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COURSE TITLE
Advanced Issues in Workers’ Compensation
2009 Summer Institute
July 28, 2009, Oakland, CA
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Advanced Issues in Workers’ Compensation explores the more complex issues and trends currently seen in the California workers’ compensation system. Hear about emerging trends in workers’ compensation policy and regulation directly from the Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC). Learn how workers’ comp reform will impact UR, PD, MPNs, etc. in surprising ways. Our expert faculty will explain how chronic pain is impacting medical treatment and disability and what might be done about it. Case studies will illuminate current hot topics and help define the perspectives and goals of the physician, the applicant attorney, and the DWC through discussion and group participation.
This program is geared to the beginner and complements and expands upon Monday’s class Workers’ Comp 101, but will also fascinate the seasoned OEH or workers’ compensation professional.
Agenda:
| 8:30-10:00 |
Emerging Workers’ Comp Policy & Regulations Medical Management, Modified Work, Permanent Disability and Future Medical Care
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Susan Gard |
| 10:00-10:15 |
Break |
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| 10:15-11:45 |
Workers’ Comp Reform Update: UR, PD, MPNs and More
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Jody Thomas, MS
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| 11:45-12:45 |
Lunch |
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| 12:45-1:45 |
Chronic Pain in Workers’ Compensation
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Gideon Letz, MD, MPH |
| 1:45-2:00 |
Break |
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| 2:00-4:00 |
Workers’ Comp Collaboration:
Panel Case Study with Small Group Exercise - Panel Discussion/Feedback from the Perspectives of the Treating Provider, Applicant Attorney, & Division of Workers’ Compensation
Moderator: Katy Lind Evelyn, RN, MS
Panel:
Stephen Gest, MD,
Linda Atcherley, Esq.
Glenn Shor, MPP, PhD
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Panel
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COURSE DIRECTOR
Katy Lind Evelyn, RN, MS, is an Occupational Health Nurse Practitioner and a Certified Occupational Health Nurse Specialist with over 30 years of nursing experience, and over 20 of those years in occupational health program management. She was with Syntex, now Roche Bioscience, in Palo Alto, initially as an OHNP then 8 years as Manager of the Occupational Health Services there. She worked for 2 years at National Semiconductor before taking a staff position at State Fund in 1996 as a Nurse Consultant III-Specialist. At State Fund, Katy provides program development and technical consultation on a wide variety of workers’ comp issues and projects, including utilization review, physician performance measurement, infectious disease, and nursing quality.
Other Faculty:
Susan Gard, Chief, Policy and Legislation
Division of Workers’ Compensation
Stephen A. Gest, MD,
Medical Director, Emeryville Occupational Medical Center (EOMC)
Gideon Letz, MD, MPH
Medical Director, State Compensation Insurance Fund
Linda F. Atcherley, Esq.
Linda Atcherley & Associates (and past president of the Applicant Attorneys Association)
Glenn Shor, MPP, PhD,
Research Specialist, Division of Workers’ Compensation
Joby Thomas, MS
Assistant Manager, Medical Director’s Office, State Compensation Insurance Fund
OBJECTIVES
Course Objectives:
- Describe the role of DWC policy and regulation in California workers’ compensation.
- Identify an area of strength in the current workers’ compensation regulations and an area in need of further future development.
- Report on reforms to the California Workers’ Comp system, especially in the areas of UR, PD, MPNs, etc.
- Describe the impact of chronic pain on the w/c system and define a model for evaluating chronic pain.
- Describe the goals and/or concerns of 3 stakeholders -the physician, applicant attorney, and the DWC, in a typical 2009 w/c injury claim.
AUDIENCE
Nurses, physicians, industrial hygienists, physical therapists, personnel and health & safety managers, Qualified Medical Evaluators, insurers, and other health and safety professionals.
CREDIT
Physicians COEH is accredited by the Institute for Medical Quality/California Medical Association (IMQ/CMA) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. COEH takes responsibility for the content, quality & scientific integrity of this CME activity. COEH designates this educational activity for a maximum of 6 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. This credit may also be applied to the CME Certification in Continuing Medical Education.
Qualified Medical Evaluators 6 hours of QME continuing education credit applied for. Provider # 420
Industrial Hygienists
1.0 Safety CM Point. ABIH approval # 09-2671
Safety Professionals Meets criteria for 0.5 BCSP COC point
Nurses COEH Continuing Education is a California Board of Registered Nursing approved provider BRN # 12983 / 7.2 contact hours
Course Schedule
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July 28, 2009
Tuesday
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8:30AM - 4:00PM
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State Office Bldg
1515 Clay Street, 2nd Floor
Oakland CA 94612
Directions
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$195 ($225 after 7/9/09)
*Price includes course materials, continental breakfast and coffee
breaks
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