Are you suffering from low back pain? Please ask your family doctor or nurse practitioner about being referred to the Pilot.
Patients may be seen by an advanced practice provider (physiotherapist) as quickly as less than 4 weeks upon referral.
Patients referred to the clinic work with an advanced practice provider (physiotherapist) to develop a care plan to help you recover from and manage your low back pain.
Patients whose back pain does not improve may be seen by a pain specialist or a spine surgeon for more treatment.
The RAC for LBP Pilot is a new, upstream service based on a successful care model developed in Ontario that led to a province-wide funded Rapid Access Clinic for Low Back Pain Program.
Patients referred to the RAC for LBP Pilot will receive an in-depth assessment based on the Center for Effective Practice stratified Clinically Organized Relevant Exam (CORE) Back Tool within 3-4 weeks of referral. A personalized self-management plan by an Advance Trained Provider(physiotherapist) is provided within 3-4 weeks of referral.
Patients will be screened for risk of substance use-related harm, chronic pain, and mental health conditions. Primary Care Providers will be notified if the patient screens positive.
Complex patients will receive a coordinated consult with multiple program team members (a Spine Surgeon, Pain Specialist, and the Physiotherapist Practice Lead) and timely access to interventional procedures and surgery consultations, as needed.
Pilot enrollment is capped at 500 patients.
We hope to duplicate the success of the Ontario RAC for LBP so the Pilot becomes a funded service for all British Columbians.
Please ask your Primary Care Provider about being referred to the pilot. If you have any questions, feel free to visit our FAQ.
NOTE: Referral into the pilot is only available to patients who reside in the Fraser Health Region and whose primary care provider has enrolled for referring privileges. Please check with your primary care provider.
NOTE: If you have worked in Construction, other Trades and the Transport Industries in the Past 12 Months and don’t have a Primary Care Provider, please click on the following link:
To refer your patients to the Pilot, you must be a Primary Care Provider (FP or NP) in the Fraser Health Region.
Website content adapted from the Ontario RAC-LBP Program.
This initiative was funded by a contribution from Health Canada’s
Substance Use and Addictions Program (SUAP).
The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views of
Health Canada.
