Agenda
| Apportionment
How Do You Apportion to Body Aches and Pains?
Understanding Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Expert Panel Discussion / Q&A
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Moderator: Lawrence Feiwell, M.D. Scott Anderson, M.D. Richard Braun, M.D. Samuel Ahn, M.D |
| Apportioning to Genetic Disease
Why Orthopaedic Surgeons Need to be Thinking About This – Legislation Pending in Sacramento
Genetics May be a Factor – What Does the Literature Say? How to Determine the Percentage of Impairment
Can We See Low Back Pain?
Expert Panel Discussion / Q&A
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Moderator: Lawrence Feiwell, M.D. Gideon Baum, Consultant Senate Labor & Industrial Relations Committee Jeffrey Coe, M.D. Eugene Carragee, M.D., Stanford |
| Important Workers’ Compensation Rulings / Q&A
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Sean Morrisroe, Esq. Bradford & Barthel, LLP |
| Why 400 QMEs Have Been Removed from the QME System
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Bill Tappin, Esq., Tappin and Associates |
| How to Write Like an Attorney
Mechanics of Writing a Medical-Legal Report, What Makes a Report Rateable?
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Sue Honor-Vangerov, Esq. |
| Challenging QME/AME Reports
Strategies to Win – Applicant Perspective
Strategies to Win – Defense Perspective
Expert Panel Discussion / Q&A |
Moderator: Peter Mandell, M.D. Keith More, Esq., Bentley & More Bill Tappin, Esq., Tappin and Associates |
| Pain Management Treatment Options
Subscribing Opioids – How Long and How Many Pills? Alternative Treatment Modalities to Opioids & How Can the CURES Database Help?
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Steven Feinberg, M.D. Feinberg Medical Group |
| DWC 2018 Priorities
Medical-Legal Update; Other Regulatory Changes
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George Parisotto, Esq., AD Division of Workers’ Compensation |
| A Walk Through an Efficient Medical-Legal Office
Intake Form, Review & Organizing Medical Records, Evaluation of Patient, Writing Reports, & Getting Paid
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Moderator: Peter Mandell, M.D. Lawrence Feiwell, M.D. Daphne Carrico, Feiwell Medical Group |
2018 QME Test
Once you have reviewed the course materials, you will need to take and pass the “2018 QME Test” by at least 70%.
Once you have submitted your Test, COA will email your Certificate of Completion.
Email: admin@coa.org
