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Seiden Health Management (SHMI) has partnered with the American Academy of Disability

Evaluating Physicians (AADEP), with the endorsement of the Canadian Society of Medical Examiners

(CSME), to bring you an authoritative program on conducting assessments in accordance with the

American Medical Association guides (AMA Guides). This one day course will introduce you to the

core Guides principles and their use for rating whole person impairment and impairment due to

mental or behavioural disorders.

New SABS amendments are taking effect on June 1 of this year. The amendments change how

mental health disorders are rated for the purposes of catastrophic impairment evaluations. Expert

AADEP educators will take you through how assessments must be done to comply with the

requirements of the new SABS. Whether you are conducting SABS assessments, deciding whether

to refer your client for catastrophic status, or reading CAT assessment reports, this seminar will

provide you with the necessary tools.

AADEP was formalized in 1986 to teach unique skills and techniques required to perform special

medical evaluations. Today, AADEP is the premier educator on the techniques necessary to perform

impairment ratings based on the AMA Guides, treatment of industrial related conditions, prevention

of the disastrous disability cascade, surgical treatment of back pain, the science of bone and soft

tissue healing, and performing return to work evaluations that place the injured person in a physical

demand Category of work, based on the Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT).

AADEP has developed educational materials and courses for medical professionals, the insurance

industry, the legal field, and governmental organizations. The Fellows of AADEP come from a wide

variety of medical specialties. Many State Workers' Compensation Systems use AADEP as the

teaching organization for their healthcare providers. AADEP is the only medical specialty

organization that is wholly dedicated to teaching healthcare professionals. With an outstanding

national group of experienced faculty, they teach all of the medical and legal aspects surrounding the

care of the injured worker. Information on AADEP is at: http://www.aadep.org/

Seiden Health Management Inc. (SHMI) is owned and operated by Dr. Howard Seiden and has

provided professional medical and allied assessments for more than 30 years to clients across

Canada and the United States. Our roster of more than 900 professionals provides services to

major insurance companies and to industry, government, unions, the plaintiff and defense bars. Our

quality control and research skills have made us the preferred experts for medical, behavioural and

scientific cases.

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ONTARIO MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT CATASTROPHIC IMPAIRMENT TRAINING COURSE

What You Need to Know about the AMA Guides

Saturday, May 14, 2016

Holiday Inn Yorkdale- 3450 Dufferin St, Toronto, ON M6A 2V1

http://www.aadep.org/

Howard Seiden, MD, MSc, FCFP, FAADEP

Seiden Health Management Inc and Canadian Benefits Management Limited

Dr. Seiden has carved out a unique niche over the past 30 years as the go-to

choice for legally reliable independent evaluations and expert advice, especially in

catastrophic, difficult-to-resolve and litigious cases. As long-serving medical

adviser to major companies, organizations, unions and Canadian and US

government agencies, he leads a team of independent medical assessors and

health-care professionals from a range of disciplines. He is an assistant

professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, and is a candidate for an

LLM in dispute resolution with Osgoode Hall Law School. His professional

practice includes special situations and crisis consultation, medical-legal

assessments, regulatory medicine, health and safety, attendance management,

impairment/disability assessment, medical aspects of human resources.

FACULTY


Dr. Leon (Lee) Ensalada, MD, MPH, FAADEP (PAIN/OM)

Dr. Leon Ensalada received his BA from the University of Washington in

Seattle, his MD from Dartmouth Medical School, and his MPH from the

Medical College of Wisconsin. He has written and lectured extensively on

chronic pain, illness behavior, and disability management. He was editor

and contributor to the AMA Guides 6th Edition and casebook. After

9/11, at age 53, he reenlisted in the military and served 3 combat tours

in Afghanistan, in addition to tours in Pakistan and Africa. He is the

current President of The American Academy of Disability Evaluating

Physicians (AADEP).

Dr. Douglas W. Martin, MD, FAAFP, FACOEM, FAADEP, CIME, CEDIR

Doug is Medical Director for UnityPoint Clinic Occupational Medicine in Sioux

City, Iowa, a hospital-affiliated occupational medicine provider. The majority of his

practice is related to musculoskeletal medicine.

Dr. Martin has served on the Board of Directors and is a past president of the

American Academy of Disability Evaluating Physicians. He was given the AADEP

Presidents Award for Volunteer Service four different years and Freeman Award

as Outstanding Educator in 2005.

He is currently serving ACOEM as the Chair of the Medical Review Officer Section

and is the ACOEM House of Delegates Recorder. He has authored ACOEMs

official comments on the Federal Department of Transportation Revised Drug &

Alcohol Testing Rules. In 2013, Dr. Martin was awarded the ACOEM Meritorious

Service Award for his varied volunteer activities for the college.

He authored book chapters for both the AMAs Guides to the Evaluation of

Disease and Injury Causation, the Guides to the Evaluation of Work Ability and

Return to Work, and the Guides to Navigating Disability Benefit Systems. In

2015, he was lead author and editor for the test CRPS What is the Evidence?

a project of Veritas Medicus, the AADEP Foundation.

Doug is an outstanding teacher, author and clinician. His experience with the

AMA Guides is second to none. We are thrilled to have him with us in Toronto.

ONTARIO MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT CATASTROPHIC IMPAIRMENT TRAINING COURSE

What You Need to Know about the AMA Guides

Saturday, May 14, 2016


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8:00 8:30 a.m.

