Syllabus
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Course #10
(4 hours)
Case Law and
Bias Awareness
Courses are approved by
the California DWC Medical Unit.
Provider #1240.
Read DWC QME CE Requirements Here
Presented by:
Daniel Buch, BS, DC, QME
Guest: Jonathan
Brand, Attorney at Law
Required text: Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, Fifth Edition
1) Course
Description:
Narrated online video presentation discussing recent case law
related to QME practice, and bias awareness discussion including considerations
for rating industrial breast cancer.
4 hour module consisting of two (2) Sections.
This module consists of three (2) 75 minute video Sections. A 30 question
interactive online quiz is taken at the end of the 2rd Section.
2)
Course Schedule/Outline:
Section 1:
What is case law?
Why is case law important to
QME practice?
Escobedo v Marshall's
Substantial Medical Evidence
Overview of Almaraz Guzman cases
Kite Case and the 2024 Vigil case
The Vigil opinion in detail
Section 2:
Bias defined and types of bias
Recent legal cases involving QME bias
DWC considerations when rating
industrial breast cancer
Rating industrial breast cancer example
3)
Suggested
Reading
2016 Physicians Guide to California Workers' Compensation.
4)
Interactivity:
Online quiz is interactive, giving feedback on incorrect
answers.
5)
No expenses of this course are underwritten or subsidized by vendors
of any goods, supplies or services. No products or services are discussed or
endorsed.
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Course 10 - Case Law and Bias Awareness
(4 total hours)- $110.00
Satisfies DWC Requirements for:
- 2 hours of review of workers compensation case law
- 2 hours of
anti bias training
