IMPORTANT!
If you are a member, please log in to your account in order to receive the discounted member price. If you need to register another registrant, you cannot do so while signed in to your own account. All registrants must register on their own account, or you may call CalChiro at 916.648.2727 to get them registered. If you do not have a login, you can create one (at no charge) by clicking HERE and then registering, or by adding the non-member price to your cart, and following the prompts to create a login.
25-hour Industrial Disability Evaluation QME Program + Reappointment
Total Credits: 13
- Average Rating:
- Not yet rated
- Topic Areas:
- General CE
- Categories:
- QME | Live Event | 25 Hour IDE Course | Reappointment | Seaside Symposium
- Faculty:
- Dr. Wayne M Whalen, DC, FIACN, FICC, FCCA | Dr. Moses J Jacob, DC, FCCA | Paul J Marsh, DC, QME
- Duration:
- IDE Course: 13 In-person OR Livestream & 12 On-Demand CE Hrs | Reappoint 6 or 12 In-person CE Hrs
- Location:
- Embassy Suites by Hilton Monterey Bay Seaside - Seaside, California
Description
Why YOU Should Become A QME?!
- An initial QME evaluation pays $2,015, plus $3 per page over 200 pages
- Learn to write better forensic reports
- Enhance your credentials as a treater in the workers' comp field
- Practice to the top of your scope
- Work collaboratively with physicians of all types
- Help patients get the benefits they need and are entitled to
CalChiro will be presenting a 25-hour Industrial Disability Evaluation QME Program which will prepare you to sit for the April 2026 Division of Workers’ Compensation examination. CalChiro candidates achieve a 90% QME exam pass rate, surpassing the 69% pass rate for the 2025 QME exam cycle!
Livestream CE hours now count as in-person CE hours, and QME attendees can join us LIVE from anywhere this March. That’s right—all 25 hours can be done from home. Don’t miss two days of top-tier speakers and CE—now with maximum flexibility.
DCs have been valued participants in the work comp QME system since the inception of the QME system more than 20 years ago. In fact, the outline for the training doctors must take was based on the old CCA Independent Disability Evaluator Course.
Until now, DCs had to take 44 hours of in-person classwork to qualify to sit for the exam, but through the efforts of CalChiro, Dr. Wayne Whalen and Dr. Moses Jacob, that requirement has changed to 13 hours face-to-face (in-person) and 12 hours of online coursework. So you only need to spend one weekend at a hotel!!!
Need QME reappointment hours? Current QMEs can take this course and earn up to 12 hours!!! Bonus! All QME hours count toward general CE hours for DC license renewal.
Physicians who want to take the April 2026 QME exam must submit a completed application for appointment as Qualified Medical Evaluator (QME Form 100), the registration packet and the required $125 exam fee to the DWC and postmarked no later than February 25th, 2026.
DWC QME Process: The application and registration packet for the QME exam can be downloaded from the DWC website. The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC, the Division) will administer the Qualified Medical Evaluator (QME) Competency Examination from April 11th through April 17th 2026. The exam will be given via computer at Pearson VUE Testing Centers. Applicants may also contact the Medical Unit at 510-286-3700 to request an application via U.S. mail, email, or fax.
The test sites will be announced on the Registration Notices.
Under guidelines established by the Division of Workers’ Compensation for Continuing Education (CE), this program has been authorized for 25 total hours of CE. This course includes 9 hours of Certification in California Workers Compensation Evaluation, and 16 hours of disability evaluation report-writing, including 2 hours of anti-bias training and 2 hours of case law review. This combination of courses meets the requirements of the Division of Workers' Compensation (DWC), in accordance with Labor Code section 139.2(d) (3) and Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations, section 55, 11 (4) and 14.
Credits
CE CREDIT:
Under guidelines established by the Division of Workers’ Compensation for Continuing Education (CE), this program has been authorized for 25 total hours of CE. This course includes 9 hours of Certification in California Workers Compensation Evaluation, and 16 hours of disability evaluation report-writing, including 2 hours of anti-bias training and 2 hours of case law review. This combination of courses meets the requirements of the Division of Workers' Compensation (DWC), in accordance with Labor Code section 139.2(d) (3) and Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations, section 55, 11 (4) and 14.
Handouts
| 2023-scif-program-judge-rassp-notes (0.66 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| Addressing bias in the QME realm 8 31 25.docx (0.67 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| escobedo-v-marshalls (0.31 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| qmecompetencyexamination-info-cal-ortho-assn (0.72 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| coa-dwc-study-guide-102013 (0.21 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| med-legal-fee-schedule-handout (0.01 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| aoe-coe-final-1 (0.04 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| work-restrictions-final-1 (2) (0.04 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| 2024-cal-chiro-judge-rassp-notes (1.21 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| mtus-final-1 (0.58 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| anatomyoftheforensicreport-final-2024-1 (0.78 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| documentation2024-1 (1.16 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| physician-guide (1.53 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| qme-notes (1) (10.32 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| qmeinformationbooklet (1) (20.52 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| QUALITY-ASSURANCE-CHECKLIST (1).docx (0.09 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| Mock QME sept.docx (0.04 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| ALTERNATIVE RATING METHODS USING AMA GUIDES (1) (0.01 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| QUALITY-ASSURANCE-CHECKLIST (3) (0.10 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| Addressing bias in the QME realm 8 31 25.docx (0.67 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
Speaker
Dr. Wayne M Whalen, DC, FIACN, FICC, FCCA Related Seminars and Products
Whalen Chiropractic
Dr. Moses J Jacob, DC, FCCA Related Seminars and Products
Novato Chiropractic
Paul J Marsh, DC, QME Related Seminars and Products
Paul J Marsh Chiropractic Corporation
Photo Release
Registration and attendance at, or participation in, CalChiro meetings and other activities constitutes an agreement by the registrant to the use and distribution (both now and in the future) of the registrant or attendee’s image or voice in photographs, videos, electronic reproductions, social media and audiotapes of such events and activities by CalChiro and other third parties, including but not limited to the venue, sponsors, and destination organizations (i.e. CVBs). Your registration may include technology that monitors your activities throughout the meeting, such as session attendance. If you do not wish to be photographed please inform an event organizer.Cancellation & Refund Policy
CANCELLATION POLICY
- Requests for refunds must be emailed to Shasta Carey, CalChiro's Director of Continuing Education at scarey@calchiro.org.
- Registrants may substitute another person for the same QME registration at no additional cost if the substitute is the same registration type of equal value.
- Cancellations until January 17, 2026 are eligible for a full refund.
- Cancellations between January 18 - February 17, 2026 are eligible for a 50% refund.
- Cancellations after February 17, 2026 are non-refundable.
Room Reservations
Book Your Room Now at Special Rates:Available Until February 27
Only two blocks from the beach, CalChiro's Seaside Symposium & QME will be hosted at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Monterey Bay Seaside on March 20–21!
Book your hotel stay at the group rate available through Friday, February 27!
Phone: Call (831) 393-1115 and reference “CalChiro Group Attendee” or group code CAC.
Or book online here.
Reviews
Location
Embassy Suites by Hilton Monterey Bay Seaside
