Continuing Medical Education

QTC and University of California, Irvine, are proud to offer continuing medical education credits for:

Assessment of Disability and Its Impact On Functionality

Who should attend?

This program is intended for medical professionals, employees in the disability determination services of government agencies, and private insurance carriers working in the areas of workers' compensation.

Program Description

Program attendees will have an opportunity to learn enhanced disability reporting requirement and evaluation skills from credentialed faculty in a number of specialties. At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:

Identify and diagnose a true psychiatric disorder and increase the ability to identify a malingered psychiatric illness
Decrease the misdiagnosis of fibromyalgia
Increase the consistency of identifying neurological findings with objective findings, and the patient's subjective complaints
Increase accurate goniometric measurements of the joint ROM for disability evaluations to identify loss of functionality

Course Presenters

Mark Borigini, M.D., Internal Medicine and Rheumatology
Suzanne Dupee, M.D., Psychiatry and Neurology
Rajeswari Kumar, M.D., Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Kenneth Stover, M.D., Neurology and Neurosurgery

Registration and Tuition

We're sorry, but this class has passed. Please return often to check for future CME opportunities. For more information regarding future QTC CME courses, please contact us at info@qtcm.com.

Accreditation Statement: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through joint sponsorship of the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine and QTC Medical Services, Inc. University of California, School of Medicine, is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation Statements: University of California, Irvine, Office of Continuing Medical Education designates this education activity for a maximum of six category one credits toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those credits that he/she actually spent in the activity.

Americans with Disabilities: The University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Contact QTC Professional Resources Department at providerhelp@qtcm.com by no later than August 26, 2005. Reasonable effort will be made to accommodate your needs.

Disclosure Statement: It is the policy of the University of California, Irvine, Office of Continuing Medical Education to ensure balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in all CME activities. Full disclosure of conflict resolution will be made in writing via handout materials or syllabus.