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
$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)
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
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
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