Syllabus
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Course #6
(6 hours)
Review of AMA Guides
5th Edition - Lower Extremity
Courses are approved by the California DWC Medical Unit. Provider #1240
Satisfies DWC Requirements for:
- 6 hours instruction in disability impairment rating.
Read DWC QME CE Requirements Here
Required Text:
AMA Guide to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, 5th Edition Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, 5th Ed.
Presented by: Daniel Buch, BS, DC, QME, Don Chu, PhD
1) Course
Description:
Narrated online video presentation covering a review of the AMA Guides 5th
Edition lower extremity Chapter 17. This module consists of three (3) Sections.
This module consists of three (3) 50 minute video Sections. A 50 question
online quiz is taken at the end of the 3rd Section.
2)
Course Schedule/Outline:
Section 1:
Introduction, The AMA Guides lower
extremity
- Introduction, about the AMA Guides. Definitions
- Relevance to the medical legal evaluator
- Introduction to Impairment values
- Combinations and calculations introduction
- Pain Related Impairment in the lower
extremity
- Effects of Medication Impairment
Section 2: The AMA Guides Lower Extremity Methods
- The 13 Methods and their categories.
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The Anatomical Methods
- The Functional Methods
Section 3:
Lower Extremity Methods Continued
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Functional Methods continued - ROM
- Examples of ROM method application
- Review of ROM measurement techniques
- Diagnostic Based Estimates in the lower extremity
including knee and hip replacement
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Combinations of methods
- Example from the AMA Guides
- Example Almaraz-Guzman II opinion
3)
Suggested
Reading
Selected sections of the AMA Guides for the Evaluation of Physical Impairment (5th
Ed)
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 6 - Review of the AMA Guides 5th Edition, Lower Extremity (6 total hours)- $180.00
