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July 2010 Causation of Occupational Injuries: Fact or Fiction

July 19, 2010: Hyannis, MA

Executive Summary: This unique preconference is for anyone who is involved with workers’ compensation and occupational health. Every new workers’ compensation case involves the determination of causation. The evidence based science of causation has been difficult to assembly. This course will bring together the science of causation, the law, and the daily application of both. This course is based on the AMA Press book entitled “Guides to the Evaluation of Disease and Injury Causation” edited by Melhorn and Ackerman.

Learning Objectives: Attendees will understand the basis for causation and the key legal issues; review specific diagnoses;
and work with case examples. The learning approach is interactive and the attendees will be provided with checklists and
participate in hands-on exercises.

At the completion of this workshop you will learn:
• Work-relatedness.
• Definitions for causation: medical and legal.
• How to review the physical examination.
• Understand apportionment.
• Be able to prepare the written report.
• Be able to evaluated the written report.
• Understand specific diagnoses.

Faculty: J. Mark Melhorn, MD, FAAOS, FAADEP, FACS, is an occupational orthopaedic physician that
specializes in the hands and upper extremities. He received his BS from McPherson College and his MD
from the University of Kansas. Dr. Melhorn is board certified in orthopedic surgery with added
qualifications in surgery of the hand. In addition to his practice of orthopaedics at The Hand Center in
Wichita, Kansas, Dr. Melhorn is a Clinical Assistant Professor, Section of Orthopaedics, Department of
Surgery, University of Kansas School of Medicine - Wichita. He has authored over 350 articles, chapters,
and publications about his research of workplace injuries and illnesses; return to work options; impairment and disability;
and prevention of musculoskeletal pain in the workplace. He has lectured extensively to physicians, employers, insurers,
administrators, and legislators on industrial musculoskeletal, upper extremity disorders, and prevention of musculoskeletal
pain (MSDs) in the workplace.
He is currently the program director for the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons continuing education course on
“Occupational Orthopaedics and Workers’ Compensation: A Multidisciplinary Perspective” and for the American Academy of Disability Evaluating Physicians on “Annual Scientific Meeting,” serves on the Board of Directors for the American Academy of Disability Evaluating Physicians, the Committee for Occupational Health for the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Industrial Injuries and Prevention Committee for the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Return to Work Committee and the Evidence Based Practice Committee for the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, lead contributor section of Upper Extremities for the American Medical Association’s 6th Edition of Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment and 5th edition chapter reviewer, co-section editor for musculoskeletal area of the Medical Advisory Board for Medical Disability Advisor - Disability Duration Guidelines and the Official Disabilities Guidelines (ODG) of the Work Loss Data Institute, Editorial Board of APG Insights Newsletter (designed as supplement, interpretation and application of the ACOEM Clinical Practice Guidelines), previous member of the Ergonomic Committee for the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, past president of the Kansas Orthopedic Society, Continuing Medical Education committee for AAOS, a Musculoskeletal Chapter Reviewer for the American Medical Association’s 5th Edition of Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, and previous faculty for continuing education courses by SEAK and American Board of Independent Medical Examiners. Dr. Melhorn is the co-editor of the text “A Physicians’ Guide to Return to Work” AMA Press (2005), Guides to the Evaluation of Disease and Injury Causation AMA Press (2007) and is the lead author for the Upper Extremity Chapter in the 6th Edition of the AMA Guides to Impairment.

Price: $395.00