The Seventh Annual

North Carolina Workers' Compensation
Educational Conference

Sponsored by the N.C. Industrial Commission*

October 1-3, 2002

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

Program

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

Tuesday, October 1, 2002:
General Session 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.

1:00 P.M.—Welcome—Buck Lattimore, Chairman, N.C. Industrial Commission, Raleigh, NC

1:10 P.M.—Diversity: Subtle Stereotyping in Workers’ Compensation—Benjamin D. Reese, Jr., Ph.D., Assistant Vice-President for Cross-Cultural Relations, Office for Institutional Equity, Duke University, Durham, NC

2:00 P.M.—Break

2:20 P.M.—Panel Discussion on issues presented in “Diversity”

W. Joey Barnes, Mediator, Charlotte, NC

Beverly P. Jeter, MEd, CRC, Director of Vocational Services, ARI, Charlotte, NC

Doris (Anne) Thompson, RN, CDMS, CCM, Medical Case Manager and Educational Coordinator, Southern Rehabilitation Network, Inc., Raleigh, NC

Stefan R. Latorre, Latorre & McClure, Charlotte, NC

Benjamin D. Reese, Jr., PhD, Assistant Vice-President for Cross-Cultural Relations, Office for Institutional Equity, Duke University, Durham, NC

Questions from the Floor

3:20 P.M.—Mediation Issues—Imperial Salons 5, 6 and 7

Roy J. Baroff, Dispute Resolution Services, Pittsboro, NC

Sherman Lee Criner, Hedrick, Blackwell & Criner, LLP, Wilmington, NC

Moderator: John C. Schafer, Deputy Commissioner/Mediation Coordinator, N.C. Industrial Commission, Raleigh, NC

Questions from the Floor

4:05 P.M.—North Carolina Industrial Commission Update

Tracey H. Weaver, Executive Secretary, N.C. Industrial Commission, Raleigh, NC

Stephen T. Gheen, Chief Deputy Commissioner, N.C. Industrial Commission, Raleigh, NC

4:45 P.M.—The Future of the Industrial Commission—Buck Lattimore, Chairman, N.C. Industrial Commission, Raleigh, NC

Questions from the Floor

5:00 P.M.—Adjournment
                    Reception begins in Exhibit and Lobby Areas

6:00 P.M.—Reception ends

Wednesday, October 2, 2002:
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)    Intradiscal Electrothermal Therapy (IDET): Rationale, Indications, and Technique—Imperial Salons 3 and 4

Joseph P. Zuhosky, MD, Miller Orthopaedic Clinic, Inc., Charlotte, NC

Sonocur, Low Energy Shock Wave Therapy—Imperial Salons 3 and 4

Walter B. Beaver, Jr., MD, Sonorex, Charlotte, NC

Moderator: Caroline A. Fortner, RN, CDMS, CCM, Orthopaedic Health Network, Charlotte, NC

(2)    Medical and Vocational Rehabilitation Issues—Imperial Salons 5, 6, and 7

Barbara J. Armstrong, Armstrong & Associates, Inc., Charlotte, NC

Theodore H. "Ted" Sawyer, Crawford & Company, Raleigh, NC

Moderator: P. Collins Barwick, III, Cranfill, Sumner & Hartzog, LLP, 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)    Opioids for Chronic Nonmalignant Pain—Imperial Salons 3 and 4

Thomas Kern Carlton, III, MD, Medical Director, The Rehab Center, Inc., Charlotte, NC

Moderator: Margaret G. Dunn, RN, CIRS, CCM, Supervisor of the Workers’ Compensation Nurses Section, N.C. Industrial Commission , Raleigh, NC

(2)    Claims Processing: What to Do and When to Do It—Imperial Salons 5, 6, and 7

Jim Thomas, AIC, Senior Claims Adjuster, Crawford & Company, Mooresville, NC

Kathy Goforth, Senior Claims Adjuster, Tyson Foods, Inc., Wilkesboro, NC

Ann A. O’Connell, Claims Supervisor, Risk Management Group, Royal & SunAlliance Insurance Co., Charlotte, NC

Moderator: Paula J. Barnes, Chief Claims Examiner, N.C. Industrial Commission, 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

Thursday, October 3, 2002:
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.—“The Do’s and Don’ts in Vocational Rehabilitation”—Role Play on Workers’ Compensation

Judge: Amy L. Pfeiffer, Deputy Commissioner, N.C. Industrial Commission, Raleigh, NC

Plaintiff: Gina Cammarano, The Jernigan Law Firm, Raleigh, NC

Plaintiff’s Attorney: Todd Oxner, Hodgman & Oxner, Greensboro, NC

Defense Attorney: Demetrius Worley, Tuggle, Duggins & Meschan, Greensboro, NC

Doctor: Dr. Robert G. Jones, Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Associates, PLLC, Raleigh, NC

Doctor: Dr. T. Craig Derian, T. Craig Derian, MD, PLLC, Durham, NC

Vocational Rehabilitation Specialist: George Lentz, Crawford & Company, Charlotte, NC

Moderator: Chrystal Redding Stanback, Deputy Commissioner, N.C. Industrial Commission, Raleigh, NC

Panel Member: George T. Glenn, II, Deputy Commissioner, N.C. Industrial Commission, Raleigh, NC

10:30 A.M.—Break

10:50 A.M.—Case Law Update

Lorrie L. Dollar, Deputy Commissioner, N.C. Industrial Commission, Raleigh, NC

Wanda B. Taylor, Deputy Commissioner, N.C. Industrial Commission, Raleigh, NC

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

Joseph B. Roberts, III, The Roberts Law Firm, PA, Gastonia, NC

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

Questions from the Floor

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.  Conference rates are available until September 6, 2002.  Use exit 282, Page Road off Interstate 40. Toll free number is 1-800-325-3535 or you may dial direct, (919) 941-5050 or fax (919) 941-5156.