| 8:00 a.m.-8:45 a.m. |
REGISTRATION |
| 8:45 am – 9:00 am |
Welcome: Thomas E. Limbaugh, Chairman |
| 9:00 am-10:30 am |
Keynote Address: Opioids for Chronic, Non-Cancer Pain: Science, Policy, and Best Practice in a Rapidly Changing Landscape
Gary Franklin, MD, MPH |
| 10:30 am – 10:45 am |
AM BREAK |
| 10:45 am – 11:45 am |
Somatization, Symptom Magnification, Iatrogenic Disorders, and Disability Prediction
Dennis Chong, MD |
Reasonable Accommodation Issues Under the ADA
David K. Fram, Esq. |
Streamlining the Lump Sum Settlement Documentation
Scott McDougall |
| 11:45 am-1:00 pm |
LUNCH BREAK |
| 1:00 pm-2:00 pm |
The New Americans with Disabilities Act Workers' Compensation Connection
Richard Pimentel |
| 2:15 pm-3:15 pm |
Manual Therapy and Acupuncture for the Workers' Compensation Patient
Jill Thompson, PT and Betsy Wiss, LAC, MS |
Employing and Reemploying Returning Veterans: What Every Employer Needs to Know
Richard Pimentel |
The Medicare Secondary Payer Act: A New Paradigm for Litigators
J. Kevin West
and
Ethical Issues Relating to Settlement: Williams v. Blue Cross
Brad Andrews
|
| 3:15 pm-3:30 pm |
PM BREAK |
| 3:30 pm-4:30 pm |
Case Law Review
Susan Veltman |
Experience Modification Rating Factors
Katy Porter |