The Fifth Annual North Carolina
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Registration on site begins at 10:00 a.m. The Conference Program begins at 1:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m.—Welcome—Buck Lattimore, Chairman, N.C. Industrial Commission.
1:10 p.m.—The Virtual Courtroom: Role Play on a Workers’ Compensation Case.
Deputy: Margaret Morgan Holmes, Deputy Commissioner, N.C. Industrial Commission.
Plaintiff’s Lawyer: Leslie O. Wickham, Jr., Attorney, Durham.
Defense Lawyer: W. Scott Fuller, Cranfill, Sumner & Hartzog, Raleigh.
Medical Case Manager: JoAnn Z. Hartley, RN, BSN, CCM, ABDA-D, The Hartley Group, Hickory.
Rehabilitation Counselor: William B. "Bill" Bivens, Crawford and Company, Charlotte.
Plaintiff: Edward Garner, Jr., Deputy Commissioner, N.C. Industrial Commission.
Moderator: Deputy Commissioner Lorrie L. Dollar.
3:00 p.m.—Break.
3:20 p.m.—Panel Discussion of Medical and Vocational Issues.
Lorrie L. Dollar, Deputy Commissioner, N.C. Industrial Commission.
Margaret Morgan Holmes, Deputy Commissioner, N.C. Industrial Commission.
Leslie O. Wickham, Jr., Attorney, Durham.
W. Scott Fuller, Cranfill, Sumner & Hartzog, Raleigh.
JoAnn Z. Hartley, RN, BSN, CCM, ABDA-D, The Hartley Group, Hickory.
Mark T. Sumwalt, Attorney, Charlotte.
Jack S. Holmes, Lewis & Roberts, P.L.L.C., Raleigh.
Edward Garner, Jr., Deputy Commissioner, N.C. Industrial Commission.
Moderator: Deputy Commissioner W. Bain Jones, Jr.
Questions from the Floor.
4:30 p.m.—Adjournment.
Reception begins in Exhibit and Lobby Areas.
5:30 p.m.—Reception Ends.
8:00 a.m.—Continental Breakfast Served in Exhibit and Lobby Areas.
Concurrent Break Out Sessions: There will be three different sessions available in the morning. However, one session, Claims Processing for Adjusters, will be presented only once from 9:00-10:20 a.m. The other two sessions will be presented twice. Decide the order in which to attend the sessions keeping in mind room capacity. .
9:00 a.m.—Morning Break Out Sessions—9:00-10:20 a.m. and 10:40 a.m.-12:00 p.m.; Break: 10:00-10:20 a.m.
(1) Claims Processing for Adjusters—Auditorium.
Edward E. "Eddie" Anderson, SCLA, The Travelers, Charlotte.
Paula Barnes, Chief Claims Examiner, N.C. Industrial Commission.
Sarah E. Stout, Allied Claims Administration, Charlotte.
Kathy Goforth, Tyson Foods Inc., Wilkesboro.
Jennifer Gudac, Chief Medical Fee Examiner, N.C. Industrial Commission.
(2) Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy: Diagnosis and Treatment—Imperial Salons 3 and 4.
, MD, The Rehab Center, Charlotte.
(3) Rules Changes: Panel Discussion—Imperial Salons 5,6 and 7.
Jennifer Gudac, Chief Medical Fee Examiner, N.C. Industrial Commission.
Tracey H. Weaver, Executive Secretary, N.C. Industrial Commission.
Margaret G. Dunn, RN, CIRS, CCM, Workers’ Compensation Nurses Supervisor, N.C. Industrial Commission.
Jeri L. Whitfield, Smith, Helms, Mulliss & Moore, Greensboro.
N. Victor Farah, The Jernigan Law Firm, Raleigh.
Moderators: Commissioner Bernadine S. Ballance and Commissioner Renée C. Riggsbee.
10:20 a.m.—Break.
10:40 a.m.—Break-Out Session II: Choose session (2) or (3) from the list above.
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.—Afternoon Break Out Sessions—1:20-2:30 p.m. and 2:50-4:00 p.m.; Break: 2:30-2:50 p.m.
(1) Guidepoints to Successful Mediation-Panel Discussion and Vignettes on Mediation Issues and Procedures—Imperial Salons 3 and 4.
W. Joey Barnes, Mediator, Charlotte.
Henry C. Byrum, Mediator, Stiles, Byrum & Horne, Charlotte.
Deborah L. Nowachek, Mediator, Goldsboro.
Deborah P. Stamey, RSKCo Claims Services, Charlotte.
Scott M. Taylor, Mediator, Research Triangle Park.
James S. Walker, Mediator, Charlotte.
Moderators: Commissioner Laura K. Mavretic and Deputy Commissioner John C. Schafer.
(2) Significant Recent Cases and Discussion of Testifying as a Vocational Rehabilitation Expert in a Workers’ Compensation Case—Imperial Salons 5, 6, and 7.
Jane Jackson, Robinson and Lawing Law Firm, Winston-Salem.
Leonard T. Jernigan, The Jernigan Law Firm, Raleigh.
Nancy Baker-Stewart, Key Risk Management Services Inc., Sanford .
Moderator: Commissioner Thomas J. Bolch.
Manuscript prepared by Bruce Hamilton, Attorney, Teague Campbell Dennis & Gorham, Raleigh.
2:30 p.m.—Break.
2:50 p.m.—Break-Out Session II: Choose session (1) or (2) from the list above.
4:00 p.m.—Adjournment.
8:00 a.m.—Continental Breakfast Served in Exhibit and Lobby Areas.
9:00 a.m.—The Future of the Industrial Commission—Buck Lattimore, Chairman, N.C. Industrial Commission.
9:10 a.m.—New Rules and Procedures for Cases at the Deputy Commissioner Level—Stephen T. Gheen, Chief Deputy Commissioner, N.C. Industrial Commission.
9:30 a.m.—Vocational Rehabilitation—Judy L. LaBuda, LaBuda & Associates, P.C., Boulder, CO.
10:30 a.m.—Break.
10:50 a.m.—Response to Rehabilitation Presentation and Questions.
Ted H. Sawyer, Crawford and Company, Raleigh.
Barbara J. Armstrong, Armstrong and Associates, Charlotte.
Moderator: Deputy Commissioner George T. Glenn, II.
11:10 a.m.—The Changing Baby Boom Generation and the Impact on Injuries in the Workplace.
Richard Pimentel, Milt Wright & Associates, Inc., Chatsworth, CA.
Questions from the Floor.
12:30 p.m.—Adjournment.
IWCF Contact: To add your name and address to the mailing list to receive a printed version of the brochure for the next conference, please call the International Workers' Compensation Foundation at (904) 304-1993. (NOTE: Click here to view or print a PDF version of the December 13-15, 2000 conference brochure now.)
NCIC Contact: For more information about this conference, e-mail: Nancy Warren Gregory at gregoryn@ind.commerce.state.nc.us
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