Frustrated by Medicare? Don’t be! We got this!! This comprehensive review of every nuance, detail and rule about Medicare, from intake to documentation to billing will help everyone, whether you’re new or a veteran. This amazing hour will reveal the most important steps in the Medicare cycle, from first entry into the office, through discharge and even claim appeals if necessary.

Sit down, put your seat belt on and get ready to immerse in Medicare by learning the chronological Medicare process.

This session is being sponsored by Foot Levelers, Inc.

This course introduces the concept of movement therapy and performance enhancement via Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization (IASTM). The tools may be hard-edged, but the techniques don’t need to be aggressive to deliver superior patient outcomes. Dysfunctional movement screening patterns will be reviewed along with corresponding soft tissue tools to improve patient outcomes. The anatomy, physiology and neurology of myofascial soft tissue work are covered. IASTM intervention strategies will be combined with kinesiology taping and corrective exercise techniques to deliver a comprehensive approach to patient care. The course is a workshop—a hands-on environment.

This session is being sponsored by RockTape

This course expands on the concepts of movement therapy and performance enhancement via functional taping methods. The anatomy and physiology of myofascial slings is covered. Movement assessment to determine dysfunction in specific slings and how to apply tape in a manner that improves movement and function is done in a workshop, hands-on environment. This course is intended for practitioners and therapists with all levels of experience with soft tissue techniques; all supplies needed for the course are provided.

This session is being sponsored by RockTape

Course on laser therapy (photobiomodulation <PBM>) and its influence on common tissue specific pathologies.  Current research and treatment recommendations will be covered.   Background regarding mechanisms of PBM, how light interacts with tissue, laser dosage, and factors that influence treatment efficacy will be reviewed.

This session is being sponsored by LightForce Therapy Lasers by LiteCure Medical

Illinois recently passed a law that requires licensed professionals, including physicians licensed under the Medical Practice Act, to complete at least one hour of continuing education in sexual harassment prevention training.  The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation has adopted rules to implement the new provision.  The law intends to prevent hostile, intimidating or offensive work environments by prohibiting sexual harassment among colleagues and staff.  (This law refers to employment-related conduct, as distinct from a breach of sexual boundaries between clinician and patient, which is addressed in the Medical Practice Act and Rules.) 
 

In this hour, Tom Luetkemeyer, JD  will cover the legal aspects and how a physician should best design appropriate sexual harassment prevention policies to protect themselves, their employees, and their practice. The course will cover all of the mandated course requirements including:

1) What is sexual harassment, including its forms and types; 

2) What should one do if one experiences or witnesses unwelcome sexual contact;

3) Reporting sexual harassment within one's place of employment and to outside entities, such as the Illinois Department of Human Rights; and 

4) Whistleblower protections. 

This is your simple, effective, relevant, and legal method to meet the requirement AND protect your practice.

This session is being sponsored by Hinshaw Law.

Join Thomas O’Carroll, JD as he demystifies the legal response to billing appeals and audits in your chiropractic office. Mr. O’Carroll will cover the basic steps to help reduce denials and audits in your office while explaining the appeal process and giving suggestions on how to appeal properly when issues arise.  He will walk the doctors and staff through the audit process, so the entire staff is fully informed and prepared for denial responses.

This session is being sponsored by Hinshaw Law.

Patients, payors, and colleagues in all health care disciplines expect evidence-based care. Unlike eminence-based care, where the source of al knowledge is the doctor, evidence-based care artfully blends the science that supports clinical decision making, the art of practice, and the values of patients. Yet, it can be a challenge to practice in this manner. This program will train participants to generate answerable clinical questions, locate quality sources of evidence to use in clinical practice, evaluate research for quality and apply it to clinical practice. Recent significant publications that may be applied to chiropractic will be presented.

This session is being sponsored by NCMIC.

To be compliant, you have to know the expectations placed upon this highly regulated healthcare profession. This knowledge is more critical than ever before with the increase in audits and recoupments. This training covers the latest updates to HIPAA When documentation is great, if it doesn’t match the reporting, your best efforts are foiled. Risk Management and compliance is an all-team effort. Learn the compliance related action steps and know-how necessary to immediately take control of your risk management and regulatory compliance.

