$1495 (includes all 3 days & CBCE credit)
$219 (CBCE credit only / $79 for ICAC members)
Embassy Suites, San Jose/Milpitas
901 E. Calaveras Blvd.
Milpitas, CA 95035
408-942-0400
This 13-hour QME seminar covers LIVE 13 hours/13 mandatory CBCE hours
Saturday 2/22/2025 - (6 hours) Live: James Musick, DC, QME
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Introduction AMA Guides, impairment
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM AMA Guides, impairment (cont.)
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Impairment AMA Guides, Cervical Spine
Break
4:20 PM – 5:20 PM Impairment AMA Guides, Lumbar Spine
5:20 PM – 6:20 PM Impairment AMA Guides, Upper Extremities
6:20 PM – 7:20 PM Impairment Lower Extremities Boot Camp
Sunday, 2/23/2025 - (7 hours) Live: James Musick, DC, QME
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM AMA Conversion Rules
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM AMA Combining Rules
Break 10:00 AM – 10:20 AM
10:20 AM – 11:20 AM Apportionment under the AMA Guides
11:20 AM – 12:20 PM Apportionment under L.C. §§4663 – 4664
Lunch 12:20 PM – 1:00 PM
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Ethical Billing under 8 CCR §§9793 – 9795
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Electronic Adjudication Management System (EAMS)
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Report Writing 8 CCR §46 - Review Take-Home Exam
By attending this 13 hour seminar you may receive up to triple credit as follows:
Precision Health: analyze. adjust. restore, precisely.
Zoom Live Interactive Seminar
This 8-hour Basic Work-comp seminar also covers mandatory 8 hrs. required by the State Board (CBCE)
Tuesday 2/25/25 - (8 hours) Basic Worker’s Compensation: James Musick, DC, QME
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Introduction: including History of Reforms, Laws, Rules and Regs
Ethics and Law
9:00 AM – 10 00 AM Work Comp. Terminology, Intro. to Rating Disability
Principles and Practice
Break
10:20 AM – 11:20 AM Introduction to Spinal Examinations and Impairment
History and Physical Examination
11:20 AM – 12:20 PM Introduction: Apportionment under Labor Code §§4663 and 4664
Principles and Practice
Lunch
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Reporting Obligations of the Physician
Ethics and Law
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Doctor’s First Report (DFR) and Progress Reports (PR-2)
History and Physical Examination
Break
3:20 PM – 4:20 PM Permanent Stationary Reports (PR-3 & PR-4)
History and Physical Exam
4:20 PM – 5:20 PM Chiropractic WC Studies, Court Decisions & Filing Grievances
Ethics and Law
Certificate of Completion: “Fundamentals California Worker’s Compensation System” (8 hrs)
Certificate may be applied to other CE providers teaching either the 25 or 44 hour QME seminar series as approved by the DWC Medical-Unit [see 8 CCR 14. Doctors of Chiro (b)(2)(A)].
