Friday, August 15, 2014

Fall 2014 Statewide Hearing Officer Meeting

Agenda for Monday, September 8, 2014 - L2 Auditorium

7:45 – 8:30

Registration and Light Breakfast

8:30 – 9:00

IC Update: Tim Bainbridge, Esq., Chairman, Jodie Taylor, Esq., Commissioner, Karen Gillmor Ph.D., Commissioner

9:00 - 9:30

Update from BWC: Stephen Buehrer, Administrator/CEO

9:30 - 10:30

Case Law Update: Peter Gibson, Partner at Cox, Koltak & Gibson, LLP

10:30 - 10:45

Break

10:45 - 12:15

Understanding Mental Health Issues: Gabe Howard

12:15 – 1:30

Lunch on your own

1:30 – 3:00

Pain Management: Robert Perkins, M.D., McConnell Spine, Sport & Joint Physicians and Physical Medicine Associates

3:00 – 3:15

Break

3:15 – 3:45

BWC Pharmacy Update: John Hanna, R.Ph., Director, Pharmacy Program

3:45 - 4:15

Voluntary Abandonment: Rachael Rentas-Black, Chief Legal Counsel of the Industrial Commission

4:15 - 4:45

Policy, Rule, and Legal Update: Tom Connor Esq., and Kerry Macklin, Esq.