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PERMIT NO. 191TOPEKA, KANSAS

Workers Compensation Division401 SW Topeka Blvd, Suite 2Topeka, KS 66603-3105

659-7100

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September 26 & 27, 2017Overland Park Convention Center

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Workers Compensation Seminar43rd Annual

8 a.m. (10 min.) Welcome Lana Gordon, Secretary, Kansas Department of Labor (KDOL) - Topeka Larry Karns, JD, KDOL, Workers Compensation Division (WC) - Topeka

8:10 a.m. (60 min.) General Session Neutral Evaluations Jan L. Fisher, JD, McCullough, Wareheim and LaBunker, PA - Topeka Dallas Rakestraw, JD, McDonald Tinker, PA - Wichita Jarron I. Tilghman, MD, Interventional Physiatrist, Rockhill Orthopaedic Specialists, Inc. - Lee’s Summit, MO

9:20 a.m. (60 min.) General SessionPost Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) From the Circumstances Surrounding an Accident Molly Allen, PsyD, Licensed Psychologist, River Park Psychology Consultants, LLC - Wichita Ryan D. Weltz, JD, Partner, Wallace Saunders – Overland Park

10:50 a.m. (60 min.) General Session Work Disability Thresholds David W. Hufford, MD, FIAIME, Mid-America Orthopedics, LLC - Wichita and Overland Park Bruce Moore, JD, Administrative Law Judge, KDOL, Workers Compensation Division – Salina Richard Thomas, MS, Consultant, Langston & Associates - Topeka

1:05 p.m. (60 min.) Track Sessions:

• LegalCase Law Updates Dennis Horner, JD, Attorney, Boyd, Kenter, Thomas & Parrish, LLC – Olathe Jon Newman, JD, Hite, Fanning & Honeymann, LLP - Wichita • ManagementKansas Workers Compensation 101 Katy Lenahan, Administrator, Public Resource Section, KDOL, Workers Compensation Division - Topeka • MedicalPlatelet Rich Plasma Therapy (PRP) Daniel L. Bruning, MD, DNBME, DABA, DAAPM, DABPM, DNBPS, CCFIRS, Physician/Owner, PainCARE - Overland Park

2:35 p.m. (60 min.) Track Sessions:

• LegalCase Law Updates, Cont. Dennis Horner, JD, Attorney, Boyd, Kenter, Thomas & Parrish, LLC – Olathe Jon Newman, JD, Hite, Fanning & Honeymann, LLP - Wichita

• ManagementErgonomics in the Workplace Peter Polizzi, MS, ASP, Safety Specialist, KDOL, Industrial Safety and Health Division - Topeka

• MedicalWhy Do 3 Percent of Employers Workers Compensation Claims Account for over 50 Percent of Loss Dollars? Keith Rosenblum, CPCU, ARM, CSP, Senior Strategist, Workers Compensation Risk Control, Lockton Companies, LLC - Kansas City, MO

3:45 p.m. (60 min.) Track Sessions:

• LegalHealth Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH): Getting Electronic Medical Records Gary D. White, Jr., JD, Attorney, Palmer Law Group, LLP - Topeka

• ManagementHow to Request a Free Safety Consultation Allen Vinyard, BS, Safety Specialist, KDOL, Industrial Safety and Health Division - Topeka • MedicalBrachial Plexus Injuries Ryan D. Endress, MD, Assistant Professor of Plastic, Hand and Microsurgery, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Kansas City

Sponsors’ & Exhibitors’Reception

Sept. 26 • Exhibit Hall A

3:35 p.m. (10 min.) Stretch

11:50 a.m. (75 min.) Seated Luncheon

4:45 p.m. Adjourn5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Sponsors’ and Exhibitors’ Reception

9:10 a.m. (10 min.) Stretch

10:20 a.m. (30 min.) Coffee Break

2:05 p.m. (30 min.) Coffee Break7 a.m. Registration, Pre-Registration and Continuing Education Open (Hallway in front of Ballrooms A1 & A2) Exhibits Open and Continental Breakfast Open (Exhibit Hall A)

Day One Agenda

8 a.m. (5 min.) Welcome Larry Karns, JD, Director, Kansas Department of Labor (KDOL), Workers Compensation Division - Topeka 8:05 a.m. (60 min.) General SessionBurns and How to Rate Them Under the Sixth Edition James Biggs, JD, Cavananaugh, Biggs & Lemon, PA - Topeka Richard Korentager, MD, FACS, Plastic Surgeon, Professor of Plastic Surgery, Chair, Department of Plastic Surgery, Burn and Wound Surgery, University of Kansas Health System – Kansas City

9:15 a.m. (60 min.) General SessionUpdate on Building and Implementation of the Online System for Claims Administration and Research/Regulation (OSCAR) Matthew Bryant, JD, PMP, President, WorkComp Strategies, LLC - Richmond, VA

10:45 a.m. (60 min.) General SessionOrthopedic Surgery and Permanent Restrictions Douglas C. Hobbs, JD, Partner, Wallace Saunders – Wichita Michael L. Snider, JD, Partner, Snider & Seiwert, LLC – Wichita Justin Strickland, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon – Mid-America Orthopedics, LLC – Wichita

1:15 p.m. (60 min.) Track Sessions:

• LegalLegal Ethics I Stanton A. Hazlett, JD, Disciplinary Administrator, Office of the Disciplinary Administrator, Kansas Judicial Branch - Topeka • ManagementWage and Hour: The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Glenn Griffeth, JD, Attorney IV, KDOL – Topeka Tim Triggs, BBA, Labor Conciliator III, KDOL, Employment Standards Division - Topeka• MedicalPharmacy Benefit Management 101 and Opioid Utilization Phil Walls, RPh, Chief Clinical Officer, myMatrixx - Tampa, FL

2:30 p.m. (60 min.) Track Sessions:

• LegalLegal Ethics II – The History of Ethics Thomas D. Arnhold, JD, Appeals Board Member, KDOL, Workers Compensation Division – Topeka

• ManagementThe Use of Surveillance in Workers Compensation Claims Stuart Ford, Director of Investigations, Blue Eagle Investigations, Inc. – Overland Park Cathrine Macfarlane, Sales Director/ Investigator, Blue Eagle Investigations, Inc. – Overland Park

• MedicalKansas Prescription Monitoring Program (K-TRACS) Reyne Kenton, BA, CLEAR Certified Investigator, K-TRACS Program Manager, Kansas Board of Pharmacy - Topeka

2:15 p.m. (15 min.) Coffee Break

The Annual Workers Compensation Seminaris funded by sponsor contributions,

exhibitor and attendee fees.

It is not supported by taxpayer dollars.

9:05 a.m. (10 min.) Stretch

10:15 a.m. (30 min.) Coffee Break

7 a.m. Onsite Registration Open Pre-Registered Open Continuing Education Open Exhibits and Continental Breakfast Open

11:45 a.m. (90 min.) Lunch is not provided. Find dining close to OPCC - Search www.visitoverlandpark.com/pages/visitors/diningand select, Dining.

3:30 p.m. Adjourn

KDOL MessageViews expressed by speakers are not

necessarily the views of theKansas Department

of Labor (KDOL).

KDOL reserves the right to substitute or cancel speakers as necessary.

Day Two Agenda