Certificate of Attendance: 8 Hours License Renewal by the CBCE as follows:
TOTAL CBCE Hours (by Subject Category):
Ethics and Law 3 hours Category A (CBCE)
History and Physical Exam 3 hours Category A (CBCE)
Ethical Billing and Coding 0 hours Category A (CBCE)
Special Population Care 0 hours Category A (CBCE)
Principles of Practice 2 hours Category A (CBCE)
Thursday
Zoom
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Anti-Bias: James Musick, DC
Break
3:10 pm - 5:10 pm Case Law: James Musick, DC
Break
5:20 pm - 6:20 pm Impairment Rating - AMA Combining and Conversions
6:20 pm - 7:20 pm Impairment Rating - AMA Causation and Apportionment
Zoom Live Interactive Seminar
This 44-hour QME seminar also covers mandatory 12 hours required by the State Board (CBCE)
Tuesday 3/11/25 - (8 hours) Basic Worker’s Compensation: James Musick, DC, QME
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Introduction: including History of Reforms, Laws, Rules and Regs
Ethics and Law
9:00 AM – 10 00 AM Work Comp. Terminology, Intro. to Rating Disability
Principles and Practice
Break
10:20 AM – 11:20 AM Introduction to Spinal Examinations and Impairment
History and Physical Examination
11:20 AM – 12:20 PM Introduction: Apportionment under Labor Code §§4663 and 4664
Principles and Practice
Lunch
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Reporting Obligations of the Physician
Ethics and Law
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Doctor’s First Report (DFR) and Progress Reports (PR-2)
History and Physical Examination
Break
3:20 PM – 4:20 PM Permanent Stationary Reports (PR-3 & PR-4)
History and Physical Exam
4:20 PM – 5:20 PM Chiropractic WC Studies, Court Decisions & Filing Grievances
Ethics and Law
Certificate of Completion: “Fundamentals California Worker’s Compensation System” (8 hours)
Wednesday 3/12/25 - (9 hours) QME Certification (Zoom): James Musick, DC, QME
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Review QME Exam Kit, Review Syllabus & QME Study Guides
Principles and Practice
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Glossary: Physician’s Guide to Medical Practice in Work Comp
Ethics and Law
Break
10:20 AM – 11:20 AM Glossary (continued)
Ethics and Law
11:20 AM – 12:20 PM Glossary (continued)
Ethics and Law
Lunch
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Chapter 1: Physician’s Guide – Worker’s Comp. System (4th ed)
Special Population Care
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Chapter 2: Worker’s Compensation Organization
Special Population Care
Break
3:20 PM – 4:20 PM Chapter 3: Compensability
History and Physical Examination
4:20 PM – 5:20 PM Chapter 4: Participation in the Worker’s Compensation System
Special Population Care
5:20 PM – 6:20 PM Chapter 5: Benefits and Payments to Employees
Special Population Care
Thursday 3/13/25 - (9 hours) QME Certification (Zoom): James Musick, DC, QME
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Chapter 6: The Role of the Duties of a Physician
Ethics and Law
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Chapter 7: Reports And Timeliness in The System
Ethics and Law
Break
10:20 AM – 11:20 AM Chapter 8: Evidence-Based Guidelines (MTUS)
Principles and Practice
11:20 AM – 12:20 PM Chapter 9: UR and IMR
Principles and Practice
Lunch
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Chapter 10: Evaluating Permanent Disability
History and Physical Exam
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Chapter 11: Duties in the System and Role of the QME
Special Population Care
Break
3:20 PM – 4:20 PM Chapter 12: Writing the Medical Legal Report
Principles and Practice
4:20 PM – 5:20 PM Chapter 13: Pmts to QME's, OMFS, RBRVS, E-billing & IBR
Ethical Billing and Coding
5:20 PM – 6:20 PM Chapter 14: Monitoring Compliance with Rules and Enforcement
Ethics and Law
Friday 3/14/25 - (9 hours) QME Certification (Zoom): James Musick, DC, QME
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Chapter 15: Physician Conduct & Ethics in Med Legal Eval.