Welcome & Opening Remarks

Dr. Howard Seiden, MD, MSc, FAADEP

Regulations often lack human understanding and as a result must be interpreted. This introduction

will begin with a brief history of no fault insurance, how we got to where we are, and where were

going. Impairments rated May 31st wont be valid on June 1st. More complicated, time consuming

assessments are still capped. Applying AMA Guides to the Canadian culture.

8:30 9:15 a.m.

Principles of Impairment Rating Determinations Under the AMA Guides 4th and 6

th Editions

Dr. Douglas W. Martin, MD, FAADEP

Guides general concepts, how to do an evaluation, assimilate data and write a report. Differences

between 4th and 6th Editions in relation to the SABS. International Classification of Functioning,

Disability and Health (IFC). Is the impairment medically/legally stable/permanent? How the final

estimate of Whole Person Impairment is arrived at. Ranges and rounding.

9:15 9:45 a.m.

Spine Ratings 4th edition


WAD (whiplash associated disorder) and LBP (low back pain) are the most Common Traffic Injuries

and are relatively straight forward to rate. Use of the Diagnosis-Related Estimates (DRE) and

discussion of when, if ever, range of motion should be used. Discussion of conundrums associated

with WAD. How back and neck pain are rated at 0% Whole Person Impairment.

9:45 10:00 a.m. MORNING NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK

10:00 10:30 a.m.

Upper Extremity Ratings 4th edition


Focus on common shoulder, elbow and wrist musculoskeletal and neurological impairments.

10:30 11:00 a.m.

Lower Extremity Ratings 4th Edition:


Focus on hip, knee, and ankle with Cross Usage Table and its significance

11:00 12:00 p.m.

Rating Traumatic Brain Injury - 4th Edition, Chapter 4, The Nervous System


Role of neurologist, neuropsychologist and diagnostic testing, including what constitutes an

adequate neuropsychological assessment. Mental and Behavioural sequelae from TBI as opposed to

primary mental health diagnoses. Challenges associated with minor traumatic brain injury.

AADEPSEIDEN have the right to cancel or change speakers, program content and date without

prior notice, and assumes no liability for these changes.

PROGRAM AT A GLANCE

12:00 1:00 p.m LUNCH/ NETWORKING in HOTEL DINING ROOM

1:00 2:00 pm

Mental and Behavioral - 4th Edition

Dr. Lee Ensalada, MD, FAADEP

Mental Health Impairment Severities under the AMA Guides 4th Edition. Class categories will no

longer be converted to whole person impairment ratings. Focus will be on the categorizations of

impairment and the method used to determine these. Application of clinical data from mental

health professionals regarding proper placement and ADL impact. Is any mental or behavioural

disorder ratable? What are the criteria for inclusion? DSM-III-R vs IV-TR vs 5. Multiaxial evaluation.

What information/records are required to establish level of functioning? What to do when adequate

pre-assessment work-up have not been done or records are unavailable? Can the assessment be

based primarily on history from the individual? Relevance of standardized psychological testing.

Discussion of the four aspects of function limitation will be reviewed. Use of the Social Security

Administration (SSA) system. Effects of medication.

2:00 3:00 p.m.

Mental and Behavioral 6th Edition


Mental Health Impairment Ratings under the AMA Guides 6th Edition. Included/excluded diagnoses,

major differences with the 4th Edition. Necessity for extensive records in order to exclude

contribution to the rating as a result of pre-existing diagnoses. Discussion of methodology of GAF,

BRPS and PIRS. Problems with not using DSM 5.

3:00 3:15 p.m. AFTERNOON NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK

3:15 4:15 p.m.

PAIN


Rating Pain: Review of pain ratings in the 4th and 6th Editions. How do we rate people who lack

objective findings or even histories compatible with their subjective complaints of pain or inability

to function? What records should we require? When would an in-patient assessment be appropri-

ate?

4:15 5:00 p.m.

Challenges and Controversies in the Performance of Catastrophic Accident Evaluations


The role of medical vs non-medical notes and records. In a complicated case, how much is enough?

Excellence in report writing including justification for your impairment rating. What to do when

information is not adequate to provide a definitive rating? Controversies including rating psychologi-

cal impairment as brain impairment vs. mental and behavioural. Validation signs, symptom magnifi-

cation. What is required to diagnose malingering

5:00 5:30 p.m. Q&A Plus Case Discussion


PROGRAM AT A GLANCE

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Saturday, May 14, 2016 8:00-5:30

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REGISTRATION FEE: $395.00

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on behalf of AADEP SEIDEN

Dietary Needs: ( please provide by May 9)

Mail your complete registration with payment to Cristina c/o CSME at 301-250 Consumers Road, Toronto, ON M2J 4V6

or by fax 416 495 8723. Please retain a copy of your registration form for your records. Electronic copy of your

receipt will be issued when payment has been received and processed.

Cancellations: A full refund will be issued for cancellations received in writing before May 6, 2016. Any cancellations

received after May 6 will be less 25%. No refunds after May 14, 2016.

CSME at 301-250 Consumers Road, Toronto, ON M2J 4V6

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Mail completed registration form with payment to CSME, 250 Consumers Road, Suite 301, Toronto, ON M2J 4V6 or

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