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Online Training: AMA
Guides 6th Edition
Sixth Edition of the AMA
Guides: Learning the New Standard
– Six Sessions – Gain access today!
Online training is the convenient,
efficient, and effective way to learn
the new Sixth Edition of the AMA Guides
to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment – the
most current guidelines for assessing
impairment. This
highly acclaimed webinar series
was recorded from January through March; therefore you are able to view
these when you want to. The total length of the program is
approximately ten hours; far more training
than a one day seminar. This exceptional
resource can either be your primary learning
resource or used to supplement a traditional
seminar. Individuals report it is very
difficult to learn the Sixth Edition simply
by reading the book - it is far better to
have an experienced
mentor who clearly explains and illustrates
the process with case exercises.
You will
learn from
Christopher R. Brigham, MD, the Senior
Contributing Editor, who was also
a primary
contributor for the musculoskeletal chapters,
as well as Editor of the Guides Casebook
and Guides Newsletter. The program is
designed for a multi-disciplinary audience –
physicians, attorneys, claims professionals,
fact-finders (judges, hearing officers), and
others involved in workers’ compensation,
personal injury, and motor vehicle casualty
cases.
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As a participant you are able to
view (and review) the
content throughout 2008. With
live programs you are exposed to the
content once; however with the Sixth
Edition it is best to review content
based on specific issues (and cases) you
will encounter.
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You
gain access to
recordings of the actual live
programs for the duration of 2008 and also separate recorded
presentations in Flash format
(permitting instant access to specific
sessions through May 2008).
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You have access to
inventory and recording
forms
- facilitating the use of the Sixth
Edition.
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You will also receive
weekly case
exercises for ten weeks
followed by an online self-assessment -
further enhancing your learning.
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You save costs of travel
and being away from your office (costs
that may exceed by several times the
cost of a traditional seminar).
Compare online training at impairment.com to
"traditional" seminars:
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impairment.com |
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| Faculty |
Senior Contributing Editor
(responsible for musculoskeletal
chapters providing unique inside
perspective), highly regarded
consultant, professional speaker and
author |
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| Hours |
10 hours (approved for up to 7.5
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ hours) |
typically 8 hours |
| Access |
24/7 throughout 2008 - providing
opportunity to review content as
needed |
One time only (date of seminar) |
| Question and
Answer Opportunities |
Yes |
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| Weekly Case
Exercises |
Yes, for 10 weeks |
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| Online
self-assessment |
Yes (following program) |
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| Travel Expense
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None |
Yes |
| Cost of Leaving
Office |
None |
Yes |
There is no question that online training is
the best approach for you.
Register today – gain immediate access
Learn the fundamental differences,
including:
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How the International
Classification of Functioning,
Disability and Health (ICF) is used as a
framework to generate five impairment
classes;
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Diagnosis-based grids
and adjustment grids are used to define
a specific impairment;
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Standardized
methodology is applied to each chapter
to enhance the relevancy of impairment
ratings, improve internal consistency
and promote ease of application to the
rating process;
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Functionally based
histories, physical findings and broadly
accepted objective clinical test results
are integrated where applicable to help
physicians determine the grade within
the impairment class.
The online training features:
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Approaches which are
exemplified by case exercises,
contrasting ratings from the Sixth
Edition with those from earlier
editions;
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Musculoskeletal
impairment assessment (chapters which
Dr. Brigham authored);
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Visual graphics that
illustrate the step-by-step process.
Impairment assessment has
evolved with the AMA Guides to the
Evaluation of Permanent Impairment and this
has resulted in both challenges and
opportunities for the evaluator and those
relying on impairment ratings. If you are
involved in performing, reviewing or
managing impairment ratings you need to have
access to these unique online learning
resources.
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Each session
averages 1½ to 2 hours in length;
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Questions and answers
session;
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Web-based recording
of each session for viewing (and
reviewing) at your convenience.
Learning Objectives
As a result of this
learning opportunity, you will be able to:
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Discuss the
International Classification of
Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF)
and its role in impairment evaluation.
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Explain the reasons
for revision of our prior approaches to
impairment assessment.
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Describe how to
determine Diagnosis-Based Impairments,
and make adjustments on the basis of the
results of Functional History, Physical
Examination, and Clinical Studies.
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Demonstrate the
ability to score Functional Inventories
(including the QuickDASH, Lower Limb
Outcome Scale, and Pain Disability
Questionnaire).
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Explain why methods
used in previous editions (such as
spinal range of motion assessment and
strength determination) are no longer
determinates.
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Demonstrate the
ability to rate most commonly rated
disorders, including spinal pain, upper
limb disorders (hand, wrist, elbow,
shoulders and entrapments), lower limb
disorders (foot / ankle, knee and foot),
nervous system disorders, and pain.