Ethics and Law
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Chapter 16: Information for Office Staff
Principles and Practice
Break
10:20 AM – 11:20 AM AMA Evaluation of the Spine-Cervical
History and Physical Exam
11:20 AM – 12:20 PM AMA Evaluation of the Spine-Lumbar
History and Physical Exam
Lunch
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM AMA Evaluations of the Upper Extremities (UE)
History and Physical Exam
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM AMA Ratings of the Lower Extremities (LE)
History and Physical Examination
Break
3:20 PM – 4:20 PM Problematic AMA Ratings
History and Physical Examination
4:20 PM – 5:20 PM Almaraz-Guzman AMA Ratings
History and Physical Examination
5:20 PM – 6:20 PM Physician Compensation under 8 §§CCR 9793 – 9795
Ethical Billing and Coding
Saturday 3/15/25 - (9 hours) QME Certification (Zoom): James Musick, DC, QME
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Electronic Adjudication Management System (EAMS)
Principles and Practice
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Apportionment: AMA Guides v. Labor Code §§4663 & 4664
Principles and Practice
Break
10:20 AM – 11:20 AM Report Writing: Overview; using AMA & 8 CCR §46
Principles and Practice
11:20 AM – 12:20 PM Report Writing (Continued)
Principles and Practice
Lunch
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Report Writing (Continued)
Principles and Practice
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Report Writing (Continued)
Principles and Practice
Break
3:20 PM – 4:20 PM Report Writing (Continued)
Principles and Practice
4:20 PM – 5:20 PM Report Writing (Continued)
Principles and Practice
5:20 PM – 6:20 PM Review Take-Home Exam
Principles and Practice
Certificate of Completion: “Certification in California Workers’ Compensation” (44 hours – QME credit)
Certificate of Attendance: CBCE (maximum zoom allowed per year is 12 hours)
TOTAL CBCE Hours (by Subject Category):
Ethics and Law 10 hours Category A (CBCE)
History and Physical Exam 11 hours Category A (CBCE)
Ethical Billing and Coding 2 hours Category A (CBCE)
Special Population Care 5 hours Category A (CBCE)
Principles of Practice 16 hours Category A (CBCE)
Friday and Saturday, March 21-22, 2025
Holiday Inn Orange County Airport
2726 South Grand Avenue
Santa Ana, California 92705
(714) 481-6300
This is a 13-hour QME & CBCE seminar that covers LIVE 12-13 mandatory CBCE hours
Friday, March 21, 2025 - (6 hours) Live:
Instructor: James E. Musick, D.C., QME
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Introduction AMA Guides, impairment
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM AMA Guides, impairment (cont.)
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Impairment AMA Guides, Cervical Spine
Break
4:20 PM – 5:20 PM Impairment AMA Guides, Lumbar Spine
5:20 PM – 6:20 PM Impairment AMA Guides, Upper Extremities
6:20 PM – 7:20 PM Impairment Lower Extremities Boot Camp
Saturday, March 22, 2025 - (7 hours) Live:
Instructor: James E. Musick, D.C., QME
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM AMA Conversion Rules
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM AMA Combining Rules
Break 10:00 AM – 10:20 AM (Visit Exhibitors – sign Timeslips)
10:20 AM – 11:20 AM Apportionment under the AMA Guides
11:20 AM – 12:20 PM Apportionment under L.C. §§4663 – 4664
Lunch 12:20 PM – 1:00 PM (Free – Visit Exhibitors – sign Timeslips)
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Ethical Billing under 8 CCR §§9793 – 9795
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Electronic Adjudication Management System (EAMS)
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Report Writing 8 CCR §46 - Review Take-Home Exam
This 8-hour CBCE seminar covers LIVE 8 hours/6 mandatory CBCE hours
By attending this QME seminar you may receive up to triple credit as follows:
Saturday, March 22, 2025 (All-in-one-day)
This 12-hour LIVE seminar also covers the mandatory 12 hours required by the CBCE
8:00 AM – 9:40 AM Wellness/Anti-Aging
Instructor: Thumper Bloomquist, D.C., FICAC
Break
9:45 AM - 11:25 AM Wellness/Anti-Aging
Instructor: Thumper Bloomquist, D.C., FICAC
Break
11:30 AM – 12:20 PM Ethics/Legal
Instructor: Charles Davis, D.C., FICAC
Lunch: Brown Baggers (You are on your own)
1:00 PM – 2:40 PM Ethics/Legal
Instructor: Charles Davis, D.C., FICAC
Break
2:45 PM – 4:25 PM History/Examination
Instructor: Charles Davis, D.C., FICAC
Break
4:30 PM – 5:20 PM History/Examination
Instructor: Charles Davis, D.C., FICAC
Break
5:25 PM – 7:05 PM Chiropractic Adjustive Technique
Instructor: Thumper Bloomquist, D.C., FICAC
IMPORTANT: TURN IN TIME SLIPES