Foundation for Professional Development

Evaluation of Permanent Medical Impairment Rating (Based on AMA - 6th Edition)

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Short course

Course type

30 hrs

Study time

Online

Mode of learning

30 CPD points

Clinical
(70% average required)

Course overview

Did you know that over 7.5% of South Africa's population lives with a permanent disability? Unfortunately, many of these individuals are not receiving the compensation they deserve due to a lack of proper training among medical professionals responsible for their assessments. This oversight not only leads to significant financial strain for the affected individuals but also poses reputational risks to the healthcare providers involved. This indispensable training equips Medical Doctors, Medical and Hospital Case Managers, Occupational and Physical Therapists, Disability Evaluators and Nurses with the essential skills to accurately assess medical impairment for compensation purposes, including for the Road Accident Fund, Workers’ Compensation, Rand Mutual Assurance, and various insurance companies. By the end of this course, you will have a thorough understanding of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) and its role in impairment evaluations. You will learn how to determine Diagnosis-Based Impairments and make necessary adjustments based on Functional History, Physical Examinations, and Clinical Studies. Additionally, you will master scoring Functional Inventories, including the QuickDASH, Lower Limb Outcome Scale, and Pain Disability Questionnaire. You will need approximately 30 hours to complete this course. To qualify for the certificate of completion, participants should work through all modules and successfully complete the assessment process. Certificates accepted by the RAF (Road Accident Fund)and are authorized by the AMA (American Medical Association).

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Who is this course for?

Medical Doctors, Medical and Hospital Case Managers, Occupational and Physical Therapists, Disability Evaluators and Nurses

Required qualification

Medical Doctors, Medical and Hospital Case Managers, Occupational and Physical Therapists, Disability Evaluators and Nurses

Course level

Intermediate

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Why choose this course?

  • Learn at your own pace, when it suits you.
  • Curriculum crafted by industry experts.
  • Interactive online experience, including videos and activities.
  • Additional resources to enhance your understanding and engagement.
  • Upon successful completion of this course, you will receive a certificate of completion from the Foundation for Professional Development, a name synonymous with excellence in professional growth.

About the academic institution

Foundation for Professional Development (FPD) is a South African Private Institution of Higher Education established in October 1997 by the South African Medical Association and has been registered with the DHET since 2002.

580 000+
Students 

27
Years

110
countries

FPD contact info

  shortprog@foundation.co.za
  +27 12345678

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Course Lessons

  • Certificate included

    Upon successful completion of this course, you will receive a certificate of completion from the Foundation for Professional Development, a name synonymous with excellence in professional growth.

Course developer 

Dr
Christopher R Brigham

Dr Christopher R Brigham developed the course in 2009, he is the Senior Contributing Editor for the AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, Sixth Edition, serves on the Advisory Committee, and was a contributor / author for several chapters of the Guides. Physicians, attorneys, claims professionals and fact-finders, throughout the US, Canada and internationally have been trained on a version of this course over the last couple of years with favorable evaluation ratings. The  Foundation for Professional Development (FPD) partnered with Dr Brigham to make this valuable training available in South Africa. FPD has been offering permanent medical impairment rating workshops since 2014, presented by experts in South Africa and trained in excess of 600 students. 

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Student testimonials

FPD is the best learning platform I found so far. I was pleasantly surprised with the possibilities.
- Josh Stobbard
FPD is the best learning platform I found so far. I was pleasantly surprised with the possibilities.
- Josh Stobbard
FPD is the best learning platform I found so far. I was pleasantly surprised with the possibilities.
- Josh Stobbard
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