Delivery modes: Available in both live webinar & online, self-paced eLearing modes

Please note: Core (Stream 1) is the mandatory module that must be undertaken to gain accreditation in any specialty (body system) module.

Module overview

This module covers:

• The overarching principles from Chapters 1, 2 and the Glossary of the Guides that apply to all assessments performed using the Guides.
• The ways in which assessments using the Guides are used for the three Victorian Compensation Jurisdictions:
  • WorkSafe Victoria
  • Transport Accident Commission
  • The Wrongs Act
• The ways in which the Guides are modified by legislation. This includes the removal of some parts of the Guides, and the replacement of some parts with alternative prescribed methodologies.
• The ways in which binding Court Decisions have clarified how parts of the Guides are to be interpreted.
• The way in which some common medical terms are given different meanings in the Guides.
• The way in which impairment scores for different body parts are to be assembled to derive an overall score of impairment of a whole person.
• Apportionment of Impairment: The approach required to disentangle what impairment may or may not be related to a compensable event.

Module streams

• Stream 1 – Accreditation:  For doctors who have not previously completed the Core Impairment Assessment Training in Victoria. Completion of the webinar session and assessment or online modules and assessment leads to Core Module Accreditation.
• Stream 2 – Continuing education:  For doctors who have already completed Stream 1. This stream has no assessment and focuses on maintaining and improving proficiency in applying the AMA4 Guides and other prescribed assessment methods.