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Webinar: From Head to Toe, Rating all parts of the Body with the AMA Guides; The Digestive System, Urinary & Reproductive System and Skin Disorders (Part 3 of 8)
This presentation will discuss chapters 6, 7 & 8 of the AMA Guides: the Digestive System, Urinary & Reproductive System and Skin Disorders chapters.
2020 Spring Education Conference
Renaissance Walnut Creek 2805 Jones Rd, Walnut Creek, CAJoin us for the 2020 Spring Education Conference in Walnut Creek on April 4th! We'll see you there.
Webinar: From Head to Toe, Rating all parts of the Body with the AMA Guides; Ear, Nose, Throat, The Visual System, and Central and Peripheral Nervous System (Part 4 of 8)
Join Disability Unit Manager Barry Knight as he discusses the mechanics of hearing impairment form AMA Guides Chapter 11 including facial cosmetic, mastication, speech, taste and smell. Â Mr. Knight will also address visual acuity, visual field, and visual adjustments from chapter 12 and explain how those impairments are integrated into an overall visual system. Â
Free Webinar: Workers’ Compensation COVID-19 Webinar
This webinar will address some of the most pressing issues raised by the COVID-19 outbreak and its impact on workers’ compensation in the state of California.
2020 Spring Education Conference
The SoCal Education Spring Conference is in Newport Beach on May 9, 2020. Join us!
Webinar: From Head to Toe, Rating all parts of the Body with the AMA Guides; The Endocrine System, Mental and Behavioral Disorders and The Spine (Part 5 of 8)
This discussion will cover Chapters 10, 14 and 15 of the AMA Guides. Chapter 10 will focus primarily on diabetes mellitus while Chapter 14 will cover the Mental and Behavioral Disorders and the criteria for rating psychiatric disorders using the GAF scale. This presentation will address why there are two methods provided in Chapter 15 for rating spinal injuries, when to choose one or the other, and how each method operates.
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.
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