WSIB Specialty Programs The WSIB has a number of specialty programs available to injured workers to assist them with specific recovery difficulties. This section describes each of these programs' services, referral criteria, and contact information. If you are a physician or nurse case manager for an injured worker, you can refer a patient to one of these programs through the Specialty Programs Liaison Office contact number listed with that program. General Referral Criteria for all Specialty programs: While each specialty program has specific referral criteria, they all share some general criteria for referral. Refer when: You need clarification of a diagnosis; Prognosis, level of impairment, or appropriate treatment is unclear; The injured worker has not returned to work after normal healing times; Divergent medical opinions exist. Choose a specialty program to view: Shoulder & Elbow Neurology Amputee Burns Orthopedic Shoes and Orthotic Hand & Upper Extremity Hand Program Gloves and Gauntlets Pain Management Psychological Trauma Occupational Disease Lower Extremity Specialty Program Partners