The 10th Annual

North Carolina Workers' Compensation
Educational Conference

Sponsored by the N.C. Industrial Commission*

October 19-21, 2005

The Sheraton Imperial Hotel and Convention Center
Durham, NC (near Research Triangle Park)

List of 2005 North Carolina Workers’ Compensation
Educational Conference Attendees.

Program

Registration on site begins at 10:00 A.M.  The Conference Program begins at 1:00 P.M.

Wednesday, October 19, 2005:
General Session 1:00-5:00 P.M.

1:00 P.M.—Welcome

Buck Lattimore, Chairman, NCIC, Raleigh, NC

1:10 P.M.—Kids’ Chance of North Carolina, Inc.

Martha Dealy, President, Kids’ Chance of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC

Kineshia Irby, Scholarship Award Recipient

1:30 P.M.—Update of Recent Legislation

Buck Lattimore, Chairman, NCIC, Raleigh, NC

N. Victor Farah, The Jernigan Law Firm, Raleigh, NC

Richard M. Lewis, Lewis & Roberts, Raleigh, NC

2:15 P.M.—A Case for Accurate Interpretation

Jerry Linder, President, The S.T.A.I.R. Group Inc. (Specialized Translation and Interpretation Resources), Statesville, NC

2:30 P.M.—Metadata

Kelly A. Schmid, CPA, CVA, ABV, Dixon Hughes, PLLC, Charlotte, NC

3:00 P.M.—Break

3:20 P.M.—The Evolution of Forms 21 & 26

Chrystal Redding Stanback and Theresa Stephenson, Deputy Commissioners, NCIC, Raleigh, NC

3:45 P.M.—Ethical Practice at the Administrative Level

Tracey Weaver, Executive Secretary, NCIC, Raleigh, NC

4:00 P.M.—Ethical Practice in the Workers’ Compensation Arena (1 CLE Ethics hour)—Empire Ballroom

Sam Scudder, Scudder & Hedrick, Raleigh, NC

5:00 P.M.—Adjournment

Reception begins in Exhibit Areas

Bids on Kids’ Chance Silent Auction items accepted until 5:30

6:00 P.M.—Reception ends

Thursday, October 20, 2005:
Break Out Sessions 9:00 A.M.-4:00 P.M.

8:00 A.M.—Continental breakfast served in Imperial Salons

Concurrent Break Out Sessions: There will be two different sessions available in the morning. Each session will be held twice. Decide the order in which to attend the sessions keeping in mind room capacity.

9:00 A.M.—Break Out Session—Choose session (1) or (2) from the list below.

(1)    Lower Extremity Issues—Empire Ballroom A, B & C

Foot and Ankle Injuries

Bruce E. Cohen, MD, OrthoCarolina, Charlotte, NC

CRPS of the Lower Extremity

Gary G. Poehling, MD, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC

(2)    A Basic Primer For Medical and Vocational Case Managers—Empire Ballroom D & E

Kathy Wickizer, MS, CRC, CLCP, Southern Rehabilitation Network, Raleigh, NC

Ted H. Sawyer, MA, CRC, CDMS, LPC, Crawford and Company, Raleigh, NC

10:20 A.M.—Break

10:40 A.M.—Break Out Session— Choose session (1) or (2) from the list below.

12:00 P.M.—Luncheon—Imperial Salons

Concurrent Break Out Sessions: There will be two different sessions available in the afternoon. Each session will be held twice. Decide the order in which to attend the sessions keeping in mind room capacity.

1:20 P.M.— Break Out Session— Choose session (1) or (2) from the list below.

(1)    Evidence-based Medicine—Empire Ballroom A, B & C

John Welshofer, MD, Carolina Neurosurgery and Spine Assoc., Charlotte, NC, and Chair, Medical Society NCIC Liaison Committee

Jeffrey Siegel, MD, NC Neurology and Rehabilitation Center, Morrisville, NC

(2)    Curbing Employee Medical Costs in Today’s Work Environment—Empire Ballroom D & E

Dan Atherton, Senior Director of Sales, BCBS, Chapel Hill, NC

Bryan Spivey, HR Manager, Asheboro Elastics, Asheboro, NC

Shellie Pfohl, Executive Director, Be Active NC, Inc., Durham, NC

2:30 P.M.—Break

2:50 P.M.— Break Out Session—General audience choose session (1) or (2) from the list above. Adjusters attend A Guide for Preparing Forms 21 and 26 by NCIC Claims Administrator Karissa Davan in the Auditorium.

4:00 P.M.—Adjournment

Friday, October 21, 2005:
General Session 9:00 A.M.-12:50 P.M.

8:00 A.M.—Continental breakfast served in Imperial Salons

9:00 A.M.—The Rhythm in Workers’ Compensation

Lex Larson, Employment Law Research, Inc., Durham, NC

Buck Lattimore, Chairman, NCIC, Raleigh, NC

9:20 A.M.—“Is Big Al REALLY Disabled? Assessing Inability to Earn Wages and Other Matters”—Role Play and Panel Discussion

Plaintiff’s Counsel: Jarvis Harris, Law Offices of Steve Bowden, Greensboro, NC

Defense Counsel: H. George Kurani, McAngus Goudelock and Courie, Charlotte, NC

Plaintiff: Robert McDowell, Webmaster, NCIC, Raleigh, NC

HR Manager: Jim Gillen, Deputy Commissioner, NCIC, Raleigh, NC

Judge: Adrian Phillips, Deputy Commissioner, NCIC, Raleigh, NC

Ombudsman: Maria Bynum, Ombudsman, NCIC, Raleigh, NC

Receptionist: Ethelene Smith, Receptionist, NCIC, Raleigh, NC  

Panel Member: George T. Glenn, II, Deputy Commissioner, NCIC, Raleigh, NC

Moderator: Chrystal Redding Stanback, Deputy Commissioner, NCIC, Raleigh, NC

10:30 A.M.—Break

10:50 A.M.—Significant Workers’ Compensation Decisions in the Last Year

Myra Griffin, Deputy Commissioner, NCIC, Raleigh, NC

Robert Harris, Deputy Commissioner, NCIC, Raleigh, NC

Leslie Wickham, Law Offices of Leslie Wickham, Durham, NC

Bruce A. Hamilton, Teague Campbell Dennis & Gorham, LLP, Raleigh, NC

Manuscript prepared by Bruce A. Hamilton, Teague Campbell Dennis & Gorham, LLP, Raleigh, NC

Questions from the Floor

12:50 P.M.—Adjournment

For Further Information

Telephone the IWCF office at (386) 304-1993; Fax: (386) 304-8820; or write International Workers’ Compensation Foundation, Post Office Box 11697, Daytona Beach, Florida 32120-1697.

The conference will be held at the The Sheraton Imperial Hotel and Convention Center located in the Research Triangle Park.  Use Exit 282—Page Road off Interstate 40. The conference center's toll free number is (800) 325-3535, or you may dial direct, (919) 941-5050 or fax (919) 941-5156.