This new seminar, co-sponsored by ISMS and SafeWorks Illinois, offers the unique opportunity to delve in to the multiple components used to assess and evaluate disability for workers’ compensation cases.
You’ll learn the nuts and bolts contained in the new AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment – Sixth Edition and gain additional insights provided by expert presenters – all in an efficient half-day workshop coming to locations across the state. Breakfast is provided. This activity is approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™. These activities have been approved for 3.25 CLE, 3.15 CCM, and 3.50 CEU credits.
When & Where
| March 1 |
Chicago |
U.S. Cellular Field Conference Center |
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| March 15 |
Bloomington |
Marriott Bloomington-Normal Hotel & Conference Center |
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| March 22 |
Schaumburg |
Courtyard by Marriott - Schaumburg |
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| March 29 |
Collinsville |
Doubletree Hotel |
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| May 10 |
Oak Brook |
Chicago Marriott Oak Brook (Across from Oakbrook Center shopping mall) |
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| May 17 |
Rock Island |
Holiday Inn Rock Island Hotel & Conference Center |
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Who should attend?
Physicians, their staffs, nurse case managers, adjustors, risk managers, health care professionals, government staff, attorneys and students.
Agenda
| 8:00 - 8:30 a.m. |
Registration and continental breakfast |
| 8:30 – 10:00 a.m. |
Fundamental Principles of PPI Determination |
| 10:00 - 10:15 a.m. |
Break |
| 10:15 - 11:15 a.m. |
How will the AMA Guidelines be used in IL Workers’ Compensation Cases? |
| 11:15 – 12:00 p.m. |
What’s New with the 6th Edition? – review of key chapters |
Speakers
David J. Fletcher, MD, MPH, FACOEM,
President and Chief Executive Officer,
SafeWorks Illinois
Michael J. Holt, JD,
Hennessy & Roach, PC, Springfield
Presenting at Bloomington, Collinsville
Eugene F. Keefe, JD, Equity Partner,
Keefe, Campbell & Associates, LLC, Chicago
Presenting at Chicago, Schaumburg, Oakbrook, Rock Island
Cost
$100 – ISMS members and their staff
$50 – Government employees
$20 – Students
$125 – All others (including non-member ISMIE Mutual policyholders)
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Continuing Medical Education credits
ISMS designates these live activities for a maximum of 3.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
ISMS is accredited by ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
These activities have been approved for 3.25 CLE, 3.15 CCM, and 3.50 CEU credits.
Learning Objectives
- Articulate the role of the AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment and its use in adjudicating permanent partial disability (PPD) awards in the Illinois Workers’ Compensation system
- Identify the differences between impairment and disability
- Describe the process of performing impairment evaluations and how a permanent partial impairment (PPI) rating is calculated
- Explain the diagnosis-based impairment (DBI) approach to disability
- Identify the requirements of adequate medical evaluations for permanent partial assessment and the entities able to perform PPI ratings
- Explain how physician exam findings, functional status (including subjective pain complaints), and clinical studies are analyzed according to the Guides’ diagnosis-based grid impairment system
- Demonstrate how to compare the results of analysis with the impairment criteria (tables and figures) to determine precisely the extent of whole person impairment with emphasis on musculoskeletal assessments
- Explore three samples cases and understand how a PPI rating was determined for each case
Full Day Seminar - The 20th Work Injury Conference April 26, 2012
For additional information or to register by telephone, please contact the Division of Health Policy Research & Advocacy at (312) 853-1634 or send an e-mail to hpresearch@isms.org.
