“NAVIGATING THE FUTURE”
March 14 & 15, 2019
Embassy Suites, Greensboro, NC
Online Registration | PDF Registration | Registration fees | Accommodations | Agenda
Who should attend?
Rehabilitation Professionals
Medical Case Managers
Vocational Specialists
Life Care Planners
Students
YOU!
Credits
11 (3.0 Ethics) CEUs are pending for CRC, CCM, CDMS and CLCP (note: CEU’s will be adjusted for late arrivals/early departures)
Registration Fees
Full Registration (includes lunch/social):
- IARP Member Attendee: $150
- Non-member Attendee: $150 (until February 28, 2019) / $185 (beginning March 1, 2019)
- Student Rate: $80 (CEUs will not be provided)
Single Day Rate: $115
Guest Fees: $40 Lunch / $35 Social (appetizers)
Registration Online Here
Registration form (pdf)
Vendor Registration
Vendor Contract (docx)
Please note cancellation deadline of March 12, 2019, limited refund provided after this date.
Same day food preferences CANNOT be accommodated – please list special requests and dietary needs on registration form or email iarpofcarolinas@gmail.com.
Accommodations
A rate of $147 plus tax has been arranged for conference participants at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Greensboro-Airport 204 Centreport Drive, Greensboro, NC 27409 (Directly off I-40 at exit 210)
Reservations: 1-800 EMBASSY or 336/668-4535
Mention the event "IARP Educational Conference" get the special rate.
To qualify for this rate, you must reserve by February 20, 2019
Online Hotel Reservations
E-mail questions or concerns to Kim Deal, Sonja Ellington or Beth Ezzell at iarpofcarolinas@gmail.com.
Agenda
Thursday March 14, 2019
Ethical Consideration of Effective Listening Skills
- Teresa Williams MSW, LCSW Home Care Connect
Opioid Task Force Update
- Tracey Jones (Teague Campbell)
- Victor Farah (Farah & Cammarano)
- Scarlett Gardner (State of North Carolina)
NC Industrial Commission Update
- Commissioner Myra L. Griffin
Breakout Session I (choose one)
- Vocational – Placement of Criminal Offenders
– Life Works Program
- Medical – Wake Spine and Pain Specialist - Return to work and the role of Interventional Pain Management
– Dr. Reis, Dr. Reznik
– Dr. Hertzberg
Breakout Session II (choose one)
- Vocational – Panel on Expert Testimony - Setting Your Compass Towards Success-
– Steve Yuhas
– Pam Foster (Plaintiff) and Defense
- Medical – Knee Injuries: Current concepts, Controversial treatments, and Causation
– Brian T. Szura MD Cary Orthopaedics
*Please join us for Cocktails from 5:30 – 7:00pm *Dinner will be on your own
Friday March 15, 2019
7:30am – 8:00am
Registration
Announcements/IARP Meeting
Panel: Alternative Treatment for Pain – What’s in Your Wheelhouse?
- Counseling – Sonja Ellington MS, CRC, LPC, CEAS, Ellington Consulting and Counseling PLLC
- Biofeedback – Sylvia Whitmire MA, LPC, BCB-Fellow
- Acupuncture – Rob Balkind, ABR Acupuncture LLC
- Chiropractor – Dr. Megan Hendel, Healing Hands Chiropractic
Attorney, Employer, Adjuster Panel: Ethical Dilemmas – Keeping your Head Above Water
- Harold (Hal) Willson (Willson, Jones, Carter & Baxley)
- Katrena Parker (Old Dominion Trucking)
- Roberta King Latham (Bennett Guthrie Latham)
- Timothy Welborn (Law Offices of Timothy D Welborn)
Keynote: Laura Hamilton – “It’s Time to Sharpen your Ax”