Wednesday, October 4, 2017
Wednesday's presentations will be posted online, in PDF form, as soon as they are received.
Welcome
Charlton L. Allen, Chairman, N.C. Industrial Commission, Raleigh, NC; and Dana P. Genheimer, President & Marketing Chair, Kids’ Chance of North Carolina, Inc., Greensboro, NC
Executive Secretary Section Update & Practical Tips
Meredith Henderson, Executive Secretary, and Michael Kelly, Special Deputy Commissioner, N.C. Industrial Commission, Raleigh, NC
Deputy Commissioner Section Update & Practical Tips
William W. "Bill" Peaslee, Chief Deputy Commissioner, and Deputy Commissioner Myra L. Griffin, N.C. Industrial Commission, Raleigh, NC
Fraud & Compliance Unit Update & Initiatives
Bryan Strickland, Director, Fraud & Compliance, N.C. Industrial Commission, Raleigh, NC
The Intersection of Employment Law & Workers’ Compensation
Jamie Ratledge, Wilson & Ratledge, PLLC, Raleigh, NC; and William Barrett, Barrett Law Offices, PLLC, Raleigh, NC
Causation from the Physician’s Perspective
Richard S. Moore, Jr., MD, EmergeOrtho, Wilmington, NC; Victor Farah, Farah & Cammarano, PA, Raleigh, NC; and Michael W. Ballance, Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, PC, Raleigh, NC
Thursday, October 5, 2017
Thursday's presentations will be posted online, in PDF form, as soon as they are received.
Rules, EDFP, & Clerk’s Office Update & Practical Tips
Emily Baucom, Clerk, and Kendall Bourdon-Smith, Rules Coordinator, N.C. Industrial Commission, Raleigh, NC
Ergonomics - Stressors for Musculoskeletal Disorders & Prevention
Tim McGlothlin, Executive Director, The Ergonomics Center, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
Best Practices for Appeals to the Full Commission
Tammy Nance, Commissioner, N.C. Industrial Commission, Raleigh, NC; E. Stewart Poisson, Poisson, Poisson & Bower, PLLC, Wadesboro, NC; and Stephen Kushner, Rudisill White & Kaplan, PLLC, Charlotte, NC
Forms Compliance: The Who, What, When, Where, Why, & How of Filing Industrial Commission Forms
Meredith Henderson, Executive Secretary; Asia Prince, Director of Claims Administration; and Lucy Austin, Special Deputy Commissioner, N.C. Industrial Commission, Raleigh, NC
Getting Lost in Our Own Lives: Identifying Areas of Control to Increase Happiness & Emotional Resilience (Fulfills substance abuse/mental health CLE requirement for attorneys)
Lanée Borsman, Hutchens Law Firm, Fayetteville, NC
Handouts include:
Managing the Pandora’s Box of Comorbid Conditions
Eric Patten, RN, BSN, Executive Clinical Director, One Call Care Management, Jacksonville, FL
Ethical Interplays Between Attorneys and Claims Adjusters
(Fulfills ethics CLE & CEU requirements for attorneys and adjusters)
Julia E. Dixon, Young Moore and Henderson, PA, Raleigh, NC; John M. McCabe, The Law Offices of John M. McCabe, Cary, NC; and Stephanie Gay, Vice President, Claims Manager, Aegis Administrative Services, Inc., Raleigh, NC
NCIC Conference Scenario
Ethics in Case Management
(Fulfills ethics requirement for CCM, CRC, and CDMS)
Caron Cross, RN, BSN, COHN-S, Director, Medical Rehabilitation Nurses Section, N.C. Industrial Commission, Raleigh, NC; and Vicki Hewitt, RN, MSN, CCM, Vice President, Southern Rehab Network, Raleigh, NC
Depositions: Getting the Evidence You Need
James C. Gillen, Deputy Commissioner, N.C. Industrial Commission, Asheville, NC; Gina Cammarano, Farah & Cammarano, Raleigh, NC; and Larry M. Baker, Willson Jones Carter & Baxley, PA, Charlotte, NC
Industrial Injuries of the Hand: Mild to Mangled
Christopher Chadderdon, MD, OrthoCarolina, Charlotte, NC
Friday, October 6, 2017
Friday's presentations will be posted online, in PDF form, as soon as they are received.
Charlton L. Allen, Chairman, N.C. Industrial Commission, Raleigh, NC
The Impact of Overall Health and Employee Well-Being on Workers’ Compensation
Brian Caveney, MD, JD, MPH, Chief Medical Officer, Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina, Durham, NC
Best Practices Through the Appellate Process
The Honorable Paul M. Newby, Associate Justice, North Carolina Supreme Court, Raleigh, NC; and The Honorable Richard Dietz, Judge, North Carolina Court of Appeals, Raleigh, NC
Vernon Sumwalt, The Sumwalt Law Firm, Charlotte, NC; and Bruce A. Hamilton, Teague Campbell Dennis & Gorham, LLP, Raleigh, NC
