QME Course
Thursday May 16, 2019


COA/CBones Registration
7:00 AM-5:30 PM


Ortho Expo
7:00 AM-5:30 PM


Continental Breakfast
7:00 AM


Welcome/Daily Announcements
7:55 AM

Peter Mandell, M.D. and Richard Braun, M.D.

Why You Should Care About Form 110?
8:05 AM

Nicole Richardson, JD, DWC
Presentation

8:25 AM - Q&A

Avoiding Problematic Ex Parte Communication
8:35 AM

Judge Colleen Casey
Presentation

8:55 AM - Q&A

Perfecting Your Medical-Legal Report
9:05 AM

Moderator: Peter Mandell, M.D.

Judge Colleen Casey
Presentation

Mark Evans, DWC Rater
Presentation

Julius Young, JD
Presentation

Richard (Jake) Jacobsmeyer, JD
Presentation

Break / Ortho Expo
10:35 AM


Legal Anatomy of the Medical-Legal System
11:05 AM

Moderator: Richard Braun, M.D.

Julius Young, JD and Richard (Jake) Jacobsmeyer, JD
Presentation

Understanding the Complaint - Top DWC Audit Priorities
12:05 PM

Moderator: Richard Braun, M.D.

Pamela Foust and Nicole Richardson, JD, DWC
Presentation

Lunch/ORTHO EXPO
12:35 PM


Interactive Clinical Forum
12:45 PM

Get the Most Out of Your Orthopedic HER
Modernizing Medicine

DWC Overview
1:15 PM

Moderator: Richard Braun, M.D.

1:15 PM
DWC Overview
George Parisotto, Administrative Director, DWC
Presentation

1:35 PM - Q&A

Cultural Awareness and Communication Techniques
1:45 PM

Ramon Jimenez, M.D.
Presentation

Medical-Legal California Trends: How Do We Compare?
2:45 PM

Alex Swedlow, CWCI
Presentation

Break/ORTHO EXPO
3:15 PM


SIRVA: An Unrecognized Cause of Shoulder Injury
3:45 PM

Lesley Anderson, M.D.
Presentation

UR Review Fireside Chat
4:00 PM

Moderator: Linda Lane, President, Harbor Health Systems

Lesley Anderson, M.D.
Vernon Steiner, President/CEO, State Fund
Steve Hunckler, Chief Claims Operations Officer, State Fund
Mary Ann Lubeskie, VP of Managed Care Operation, TRISTAR
Presentation

Announcements/Adjournment
5:00 PM

Moderator: Peter Mandell, M.D.

Education Session - Claim Trends and Risk Issues in Orthopedics
5:30 PM

Coverys Insurance Company

Education Session - Essential Legal Strategies to Protect Healthcare Professionals License & Increase Their Tax Savings
5:30 PM

Legally Mine