Syllabus - Course #3 (6 hours)
Review of the AMA Guides, 5^th Edition Spine

1) Date: Continual Enrollment – Distance Learning via Narrated Online Video Presentation.

Presented by: Daniel Buch, BS, DC, QME

2) Course Description: An narrated online video presentation of AMA Guides, 5^th Edition spinal impairment rating procedures.

This course module consists of three (3) Sections. Each Section includes a 40 minute video presentation, 50 minutes of reading assignments and a 30 minute quiz.

3) Educational Objective:
To refresh participants knowledge of the methods used by the AMA Guides, 5^th Edition for determining the permanent impairment to the spine.

4) Teaching Methods:
Online narrated  video presentation
Selected reading assignments
Online Quiz of information presented

5) Course Schedule/Outline:
Section 1: Introduction to the AMA Guides, 5^th Edition
- Key Definitions
- The primary AMA Guides methods
- When to apply these methods

Section 2: The DRE Method
- Key DRE definitions
- The application of the DRE Method
- Examples of the DRE Method

Section 3: The ROM Method
- The Components of the ROM Method
- The components of the ROM Method in Depth
- Example using the ROM Method
- The Guides errata 2002

6) Reading Assignments:
Selected sections of the AMA Guides for the Evaluation of Physical Impairment (5^th Ed) (you must use your hardcopy to study this copyrighted material)
Selected sections of the errata to the AMA Guides for the Evaluation of Physical Impairment (5^th Ed)

7) No expenses of this course are underwritten or subsidized by vendors of any goods, supplies or services.

8) Interactivity:
Online message board to post questions, comments or discussions.

 

 

 

Sample from Course 3 - AMA Guides 5th Edition Spinal Impairment Review

 

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