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American Academy of Disability Evaluating Physicians (AADEP)
AADEP provides educational courses for medical professionals, the insurance industry, the legal field, and governmental organizations. AADEP courses deal with such issues as impairment ratings based on the AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, return to work evaluations, which place the injured person in a category based on the Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT), and determination of maximum medical improvement (MMI).
American Board of Independent Medical Examiners (ABIME)
The quality assurance organization that established standards of competency for physicians performing independent medical and disability examinations
Disability Evaluation Under Social Security
Evaluation process under Social Security to provide physicians and other health professionals with an understanding of the kinds of information a health professional can furnish to help ensure sound and prompt decisions on disability claims.
Mangled Extremity Severity Score Online Calculator
Mangled Extremity Severity Score Johansen, Hansen; J Trauma 30:568 1990
MESS Score> 7 - poor limb viability prognosis
Spinal Injuries Association
United Kingdom national organisation of spinal cord injured people
University of Minnesota - Disability Services
Services for Disabled people at UMN Twin Cities. Has a number of Disability Resources links
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