The Ninth Annual

North Carolina Workers' Compensation
Educational Conference

Sponsored by the N.C. Industrial Commission*

September 29-October 1, 2004

The Sheraton Imperial Hotel and Convention Center
Durham, NC (near Research Triangle Park)

List of 2004 North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference Attendees

Program

Registration on site begins at 10:00 A.M.  The Conference Program begins at 1:00 P.M.

Wednesday, September 29, 2004:
General Session 1:00-5:00 P.M.

1:00 P.M.—Welcome

Buck Lattimore, Chairman, NCIC, Raleigh, NC

Kids’ Chance of North Carolina

Martha Dealy, President, Kids’ Chance of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC

1:10 P.M.—The View From the Other Side

Gary S. Indenbaum, PhD, Counseling & Psychology Resources, Hickory, NC

Brian Hissom, MA, LPC, NCC, Counseling & Psychology Resources, Hickory, NC

3:00 P.M.—Break

3:20 P.M.—The Facts About Workers' Compensation

Buck Lattimore, Chairman, NCIC, Raleigh, NC

3:40 P.M.—Compliance Issues, Forms Filing, Rules and Proposed Revisions—A Discussion

Stephen T. Gheen, Chief Deputy Commissioner, NCIC, Raleigh, NC

Douglas E. Berger, Deputy Commissioner, NCIC, Raleigh, NC

Questions from the Floor

5:00 P.M.—Adjournment

Reception begins in Exhibit and Lobby Areas

Bids on Kids’ Chance Silent Auction items accepted until 5:30

6:00 P.M.—Reception ends

Thursday, September 30, 2004:
Breakout Sessions 9:00 A.M.-4:00 P.M.

8:00 A.M.—Continental breakfast served in Exhibit and Lobby Areas

Concurrent Break Out Sessions: There will be two different sessions available in the morning. Each session will be held twice. Decide the order in which to attend the sessions keeping in mind room capacity.

9:00 A.M.—Break Out Session—Choose session (1) or (2) from the list below.

(1)    Hand and Elbow Injuries—Imperial Salons 3 and 4

Erika Gantt Lumsden, MD, The Miller Orthopaedic Clinic, Charlotte, NC

George Edwards, Jr., MD, Raleigh Hand Center, PA, Raleigh, NC

(2)    Rehabilitation: Let’s Get on the Same Page—Perspectives from Medical and
         Vocational Experts—Imperial Salons 5,6 and 7

Maggie Kelly, MEd, CRC, CCM, D-ABVE, Kelly Independent Rehab Consultants, Asheville, NC

Maggie Watkins, RN, CCM, Maggie Watkins & Associates, Inc., Clayton, NC

Karen Smith, RN, COHN-S, NCIC, Raleigh, NC

10:20 A.M.—Break

10:40 A.M.—Break Out Session— Choose session (1) or (2) from the list below.

12:00 P.M.—Luncheon—Empire Ballroom

Concurrent Break Out Sessions: There will be two different sessions available in the afternoon. Each session will be held twice. Decide the order in which to attend the sessions keeping in mind room capacity.

1:20 P.M.— Break Out Session— Choose session (1) or (2) from the list below.

(1)    A Pain Clinic Approach—Imperial Salons 3 and 4

Catherine Lawrence, DO, Carolina Back Institute, Cary, NC

Patrick Carone, MD, Carolina Back Institute, Cary, NC

Dan Chartier, PhD, Carolina Back Institute, Cary, NC

(2)    Injury Prevention, Conditioning, and Return to Work—Imperial Salons 5,6 and 7

Defining Successful Injury Prevention

Tim Herlihy, OT, Occupational Health Concepts, Charlotte, NC

Work Conditioning, FCEs, and How to Utilize Them

Debra C. Lord, PT, Raleigh Orthopaedic Rehabilitation Specialists, Raleigh, NC

2:30 P.M.—Break

2:50 P.M.— Break Out Session— Choose session (1) or (2) from the list below.

4:00 P.M.—Adjournment

Friday, October 1, 2004:
General Session 9:00 A.M.-12:50 P.M.

8:00 A.M.—Continental breakfast served in Exhibit and Lobby Areas

9:00 A.M.—Unraveling the Forms Filing Frenzy

Judge: George T. Glenn II, Deputy Commissioner, NCIC, Raleigh, NC

Plaintiff: Terry Kilbride, Kilbride Law Firm, PLLC, Raleigh, NC

Plaintiff’s Counsel: Tonya Davis, Hedrick, Eatman, Gardner & Kincheloe, LLC, Raleigh, NC

Defense Counsel: Sam Scudder, Scudder & Hedrick, Raleigh, NC

Claims Representative: Becky Joseph, Key Risk Management Services, Inc., Raleigh, NC

Witness: Wanda Blanche Taylor, Deputy Commissioner, NCIC, Raleigh, NC

Moderators: Chrystal Redding Stanback, Deputy Commissioner, NCIC, Raleigh, NC, and Valerie Johnson, Patterson, Harkavy, & Lawrence, LLP, Chapel Hill, NC

10:30 A.M.—Break

10:50 A.M.—Case Law Update

Bradley W. Houser, Deputy Commissioner, NCIC, Raleigh, NC

John B. DeLuca, Deputy Commissioner, NCIC, Raleigh, NC

Gina E. Cammarano, The Jernigan Law Firm, Raleigh, NC

Bruce A. Hamilton, Teague Campbell Dennis & Gorham, LLP, Raleigh, NC

Manuscript prepared by Bruce A. Hamilton, Teague Campbell Dennis & Gorham, LLP, Raleigh, NC

Questions from the Floor

Mediation Case Law summary prepared by Roy J. Baroff, Dispute Resolution Services of North Carolina, Pittsboro, NC

12:50 P.M.—Adjournment

For Further Information

Telephone the IWCF office at (386) 304-1993; Fax: (386) 304-8820; or write International Workers’ Compensation Foundation, Post Office Box 11697, Daytona Beach, Florida 32120-1697.

The conference will be held at the The Sheraton Imperial Hotel and Convention Center located in the Research Triangle Park.  Use Exit 282—Page Road off Interstate 40. The conference center's toll free number is (800) 325-3535, or you may dial direct, (919) 941-5050 or fax (919) 941-5156.