Syllabus
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Course #9
(6 hours)
Composition of the QME Report
Courses are approved by
the California DWC Medical Unit.
Provider #1240
Read DWC QME CE Requirements Here
Presented by:
Daniel Buch, BS, DC, QME
Guests: WCAB Judge, Christopher Miller
Jonathan
Brand, Attorney at Law
Required text:
2016 Physicians Guide to California Workers' Compensation.
Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, Fifth Edition
1) Course
Description:
Narrated online video presentation discussing rating examples
from the AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, 5th Edition.
Covering spine, upper and lower extremity examples.
6 hour module consisting 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:
The Importance of the QME Report
The Audience
The QME Report as Substantial Medical Evidence
Overview of DWC Required Headings
Section 2:
The DWC Required Headings Continued
Section 3:
Required QME Report Headings Cont.
Proof Reading – In Depth
Bias within the QME Report
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 9 - Composition of the QME Report (6
total hours)- $180.00
Satisfies DWC Requirements for:
- 4 hours of Medical-Legal Report Writing
- 1 hour review of Workers Compensation Case Law
- 1 hours of
QME adherence to regulatory clerical requirements
