The registration fee for this year’s event is $50.00. You may pay using PayPal atwww.osc-ortho.com or by check. Registration deadline is Wednesday, August 3, 2011. Please complete the registration form attached here and mail, scan or fax form to Victoria White @ vwhite@osc-ortho.com or fax – 866-420-0171.
2011 Workers’ Compensation Symposium Agenda
Thursday, August 11, 2011
12:30 – 1:00 PM Registration and Exhibits
1:30 – 1:35 PM Welcome and Introductions
1:35 – 2:45 PM Complications of Neck and Back Surgery in the Injured Worker
Jeffrey R. Carlson, MD – Orthopaedic and Spine Center
2:45 – 3:00 PM Refreshment Break with Exhibitors
3:00 – 4:15 PM Workers’ Compensation Case Study Review
Adam S. Rafal, Esq. – Vandeventer Black LLP
Mark W. McFarland, DO – Orthopaedic and Spine Center
4:15 – 5:15 PM Pain Management Myths: Debunking Commonly-Held Misconceptions
That May Adversely Affect Injured Workers with Chronic Pain
Raj N. Sureja, MD - Orthopaedic and Spine Center
Jenny L. Andrus, MD - Orthopaedic and Spine Center
5:15 – 6:00 PM Break
6:00 – 7:00 PM Cocktail Reception and Heavy Hors d’oeuvres
7:00 – 8:00 PM Ethics : A Panel Discussion About Appropriate Engagement with Workers’ Compensation Claimants
Adam S. Rafal, Esq. – Vandeventer Black LLP
Robert N. Snyder, MD - Orthopaedic and Spine Center
Martin R. Coleman, MD - Orthopaedic and Spine Center
Krishna R. Padiyar, MD, MPH- Bon Secours Occumed
Friday, August 12
7:00 – 9:00 AM Buffet Breakfast with Exhibitors
8:00 – 9:00 AM Ligament Reconstruction Tendon Interference of the Thumb
Boyd W. Haynes III, MD - Orthopaedic and Spine Center
9:00 – 10:00 AM Integrative Medicine: State of the Art (including Dry Needling and Acupuncture Demonstration)
Daniel A. Shaye, D.C. – Performance Chiropractic, LLC
10:00 – 10:15 AM Refreshment Break
10:15 – 11:15 AM Using Social Media for Managing Workers’ Compensation Cases: The
Benefits and the Pitfalls
Patricia A.C. McCullagh, Esq. & Brian A. Richardson, Esq. McCandlish Holton, PC
11:15 – 12:15 PM Understanding the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Disability Ratings
Krishna R. Padiyar, MD, MPH- Bon Secours Occumed
12:15 – 12:30 PM Continuing Education Documentation and Symposium Wrap-up