2019 TN Workers' Compensation Educational Conference
General Sessions
| Time | Session Name | Location |
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| 1:00 - 1:30 PM | Bureau Updates | Mirabella A-E |
| 1:30 - 2:45 PM | Accident Prevention with the International Paper LIFE Program & Intervention with Employee Advocacy | Mirabella A-E |
| 2:45 - 3:15 PM | Networking Break | Mirabella F-J |
| 3:15 - 4:30 PM | Regulator’s Roundtable | Mirabella A-E |
| 4:45 PM | Adjourn to Conference Reception | |
| 5:00 – 6:00 PM | Conference Reception (Visit Exhibitors) | Mirabella F-J |
| 6:30 PM | Centennial Celebration Gala (Separate Ticketed Event) | Oakleigh A-C |
| Time | Session Name | Location | Suggested Audience |
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8 AM Breakout Sessions
| 8:00 - 9:15 AM | Occupational Disease Cases- Subject Matter Jurisdiction: Does your occupational injury case belong in the Court of Workers’ Compensation Claims or does it fall back to the Circuit or Chancery Courts? | Oakleigh C | Attorneys, Mediators, Adjusters |
| 8:00 - 9:15 AM | Mental Injuries | Mirabella E | Medical Providers, Nurse Case Managers, Adjusters |
| 8:00 - 9:15 AM | A Conversation between TOSHA and the Tennessee Bureau of Workers’ Compensation | Cambridge AB | Employers, Adjusters |
| 8:00 - 9:15 AM | An Ounce of Prevention: Strategies for avoiding headaches and penalties after a work injury is reported | Mirabella A-D | Employers, Adjusters, Attorneys, Mediators |
| 9:15 – 9:30 AM | Networking Break (Visit Exhibitors) | Mirabella F-J |
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| 9:30 – 10:45 AM | Ethical Practices in Caring for Injured Workers | Oakleigh C | Medical Providers, Nurse Case Managers, Adjusters |
| 9:30 – 10:45 AM | (Ethics for Attorneys Pt. 1) Decorum in the Court Act II: The Employee Strikes Back | Mirabella E | Attorneys, Mediators, Employers |
| 9:30 – 10:45 AM | Workers’ Comp 101 | Cambridge AB | Employers, Adjusters |
| 9:30 – 10:45 AM | Handling Claims with Self-represented Employees | Mirabella A-D | Employers, Adjusters, Nurse Case Managers |
| 10:45 - 11:00 AM | Networking Break (Visit Exhibitors) | Mirabella F-J |
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| 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM | PET (Prevention-Early Intervention-Treatment) Approach to Workers’ Compensation Injuries and Reducing Unwarranted Variations in Back Pain Care | Oakleigh C | Medical Providers, Nurse Case Managers, Employers, Adjusters |
| 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM | The Compensation Conundrum: Examining the Many Points of View in a Complicated Claim | Mirabella E | Adjusters, Attorneys, Mediators, Employers |
| 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM | Top 10 Questions or Issues with Workers’ Compensation | Cambridge AB | Employers, Adjusters, Attorneys, Mediators, Nurse Case Managers, Medical Providers |
| 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM | Medicare Set-Aside Agreements: Helping Injured Workers Decide Between Self-Administration and Professional Administration | Mirabella A-D | Attorneys, Mediators, Adjusters |
| 12:15 - 1:30 PM | Lunch (Provided) |
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| 1:30 – 2:45 PM | A Century of Progress and Perspective: Workers’ Compensation in Tennessee | Oakleigh C | Employers, Adjusters, Attorneys, Mediators, Nurse Case Managers, Medical Providers |
| 1:30 – 2:45 PM | Cannabis, Opioids and Telemedicine—Not all at once! | Mirabella E | Medical Providers, Nurse Case Managers, Employers, Adjusters |
| 1:30 – 2:45 PM | 2018 Workers’ Compensation Benchmarking Study: Advancing Medical Performance Management | Cambridge AB | Employers, Adjusters, Nurse Case Managers, Attorneys, Mediators |
| 1:30 – 2:45 PM | Death Benefits: Explained | Mirabella A-D | Attorneys, Mediators, Adjusters |
| 2:45 - 3:15 PM | Networking Break (Visit Exhibitors) | Mirabella F-J |
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| 3:15 – 4:30 PM | (Ethics for Attorneys Pt. 2) People Say the Darnedest Things About Legal Ethics: What Lawyers and Judges Can Learn About Legal Ethics From Non-Lawyers |
Mirabella E | Attorneys, Mediators, Employers |
| 3:15 – 4:30 PM | Return-to-Work / Stay-at-Work: Keys to Reducing Workers’ Compensation Injury Costs | Cambridge AB | Employers, Adjusters, Nurse Case Managers, Medical Providers |
| 3:15 – 4:30 PM | “Wounded Worker Syndrome” and Legacy Claims | Mirabella A-D | Medical Providers, Nurse Case Managers, Adjusters, Employers |
| 4:45 - 7:00 PM | Kids' Chance Fundraiser Auction | Oakleigh A-C |
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| Time | Session Name | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 – 9:15 AM | Case Law Update | Mirabella A-E |
| 9:15 – 9:30 AM | Worker Memorial Presentation | Mirabella A-E |
| 9:30 – 9:45 AM | Networking Break (Visit Exhibitors) | Mirabella F-J |
| 9:45 - 10:00 AM | Recognition of the inaugural Sue Ann Head Award Winner | Mirabella A-E |
| 10:00 - 10:30 AM | Legislative Update | Mirabella A-E |
| 10:30 - 11:45 AM | Returning Catastrophic Injuries to Life and Work—A Case Study of 3rd Degree Burns: Treatment, Recovery and Return to Work | Mirabella A-E |
| 11:45 - 12:00 PM | Closing Comments | Mirabella A-E |