17th Annual AAOS Workers' Compensation and Musculoskeletal Injuries

14 Pages·2015·0.11 MB·English

by  Lori Kerwer

17th Annual AAOS Workers' Compensation and Musculoskeletal Injuries:
Improving Outcomes with Back-to-Work, Legal and Administrative Strategies #3370
November 6-8, 2015; Boston, MA
J. Mark Melhorn, MD, Course Director; Joseph S. Barr, Jr., MD, Co-Director

DAILY SCHEDULE
CMEs: 25
as of October 12,2015
Content and faculty subject to change
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2015

4:00 – 6:00 pm REGISTRATION

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6

6:30 am REGISTRATION
Breakfast/Exhibits

7:15 Chapter 1
Welcome and Announcements
J. Mark Melhorn, MD

Moderator: J. Mark Melhorn, MD

7:30 Chapter 2
Causation, Etiopathogenesis and Biostatistics
J. Mark Melhorn, MD

9:10 Chapter 3
WC 101
James B. Talmage, MD

9:30 Chapter 4
Questions and Answers
Panel: Drs. Barr, Brooks, Freeman, Fries, Melhorn, Shields, Talmage
9:45 Beverage Break/Exhibits
Moderator: Ian B. Fries, MD
10:00 Chapter 5
Preserving Work with Upper Limb Conditions
J. Mark Melhorn, MD

10:45 Chapter 6
Preserving Work with Lower Limb Conditions
Naomi N. Shields, MD
11:30 Chapter 7
Preserving Work with Spine Conditions
James B. Talmage, MD

12:15 pm Chapter 8
Questions and Answers
Panel: Drs. Barr, Brooks, Freeman, Melhorn, Shields, Talmage

12:45 Chapter 9
Lunch/Exhibits/Roundtable Discussions and Networking

1:45 – 3:45 CONCURRENT BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Participants will rotate through two 2-hour sessions each day.
See your group assignment below:

Red Group (General Session Room)
A) Causation for Upper Limb Conditions
J. Mark Melhorn, MD

Blue Group (Michelangelo A)
E) Spine Controversies
Dan M. Spengler, MD and Richard E. Strain, Jr., MD

Green Group ((Michelangelo B)
I) Impairment Evaluations – Introduction and Upper
Marilyn L. Yodlowski, MD, PhD and Charles N. Brooks, MD

Yellow Group (Queen Mary)
L) 1:45 Complex Regional Pain Syndrome – What’s New
Robert J. Barth, PhD
AND
M) 2:45 Patient Selection for Surgery, Narcotics, Spinal Cord
Stimulations, Pain Pumps, and Multidisciplinary Programs
Robert J. Barth, PhD

1:45 Orange Group (Olympia AB)
F) Perfecting Your Legal Skills: You have been sued regarding
IMEs/peer reviews/testimonies. What next?"
Gary C. Freeman, MD, JD, MLA and Marjorie Eskay-Auerbach, MD, JD

3:45 Refreshment Break/Exhibits
4:00 – 6:00 CONCURRENT BREAKOUT SESSIONS
See your group assignment below:

Orange Group (General Session Room)
B) Causation for Lower Limb Conditions
James B. Talmage, MD and David A. Fetter, MD

Red Group (Michelangelo A)
H) You be the Judge – Examples for Upper Limb, Lower Limb, and
Spine
Richard E. Strain, Jr., MD and Charles N. Brooks, MD

Blue Group (Michelangelo B)
K) Establishing an IME Practice
Marilyn L. Yodlowski, MD, PhD (chair) and Wanda K. Roehl, CPS

Green Group (Queen Mary)
D) The Causality Examination – Physiological and Non-physiological
Signs
Ian B. Fries, MD and Naomi N. Shields, MD

Yellow Group (Olympia AB)
T) Radiology for the Orthopaedist
William E. Palmer, MD

6:00 Course Adjourns for the Day

6:00- 7:00 Reception
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7
6:30 am Breakfast/Exhibits

7:15 Chapter 10
Welcome and Announcements
J. Mark Melhorn, MD

Moderator: Richard E. Strain, Jr, MD

7:25 Chapter 11
Negotiation – The Art of Communication Regarding Dx, Tx, Causation,
and Outcome
J. Mark Melhorn, MD

8:25 Chapter 12
The Insurer’s Perspective
Wanda K. Roehl, CSP

8:45 Chapter 13
The Physician as Disability Advisor for Back Pain Patients
James R. Rainville, MD

9:25 Chapter 14
Questions and Answers
Panel: Drs. Barth, Brooks, Eskay-Auerbach, Melhorn, Rainville, Spengler,
Talmage, Mr. DePaolo, and Ms. Roehl

9:45 Beverage Break/Exhibits
Moderator: Joseph S. Barr, Jr., MD
10:00 Chapter 15
Apportionment
Charles N. Brooks, MD

10:20 Chapter 16
The Natural History of the Forensic Patient
Ian B. Fries, MD

11:00 Chapter 17
Mindset and Circumstances – Human Illness Behaviors
David Ring, MD, PhD
11:40 Chapter 18
Report Writing with Examples
James B. Talmage, MD

12:20 pm Chapter 19
Questions and Answers
Panel: Drs. Brooks, Fries, Ring, Talmage, Yodlowski and Ms. Roehl

12:45 Chapter 20
Lunch/Exhibits/Roundtable Discussions and Networking

1:45 – 3:45 CONCURRENT BREAKOUT SESSIONS
See your group assignment below:

Yellow Group (General Session Room)
C) Causation - Spine
Marjorie Eskay-Auerbach, MD, JD

