SOWC Episode 23 – Understanding Impairment (Audio)

WorkCompCollege.com just made a big move — and in this episode, you’ll hear all about it straight from the people who made it happen. Bob Wilson and Mark Pew sit down with internationally renowned impairment rating expert Dr. Chris Brigham and his colleague Dr. Waqas Buttar to unpack WorkCompCollege’s acquisition of the AMA Guides training assets from Brigham & Associates. But this isn’t just a business announcement — it’s a deep dive into why accurate impairment ratings matter so much to injured workers, why some states are still practicing medicine by a 40-year-old playbook, and where AI is about to take the entire field. From a plaintiff attorney literally slamming Chris against a wall over cervical fusion ratings to Waqas joining the party from Pakistan on his birthday, Episode 23 is equal parts insightful, candid, and genuinely entertaining — the kind of conversation that only happens when the right people stop pretending and start talking.