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AWCP 16 Annual
Fall Education Conference
“Haunting Issues
in Work Comp!”
Advance Conference
Brochure!!
Friday, October 31, 2014
Red Lion Woodlake Conference Center
500 Leisure Lane, Sacramento, CA 95814
Registration/Breakfast: 7:30 a.m.
Conference: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Conference Committee:
Katrina Bray
Sara Skolnik, Esq.
Peter Yip, M.D.
Committees’ Message
Title Sponsor
Welcome to AWCP’s 16th Annual Fall Education Conference!
Dear Members of the Workers’ Compensation Community,
The Association of Workers’ Compensation Professionals’ Fall
2014 Education Conference is just around the corner! Please
mark your calendar to join us on Friday, October 31, 2014.
In striving to create a program that brings the maximum benefit
to our community, this conference is designed to address some
of the gloomiest issues in workers’ compensation today.
Katrina Bray
Sara Skolnik, Esq.
Each year we strive to provide diverse speakers on current
topics and this year is no different! Speakers include Acting AD
Destie Overpeck from the Division of Workers’ Compensation
who will provide an update on what’s happening with the DWC.
We will also have five other sessions to unmask lingering issues
plaguing you today including Home Health Care, Spinal
Surgeries, Narcotic Overuse, Fraud, Copy Service, a Legal
Update, and ending with Cindy Parker and Kevin Confetti
speaking on Creative Settlement Tools.
Our learning approach allows all participants to understand the
issues from different perspectives and apply them to complex
situations to conquer haunting issues in work comp today.
The 4th Annual AWCP videos once again will unveil humorous
and wicked glimpses of the work comp industry through our
video vignettes.
Peter Yip, M.D.
We hope you will put this on your list of “must attend”
conferences, as it will be a real “treat!”
Katrina Bray
Sara Skolnik, Esq.
Peter Yip, M.D.
York RSG
Stockwell, Harris, Woolverton
& Muehl
Kaiser Permanente
Magical Conference Features
 Six Continuing Education Units for Claims Examiners, Certified Case Managers,
Nurses, and Attorneys (both MCLE and Legal Specialization in Worker’s Comp).
 Six thought-provoking general sessions.
 Powerful and pertinent keynote address.
 A variety of exhibitors showing exciting, innovative, and important services.
 VIP breakfast in exhibit hall beginning at 7:30 a.m.
 Opportunities to meet and share ideas at networking luncheon.
 $500 grand prize courtesy of Cuneo, Black, Ward & Missler.
 Entertaining videos starring AWCP members.
AWCP Board of Directors – 2014
Academy Education Committee - 2014
Katrina Bray, President
Karen Jellison, Co-Chair
Mike Nichols, Vice President and Treasurer
Karen Preston, RN, Co-Chair
Stacey Bean, Board of Director
Tani Bragg
Sam Bragg, Board of Director
Tara Fitzpatrick, Esq.
Tiffany Corona, Esq., Board of Director
Janice Skiljo Haris, RN
Janice Skiljo Haris, RN, Board of Director
Brian Mellor, Esq.
Karen Jellison, Board of Director
Christopher Philippides, Esq.
Praveen Prasad, M.D., Board of Director
Sara Skolnik, Esq.
Sara Skolnik, Esq., Board of Director
Ted Richards, Esq.
Ted Richards, Esq., Board of Director
Christopher Wagner, Esq.
Christopher Wagner, Esq., Board of Director
Connie Conley, Staff
Deborah Whitcomb, Esq., Board of Director
Peter Yip, M.D., Board of Director
AWCP Staff:
Connie Conley, Executive Director
Magic happens every day!
Conference Overview
What’s New at the DWC?
Speaker:
Destie Overpeck, Esq.
DWC Acting Administrative Director
Our morning will begin with an update provided by Destie Overpeck, the
acting Administrative Director of the DWC. We look forward to hearing what
the DWC has been working on this past year and what the future holds
holds.
Home Sweet Home:
Home Health Care Post 863
Speakers:
Alfonso J. Moresi, Esq, Laughlin Falbo Levy & Moresi, LLP
Janice Skiljo Haris, RN MSN CNLCP MSCC, MEDLin
MEDLink
Applicant’s Attorney TBA
The panel will discuss the impact of SB 863 on Home Health Care costs as
codified in Labor Code Section 4600(h), the impact of the WCAB’s en
banc decision in Neri-Hernandez
Hernandez on the retroactivity of 4600(h), who can
prescribe home health care, what is or is not a home health care
prescription, Labor Code Sections 4603.2(b)(1), 5307.1 and 5703.8. This
frighteningly fantastic panel will discuss what defendants can do to limit their
hair-raising
raising exposure to the costs associated w
with
ith home health care.”
