Activity ID
10669Expires
December 31, 2025Format Type
EnduringCME Credit
0.5Fee
30CME Provider: American Medical Association
Description of CME Course
Discover what updates are being made to the AMA Guides® to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment for 2022. This course will take you through the specific 2022 updates to the Conceptual Foundations and Philosophy and Practical Application of the AMA Guides, which discusses the new evidence-based editorial process and approach to incorporate the most current science and evidence. It is intended that these updates will provide clarity to assist physicians to communicate the evidence and process in impairment ratings and reports to all stakeholders. These changes to AMA Guides Sixth 2022 do not impact impairment ratings.
Disclaimers
1. This activity is accredited by the American Medical Association.
2. This activity is free to AMA members.
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Commercial Support?
NoNOTE: If a Member Board has not deemed this activity for MOC approval as an accredited CME activity, this activity may count toward an ABMS Member Board’s general CME requirement. Please refer directly to your Member Board’s MOC Part II Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment Program Requirements.
Educational Objectives
1. Summarize history, founding principles, and practical application of the AMA Guides
2. Describe the importance of using evidence-based medicine and science to provide accurate impairment ratings
3. Identify the elements of impairment rating reporting requirements and testimony in legal proceedings
Keywords
Occupational Health
Competencies
Medical Knowledge
CME Credit Type
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
DOI
10.1001/ama.2021.0000668
