Events

Zoom: QME Training Seminar 3-11/12/13/14/15-2025

03-11-2025 8:00 am - 03-15-2025 5:20 pm
Zoom: Link details to be E-mailed
3-11-2025 (8 of 44 Hours for Certification that is the requirement for DCs who want to be QMEs ) Register online or Call 916-362-8816.

Zoom Live Interactive Seminar

This 44-hour seminar covers the 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)

 

TOTAL CBCE Hours (by Subject Category):

Ethics and Law                      10 hours      Category A

History and Physical Exam    11 hours      Category A

Ethical Billing and Coding      2 hours        Category A

Special Population Care         5 hours        Category A

Principles of Practice             16 hours       Category A

ICAC Mini-Convention (LIVE) 3-28/29/30-2025

03-28-2025 1:00 pm - 03-30-2025 7:20 pm
3-28/29-2025 (13 of 25 Hours for Certification for DCs who want to be a QME) 3-29/30-2025 (13-14 Hours CBCE Relicensure Credit) Register Online or Call 916-362-8816.

                                                                      $1495 (includes all 3 days & CBCE credit)
                                                           $239 (CBCE credit only / $95 for ICAC members)

Holiday Orange County Airport
2726 South Grand Avenue
Santa Ana, California 92705
(714) 481-6300

This 13-hour QME seminar covers LIVE 12 hours/6 mandatory CBCE hours

Friday, 3/28/25 - (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

Saturday, 3/29/25 - (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          (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

Saturday, 3/29/25 - (8 hours) Live

8:00 AM – 8:50 AM       History and Physical Exam

                                      Instructor: John K. Maltby, D.C., FICA

8:50 AM – 9:40 AM       History and Physical Exam

                                      Instructor: John K. Maltby, D.C., FICA

Break

9:40 AM – 10:00 AM      (Visit Exhibitors – sign Timeslips)

10:00 AM – 10:50 AM   Chiropractic Adjustive Technique

                                      Instructor: John K. Maltby, D.C., FICA

10:50 AM – 11:40 AM   Chiropractic Adjustive Technique

                                      Instructor: John K. Maltby, D.C., FICA

Lunch

11:40 AM – 1:00 PM      (Free – Visit Exhibitors – sign Timeslips)

1:00 PM – 1:50 PM      Ethics and Law

                                      Instructor: Charles Davis, D.C., FICAC

1:50 PM – 2:40 PM      Ethics and Law

                                      Instructor: Charles Davis, D.C., FICAC

Break

2:40 PM – 3:00 PM        (Visit Exhibitors – sign Timeslips)

3:00 PM – 3:40 PM      Chiropractic Adjustive Technique

                                      Instructor: Thumper Bloomquist, D.C., FICAC

3:40 PM – 4:40 PM      Chiropractic Adjustive Technique

                                      Instructor: Thumper Bloomquist, D.C., FICAC

4:40 PM – 5:00 PM        (Visit Exhibitors – sign Timeslips)

  • Reception Buffet (No host)
  • Annual Awards (visit the website for the nomination form)
  • Door Prizes

This 6-hour QME seminar covers LIVE 6 hours/4 mandatory CBCE hours

Sunday, 3/30/25 - (6 hours) Live: James Musick, D.C., QME

8:00 AM – 10:00 AM     Antibias Training

                                     DWC Medical-Unit requires Quiz for DWC credit

                                     Ethics and Law

Break

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM   (Visit Exhibitors – sign Timeslips)

10:30 AM – 12:30 PM   California Case Law in Workers’ Compensation

                                      Ethics and Law

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM     Medical-Legal Fee Schedule

                                      Ethical Billing

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM       AMA Guides Impairment (multiple body parts)

                                      History and Physical Exam

This 5-hour Spinal Imaging seminar includes 5 live hours from the California Department of Radiological Health and 5 hours of CBCE credit.

Sunday, 3/30/25 - (5 hours) Live: Jennifer Pedley, MS, D.C., DACBR

8:00 AM – 8:50 AM       Introduction to Spinal X-ray, MRI, and CT scans; biomechanics,                                          positioning, views, measuring, and angulations

8:50 AM – 9:40 AM       Spinal imaging signs of instability, gravity lines, lordosis,                                                      introduction to spinal pathologies

Break

9:40 AM – 10:30 AM      (Visit Exhibitors – sign Timeslips)

10:30 AM – 11:20 AM   Spinal Imaging case studies, diagnosis, CT versus MRI

11:20 AM – 12:10 PM   Spinal Imaging scoliosis, spinal stenosis, spinal instability,                                                    spondylolisthesis, spinal surgeries

12:10 PM – 1:00 PM    Spinal Imaging of spinal fractures, disc lesions, soft tissue lesions,                                            review of case studies including personal injury auto accidents

Zoom: Continuing Ed Seminar 7-13-2025

07-13-2025 8:00 am -12:20 pm
Zoom: Link details to be E-mailed
$95/5 hours, Free to Current ICAC members

Saturday

Zoom

8:00 am - 9:40 am Technique: TBA , DC

9:45 am - 11:25 am Technique: TBA , DC

11:30 am - 12:20 pm History/Examination: TBA , DC

Continuing Ed Seminar 11-13-2025

11-13-2025 8:00 am -7:05 pm
$219/12 hours, Free to Current ICAC members

Thursday

Holiday Inn Orange County Airport
2726 South Grand Avenue
Santa Ana, California 92705
(714) 481-6300

This 12-hour seminar also covers the mandatory 6 hours required by the State Board

8:00 am - 9:40 am Wellness: Thumper Bloomquist, DC

9:45 am - 11:25 am Wellness: Thumper Bloomquist, DC

11:30 am - 12:20 pm  Ethics/Law: TBA DC

12:20 pm - 1:00 pm Lunch: Lunch on your own

1:00 pm - 1:50 pm  Ethics/Law: TBA DC

1:55 pm - 3:35 pm  History & Exam: TBA DC

3:40 pm - 5:20 pm  Technique: Will Rogers, DC

5:25 pm - 7:05 pm  Technique: Will Rogers, DC