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REGISTRATION
Sunday, Sept. 21, 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Monday, Sept. 22, 8:00 am - 12:00 noon
Tuesday, Sept. 23, 8:00 am - 12:00 noon
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21
6:00 - 8:00 pmOPENING RECEPTION
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22
8:30 - 8:45 amPRESIDENT'S WELCOME
Barry Chasen, Esq. - Chasen and Boscolo
8:45 - 9:00 amCHAIRMAN'S WELCOME
Chairman Thomas P. O'Reilly, Maryland Workers' Compensation Commission
9:00 - 9:45 amKEYNOTE SPEAKER
The Honorable Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr.
9:45 - 10:00 amBreak
10:00 - 10:45 amWorkers' Compensation Insurance:
Recent Trends: An Industry Perspective
An informative and entertaining in-depth analysis of the insurance industry with emphasis on national and regional cost drivers for workers' compensation.

Robert Hartwig, Sr. V.P. - American Insurance Information Institute

10:45 - 11:30 amWorkers' Compensation Insurance:
Recent Trends: A Labor Perspective
A wide ranging, sanguine 20 year nationwide review of workers' compensation developments by one of the industry's most respected consultants.

John Lewis - John Lewis Consultants

11:30 am - 12:30 pmCONCURRENT BREAK-OUT SESSIONS
Update on Medicare's Set Aside Trust
Recent developments relative to Medicare liens and the federal government's collection procedures.

Wallace Kleid, Esq. - Hassan, Hassan & Tuchman
Frank Lipschultz, Esq. - Lipschultz & Hone

When an Insurance Carrier Folds
A description of the problems that arise when a carrier or self-insured employer fails, with suggestions about what you can do to assure coverage for affected claims.

Thomas Murphy, Director of Self-Insurance
Maryland Workers' Compensation Commission

Albert J. Mezzanotte, Jr., Esq., Outside Counsel, Property and Casualty
Insurance Guarantee Corporation - Whiteford, Taylor and Preston, L.L.P.

Workers' Compensation Appeals - The Art of Opening and Closing Arguments

Defense Attorney: Joseph F. Zauner, III, Esq. - Zauner, Gawlik & Flax, P.A.
Plaintiff Attorney: Eric W. Borda, Esq. - Chasen and Boscolo

12:30 - 2:00 pmLunch Break
(Lunch on your own)
2:00 - 3:00 pmEmerging Issues for Workers' Compensation
IWIF Claims Study
A presentation by the Workers' Compensation Research Institute (WCRI), followed by a presentation regarding IWIF's extensive Maryland claims study.

Ann Clayton - Workers' Compensation Research Institute
Phillip S. Borba, Ph.D., Principal and Senior Consultant - Milliman USA

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23
9:00 - 9:45 amNew Procedures for Back Injuries - Do they Work?
Review various treatment techniques and discuss some of the pros and cons of surgical versus non-surgical treatment options. The session will include an understanding of newer percutaneous procedures for lumbar spine related pain, which will highlight provocation discography, intradiscal electrothermal annuloplasty, nucleoplasty, facet blocks and facet neurotomy with radiofrequency.

Dr. Paul Asdourian, MD - Greater Chesapeake Orthopaedic Associates
Dr. Michael Kuo, MD - Georgetown Medical Center

9:45 - 10:30 amAdvances in Joint Replacement
An overview of the new surgical alternatives to traditional total joint arthroplasty in patients with traumatic chondral lesions and early arthritis of the knee. A discussion regarding the surgical indications/techniques, expected outcomes, and return to work indications for cartilage stimulations/transfer/transplant, osteotomies, as well as minimally invasive joint replacement procedures.

Dr. Paul Hinton, MD - Greater Chesapeake Orthopaedic Associates
Dr. Henry Bouche, MD - Greater Chesapeake Orthopaedic Associates

10:30 - 11:30 amMock Drama
Ethical Standards for Vocational Rehabilitation
A scripted drama prepared by the members of the Task Force on Injured Worker Rehabilitation that will examine the ethics required in vocational rehabilitation in an informative and entertaining format.

Commissioner Cynthia S. Miraglia, Maryland Workers' Compensation Commission
Panel: Joint Task Force on Injured Worker Rehabilitation

11:30 am - 12:30 pmCONCURRENT BREAK-OUT SESSIONS
Prompt Payment Issues
A presentation regarding the difficulties and possible solutions associated with problems related to billing and collection of fees for health care provided under the Maryland workers' compensation system.

Lennox Calendar - Rehab at Work
Fran Salbeck - Maryland Workers' Compensation Commission

Advanced Claims Handling
An overview of claims supervision, training of adjusters, setting reserves, complying with reporting requirements, etc.

Sharon K. Russell, Vice President - SISCO

Workers' Compensation Commission Forms Online
A Demonstration of the next level of service in the Commission's WFMS Online Services: filing claim administration and Voc Rehab forms via the Commission's web site.

Jim Macdonald - Webmaster, Maryland Workers' Compensation Commission
John R. O'Brien - WFMS Technical Lead, Verizon Network Integration

12:30 - 2:00 pmLunch Break
(Lunch on your own)
2:00 - 3:00 pmStrategies for Work Injury Management
Learn steps to take to minimize exposure and maximize outcome in medical management of workplace injuries.

Jayne F. Gribble, P.T.
NRH Regional Rehab/Medstar Health

  
9:00 pm - 12 midnightCONFERENCE GALA
A New Orleans Mardi Gras Celebration with live entertainment and dancing. Stroll along Bourbon Street, have your fortune told and visit Pat O'Brien's.
  
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24
8:30 - 9:30 amWorkers' Compensation Commission Update
(Breakfast)

Moderator: Barry Chasen, Esq., Chasen & Boscolo
All Commissioners: Each Commissioner will discuss a current topic.

9:30 - 9:45 amBreak
9:45 -10:30 amRecent Cases
Discussion of recent cases

Commissioner Richard LaFata - Maryland Workers' Compensation Commission
Defense: Heather H. Kraus, Esq. - Semmes, Bowen & Semmes
Plaintiff: Brett M. Schaffer, Esq. - Cohen, Snyder, Eisenberg & Katzenberg, P.A.

10:30-11:15 amLegislative Overview
An overview of legislative activity during 2003 and an explanation of specific changes in the law.

Moderator: Matt M. Paavola, Esq. - Matt M. Paavola & Associates
MD Senate: Hon. Nathaniel Exum & Hon. John J. Hafer
MD House: Hon. Joseph J. Minnick & Hon. John F. Wood, Jr.

11:15 - 12:00 noonDoor Prizes and Adjourn

Moderator: Barry Chasen, Esq., Chasen & Boscolo

  
MWCEA thanks our Program Committee for their work on this year's Conference:
 Chairman: Stan Haynes - Semmes Bowen & Semmes
Thomas Cleary - Injured Workers' Insurance Fund
James Lightner, Jr. - Maryland D.O.R.S.
Mark Snyder - Cohen, Snyder, Eisenberg & Katzenberg
Primo R. Padeletti - MD State/DC AFL-CIO
  

We look forward to seeing you at the 2008 MWCEA Conference,
September 21 - 24, 2008.

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