Simple Online Process:
- Register and begin immediately
- View four video sections
- Complete sample QME Report
- Print Certificate of Completion
THEN:
- A companion 6 hour Live/Zoom course
component is required as of April 2024.
Please register for the live 6 hour
course which is given several times a year by
Expedient Medicolegal Services.
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This Approved FOR NEW QME's ONLY
Not for QME Continuing Education
Syllabus
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Required DWC 16 Hour Report Writing Course
This online course approved by the DWC Medical Unit until 8/9/26 and satisfies
10 hours of the report writing
course requirement for appointment as a California QME.
A 6 hour live course is given by Expedient Medicolegal Service. The two courses
satisfy the total 16 hour DWC requirement.
DWC Report Writing Course Provider #18
DWC Continuing Education Provider #1240
Presented by:
Daniel Buch, BS, DC, QME
Guest:
WCAB Administrative Law Judge, Christopher Miller
Required Reading:
Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, 5th Ed.
1) Course
Description:
Narrated online video presentation encompassing the DWC required
elements of the 12 hour report writing course which must be completed prior to
appointment as a QME.
12 hour course consists of four (4) Sections. In accordance with DWC
Regulations, all registrants will complete and submit a sample narrative medical
legal report prior to receiving certificate of completion.
2)
Course Schedule/Outline:
Section 1:
The Qualified
Medical Evaluator's Role
The QME's Role in the Disability Evaluation Process
Impact of the QME's Report on the Injured Worker
The Third Party Perspective
QME Ethics and Confidentiality
Q/A with WCAB
Judge Christopher Miller
Section 2:
Types of
Medical Legal Reports
Introduction to the 2021 Medical Legal Fee Schedule
DWC Required Contents of the Complete Report
QME Selection Process
QME Scheduling/Records/Service
Q/A with WCAB
Judge Christopher Miller
Section 3:
Pre-2005 Ratings, Subjective Factors of Disability
Impairment within the Report, The AMA Guides – Overview
Almaraz-Guzman II and the QME Report
Q/A with WCAB
Judge Christopher Miller
Section 4:
Apportionment in Detail
The Report as Substantial Medical Evidence
Recognizing Bias in the Exam and Report
Identification
of Weaknesses in Reports
Q/A with WCAB
Judge Christopher Miller
3) Required
Reading
Selected sections of the AMA Guides for the Evaluation of Physical Impairment (5th
Ed) and Errata., 2016 DWC Physicians Guide.
Required Text:
Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, Fifth Edition
4)
Interactivity:
Submission of Sample QME Report which will be annotated and returned to the course
registrant.
5) No expenses of this course are underwritten or subsidized by vendors
of any goods, supplies or services. No products or services are discussed or
endorsed.
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16 Hour Report Writing Course
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