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1:00 P.M. Welcome—J. Howard Bunn, Jr., Chairman
1:10 P.M. Current National Trends in Workers’ Compensation—Peter S. Barth, Ph.D., Professor of Economics, University of Connecticut; former Chair of the Economics Department; and former Executive Director, National Commission on State Workers’ Compensation Laws
Questions from the Floor
2:00 P.M. Interaction of ADA, FMLA, and Workers’ Compensation—Raymond M. Davis, J.D., Cranfill, Sumner & Hartzog, L.L.P., Raleigh, NC—Bio in PDF, GIF Page 1, 2, 3, and 4.
2:50 P.M. Break
3:10 P.M. Managing Emotional Trauma & Disease Claims—Victor H. E. Morgan, Jr., Attorney, Ellis, Hooper, Warlick & Morgan, L.L.P., Jacksonville, NC
3:50 P.M. Health Care Information Privacy—J. Howard Bunn, Jr., Chairman, Moderator
Michael Griffin Okun, J.D., N.C. State AFL-CIO; Patterson, Harkavy & Lawrence, Raleigh, NC
Keith T. Bateman, Alliance of American Insurers, Downers Grove, IL
Alan Miles, Bailey & Dixon, L.L.P., Raleigh, NC
Questions from the Floor
5:00 P.M. Adjournment
Reception begins in Exhibit and Lobby Areas
7:00 P.M. Reception Ends
7:00 A.M. Continental Breakfast served in Exhibit and Lobby Areas
8:30 A.M. Concurrent Break-Out Sessions: Choose one of the seven sessions listed below. Each will be presented four times.
(1) Claims Processing, I.C. Forms Preparation, Discussion on Procedures—Auditorium
NCIC Chief Claims Examiner Patricia D. "Pat" Benton
Insurance Adjusters—Deborah M. Jackson, CPCU, AIM, The Zenith Insurance Company, Charlotte, NC; Kathy Goforth, Tyson Foods, Inc., Wilkesboro, NC; and Gail Blevins, EBI, Inc., Charlotte, NC
(2) Administrative Rulings—Mock Form 24 Proceedings, Rulings on Change of Physician and Other Medical Motions, and Compromise Settlement Agreement Issues, Including Social Security Disability Offset—Imperial Salon III
Executive Secretary Tracey H. Weaver
Special Deputy Commissioners Gina E. Cammarano, Jim Gillen, and Roland E. "Ronnie" Rowell
Special Participants
(3) Mediation—Mediation Conference Vignette, Discussion on Procedures—Imperial Salon IV
Commissioner Laura K. Mavretic
NCIC Mediation Coordinator John C. Schafer
Mediators W. Joey Barnes, J.D., Charlotte, NC; Thorns Craven, J.D., Mediation, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC; Kathy A. Gleason, J.D., Asheville, NC; Lynn G. Gullick, J.D., Mediation, Inc., Greensboro, NC; Robin E. Hudson, J.D., Raleigh, NC; Lawrence B. Shuping, Jr., Raleigh, NC; William H. Stephenson, Garner, NC; and H. Randolph Sumner, J.D., Alala Mullen Holland & Cooper, Gastonia, NC
(4) Medical Rehabilitation—Effective Communication—Imperial Salon V
Commissioner Dianne C. Sellers
NCIC Nurses Section Supervisor Margaret G. Dunn, RN, CDMS, CCM
Rehabilitation Nurse—Barbara Armstrong, RN, BSN, CCM, CDMS, CLCP, Armstrong and Associates, Inc., Charlotte, NC
Physician Facilities—Caroline Fortner, RN, CDMS, CCM, Orthopaedic Health Network, Charlotte, NC
Plaintiff’s Attorney—N. Victor Farah, Jernigan Law Firm, Raleigh, NC
Defense Attorney—Jeri L. Whitfield, Smith Helms Mullis & Moore, Greensboro, NC
Telephonic Case Manager—Ellen M. Hintzen, BSN, RN, CCM, CorVel, Charlotte, NC
Insurance Manager—Theodore R. "Rich" Reynolds, Jr., Harleysville Insurance Company, Charlotte, NC
Occupational Health Nurse—Candace Bertini, RN, BSN, COHN-S, Glaxo Wellcome, Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC
(5) View From the Bench—Perspectives from Deputy and Full Commission Levels—Imperial Salon VI
Commissioners Bernadine S. Ballance and Renée C. Riggsbee
Team Leaders—Deputy Commissioners
Manuscript prepared by Deputy Commissioner John A. Hedrick
(6) Fraud and Non-Insured Employers—Imperial Salon VII
Commissioner Christopher Scott
Deputy Commissioner Douglas E. Berger
(7) Computers—Demonstrations—Royal Salon
Commissioner Thomas J. Bolch
Consultant Wendy L. Kuhn, Keane, Inc., Durham, NC
10:00 A.M. Break
10:20 A.M. Break-Out Session II: Choose one session from the list above.
12:00 P.M. Lunch—Empire Salon
1:15 P.M. Break-Out Session III: Choose one session from the list above.
3:00 P.M. Break
3:20 P.M. Break-Out Session IV: Choose one session from the list above.
5:00 P.M. Adjournment
7:00 A.M. Continental Breakfast served in Exhibit and Lobby Areas
8:15 A.M. The Future of the Industrial Commission—J. Howard Bunn, Jr., Chairman
8:40 A.M. Case Law Update
Deputy Commissioners Phillip A. Holmes and Pamela Thorpe Young
Plaintiffs’ Attorney—Joseph B. Roberts, III, The Roberts Law Firm, P.A., Gastonia, NC
Defense Attorney—George W. Dennis, III, Teague, Campbell, Dennis & Gorham, L.L.P., Raleigh, NC
Manuscript prepared by J. Brad Donovan
10:00 A.M. Break
10:20 A.M. What’s Working, What’s NOT Working in the Workers’ Compensation System in North Carolina—From YOUR Perspective
Plaintiffs’ Attorney—Joseph B. Roberts, III, The Roberts Law Firm, P.A., Gastonia, NC
Defense Attorney—George W. Dennis, III, Teague, Campbell, Dennis & Gorham, L.L.P., Raleigh, NC
Employer—Theodore R. "Rich" Reynolds, Jr., Harleysville Insurance Company, Charlotte, NC
Safety Expert—John K. Toay, Loss Prevention Management, Charlotte, NC
Adjuster—Deborah M. Jackson, CPCU, AIM, The Zenith Insurance Company, Charlotte, NC
Physician—Albert Osbahr, M.D., Haywood Regional Medical Center, Occupational Health Services, Clyde, NC; Chair, N.C. Medical Society Advisory Committee to the Industrial Commission—Bio in PDF, GIF Page 1
Vocational Rehabilitation Professional—Katherine L. Wickizer, MS, CRC, CVE, Resource Opportunities, Raleigh, NC
Questions from the Floor
12:00 P.M. Adjournment
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