Orange Group (Michelangelo A)
S) Psychological Assessment – Forms an Orthopaedist Can Use and
AMA Guides to ADLs
Mark H. Hyman, MD

Red Group (Michelangelo B)
J) Impairment Evaluations – Spine and Lower
Marilyn L. Yodlowski, MD, PhD and Charles N. Brooks, MD

Blue Group (Queen Mary)
G) NCT/EMG – What You Need to Know
James B. Talmage, MD

Green Group (Olympia AB)
W) 1:45 Ergonomics Update
Kurt Hegmann, MD, MPH
AND
X) 2:45 Opiods Update
Kurt Hegmann, MD, MPH

3:45 Refreshment Break/Exhibits
4:00 – 6:00 CONCURRENT BREAKOUT SESSIONS
See your group assignment below:

Blue Group (General Session Room)
D) The Causality Examination – Physiological and Non-Physiological Signs
Ian B. Fries, MD and Naomi N. Shields, MD

Yellow Group (Michelangelo A)
S) Psychological Assessment – Forms an Orthopaedist Can Use and
AMA Guides to ADLs
Mark H. Hyman, MD

Orange Group (Michelangelo B)
Y) Practical Applications of New Technology in an IME Practice
Marilyn L. Yodlowski, MD, PhD

Green Group (Queen Mary)
N) 4:00 Chronic Pain
Robert J. Barth, PhD
AND
P) 5:00 Patient Selection for Surgery, Narcotics, Spinal
CordStimulations, Pain Pumps, and Multidisciplinary Programs
Robert J. Barth, PhD

Red Group (Olympia AB)
ZZ) Federal Employees' Compensations Act (FECA) by the Office of
Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) - United States Department of
Labor
Marianne Garfi, RHIA, CCS-P

6:00 pm Course Adjourns for the Day
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8

6:30 am Breakfast/Exhibits

7:00 Chapter 21
Welcome and Announcements
J. Mark Melhorn, MD

Moderator: J. Mark Melhorn, MD
7:15 Chapter 22
How do I Read the Literature
James B. Talmage, MD

8:00 Chapter 23
Neuropathic Pain
Robert J. Barth, PhD

8:45 Chapter 24
Opioid and Obesity Epidemics
Joseph S. Barr Jr., MD

9:15 Chapter 25
Questions and Answers
Panel: Drs. Barth, Barr, Hyman, Talmage and Mr. DePaolo

9:30 Beverage Break/Exhibits
9:45 – 11:45 CONCURRENT BREAKOUT SESSIONS
See your group assignment below:

Red Group (General Session Room)
R) Treatment Guides – How, What and Why
Charles W. “Bud” Kennedy, Jr., MD and Ken Eichler

Green Group (Michelangelo A)
S) Psychological Assessment – Forms an Orthopaedist Can Use and
AMA Guides to ADLs
Mark H. Hyman, MD

Blue Group (Michelangelo B)
U) 9:45 Why Work Comp is The Way it is:
Politics, Scapegoats and Money
David DePaolo, JD
AND
V) 10:45 EBM Of Unusual Orthopaedic Conditions
Joseph S. Barr, Jr., MD

Orange Group (Queen Mary)
D) The Causality Examination – Physiological and Non-Physiological
Signs
Ian B. Fries, MD and Naomi N. Shields, MD

Yellow Group (Olypmia)
F) Perfecting Your Legal Skills
Gary C Freeman, MD, JD, MLA and Marjorie Eskay-Auerbach, MD, JD

11:45 am Course Adjourns

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons is accredited by the Accreditation Council for
Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education (CME) for physicians. The
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons designates this live activity for a maximum of 25 AMA
PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their
participation in the activity.
COURSE DIRECTORS Mark H. Hyman, MD
J. Mark Melhorn, MD Mark H. Hyman, MD Incorporated
Course Director Los Angeles, CA
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Wichita, KS Charles W. “Bud” Kennedy, Jr., MD
Fair Oaks Ranch, TX
Joseph S. Barr, Jr, MD
Orthopedic Associates William E. Palmer, MD
Boston, MA Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
FACULTY
Robert J. Barth, PhD James. R. Rainville, MD
Chattanooga, TN New England Baptist Hospital
The Spine Center
Charles N. Brooks, MD Boston, MA
Bellevue, WA
David Ring, MD, PhD
David DePaolo, JD Massachusetts General Hospital
workcompcentral.com, Inc. Boston, MA
Camarillo, CA
Wanda K. Roehl, CSP
Ken Eichler, ODG Beechcraft Corporation.
Work Loss Data Wichita, KS
Encinitas, CA
Naomi N. Shields, MD
Marjorie Eskay-Auerbach, MD Advanced Orthopedic Associates
SpineCare and Forensic Medicine, PLLC Wichita, KS
Tucson, AZ
Dan M. Spengler, MD
David A. Fetter, MD Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Advanced Orthopedic & Sports Injury Nashville, TN
Center, Ltd.
Waukegan, IL Richard E. Strain, Jr, MD
Orthopaedic Associates of South Broward,
Gary C. Freeman, MD, JD, MLA P.A.
Orthopaedic Medicine, PA Hollywood, FL
Houston, TX
James B. Talmage, MD
Ian B. Fries, MD Occupational Health Center
Vero Beach Florida Cookeville, TN

Marianne Garfi, RHIA, CCS-P Marilyn L. Yodlowski, MD, PhD
United States Department of Labor Legacy Meridian Park Hospital
Boston, MA Oregon City, OR

Kurt T. Hegmann, MD, MPH
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
AAOS STAFF
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Course Assistant
Rosemont, IL

Debbie Mazur
Course Coordinator
Rosemont, IL

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