Conference Overview
Spine Chilling Nightmares
Speaker:
Praveen Prasad, M.D.
Sutter Health Medical Foundation
Dr. Praveen Prasad, a neurosurgeon with Sutter Health, will be speaking
about the nightmares of multiple spinal surgeries with case presentations
and warning signs.
Exorcising
Exorcising the Red Flags
Speaker:
Steve Wiesner, M.D.
Kaiser Permanente
Dr. Steve Wiesner, Associate Medical Director for Kaiser On-the-Job,
Northern California, giving a presentation of a new program where patients
with red flags for delayed recovery are proactively placed in a "fast track"
program to address their recovery issues as soon as possible to shorten the
overall claim, treatments and decrease disability, thus reducing the
nightmares.
Frightening Fraud in Workers’ Compensation
Speaker:
Dale Kitching, Esq.
Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office
Dale Kitching will discuss the investigation and prosecution of fraud in
Workers’ Compensation claims. We know these suspicious claims can
make your skin crawl, and we look forward to Mr. Kitching’s guidance in how
to deal with these nightmares!
Conference Overview
Copy Service
Speaker:
Sam Bragg
Bragg, Castle Copy Service
Sam Bragg of Castle Copy will discuss the copy service fee schedule and
any other current copy service
service-related issues, some haunting and some not!
Legal Update
Speakers:
Michael McDonald, Esq., McDonald Law Corporation
Jason Marcus, Esq., Marcus & Regalado
Michael McDonald, Esq. of McDonald Law Corporation and Jason Marcus of
Marcus & Regalado will provide a chillingly lively legal update to include
recent case law as well as a discussion of the impact of new regulations.
Creative Settlement Tools
Speakers:
Cindy Parker, Sedgwick CMS
Kevin Confetti
Confetti, University of California
“Don’t let those old stinky claims become a problem! We will share creative
tools available to you to shut those claims down before they haunt you for all
eternity!” Cindy Parker, VP Operations, Sedgwick Claims Management
Services, Inc.
Haunting Issues
In Work Comp!!
The “Spirit” of the Conference
Our Exhibitors and Sponsors!
ABI Document Support Services
AccessOnTime
Align Networks
APEX Investigation
CareMeridian
Castle Copy Service, Inc.
Centre for Neuro Skills
Century Pacific Medical
Choices Case Management
Coleman Chavez & Associates, LLP
Coventry Workers’ Comp
Cuneo, Black, Ward & Missler
Communicaid Language Services
Cypress Care
DigiStream Investigations
ExamWorks
Excel Managed Care
Grancell, Stander, Reubens, Thomas
and Kinsey
Hanna Brophy Sacramento
Laughlin Falbo Levy & Moresi, LLP
Learning Services
Lenahan, Lee, Slater & Pearse, LLP
Macro-Pro, Inc.
MedAllocators, Inc.
Med-Legal, LLC
MEDLink
Morse, Giesler, Callister & Karlin
MTI America
NuQuest Bridge Point
One Call Care Management
Perez Investigations
ProCare Transportation
& Language Services
Rahn, Murphy & Young, LLP
Rehab Without Walls
RSP & Associates
Sacramento Pain Clinic
San Francisco Functional Restoration
Showcase Investigations
Specialized Investigations
Status Investigative Group
Williams Investigations
Conference Exhibitors and Sponsors as of
July 31, 2014. Check back for updates!
Our Exhibitors and Sponsors make the
AWCP Fall Education Conference possible.
Please visit their booths and support these generous
sponsors and exhibitors!!
16th Annual Fall Education Conference
“Haunting Issues in Work Comp!”
Friday, October 31, 2014
Red Lion Woodlake Conference Center
Advance Sponsorship Registration
Conference Committee:
Katrina Bray, Sara Skolnik, Esq. &
Peter Yip, M.D.
Sponsorship Opportunities
Title Sponsor**
Education Panel Sponsor**
Breakfast Sponsor
Luncheon Sponsor
Afternoon Break Sponsor
Grand Prize Drawing
Attendee Logo Bags**
Conference Syllabus Ads
Sold!
3 Available
7 Available
3 Available
2 Available
Sold!
1 Available
Full Page
Half Page
Quarter Page
AWCP Videos – You be the Star!
