Learn like you were there!

Take a front-row virtual seat at this Academy Course OnDemand recorded virtually in November 2025: AAOS 27th Annual AAOS Workers’ Compensation and Musculoskeletal Injuries Course: Improving Outcomes with Back-To-Work, Legal and Administrative Strategies.

Course Directors: J. Mark Melhorn, MD, FAAOS.

This on-demand video program brings the finished event to you as faculty will help to develop and improve your handling of the medical and non-medical components of workers’ compensation cases. Explore the current legal, administrative, ethical, and insurance issues in your cases and how to address them.

New topics and faculty offer current perspectives on causation, diagnosis, and treatment options that can improve your outcomes for occupational injuries and illnesses. Learn effective strategies for utilization review, causation analysis, report writing, medical liability, depositions, and communications skills with patients.

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

Attended the live course? Enjoy special discounted pricing and supplement your notes, review lectures for improved retention and recall, and earn CME – again! Call AAOS Customer Service at 800.626.6726 to claim your discounted attendee rate! Outside U.S. dial 1.847.823.7186.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this course, learners should be able to:

• Assess individuals with musculoskeletal pain related to workplace injuries and medical liability cases.

• Determine causation and generate comprehensive, well-supported reports.

• Develop effective treatment plans, including appropriate return-to-work recommendations.

• Navigate the administrative and legal complexities of workers' compensation and medical liability cases.

• Evaluate and distinguish between surgical and nonsurgical treatment options for work-related injuries.

• Implement strategies to prevent unnecessary disability and promote recovery in injured workers.

• Conduct impairment evaluations and prepare accurate, defensible reports.

• Strengthen report writing skills and optimize office management for handling work-related injuries.

• Apply scientific principles to support return-to-work decisions and document them with clarity and precision.

AAOS designates this activity for 15 AMA PRA Category 1 CME Credits™.