June 2019
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PET (Prevention-Early Intervention-Treatment) Approach to Workers’ Compensation Injuries and Reducing Unwarranted Variations in Back Pain Care
June 13, 2019, from 11:00 am to 12:15 pmPET (Prevention-Early Intervention-Treatment) A coordinated approach to injuries to workers has not been the norm. By providing a systematic approach, better results may be obtained.
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Advancing Medical Performance Management
June 13, 2019, from 1:30 pm to 2:45 pmFindings from the latest Workers’ Compensation Benchmarking Study confirm industry leaders are evolving beyond traditional medical management approaches.
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Cannabis, Opioids and Telemedicine—Not all at once!
June 13, 2019, from 1:30 pm to 2:45 pmTelemedicine and telehealth are coming to Tennessee and to workers’ compensation. The landscape for opioids and cannabis in workers’ compensation shifts rapidly. Let's explore what's going on.
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Death Benefits: Explained
June 13, 2019, from 1:30 pm to 2:45 pmTen year old case law confuses those seasoned in workers compensation benefit calculation. In 2008, effective for the 2009 legislative year, the legislature made a key change to one definition of the Act which altered the maximum total compensation award owed in most death cases. This will be explained and addressed.
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A Century of Progress and Perspective
June 13, 2019, from 1:30 pm to 2:45 pmThis session will feature a panel of experts who studied that history and authored the Bureau’s new book, “A Century of Progress and Perspective: Workers’ Compensation in Tennessee.”
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Return-to-Work / Stay-at-Work
June 13, 2019, from 3:15 pm to 4:30 pmExplore best practices to reducing workers’ compensation injury costs through return-to-work and stay-at-work programs. Join in the discussion about identifying job demands, communicating with physicians, and the advantages of keeping the injured worker in the workplace.
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"Wounded Worker Syndrome” and Legacy Claims
June 13, 2019, from 3:15 pm to 4:30 pmThe Restart FX team will provide guidance on how a Functional Restoration program can impact the recovery of the Injured Worker with chronic pain and reduce the incidence of the “Wounded Worker Syndrome.” With changes in opioid guidelines, treatment guidelines, changing medical information and the Reform Act of 2013, legacy claims have been affected. Is it better or worse for those poor patients?
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Ethics for Attorneys Pt. 2
June 13, 2019, from 3:15 pm to 4:30 pmThe second legal ethics session is built around interviews of non-lawyers asked to give answers about whether lawyers or judges can engage in specific conduct.
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Kids’ Chance Fundraiser Auction
June 13, 2019, from 4:45 pm to 7:00 pmEveryone is invited to participate in a fundraising auction and bid high to raise money for Kids' Chance: a non-profit that awards scholarships for the children of workers who were seriously injured or killed on the job.
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Worker Memorial Presentation
June 14, 2019, from 9:15 am to 9:30 amThis session will raise awareness about the need to strengthen our commitment to make jobs safer and will honor those Tennessee workers killed at work from May 1, 2017 through April 30, 2018.
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Returning Catastrophic Injuries to Life and Work: A Case Study of 3rd Degree Burns
June 14, 2019, from 10:30 am to 11:45 am
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