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This is the solution you have been looking for to master and use the new Sixth Edition of the AMA
Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment. This unique membership site provides you
24/7 access to extensive and essential resources that will improve the quality and efficiency of
performing and reviewing Sixth Edition impairment evaluations. The site is designed for all professionals
involved in the use of the Sixth Edition, including physicians, attorneys, claims professionals and fact
finders. You will gain access to:
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- Training
- Presentations by Christopher R. Brigham, MD, Senior Contributing Editor to the Sixth Edition – view at your convenience – 9 modules, over 6 hours of content in Flash format - fast loading and easy to navigate.
- Recordings of the highly regarded Sixth Edition Webinar series - over 10 hours of content
- Seminar Syllabus
- Articles - searchable by Chapter and topic
- Case Exercises with Solutions – searchable by Chapter
- Questions and Answers – searchable by Chapter and topic
- Monthly teleconference calls - sessions recorded - submit your questions online
- Calculators
- Functional Inventories (with online scoring and reporting), including Pain Disability Questionnaire (PDQ), QuickDASH, and Lower Limb Outcome – simplifies use and saves valuable time.
- Net Adjustment – instant calculation of adjustments
- Combined Values
- Unit and Regional Conversions
- Forms
- Functional Inventory Forms
- History Form
- Physical Examination Form
- Resources
- Rating Guidance Tool which provides information on the applicable section(s) and criteria, and suggestions on the rating process to over 50 of the most commonly rated conditions.
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All of these resources are available to you 24/7 for a nominal introductory subscription rate of only
$59 per month per individual user - with your membership
renewing automatically every month – providing a superb return on investment by increasing
your abilities and saving time. There is an additional discount
on top of the introductory rate if you purchase a six month or
an annual subscription.
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Online training – efficient and effective. Online training is a very efficient
way to learn the Guides. Use this as a primary learning method or to complement other seminars.
No travel time, no travel costs, no lost productivity, and no hassle. In the past, to learn how to use
the Guides you would need to travel to seminars - and then weeks later you encounter a
rating issue and do not clearly recall what to do. Or you would need to struggle on your own
to interpret the Guides. The training is equivalent to days of participation in seminars, yet the fee is not. Nor is there
lost productivity (compromising billable hours) or any travel costs. You do not have to give up
valued work days, treasured weekends or vacation time to receive training.
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The presentations focus on the musculoskeletal injuries of the spine, upper extremities and lower extremities
which represent the vast majority of the ratable conditions. You also gain access to recorded webinars – a
total of over 16 hours of content. Online case exercises with solutions will increase your skills and your confidence.
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You will learn from Christopher R. Brigham, MD, Senior Contributing Editor of
the Sixth Edition, Editor of the Guides Casebook and Guides Newsletter,
and someone highly regarded for his knowledge of impairment evaluation and ability to
convey this knowledge to others.
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As a result of these learning resources 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 the 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 hip), nervous system disorders, and pain.
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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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Guidance. You also gain access to articles on topics of importance to you and online
rating guidance for the most
commonly encountered diagnoses. You may submit questions that are answered in
your monthly subscriber teleconference calls. These calls are also recorded so
you may listen at your convenience. You may also view Frequently Asked Questions
online. We will continue to add training modules, case exercises, and Questions and Answers.
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To ease the process of performing and reviewing impairment ratings, you are provided with
access to the functional inventories used in the Guides, including the Pain
Disability Questionnaire (PDQ), QuickDASH, and AAOS Lower Limb Outcome Scale – with
online scoring and printing! This feature alone, and the associated savings of time,
provides an excellent return on your nominal monthly investment. You also have access to online
calculators for net adjustment, combined values and conversions.
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To greatly improve the quality and efficiencies of evaluations you will also gain access to a variety of forms
that are available only to current subscribers of 6thEdition.com. Examinee forms include consent, history, inventories
and satisfaction survey. The Impairment Evaluation Report Form is 21 pages in length and includes section on Introduction,
Physical Examination of all musculoskeletal regions, Diagnostic Studies, Functional Inventories, Conclusions,
Impairment Rating Worksheets, and Disclosures. We also provide you with extensive Internet links to resources that
you will find very valuable.
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I am really happy I subscribed....its excellent and a
real cost saver.....at $700 a year it provides me with
more info, training and assistance than a 3-4 day course
elsewhere at twice or three times the cost.
Ronald Fadel, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon, Louisville, Kentucky
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Subscribe
today at the special introductory rate of $59 per month per individual user - regularly $79 per month - with
your membership renewing automatically every month. You may cancel at any time - we are
confident that you will find these resources so useful that you be a long term member.
If you are interested in group member discounting, please contact us. It is a pleasure to
provide you with access to these unique resources that will be of significant benefit to you
and your organization.
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