Advancements in Personal Injury: Module IV

“Advanced Traumatic Head Injury Evaluation & Treatment Plus AMA Guidelines Overview”

A. Traumatic Brain Injury: Brain & the Cranio-Cervical Junction (1 Hour) Speaker: Sana Khan, MD, PhD, Radiologist 

• Anatomy of the brain
• Physiology of the brain
• Importance of Cranio-Cervical Junction

B. Diagnostics & Traumatic Brain Injury (1 Hour) Speaker: Sana Khan, MD, PhD, Radiologist

• Basic imaging techniques for post traumatic brain evaluation 
• Advanced imaging techniques for post traumatic brain evaluation 
• Additional diagnostic studies

C. Clinical Evaluation & Screening for Traumatic Brain Injury (2 Hours) Speaker: Huma Haider, M.D., Anesthesiologist / Neurocritical Care

• Recognition and Screening of Concussion Injuries
• Treatment Considerations
• mTBI (mild) vs TBI (moderate/severe)

D. Traumatic Brain Injury: Psychological Issues Post Trauma (1 Hour) Speaker: Gennady Musher MD, Psychiatrist

• Evaluation Considerations
• Treatment Considerations
• Specialty and Referral Pathways

E. Traumatic Brain Injury: Differential Diagnoses - What Else Could It Be? (1 Hour) Speaker: Yuri Furman, MD, Neurologist

• Musculoskeletal 
• Psychological 
• Endocrinological

F. Dental and TMJ Trauma (1 Hour) Speaker: Shaun Daneshgar, DDS, Oral Surgeon

• Evaluation of typical TMJ findings 
• Cranial Nerve involvement
• Treatment Considerations

G. TBI and AMA Impairment Ratings (1 Hour) Speakers: Yuri Furman, MD, Neurologist, Wayne Whalen DC, Eric Gofnung DC, Tom Grant DC 

• Validation steps leading to impairment 
• Clinical manifestations of TBI leading to significant AMA impairment ratings 
• Importance of AMA impairment ratings in Med Legal cases