AMA Victoria, as the recognised training provider, would like to invite you to consider becoming a qualified impairment assessor for the SIRA Workers Compensation System in NSW and other states.
Impairment assessment work can provide an attractive income stream for Specialists and has the flexibility to complement private and public clinical practice.
It also provides an important social insurance function for the government and the community.
SIRA NSW Workers Compensation
Upcoming dates – Registrations closing on 22 February.
Webinars
- Core: 26 February – 9am to 11.30am
- Lower Extremity: 27 February – 9am to 12pm
- Upper Extremity: 27 February – 1pm to 4pm
- Nervous System: 1 March – 6pm to 9pm
- Psychiatry: 2 March – 6pm to 9pm
- Spine: 3 March – 6pm to 9pm
Self-paced – Available on demand
Core for online courses – Urinary and Reproductive – Haematopoietic System – Endocrine System – Visual System – Digestive System – Respiratory System – Ear, Nose, Throat & Related Structures – Hearing System – Skin – Cardiovascular System
*Mandatory module for any specialty
AMA Training delivers the NSW Permanent Impairment Assessment Training Program using the NSW workers compensation guidelines for the evaluation of permanent impairment 4th edition.
The methodology used in the Guidelines is largely based on the American Medical Association’s Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, 5th Edition (AMA5).
Please note: a copy of the American Medical Association’s Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, 5th Edition (AMA5) will not be supplied by AMA Training.
We recommend participants purchase a copy of AMA5 before attending the workshops.
Participants attending the visual system and psychiatry module must bring to the workshops the AMA4 guides to the evaluation of the Permanent Impairment 4th edition.
The NSW State Insurance Regulatory Authority (SIRA) is currently experiencing a shortage of impairment assessors for the following body systems:
Endocrine: Click HERE to express interest
Urinary & Reproductive – Click HERE to express interest
Haematopoietic – Click HERE to express interest
Cardiovascular – Click HERE to express interest
Training material used during the program has been developed through Safe Work Australia
The training program, which includes a Core module and 15 specialty modules, provides participants with a comprehensive understanding of the NSW workers compensation guidelines for the evaluation of permanent impairment 4th edition and the American Medical Association’s Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, 5th Edition (AMA5).
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The successful completion of the Core module and at least one specialty module is a mandatory requirement in order to apply to the State Insurance Regulatory Authority (SIRA) and be listed on the SIRA website as a trained assessor of Permanent Impairment. See Eligibility Criteria HERE.
