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So You Want to be an AME? Agenda

Earn 6 QME CME hours by completing this course.

Audio 1
Audio 2
Audio 3
Audio 4
Audio 5

Why I Became an AME…and Why I Remain an AME
Richard Braun, M.D.
PowerPoint Presentation

Financial Implications of Being an AME – Is It Worth It?
Tye Ouzounian, M.D.
PowerPoint Presentation

What Changed in the 2004 Reforms Affecting AMEs/QMEs – No Longer “Defense vs. Applicant”
Michael Marks, JD
Handout 1

Valid Differences of Opinion Regarding the New Laws
Issues of Apportionment Critical to AMEs
How an AME Deals with Cumulative Trauma
John Bloom, JD
Alex Wong, JD
Michael Marks, JD
Dana Miller, JD
Handout 1
Richard Jacobsmeyer, JD
Judge Pamela Foust

AMEs Should be Doctors Not Lawyers
Judge Pamela Foust
Handout 1
Handout 2
Handout 3
Handout 4
Handout 5
Handout 6
Handout 7

What an AME Should Expect From the Lawyers
Peter Mandell, M.D.
Handout 1
Handout 2

What We Look For in an AME Report
Examples of Good and Bad AME Reports
John Bloom, JD
Alex Wong, JD
Michael Marks, JD
Dana Miller, JD
Richard Jacobsmeyer, JD
Judge Pamela Foust

How AMEs/QMEs Will Be Affected by the AMA Guides
Dana Miller, JD
Blair Filler, M.D.
PowerPoint Presentation

Case Presentations
Andrew Sew Hoy, M.D.
PowerPoint Presentation
Handout 1
Handout 2
Handout 3

How to Market an AME Practice
John Bloom, JD
Dana Miller, JD

Draft Form PR-4
Draft Form PR-3
California Labor Code 4628
Example Deposition

You will need to listen to the audio files and review the handouts prior to taking the test. Please download the test and return it via fax or email to the COA office. Once a passing score is achieved your certificate will be respectively faxed or emailed back to you.

So You Want to Be An AME? QME Test

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