2011 Worker's Compensation Symposium

When Aug 11, 2011 07:30 AMto
Aug 12, 2011 07:30 AM
Where Hampton Roads Convention Center 1610 Coliseum Drive Hampton, VA 23666
Contact Name
Contact Phone 757-596-1900, Ext. 321

 

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