Register today – gain immediate access
I really like the
format of your new AMA Guides 6th
Edition training webinars. You and
Leslie each have outstanding public
speaking ability along with superb
speaking voices. The two of you made “digesting” this
material over my lunch hour far more
tolerable than expected. I
seriously doubt most busy physicians
could find the motivation to get
through the enormous volumes of new
content without your assistance.
This resource enables me to make use
of time which would otherwise be
wasted. I can listen to the live
event over lunch, and review the
more complex segments while
commuting, exercising, or working
around the house.
As an Occupational Medicine
physician, my most limited resource
is time, and my most valuable asset
is knowledge. I would like to thank
you and your staff for consistently
providing high quality CME
programs. Once again, you have
accomplished your goal of exceeding
my expectations!
Todd E. Garner, DO, CIME,
Mattoon, Illinois |
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Credit
This activity has been
planned and implemented in accordance with
the Essential Areas and Policies of the
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical
Education through the Joint Sponsorship of
the American College of Occupational and
Environmental Medicine and Brigham
& Associates, Inc. The American College of
Occupational and Environmental Medicine is
accredited by the ACCME to provide
continuing medical education for physicians.

The American College of Occupational and
Environmental Medicine designates this
educational activity for a maximum of 7.5
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians
should only claim credit commensurate with
the extent of their participation in the
activity.
Seminar Director
Christopher R. Brigham, MD
is the Founder and President of Brigham and
Associates, Inc. (www.impairment.com).
He is the Senior Contributing Editor for the
AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent
Impairment, Sixth Edition, serves on the
Advisory Committee, and was a contributor /
author for several chapters, including Upper
Extremities, Lower Extremities and Spine.
With the Fifth Edition he served on the
Advisory Committee and as a contributor. Dr.
Brigham is Board-Certified in Occupational
Medicine (ABPM), Founding Director of the
American Board of Independent Medical
Examiners (ABIME), a Certified Independent
Medical Examiner (CIME), a Certified
Impairment Rater (CIR), a Fellow of the
American Academy of Disability Evaluating
Physicians (FAADEP) with Certification in
Evaluation of Disability and Impairment
Rating (CEDIR), and a Fellow of the American
College of Occupational Environmental
Medicine (FACOEM), and a graduate of the
Washington University School of Medicine –
St. Louis.
Dr. Brigham is also the Editor of the AMA
publications Guides Newsletter and the
Guides Casebook. He is co-author of the text
Understanding the AMA Guides in Workers
Compensation, has written over one hundred
published articles on impairment and
disability evaluation and other texts,
chaired the Medical Advisory Board for the
Medical Disability Advisor, Fourth Edition,
is featured in several video, audio and
web-based productions in the medicolegal
field, and has trained thousands of
physicians, attorneys, claims professionals
and fact-finders, throughout the US, Canada
and internationally. He is an experienced
professional speaker. As a clinician with
over twenty five years experience, he has
performed several thousand independent
medical and impairment evaluations,
providing him with excellent insight to the
complexities of human potential, impairment
and disability. As a result of this
experience he has consulted for numerous
organizations (including governmental
jurisdictions). His curriculum vitae is
available at
http://www.impairment.com/PDFFiles/BrighamC_CV.pdf
Registration
Enrollment is limited. The
registration fee is $495 and includes two
months free access to
www.guidesiq.com. Register today and be assured of having a
seat.
Client
Appreciation Discount: If you have
referred a case to us in the 30 days prior
to your
purchase of the series, you can receive a
$100 discount off the price of the
series.
Click here to send us an email,
reference our file number and we will
respond with a discount code for use upon
check out in our shopping cart.
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Listen to Recorded Sessions
Available 24/7
throughout 2008

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Session 1 |
Foundation and Principles - Chapters
1 & 2 |
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Session 2 |
Upper Extremities - Chapter 15 |
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Session 3 |
Lower Extremities - Chapter 16 |
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Session 4 |
Spine - Chapter 17 |
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Session 5 |
Nervous System and Pain - Chapters
13 and 3 |
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Session 6 |
Questions and Answers - Added
"bonus" session answering your
specific questions. |
For
further information contact
Mindy Brigham at
mbrigham@brighamassociates.com
or Call 888.262.1202.
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The seminar fee
includes participation,
syllabus material (provided
electronically) and
technology usage fees.
Attendees of live programs are responsible
for conventional telephone
toll charges to access
number. Use of a computer
with Internet access is
required. More than one
attendee may participate at
each location, however the fee is
per attendee. We
reserve the right to modify
the schedule, if necessary.
Group
discounts for ten or more
attendees are available,
please contact
mbrigham@brighamassociates.com.
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