Wednesday Sessions

Breakfast and Registration

Wednesday
7:30 – 8:00 am

Crystal Ballroom H
Convention Level

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Welcome

Wednesday
8:00 – 8:15 am

Crystal Ballroom H
Convention Level

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Career Paths Panel with Industry Executives

Wednesday
8:15 – 9:30 am

Crystal Ballroom H
Convention Level

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Alternative Programming: Conference on Multi-State Workers’ Compensation Laws

Wednesday
8:30 – 3:00 pm

Grand Ballroom 7A
Convention Level

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AWW and LWEC

Wednesday
8:30 – 9:45 am

Grand Ballroom 8A
Convention Level

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Regulatory and Legislative Update

Wednesday
8:30 – 9:15 am

Grand Ballroom 8B
Convention Level
(Entrance through corridor between Grand Ballrooms 7 & 8)

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Opening Remarks: Welcome, Announcements and Introduction of Attorneys and Regulators

Wednesday
8:30 – 8:45 am

Grand Ballroom 7A
Convention Level

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The Future is Now: Paving the Road for NextGen Insurance Leaders

Wednesday
8:45 – 9:45 am

Grand Ballroom 7A
Convention Level

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Best Practices in Handling Cases with Self-Represented Litigants

Wednesday
9:00 – 9:50 am

Hall of Cities – New York & New Orleans
Convention Level

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Optimizing Settlement Outcomes by Measuring and Managing MSA Costs

Wednesday
9:00 – 10:00 am

Crystal Ballroom G1
Convention Level

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Please Turn Your Head and Cough: A Primer Into the Workers’ Compensation Hernia Patient

Wednesday
9:00 – 10:00 am

Crystal Ballroom C
Convention Level
(Entrance to G2)

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Opportunities for Industry Improvement

Wednesday
9:15 – 10:00 am

Grand Ballroom 8B
Convention Level
(Entrance through corridor between Grand Ballrooms 7 & 8)

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Collaboration Session

Wednesday
9:30 – 10:15 am

Crystal Ballroom H
Convention Level

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Multiparty Litigation Issues

Wednesday
9:45 – 11:00 am

Grand Ballroom 8A
Convention Level

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Centers for Medicare Services/ Medicare Set Asides

Wednesday
10:00 – 11:50 am

Hall of Cities – New York & New Orleans
Convention Level

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Understanding the “New” Medical Reimbursement Dispute Process

Wednesday
10:00 – 10:30 pm

Grand Ballroom 8B
Convention Level
(Entrance through corridor between Grand Ballrooms 7 & 8)

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Panel Discussion with Regulators and Attorneys: WCDI Takes You to the Movies

Wednesday
10:00 – 11:40 am

Grand Ballroom 7A and 1 – 6
Convention Level

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Allaying the MSA Fear at Time of Settlement

Wednesday
10:15 – 11:15 am

Crystal Ballroom G1
Convention Level

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Ethics in Pain Management – When Enough is Enough

Wednesday
10:15 – 11:15 am

Crystal Ballroom C
Convention Level
(Entrance to G2)

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Keynote: Rise and Resilience

Wednesday
10:45 – 11:45 am

Crystal Ballroom H
Convention Level

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Performance of the Workers’ Compensation System

Wednesday
10:45 – 11:45 pm

Grand Ballroom 8B
Convention Level
(Entrance through corridor between Grand Ballrooms 7 & 8)

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Transitioning From a Locally Hosted Claims System to an Application Service Provider (ASP)

Wednesday
11:00 – 12:00 pm

Crystal Ballroom J1
Convention Level

Case Law Update Interactive

Wednesday
11:00 – 12:00 pm

Grand Ballroom 8A
Convention Level

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The Orthopedic Injury – Traumatic, Chronic or Pre-existing?

Wednesday
11:15 – 12:15 pm

Crystal Ballroom C
Convention Level
(Entrance to G2)

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Complimentary Lunch

Wednesday
11:45 – 12:45 pm

Grand Ballroom 7B
Convention Level

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Closing Remarks

Wednesday
11:45 – 12:00 am

Crystal Ballroom H
Convention Level

Repeat of Individual State Overviews With Regulators & Attorneys

Wednesday
1:00 – 2:40 pm

Grand Ballroom 7A and 1 – 6
Convention Level

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Closing Session with Prize Giveaways and Distribution of 2019 Multi-State Workers’ Compensation Laws, Rules, Regulations & Forms

Wednesday
2:40 – 3:00 pm

Grand Ballroom 7A
Convention Level

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