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2010 Seminar Schedule |
The Annual AFICC Practice Seminar
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Mark your calendar JUNE 5th & 6th
Huntington Beach Waterfront Hilton
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Fee: Registration pdf click here $350 until
May 1, 2010 |
| Room Rate: AFICC discount available Hilton
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ACADEMY OF FORENSIC INDUSTRIAL CHIROPRACTIC CONSULTANTS “AFICC”PRESENTS:The Annual AFICC Practice SeminarHuntington Beach Waterfront Hilton, June 5, 2010Craig D. Gunderson, DC, AFICC President 8:00 – 9:00 am Introduction. “Significant legal/workers compensation changes in 2009” Current CA-MTUS and Chronic Pain Guidelines and their application. Functional Improvement as defined by the State of California. (1.0 hours BCE & 1.0 hour QME) Michael Hubka, DC 9:00 – 10:30 am “Refresher on WPI rating Cervical Spine.” How to accurately rate cervical spine impairment. Common errors when rating impairment. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: case examples. DRE vs. ROM, Review of DRE classification, ROM methodology (1.5 hours BCE & QME) Break 15 minutes Leonard Matheson, PhD. 10:45 – 12:15 pm “Functional Capacity Evaluation” A Method to Provide an Efficient and Reliable Measure of self-report Physical Work Capacity for patients with spinal pain. (1.5 hours BCE & 1.0 hour QME) Lunch 1 hour: (served 12:15 to 1:15)Joe Verna, DC 1:15 – 2:15 pm “Work Conditioning Consistent with MTUS.” Work Conditioning Strategies. Feasibility for Competitive Employment. Goal Processes. Evidence Based Medicine and Work Conditioning. (1.0 hours BCE) Max Moses, MD 2:15 – 3:15. Special Considerations of an AME Practice What does the defense attorney request and need? What does the applicant attorney request and need? Common special requests regarding Almaraz/Guzman, Escobedo, Benson, etc. How and why are AMEs chosen? (1.0 hours BCE & QME) Break 15 minutes Ed Cremata, DC 3:30 – 5:00 pm “Report Writing and Testimony” QME Report writing errors. QME Report Writing per Escobedo and Almarez/Guzman, etc. Advanced aspects and organization of a Worker’ Compensation Medical-Legal Practice Practice. Chiropractic testimony for criminal, BCE and Civil Cases Providing Guideline based care without patient compromise. Colossus-Based record keeping. Attorney vs. carrier case Assessment. (2.0 hours BCE & 1.5 hour QME) Panel Discussion 5:00 –5:50 pm: Questions from audience to the AFICC Board, with moderator controlling the length of their answers and the topics discussed.
Huntington Beach Waterfront Hilton, June 6, 2010DIVERSIFIED TECHNIQUE Joe Verna, DC, Ed Cremata, DC and Mike Hubka, DC 9:00am – 1:00pm Diversified Technique, cervical spine, lumbar spine and extremities. Complementary use of a Diversified Technique to augment work conditioning. (4.0 hours BCE Technique) |