QME Report Writing and AMA Rating Training

QME Report Writing and AMA Training:
Private sessions available for individuals and groups, upon request.
We also offer distance-learning for the required 12-hr report writing course!
Contact Dana Livingstone-Lopez to arrange a course tailored for you.
Our live classes as well as distance learning classes are all DWC-approved for the required report writing course for pre-QME qualification, as well as for QME/DC continuing education.

NEXT CLASS
Saturday, April 4, 2020
Report Writing Course: 8:30 am – 2:30 pm
Optional Exam Prep:    2:30 pm –  4:00 pm

Class Location:
Westin South Coast Plaza
686 Anton Boulevard
Costa Mesa CA
Hotel phone: 714-540-2500
(Parking fee not included)

 

QME’s/PreQME’s & PTPs
Register now for the QME exam being held on October 5, 2019.
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You will want to attend this course if you are a physician who:

 

• Is sitting for the next QME exam
• Has passed the exam and needs this required class
• Is a Primary Treating Physician who wants to improve his/her report writing skills
• Is interested in increasing your referral base by becoming an expert in workers’ compensation issues and report writing
• Prefers one 6-hour day seminar with 6 hours home study

You will learn:

 

• The QME’s role in the Disability Evaluation Process
• Elements of a Medical-Legal Report
• The language of reports (pre- and post-SB899) including the old and new rating systems
• The QME panel system (represented and unrepresented workers)
• Rules and Regulations pertinent to your workers’ compensation practice (this will help with exam prep)
• Recent Case Law affecting causation, apportionment, and impairment rating (Almaraz/Guzman III, analogizing, Benson, and more!

Featured Speakers:

 

Dana Livingstone-Lopez – Principal, Livingstone-Lopez Consulting; President, Elliott-Lopez Publications – a QME continuing education home study program, DWC Certified Education Provider #2 and #470

David Kizer, Esq. – Former DWC counsel; currently in private practice representing injured workers in CA workers’ compensation.

 

Sherry German – Certified Impairment Rating Specialist; Principal, Comprehensive Medical Report Services. President-Advantage Med-Legal; Advantage MPN

 

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This course is certified by DWC Medical Unit for QME CE and the Pre-QME12 hr disability evaluation report writing class