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Webinar: From Head to Toe, Rating all parts of the Body with the AMA Guides; The Hematopoietic System and Upper Extremities (Part 6 of 8)
DEU Rater Travis Tucker will cover Chapters 9 and 16 of the AMA Guides. Chapter 9 will cover impairments of the hematopoietic system including HIV, thrombotic disorders, anemia, and blood cell disease.
Webinar: Apportionment Now: Where We Are After Justice, Hikida, and Lindh
Attention workers’ compensation practitioners! The new sixth district Court of Appeals decision in the Justice case has provided an effective apportionment framework to use after the Hikida and Lindh decisions.
Webinar: From Head to Toe, Rating all parts of the Body with the AMA Guides; The Lower Extremities and Pain Chapters of the AMA Guides (Part 7 of 8)
The AMA Guides 5th Edition Chapter 17 is primarily focused on establishing Whole Person Impairment for the Lower Extremities.
Webinar: From Head to Toe, Rating all parts of the Body with the AMA Guides; Case Law and Controversies (Part 8 of 8)
We will look at criteria that is required to perform an Almaraz/Guzman analysis, and whether a failure to satisfy those criteria can be overcome. Various Almaraz/Guzman techniques will be examined, including criteria required for adding versus combining impairment ratings, and rating by analogy.
Spring Into Action, But Fall Back on the Basics, Part 1: Substantial Medical Evidence
Don’t be caught by surprise! Have you had a case where you were certain you would win your case only to have the Board find you did not have substantial evidence?
Spring Into Action, But Fall Back on the Basics, Part 2: Permanent Disability: CVC vs Addition Method
Over the last several years there have been a plethora of cases by the WCAB applying the Kite decision, which is the case that paved the way for the adding of permanent disability ratings instead of using the Combined Values Chart (CVC).
COVID Codified: The Essential Overview of the SB 1159 Presumption
The world has been turned upside down and inside out by the chaos of COVID. Now with SB 1159 our elected leaders have provided a legal framework to address alleged work comp COVID claims, but some guidance is needed to all parties.
Spring Into Action, But Fall Back On The Basics, Part 4: Impeaching a Witness
Learn or re-learn the 1, 2, 3 of how to properly impeach a witness. Learn the ins and outs of rehabilitating an impeached witness. It’s been a while since mock impeachments in law school.
Spring Into Action, But Fall Back On The Basics, Part 3: Getting Rolda Right
What’s the first thing you think of when you think of Rolda? If you thought of a quirky 70’s sitcom starring Valerie Harper, you owe it to yourself to come to the CLA Workers’ Compensation Spring Conference.
Spring Into Action, But Fall Back On The Basics, Part 5: PQME Litigation
Even before the applicant is seen by the PQME, a lot can be litigated about the PQME. This presentation addresses the most frequent issues that arise before the PQME evaluation, including how the WCAB addresses disputes about the medical specialty, timing of the PQME request, cancellation of the PQME evaluation, replacement panels and timeliness of the reports, and more.
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