Wednesday, October 10, 2018
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
2018 Updates and Tips from the Executive Secretary's Office
Meredith Henderson, Executive Secretary, and Michael Kelly, Special Deputy Commissioner, N.C. Industrial Commission, Raleigh, NC
2018 Deputy Commissioner Section Update
Sumit Gupta, Chief Deputy Commissioner, and Deputy Commissioner Ashley Moore, N.C. Industrial Commission, Raleigh, NC
2018 Compliance and Fraud Investigation Annual Update
Bryan Strickland, Director, Compliance & Fraud Section, N.C. Industrial Commission, Raleigh, NC
The Nuts & Bolts of Obtaining Independent Medical Examinations and Second Opinions
Meredith Henderson, Executive Secretary, N.C. Industrial Commission, Raleigh, NC; and Jay Tillman, Deputy Commissioner, N.C. Industrial Commission, Charlotte, NC; Annemarie Pantazis, Attorney at Law, Pantazis Law Firm, Charlotte, NC; and Jeffrey Kadis, Attorney at Law, Hedrick Gardner, Charlotte, NC
Use of Opioids and Other Pain Management Treatment Under the New Rules
Christopher Grubb, MD, East Carolina Anesthesiologists, Greenville, NC; Victor Farah, Attorney at Law, Farah & Cammarano, P.A., Raleigh, NC; and Daniel Pope, Attorney at Law, Wilson Ratledge PLLC, Raleigh, NC
Thursday, October 11, 2018
Thursday's presentations will be posted online, in PDF form, as soon as they are received.
9:00 a.m. Break-Out Sessions - Choose one session of (2) listed below.
Best Practices for Drafting and Submitting Proposed Opinion and Awards to the Commission
Gina Cammarano, Attorney at Law, Farah & Cammarano, P.A., Raleigh, NC; Bryan Cantley, Attorney at Law, Lewis & Roberts PLLC, Raleigh, NC; Tom Perlungher, Deputy Commissioner, NCIC, Greenville, NC; and Layla Santa Rosa, Law Clerk, NCIC, Raleigh, NC
Diabetes and How It Can Adversely Affect Recovery
Eric Patten, RN, BSN, Executive Clinical Director, One Call Care Management, Jacksonville, FL
10:20 a.m. Break-Out Sessions - Choose one session of (2) listed below.
Sumit Gupta, Deputy Commissioner, NCIC, Raleigh, NC; Michael Kelly, Special Deputy Commissioner, NCIC, Raleigh, NC; Kevin Bunn, Attorney at Law, PC, Cary, NC; and Webster Harrison, Attorney at Law, McAngus Goudelock & Courie LLC, Raleigh, NC
Analytics to Improve Workers' Comp Outcomes & Identify Best Providers to Treat Injured Workers
Linda Lane, President, Harbor Health Systems, Newport Beach, CA
11:20 a.m. Break-Out Sessions - Choose one session of (2) listed below.
Finding Resilience in Your Life and Career (Fulfills ethics CLE & CEU requirements for attorneys and adjusters))
Jim Blackburn, Jim Blackburn Seminars, LLC, Raleigh, NC
Integrating Claims and Case Management on Catastrophic Claims
Judith Luebke, Claims Manager, Corvel, Raleigh, NC; and Kari Altman, Case Management Manager, Corvel, Raleigh, NC
1:45 p.m. Break-Out Sessions - Choose one session of (2) listed below.
Hiding in Plain Sight: Thoughts on Mental Health and Depression (Fulfills substance abuse/mental health CLE requirement for attorneys)
Jim Blackburn, Jim Blackburn Seminars, LLC, Raleigh, NC
Ethical Boundaries in Medical and Vocational Case Management and the Opioid Utilization Rules (Fulfills ethics requirement for CCM, CRC, and CDMS)
Caron Cross, RN, BSN, COHN-S, Owner/President, Cross Case Management, Inc., New Hill, NC; and Keven Wilberding, Vice President, Ambassador Service Group, Raleigh, NC
3:00 p.m. Break-Out Sessions - Choose one session of (2) listed below.
Emily Baucom, Clerk, NCIC, Raleigh, NC; and Asia Prince, Director of Claims Administration, NCIC, Raleigh, NC
Leveraging the New Neuroscience of Pain for Injured Workers
Dr. Jeff Hathaway, CEO, BreakThrough Physical Therapy, Cary, NC; and Dr. John Groves, CEO, Fit for Work, San Antonio, TX
Friday, October 12, 2018
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
Best Practices and Strategies for Investigating a Workers’ Compensation Claim
Stephanie Gay, Vice-President, Claims Manager, Aegis Administrative Services, Inc., Raleigh NC; Holland Ferguson, Attorney at Law, Oxner + Permar, Charlotte, NC; and Larry Baker, Attorney at Law, Willson Jones Carter & Baxley, PA, Charlotte, NC
The Physician’s Role in the Return to Work Process
Dr. Richard Moore, EmergeOrtho, Wilmington, NC; Stewart Poisson, Attorney at Law, Poisson Poisson Bower, PLLC, Wilmington, NC; and Michael Ballance, Attorney at Law, Dickey, McCamey & Chilcote, P.C., Raleigh, NC
North Carolina Workers' Compensation Case Law Update
Vernon Sumwalt, The Sumwalt Law Firm, Charlotte, NC; and Bruce A. Hamilton, Teague Campbell Dennis & Gorham, LLP, Raleigh, NC