$,6000
$1,000
$ 300
$ 500
$ 500
$ 500
Inc. with Title
$ 500
$ 350
$ 250
Company Logo Props
6 Available
$ 100
**Sponsor an Education Panel and you will
also be a Video Producer. Sponsorship includes
your company’s name and logo in the credits,
along with a cameo appearance in the video to
showcase your acting talents and a quarter page
ad in the conference syllabus. Company Logo
Props: Have your company’s logo marketing item
as a prop complete with a close up. All part of
AWCP’s “Academy” Awards!!
Registration & Payment
Name: ___________________________________________________
AWCP Diamond Member: Yes
Company: _______________________________________________
Phone No.:_________________________
Address: _________________________________________________
City/State/Zip:______________________
Email Address: ___________________________________________
Sponsorship: ______________________
Check Enclosed:
Amount: ___________________________
Payment Information:
Yes
No
Visa
M/C
No
AMEX
Name (as it appears on credit card): __________________________________________________________________
Credit Card Number: ______________________________________ ____________ Charge Amount: _____________
Expires: ______________
Security Code: _____________
Billing Zip Code Number: ___________
Mail, Email or Fax this form with payment to AWCP
Due to print deadlines, no refunds after registration
deadline of October 20, 2014
Questions? Please contact Connie at connie@awcp.org
PO Box 760 Rancho Cordova, CA 95741-0760
Phone: (916) 290-8017 Fax (916) 914-1706
www.awcp.org
Supporting the
Work Comp Industry!!
Industry!!
16th Annual Fall Education Conference
“Haunting Issues in Work Comp!”
Friday, October 31, 2014
Red Lion Woodlake Conference Center
Advance Exhibitor Registration
Conference Committee:
Katrina Bray, Sara Skolnik, Esq. &
Peter Yip, M.D.
Yes, I want to exhibit at the 2014 AWCP Fall Conference
and receive the early bird pricing!!
Booth Fees
By July 31, 2014
After July 31, 2014
$495
$745
$595
$845
AWCP Diamond Member
AWCP Non-Diamond Member
Registration & Payment
Name: ___________________________________________________
AWCP Diamond Member: Yes
No
Company: _______________________________________________
Phone No.:_________________________
Address: _________________________________________________
City/State/Zip:______________________
Email Address: ___________________________________________
Check Enclosed:
Payment Information:
Yes
No
Visa
Amount: ___________________________
M/C
AMEX
Name (as it appears on credit card): __________________________________________________________________
Credit Card Number: ______________________________________ ____________ Charge Amount: _____________
Expires: ______________
Security Code: _____________
Billing Zip Code Number: ___________
Mail, Email or Fax this form with payment to AWCP
Due to space limitations, no refunds after registration
deadline of October 20, 2014
Questions? Please contact Connie at connie@awcp.org
PO Box 760 Rancho Cordova, CA 95741-0760
Phone: (916) 290-8017 Fax (916) 914-1706
www.awcp.org
Showcasing
Your Company!!
Company!!
16th Annual Fall Education Conference
“Haunting Issues in Work Comp!”
Friday, October 31, 2014
Red Lion Woodlake Conference Center
Advance Attendee Registration
Conference Committee:
Katrina Bray, Sara Skolnik, Esq. &
Peter Yip, M.D.
By September 30
After September 30
Members
$110.00
Members
$140.00
Attorney Members**
$220.00
Attorney Members**
$250.00
Non Members
$150.00
Non Members
$225.00
Non Member Attorneys**
$250.00
Non Member Attorneys**
$325.00
**Attorney Registration includes both MCLE and Legal Specialization Credits
Law firms and companies: Reserve a table of eight and invite your clients!
Registration & Payment
Name: ___________________________________________________
AWCP Member: Yes
Company: _______________________________________________
Phone No.: _________________________
Address: _________________________________________________
City/State/Zip:______________________
No
Email Address: ___________________________________________
Check Enclosed:
Payment Information:
Yes
No
Visa
Amount: ___________________________
M/C
AMEX
Name (as it appears on credit card): __________________________________________________________________
Credit Card Number: ______________________________________ ____________ Charge Amount: _____________
Expires: ______________
Security Code: _____________
Billing Zip Code Number: ___________
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Mail, Email or Fax this form with payment to AWCP
Due to space limitations, no refunds after October 15, 2014
Questions? Please contact Connie at connie@awcp.org
P.O. Box 760 Rancho Cordova, CA 95741-0760
Phone: (916) 290-8017 Fax (916) 914-1706
www.awcp.org
Education is growth!!
growth!!