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A Kentucky Non-Profit Corporation
In Association with
KBA Workers Compensation Section
24th Annual
WORKERS
COMPENSATION
SEMINAR
JUNE 4 & 5
2015
The Galt House Hotel & Suites
Louisville, Kentucky
Ched Jennings
Program Moderator
(502) 238-3378
www.comped.net
Program approved by the KBA for 12.5 hours
of CLE credits including 2 hours of Ethics credits.
Application Pending for 12 hours of
Insurance CE credits & 2 hours of ethics credits.
THURSDAY, JUNE 4th
7:30-8:30 a.m.
Check-In/Registration
• Archibald Cochran Ballroom
• Continental Breakfast (included in registration)
8:30-8:40 a.m.
Welcome & Announcements
• Ched Jennings,
Program Moderator
8:40-9:30 a.m.
Department of Workers Claims:
DWC Happenings 2015
• Hon. Dwight T. Lovan, Commissioner
Department of Workers Claims
9:30-10:10 a.m.
Case Law Updates:
Review of Recent Board Opinions
with Practice Tips & Pointers
• Hon. Michael W. Alvey, Chairman
• Hon. Rebekkah B. Rechter, Board Member
10:10 -10:30 a.m. Break
10:30-11:30 a.m.
Pain Management Updates:
Urine Drug Screening, Compounding
& House Bill 1
• Dr. Kyle Young
Commonwealth Pain Associates
Louisville, KY
11:30-12:00 p.m.
Cumulative Trauma:
Plaintiff’s Requisite Evidence
• Hon. Franklin A. Stivers, Board Member
12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
LUNCH ON YOUR OWN
1:30 - 1:45 p.m.
Award of Scholarships:
• Chris Evensen, President
KBA Workers Compensation Section
1:45 - 2:45 p.m. Treatment for Neck & Back Injuries:
Problems associated with Chronic Pain
• Dr. Robert O. Byrd
Bowling Green, KY
2:45-3:45 p.m.
Ethics: Inside The Office of Bar Counsel
• Hon. Thomas Glover
KBA Bar Counsel
3:45-4:10 p.m.
Break
Case Law Updates: Review of Latest Published and Unpublished Opinions
4:10-5:10 p.m.
• Hon. Allison E. Jones, Judge
Court of Appeals
• Matthew Kirby,
Staff Counsel, Supreme Court
Annual Meeting of KBA WC Section
5:10-5:30 p.m.
5:10-7:00 p.m.
Hospitality Reception: (Included in Registration)
Waterford Room, 25th Floor
The Galt House Hotel & Suites
FRIDAY, JUNE 5th
Registration
• Continental Breakfast (included in registration)
7:30-8:30 a.m.
8:30-9:30 a.m.
e-filing 101:
An introduction to the DWC’s
Litigation Management System
• Hon. Robert L. Swisher, CALJ
• Frances A. Davis, Director
DWC Division of Information & Research
• Yvonne K. Creech, Supervisor
Design & Development Information Systems
9:30-10:30 a.m.
Medicare, Medicaid, Affordable Care Act, Oh MY!
•David J. Korch, Esq. EPS Settlement Group, Inc.
Shillington, PA
10:30-10:50 a.m. Break
10:50-11:50 a.m.
Neuropsychological Assessment of
Traumatic Brain Injury
• Dr. Richard Edelson
Edelson & Associates
Louisville, KY
11:50-1:10 p.m.
LUNCH ON YOUR OWN
1:10-1:40 p.m.
An Update on The Medical Fee
Dispute Program
•Hon. R. Scott Borders, ALJ
•Hon. Jane Rice Williams, ALJ
1:40-2:10 p.m.
Preparation For & Conducting the Final Hearing
• Hon. William J. Rudloff, ALJ
• Hon. Udell Levy, ALJ
2:10- 2:40 p.m. Safety Violations & Penalties:
How to Avoid, Prosecute & Defend
• Hon. John B. Coleman, ALJ
• Hon. Jonathan Weatherby, ALJ
2:40-3:10 p.m. As Judges See It: Practice Pointers & Tips
• Hon. Jeanie Owen Miller, ALJ
• Hon. Gregory J. Allen, ALJ
• Hon. Roland R. Case, ALJ
3:10-3:30 p.m.
Break
3:30-4:00 p.m.
Benefit Review Conferences:
How to make BRCs more effective for settlements
• Hon. Chris Davis, ALJ
• Steven G. Bolton, ALJ
4:00-5:00 p.m.
Ethics: Do This, Not That!
• Hon. Grant S. Roark, ALJ
• Hon. Douglas W. Gott, ALJ
• Hon. Thomas G. Polites, ALJ
• Hon. Otto D. Wolff, IV, ALJ
5:00 p.m.
Announcements & Drawings
(Must be present to win)
Continuing Educational Credits
This program has been approved by the Kentucky
Bar Association for 12.5 hours of CLE credits including 2 hours of
Ethics credits. Applications pending for Indiana and Ohio.
This program has an application pending with the Department of
Insurance for adjusters for 12 hours of CE credits including 2 hours of ethic
credits.
CompEd, Inc.
CompEd, Inc. is a Kentucky non-profit corporation formed to
conduct Workers Compensation seminars and to further the educational
endeavors of the Kentucky practitioners, labor leaders, claims adjusters, risk
management specialists, and claims managers.
For information, official forms and opinions of the Board, Court of
Appeals and Supreme Court, please visit the corporation’s web site: www.
comped.net.
Profits from these activities are annually donated to organizations
that service or benefit the practitioners of workers compensation. Since 1991,
CompEd has provided over $720,000 for legal scholarships to the three law
schools of Kentucky.
Additional Information
For additional information regarding this Workers Compensation
Seminar, please write or call Allison Jennings, P.O. Box 20863, Louisville,
Kentucky 40250, Telephone number (502) 238-3378, fax (502) 583-8333 or email KyCompEd@aol.com.
Exhibitors
For information concerning exhibitor booths and exhibition hours,
please contact Kayla Tackett at (812) 267-9809