Over 50 Sessions Covering Legal, Medical and Insurance… And More!
Schedule of Events
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General Sessions and Breakouts
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| TOPIC AREA | SESSION TITLE | SPEAKER(S) | BACKGROUND |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claims | KEYNOTE: “An Auditor Teaches You Great Claims Handling” | Cheryl Morosini | |
| Claims | “Workers’ Compensation VCP Liens” | Professor David J. Chetcuti | Nationally-Recognized Workers Comp Expert and Author |
| Claims | “Secrets to Closing Litigated Claims: A 12-Month Checklist” | Ishmael Elahi | Head, Workers’ Compensation, CCMSI |
| Claims | “What Works for CRMA-JPA” | Annette Lindley | Risk Manager, CRMA-JPA |
| Claims | “California’s Volatile Workers’ Comp Market” | William C. Barbagallo, Esq. | Principal, Barbagallo & Stuehrk |
| Claims | “Making Workers’ Comp Work: What Works For FirstComp” | Mike Beach | Head, Workers’ Compensation, FirstComp |
| Claims | “Claims: What Works” | Robin Masuda | Phil Neal Walker Law |
| Employers | KEYNOTE: “What Works for the Marines Can Work for You” | Barbara Karkula | Head, Workers’ Compensation, US Marine Corps |
| Employers | “What Works for Schools” | Cathy Aguilar | Head, Workers’ Compensation, San Francisco Unified School District |
| Employers | “What Works for LA County” | Leah Davis, Esq. | Counsel, Los Angeles County |
| Employers | “What Works for Stanislaus County” | Peggy Huntsinger | Stanislaus County |
| Employers | “What Works for Cities, Counties, and Public Agencies” | Priscilla Morse | Head, Workers’ Compensation, City and County of San Francisco |
| Employers | “What Works for Santa Clara County: The Unique Challenges of Defending a Public Entity” | Yoo Rah Lee, Esq. | Deputy County Counsel, Santa Clara County |
| General Session | KEYNOTE: “Non-Work-Related Issues as the Primary Cost Driver in Workers’ Comp Claims: The Most Effective Tools I Can Give You” | Bob Barth, PhD | America’s leading expert on psychology in workers’ compensation |
| General Session | KEYNOTE: “ClaimsPower: The One-Step Solution to Claims and the Law in Workers’ Comp” | Chris Morosoni | |
| General Session | INTEGRITY AWARDS KEYNOTE: “Thinking Out of the Box: The Virgin America Way” | David Cush | CEO, Virgin America |
| Insurance / Medicare | KEYNOTE: “Dealing with Medicare–What Works” | Ben Pugh, Esq. | National expert on Medicare set-asides |
| Insurance / Medicare | “Settlement Strategies with Medicare Set-Asides” | Janice Skiljo Haris, RN | California expert on Medicare set-asides |
| Insurance / Medicare | “Settlement Strategies with Medicare Set-Asides” | Robert Canning | Hearing Specialist, Sedgwick CMS for AT&T |
| Insurance / Medicare | “The Broker: We Are NOT The Enemy” | Teresa Pacelli, AIC, CIC | National trainer in workers’ compensation |
| Legal | KEYNOTE: “Master Yoda’s Secrets: How to Use the Force!” | Phil Walker, Esq. | National expert on AMA Guides and California workers’ compensation |
| Legal | “What Works in Subrogation” | Lawrence R. Moore, Esq. | Associate Attorney, Mullen & Filippi |
| Legal | KEYNOTE: “38-30-35: Dangerous Curves Ahead” | Zachary Sacks, Esq. | Leading California workers’ compensation defense attorney |
| Legal | “10 Great Defenses and What Do Now That the Claim Has Been Filed.” | Margot E. Simington, Esq. | President/CEO, Heggeness, Sweet, Simington & Patrico |
| Legal | “What Works in Labor Law and the Future of Employment and Labor” | Damon Ott, Esq. | National expert on labor law |
| Legal | “Winning in Psych Claims: What I Learned From My Wife” | Dan Hunt, Esq. | Rising star in California defense |
| Legal | “Let’s Play Employment: Hiring, Discipline and Discharge.… And Avoiding Employee Lawsuits” | Dave Cohen, Esq. | California expert on employment law |
| Legal | “The Future for the Defense” | Dave Schmit, Esq. | California expert defense counsel |
| Legal | “What Works in Labor Law and the Future of Employment and Labor” | Ellen Bronchetti, Esq. | National expert on labor law |
| Legal | “What Works in Identifying and Prosecuting Workers’ Compensation Claimant Fraud” | Joseph Telezinski, Esq. | Leading Southern California defense attorney |
| Legal | “What Works in Labor Law” | Littler Mendelson | |
| Legal | “What Works for the Construction Industry” | Matt Buzzell, Esq. | Rising legal expert in workers’ compensation |
| Legal | “What Works with the Alphabet: ADA, FEHA, FMLA, CFRA, ETC.” | Ron Garrity, Esq. | California expert on employment law |