This session is being sponsored by Foot Levelers, Inc.

Join specialists from Northwestern Medicine for this engaging session structured to help bridge working relationships between the Medical Doctor and Chiropractic Physician community. Chiropractic Physician, Dr. David Flatt, will be moderating the morning discussion and a brief overview of the topics can be found below.

Orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Brian Chilelli, will be discussing joint preservation of the knee. Symptomatic defects are often associated with injuries to other structures of the knee and can result in significant pain and dysfunction. Management of these conditions continues to be a challenge to orthopedic surgeons despite recent developments in surgical technique and cartilage repair technology.  Dr Chilelli’s talk will provide an overview to the basic science of articular cartilage, initial evaluation of chondral defects, treatment options with associated outcomes, and introduce the newest advancements in cartilage restoration.

Orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Sanjeev Bhatia, will be discussing Femoroacetabular Impingement and the rational for hip preservation. His discussion with include the diagnostic approach for young adult hip problems including lateral hip pain and anterior hip pain. He will explain what hip arthroscopy is, indications it is needed, the techniques used and the outcomes of the minimally invasive surgical procedure.

Neurosurgeon, Dr. Taras Masnyk will be discussing the advantages and disadvantages including the anatomic corridors of minimally invasive spine surgery, while explaining the limitations of the surgeries.

Board-certified Dermatologist, Dr Michelle Pipitone will be speaking about different skin cancers and how, as Chiropractic Physicians, you may be able to identity problematic areas of the skin and make referrals that may save your patients life.

This session is being sponsored by Northwestern Medicine. 

Patients, payors, and colleagues in all health care disciplines expect evidence-based care. Unlike eminence-based care, where the source of al knowledge is the doctor, evidence-based care artfully blends the science that supports clinical decision making, the art of practice, and the values of patients. Yet, it can be a challenge to practice in this manner. This program will train participants to generate answerable clinical questions, locate quality sources of evidence to use in clinical practice, evaluate research for quality and apply it to clinical practice. Recent significant publications that may be applied to chiropractic will be presented.
 

This session is being sponsored by NCMIC.

This presentation provides essential clinical and communication skills for garnering abundant patient and MD referrals. Healthcare is changing and success is now defined by outcomes. Regardless of who is ultimately paying for your care, they want results! This practical and entertaining presentation begins with dozens of evidence-based clinical pearls that can dramatically and immediately improve your clinical results. You will leave this class with practical, evidence-based skills for quickly resolving musculoskeletal pain from head to toe. This clinical presentation is also packed with ideas to help you maximize referrals and thrive in business. You will acquire concepts to help create a business that your patients and referral sources “cannot live without”. You will learn simple and professional communication strategies, including a proven system to generate medical referrals therein becoming the provider of choice within your community.

This session is being sponsored by ChiroUp.

Musculoskeletal rehabilitating of endurance athletes can be a challenge and is different than other categories of sport. Physical and mental aspects of sport must be managed during rehabilitation and the effects of age, years of training, and training load must be considered. Often poorly managed in this group of athletes are disorders of the hip. Diagnosis and treatment of common hip disorders will be presented. Options for alternative forms of cardiovascular training during the rehabilitation process will be discussed. The importance of understanding athlete choices of gear and assessing it for proper fit and its relationship to rehabilitation will be presented. The athlete’s use of nutrition, hydration, supplements, and doping are important for the doctor or coach to understand. This program will cover these topics.

This session is being sponsored by NCMIC.

This 4-hour course is designed to provide attendees with a general understanding of the inflammation process from a top-down perspective. Initial discussion will start with the pathways of inflammation and its significance in human health. Herbs, enzymes, and miRNA and the role that the they play will be covered. Attendees will review current research on common inflammatory conditions and nutritional adjunctive treatments they can recommend. Participants will have a greater insight into what goes wrong in various parts of inflammation and be better equipped to provide functional nutrition counseling.

This session is being sponsored by Standard Process.