
Funding CAT Assessments: What Lawyers & Clinicians Need to Know
March 4, 2026 | 5:30 – 7:00 PM | Live Webinar
Join Darcy Merkur, Partner at Thomson Rogers, Michelle Friedman, AVP Managing Counsel – Senior Practice Counsel AB at Aviva Trial Lawyers, and Dr. Lisa Becker, Physiatrist and Medical Director at Omega Medical Associates, for an in-depth and practical discussion moderated by Dr. Darrin Milne, Chiropractor at North York Injury Management.
Program Overview
Accurate and comprehensive CAT assessments depend on fair and adequate funding—yet challenges under Section 25 remain common. This webinar offers a balanced, practical discussion on navigating funding barriers while maintaining transparency, professional integrity, and legislative compliance.
Key Topics Include:
- Best practices for timing, structuring, and supporting CAT-related treatment and assessment plans to improve clarity and facilitate insurer review.
- Strategic approaches to addressing partial or insufficient approvals under the accident benefits framework, including effective communication strategies and documentation considerations.
- Practical solutions to ensure multidisciplinary CAT assessments are appropriately funded, with guidance on articulating clinical justification, scope, cost expectations for Section 25 evaluations and Section 44 evaluations, and insurer perspectives.
This program qualifies for 1.5 hours of substantive CPD credits.
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Members: $75.00
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Student Members: $25.00
*Allied Health Professionals: $79.00
Non-Members: $110.00
All rates are subject to 13% HST.
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