| Marketing | “The Secret to Success: Finding Your DNA” | Jane Gardner, Joe Rodriguez | Principals, Harbour Strategic Consulting, |
| Marketing | “What Works for Lawyers and Doctors in Becoming Entrepreneurs” | Martha Hanlon | Principal, Authentic Marketing |
| Marketing | “Focus! Social Media Marketing Essentials for Lawyers” | Stuart McFaul | Principal, Spiralgroup Marketing + Public Relations |
| Medical | KEYNOTE: “The Compensable Backache” | Nortin Hadler, MD | America’s leading expert on workers compensation science, causation and treatment; author, Stabbed in the Back |
| Medical | “Returning Humanity to the California Workers’ Comp System” | Frank Lucchetti, Ed.D | Psychologist,; psychological treatment expert |
| Medical | “Title Lung Diseases in Workers’ Comp” | Thomas Leonard, MD | Internal Medicine Consultant; Specialist in Cardio and Pulmonary Diseases |
| Medical | “Healing Addiction in Work Comp: The Hanley Experience” | Barbara Krantz, DO | National expert on addiction, Hanley Center |
| Medical | “Reel to Real: What the Movies Teach Us about Psychiatric Cases and the GAF Scale” | Damon Muir Walcott, MD | Psychiatrist, MEDLink; California expert on psychiatric cases |
| Medical | “Deposing the Psych Expert: What Works” | David B. Freeman, PhD | California expert on psychology in workers’ compensation |
| Medical | “Sex, Sleep, Psych, and Deconditioning” (with Dr. Mark Hyman) | David B. Freeman, PhD | California expert on psychology in workers’ compensation |
| Medical | “How to Measure and Apportion to Pre-Existing Impairment” | Don Freeman, AIS | National expert on pre-existing impairment |
| Medical | “Secrets of Getting Correct AMA Ratings from a Master” | John Alchemy, MD | AMA Rating Master |
| Medical | “Psychiatric Treatments That Work” | Caterina Iapaolo, MD | National psychiatric expert |
| Medical | “Sleep, Sex, Psych, and Deconditioning: What Works” | Mark Hyman, MD | California and national expert in internal medicine |
| Medical | “Causation in Back Pain: What Does the Recent Literature Show?” | Mark Hyman, MD | California and national expert in internal medicine |
| Medical | “Comprehensive Cardiovascular Evaluations… Including Stress” | Mark Hyman, MD | California and national expert in internal medicine |
| Medical | “Pain and Addiction: Challenges and Controversies” | Mel Pohl, MD | National expert on addiction and workers’ compensation |
| Medical | “What Works in Imaging Studies for the Back” | Peter Swann, MD | Treatment and workers’ compensation expert, Concentra |
| Medical | “Psychological and Neuropsychological Testing in Psychiatric Cases” | Randall Smith, PhD | Psychologist/Neuropsychologist, MEDLink; California expert on neuropsychological issues in workers’ compensation cases |
| Ratings | KEYNOTE: “Within the Four Corners of the AMA Guides: Universal Rating Principles Applicable To Impairment Determination” | Luis Perez-Cordero | AMA Rating Master |
| Reform | KEYNOTE: “Utah’s Proactive Approach in Workers’ Compensation” | Alan Colledge, MD | Medical Director, Labor Commission of Utah |
| Reform | KEYNOTE: “Reinventing Workers’ Comp: The Power of Criteria” | Jerry Fogel, MS, PT, CHCQM | Mastermind behind Florida reforms |
| Reform | “Forward Treatment: Prevention of System-Induced Disability Within Workers Compensation Claims” | Alan Colledge, MD | Medical Director, Labor Commission of Utah |
| Rehab | “What Works in Almaraz II, Ogilvie II, and Rehab in Southern California | Howard Goldfarb | |
| Tools | “What Works in Washington State” | Irene Suver | |
| Tools & Techniques | “Unraveling the Mysteries of Managed Care: Making Your Cost Containment Program Work for You” | Angela Livingston | Principal, Angela Livingston Collaborations |
| Tools & Techniques | “The Future of Workers’ Compensation In California and Across the Nation” | David DePaolo | President and CEO, WorkCompCentral.com |
| Tools & Techniques | “Building Community and Your Network” | Diann Cohen & Debra Hinz | MacroPro |
| Tools & Techniques | “Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Your Claimant… and Then Some” | Mark Askins | Investigator, J.H. Askins |
| Tools & Techniques | “KEYNOTE: Our Newest Tools For You: Salesforce.com” | Peter Coffee | Director of Platform Research, Salesforce.com |
| Tools & Techniques | “Our Newest Tool for You” | Rich Ragan | Compex |
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