolkit has been developed to provide guidance and education on how to conduct standardized assessments and deliver guideline-based care to manage patients with back pain virtually within Ontario’s RAC-LBPs.
Dr. Raja Rampersaud, MD, FRCSC
Provincial Clinical Lead, Low Back Pain Pathway, Spine Surgeon |
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To view the toolkit at a larger size please download a copy.
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How to cite this publication: Inter-professional Spine Assessment and Education Clinics (ISAEC Operations),
Low Back Rapid Access Clinic: Virtual Assessment and Education Toolkit. Toronto, ON: 2020.
Low Back Rapid Access Clinic: Virtual Assessment and Education Toolkit. Toronto, ON: 2020.
RAC-LBP Virtual Care Provider Video
This video reviews how to conduct a comprehensive virtual assessment for a patient with low back related symptoms. The video discusses muscle grading for a virtual exam, strategies on how to conduct a successful virtual appointment and reviews appropriate clinical tests that can be performed in a virtual setting to support both patient care and provider clinical reasoning with diagnosis and management of symptoms.
This video reviews how to conduct a comprehensive virtual assessment for a patient with low back related symptoms. The video discusses muscle grading for a virtual exam, strategies on how to conduct a successful virtual appointment and reviews appropriate clinical tests that can be performed in a virtual setting to support both patient care and provider clinical reasoning with diagnosis and management of symptoms.
Please refer to the Appendix F: Virtual RAC-LBP Spine Assessment in the Virtual Care Toolkit for further information pertaining to the delivery of a comprehensive virtual low back exam.