Wednesday—October 9, 2013

Ballroom C Level 4

1:00—Welcome—Andrew T. Heath, Chairman, NCIC, Raleigh, NC

1:10—Kids' Chance of North Carolina, Inc.

Scholarship Awards—Joy Brewer, Kids' Chance of North Carolina, Inc., Charlotte, NC

1:15—Full Commission Hearings

2:45—Break in Ballroom A & B Level 4

3:00—North Carolina's Government Data Analytics—Kay Meyer, Director of Statewide Data Integration, N.C. Office of the State Controller, Raleigh, NC

3:30—The Industrial Commission's Compliance Efforts—Past, Present, and Future—Bryan Strickland, Director, Compliance Section, NCIC, Raleigh, NC

3:50—Penalty Hearings—Wanda Blanche Taylor, Chief Deputy Commissioner, NCIC, Raleigh, NC

4:15—Suitable Employment in Workers' Compensation Cases

Shelley Coleman, Hedrick, Gardner, Kincheloe, & Garofalo, LLP, Charlotte, NC

Justin Robertson, Hedrick, Gardner, Kincheloe, & Garofalo, LLP, Wilmington, NC

5:00—Adjournment

Reception in Ballroom A & B Level 4

Bids on Kids' Chance Silent Auction items accepted until 6:00

6:15—Reception ends

Thursday—October 10, 2013

8:00—Continental Breakfast Served in Ballroom A & B Level 4

Concurrent Break-Out Sessions: There will be eight different sessions available in the morning.

9:00—Break-Out Session— Choose (1) session of (2) listed below.

I. Room 302A—302C Level 3
Current Concepts in Total Joint Arthroplasty in the Workers' Compensation Patient—Bradley K. Vaughn, MD, FACS, Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic, PA, Raleigh, NC

II. Room 306A—306C Level 3
Medicare Issues in Workers' Compensation Cases—Melisa Zwilling, Carr Allison, Birmingham, AL

10:00—Break in Ballroom A & B Level 4

10:20—Break-Out Session—Choose (1) session of (2) listed below.

I. Room 302A—302C Level 3
Traumatic Brain Injuries—Alan G. Finkel, MD, FAAN, FAHS, Carolina Headache Institute, Chapel Hill, NC

II. Room 306A—306C Level 3
Life Care Planning—Cynthia Wilhelm

11:20—Break-Out Session—Choose (1) session of (2) listed below.

I. Room 302A—302C Level 3
Vocational Rehabilitation—Kenny Gibbs, N.C. Division of Rehabilitation Services, Raleigh, NC

II. Room 306A—306C Level 3
Fast and Furious, Claims Style—Hugh Harris, Claims Director, NCIC, Raleigh, NC

12:20—Luncheon in Ballroom C on Level 4

Concurrent Break-Out Sessions: There will be five different sessions available in the afternoon.

1:30—Break-Out Session—Choose (1) session of (2) listed below.

I. Room 302A—302C Level 3
Substance Abuse and Mental Health

Anthony "Hal" Morris, N.C. Lawyers Assistance Program

Rick Snider, N.C. Lawyers Assistance Program

II. Room 306A—306C Level 3
North Carolina Industrial Commission's Electronic Data Interchange—Electronic Claims and Medical Reporting

Kirk Leggott, Chief Information Officer, NCIC, Raleigh, NC

Meredith Henderson, Executive Secretary, NCIC, Raleigh, NC

Hugh Harris, Claims Director, NCIC, Raleigh, NC

2:40—Break in Ballroom A & B Level 4

3:00—Break-Out Session—Choose (1) session of (2) listed below.

I. Room 302A—302C Level 3
Mediation Ethics—Tracey Weaver, Tracey Weaver Mediation, Winston-Salem, NC

II. Room 306A—306C Level 3
Rehabilitation Ethics—Kathy Thaman, MS, CRC, CLCP, MSCC—Southern Rehabilitation Network, Inc., Raleigh, NC

4:00—Adjournment

Friday—October 11, 2013

Ballroom C Level 4

8:00—Continental Breakfast Served in Ballroom A & B Level 4

9:00—A View from NCIC Chairman and Legislative Update—Andrew T. Heath, Chairman, NCIC, Raleigh, NC

9:30—Statutory Employment / Employee v. Contractor—Jeffrey A. Misenheimer, Lewis and Roberts, PLLC, Raleigh, NC

10:15—Presentation by Office of Executive Secretary—Meredith Henderson, Executive Secretary, NCIC, Raleigh, NC

10:45—Break in Ballroom A & B Level 4

11:00—Update from Deputy Commissioners—Wanda Blanche Taylor, Chief Deputy Commissioner, NCIC, Raleigh, NC

11:30—Case Law Update*

Bruce Hamilton, Teague Campbell Dennis & Gorham, Raleigh, NC

Vernon Sumwalt, The Sumwalt Law Firm, Charlotte, NC

*Manuscript prepared by Teague Campbell Dennis & Gorham, Raleigh.

1:00—Adjournment

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