Please note that content will be available on November 9, 2024. At this time, pre-order is available for this course.

Learn like you were there! 
Take a virtual seat at a self-learning, online course! These programs bring more topics related to your specialty area for a standard set of 4 CME credits each. This AAOS CODOrthoXpress brings you video recordings of expert faculty discussing: Improve Your IME/QME Reports:  Five Steps to Success for the Independent Medical Examination (IME) / Qualified Medical Evaluator (QME) Reports  

Course Director: J. Mark Melhorn, MD, FAAOS 

Course Description: This critical training and review helps you gain clarity on the IME and QME report creation process - a valuable skill rarely taught in residency programs. Evolve your skills in patient history and examination, IME/QME report writing, cross-examination and more. Training includes faculty critique of actual IME/QME reports. 

Watch and listen to the lecturers and their presentation slides, including patient cases, related surgical video demonstrations and emerging technologies. Content is segmented by topic, so you can pick up where you left off or select lectures you prefer to watch - across your devices. 

This Course OnDemand OrthoXpress program features 6 sessions from distinguished faculty covering: 
 

• IME/QME Exam & set Up
• IME QME Reports
• IME/QME Preexisting Conditions
• Same Questions but Different Format
• Difficult Cross Examination Questions

This convenient, self-directed course gives you the flexibility to engage with trusted AAOS course content, online at your convenience. 
 

• Learning Objectives 
  At the conclusion of this course, learners should be able to:
• Recognize the purpose of IME/QME reports
• Establish specific steps for processing the history, record review, physical examination, and clinical studies
• Understand how to incorporate impairment ratings into your reports
• Determine medically necessary health care based on clinical assessment and evaluation
• Understand causation, apportionment, basic regulations and laws
• Improve skills in report writing, deposition and testimony
• Create a standard format IME/QME report
• Develop skills to defend your IME/QME report

AAOS designates this activity for 4 AMA PRA Category 1 CME Credits™.