2010 Employer-Focused Session Agenda

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

12:45 to 1:30 PM –     Registration (Coffee & Beverages Served)

1:30 to 1:45 PM –        Welcome Address & General Announcements
                                        Jill Allen, RN, MS – WI WC Forum President
                                        Attorney Gary Stanislawski - Afternoon Moderator

1:45 to 2:45 PM –        Work Comp Insurance Options in an Evolving Market
                                        Traci Skolaski – Risk Manager, Milwaukee Transit Services
                                        Keith Trafton – CFO, The Bartolotta Restaurant Group
                                        Scott Bertschinger, SPHR – Corporate Director-HR & Risk Management, The Spancrete Group, Inc.
                                        Lorne Tschanz – Vice President, Security Insurance Services, Inc. - Moderator

This lively and informative panel will discuss the different insurance options available today and educate the audience on what
to look for when selecting an insurance plan to best meet your business needs.  

2:45 to 3:00 PM –        Break

3:00 to 5:00 PM –        RETURN TO WORK WORKSHOP – Two distinct but related panel discussions.

                                        Alphabet Soup:  Employers Duty to Accommodate Under the ADA, FMLA, WFEA and WCA
                                        Dennis McBride – Attorney, EEOC
                                        Brad Backer – Attorney, Albrecht Backer Labor & Employment Law, S.C.
                                        Attorney Gary Stanislawski - Moderator

We will hear two different perspectives on what the law requires the employer to consider with respect to various issues.
Dennis McBride will speak on the government perspective and Brad Backer will speak on the employer perspective.

                        Return to Work Methods - Creative Ways to Accommodate Restrictions
                        Bob Swanson – Director of Human Resources- Pro Healthcare Medical Associates
                        Nora Vrakas – Director of Risk Management – Construction Resources Management, Inc.
                        Allison Hanson, MBA - Moderator

Learn how these employers have instituted and maintained successful return to work programs to ensure productivity from
employees working with restrictions and how to keep claim costs down in the process.

                                        Q&A for Return to Work Workshop Audience questions will be addressed by all panelists.

5:00 to 7:00 PM –         Industry Networking Social Hour - Complimentary hors d’ oeuvres and beverages provided.

2010 WC Forum Main Session Agenda

Thursday, October 21, 2010

7:00 to 8:00 AM –        Registration (Continental Breakfast Served) - Vendor Display Area Open

8:00 to 8:15 AM –        Welcome Address & General Announcements
                                        Jill Allen, RN, MS – WI WC Forum President
                                        Attorney Jim Budish – Morning Forum Moderator
                                        Attorney Dan Zitzer – Afternoon Forum Moderator

8:15 to 9:15 AM –        Facts and Myths about Musculoskeletal Disorders: State of the Art Evidence Provides Some Answers
                                        Dr. Kurt Hegmann, MD, MPH, FACP, FACOEM –Professor and Director of the University of Utah’s 
                                        Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health
                                        Attorney Robert Zilske - Moderator

Dr. Hegmann is currently completing one of the largest studies ever commissioned by National Institute for Occupational Safety
and Health (NIOSH).  Causes and treatments of carpal tunnel syndrome will be used to provide an example of advancing
knowledge.  Data from this large prospective cohort NIOSH study he has been performing will be provided to illustrate causal
factors.  Synthesized evidence from over 300 quality studies of related treatments reinforces some beliefs as facts, while
exposing others as urban myths.

                Breakout Room  1)     Chiropractors & Workers' Compensation: What's the Problem?
                                                        Marc Gillerovich, DC, BS - Medical Case Manager, The ALARIS Group, Inc.
                                                        Michael Allen, BS - Moderator

Learn the difference between chiropractic medicine and medical doctors. You will also learn what chiropractic notes should
contain, ways to deal with over-treating, and how to better communicate with chiropractors to get what you need. This presentation
will help you to understand the chiropractor’s approach and how you can have a more successful outcome in dealing with a
chiropractic worker’s compensation file.

Breakout Room  2)     FCE’s: Functional or Dysfunctional
                                        Michael Borkowski, MD, MPH – Occupational Medicine – Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center
                                        Matt Kruger, MS, CSCS - ATI Physical Therapy
                                        Attorney Bill Sachse - Peterson, Johnson & Murray, S.C. - Moderator

Dr. Borkowski and Mr. Kruger will educate the audience on the nuts and bolts of what takes place during Functional Capacity
Evaluations and why they are utilized.  Potential problem areas with reliability and validity will be discussed.  Attorney Sachse will
discuss common legal issues that arise when FCE’s are utilized in litigated claims.
                                                                                                                         

                Breakout Room  3)     Course of Employment Jeopardy: The Question is?
                                                        Attorney Mark Ringsmuth – Aplin & Ringsmuth, LLC
                                                        Attorney Charles M. Soule – Stafford & Neal, S.C.
                                                        Attorney Doug Feldman - Moderator

Moderator Doug Feldman will present several case scenarios involving various aspects of course of employment law in Wisconsin
and attorneys Mark Ringsmuth and Charles Soule will debate the issue and provide a legal analysis of each scenario covering the applicable case law. This will be an interactive game show atmosphere where the audience gets to vote on what they think is the
right answer!

12:00 to 12:45 PM –    Lunch (Served at the Country Springs Hotel) - Vendor Display Area Open

12:45 to 1:15 PM –      After Lunch Levity - “Where the Magic of Business Meets the Business of Magic”
                                        Bill Herz, MBA – Magicorp Productions – Riverside, CT

For the last twenty years Bill Herz has been wowing audiences of all kinds and all sizes around the world.
This is a segment not to be missed!

1:15 to 2:15 PM –        The Latest in Spine Care; What Works, What Doesn’t...Be Aware of the Difference
                                        James Stoll Jr., MD – Orthopedic Spine Surgeon – Aurora Sinai Medical Center
                                        Jill Allen, RN, MS - Moderator

Dr. Stoll will discuss specifically, the demise of total disc replacement, the rise of minimally invasive spinal surgery, the struggles
of navigation in spinal surgery, and the new governmental scrutiny on biologics.

2:15 to 2:30 PM –        Afternoon Break (No Vendor Displays)

 
2:30 to 3:45 PM –        The Squawk Box
                                        ALJ Mary Lynn Endter, ALJ Edward Falkner & ALJ John Minix – Wisconsin Department of Workforce
                                        Development, Worker’s Compensation Division
                                        Attorney Dan Pedriana – Moderator

Attorney Pedriana will lead a lively Question and Answer session with a panel of ALJ’s responding to the audience’s questions.  This is an excellent opportunity to ask your burning questions!

3:45 to 4:00 PM –        Door Prize Giveaway (must be present to win)

4:00 to 6:00 PM –         Industry Networking Social Hour - Complimentary hors d’ oeuvres and beverages provided.