Ohio Workers’ Compensation Medical & Health

Symposium

March 9 – 10, 2017Hyatt Regency Columbus

350 N. High St., Columbus, Ohio

FREE continuing education opportunity

You’re Invited The 2017 Ohio Workers’ Compensation Medical & Health Symposium is a free continuing educational opportunity for health-care professionals. The symposium features leading national and state experts focusing on the comprehensive care for an injured worker.

The two-day annual symposium offers experts in pain management, physical medicine and rehabilitation, alternative medicine, chiropractic medicine, neuromodulation, radiology, psychology, ergonomics, neurology and orthopedic surgery.

By attending you will learn more about: nSpinal disorders, surgical protocols and the pitfalls of surgery;nTraumatic brain injuries; nComplex regional pain syndrome;nPain management and return-to-work

strategies;nTransition from acute to chronic pain

treatment regimen;nProactive solutions when caring for the aging injured worker;nCognitive behavioral therapy for chronic

pain (health behavior and assessment intervention);

nDevelopment and control of work-related hip, knee and ankle injuries.

Here is an example of the exhibitors you will meet at the symposium. nCapital Prosthetic & Orthotic Center, Inc.nInfinity OrthopedicsnMary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital nODG by Work Loss Data Institute

See Speakers’ Bios!

Thursday, March 9, 2017

Symposium schedule

Time Session Speaker7 – 8 a.m. Registration and exhibits

8 – 8:15 a.m. Welcome and Introduction Stephen Woods, M.D. Chief Medical Officer, BWC Columbus, Ohio

8:15 – 9:15 a.m. Managing Pain and Return to Work Early: Before It's too Late

James W. Atchison, DOMedical Director, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC) - Center of Pain Management Chicago, Ill.

9:15 – 9:30 a.m. Exhibit break 19:30 – 10:30 a.m. Managing the Changing

Needs of the Aging Injured Worker

Kevin T. Glennon, RN, BSN, CDMS, CWCP, QRP Vice President of Clinical Services One Call Care Management Jacksonville, Fla.

10:30 – 10:45 a.m. Exhibit break 210:45 – 11:45 a.m. Approaches to Non-Opioid

Treatment OptionsJeffrey L. Hunter, MSc, DC, DO, FAAFP Chief Medical Officer, Molina Healthcare Columbus, Ohio

Robin A. Hunter, DC, ICSSD, FIAMA, FICC Sports Medicine and Reha-bilitation Chiropractor, Acu-puncturist, Private Practice Columbus, Ohio

11:45 a.m. – 1 p.m. Lunch and exhibits1– 2 p.m. Periarticular Injuries of the

Lower ExtremityMatthew Levy, M.D. Orthopedic SurgeonSaint Vincent Charity Hospi-tal and Co-Medical Director, 1-888-OHIOCOMPCleveland, Ohio

2 – 2:15 p.m. Exhibit break 32:15 – 3:15 p.m. Neuromodulation

Advances for Management of Chronic Disease

Ali R. Rezai, M.D.Associate Dean of Neu-roscience and Director of the Neurological Institute, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Columbus, Ohio

3:15 – 3:30 p.m. Exhibit break 43:30 – 4:15 p.m. Using the ODG Guidelines

for Evidence-based Care Management

Phil LeFevreSenior Vice President of Business Development, Work Loss Data Institute LLC Austin, Texas

4:15 – 4:30 p.m. Exhibit break 54:30 – 5:30 p.m. Concussion Gerald Steiman, M.D.

Steiman Neurology Group Columbus, Ohio

Time Session Speaker7 – 8 a.m. Registration8 – 9 a.m. The Perfect Storm:

Pathophysiology of Controlled Sub-stance Misuse and Addiction

Susan K. Blank, M.D. Founder and Chief Medical Officer Atlanta Healing Center Norcross, Ga.

9 – 9:15 a.m. Exhibit break 19:15 – 10:15 a.m. The Transition from

Acute to Chronic Pain

Richard W. Rosenquist, M.D.Chairman, Department of Pain Management Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, Ohio

10:15 – 10:30 a.m. Exhibit break 210:30 – 11:30 a.m. CRPS: Mechanisms

and Outcomes of Treatment

James W. Atchison, DO Medical Director, RIC - Center of Pain Management Chicago, Ill.

11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. Lunch and exhibits12:45 – 1:45 p.m. The Psycho Neuro-

biology of Pain: Up Pain, Down Pain, Good Brain, Bad Brain

Michael Coupland, CPsych, RPsych, CRCNetwork Medical Director, IMCS Group Inc. West Palm Beach, Fla.

1:45 – 2 p.m. Exhibit break 32 – 2:30 p.m. Personalized

Assessment of Low Back Disorders

William S. Marras, Ph.D. CPE Director, Spine Research Institute The Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio

2:30 – 2:45 p.m. Exhibit break 42:45 – 4 p.m. Lumbar Discography

and Failed Back Surgery Syndrome in Workers’ Com-pensation Patients

Nicholas U. Ahn, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgeon, University Hospitals of Cleveland Cleveland, Ohio

Friday, March 10, 2017

Symposium schedule

Free continuing educationContact hours are approved for select sessions in the following continuing education (CE) types:nPhysicians (M.D. and DO);*nNurses; **nChiropractors;nOccupational and physical therapists;nPharmacists;nPsychologists;nVocational rehabilitation (CDMS, CRC and CCM);nAttorneys.

Approved CE types*Physicians (CME) – The Ohio State University Medical Center, Center for Continuing Medical Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians.

The Ohio State University Medical Center designates this educational activity for a maximum of 12.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participa-tion in the activity.

**Registered nurses (RN) – The Ohio Bureau of Work-ers’ Compensation is an approved provider through the Ohio Nurses Association, an accredited approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accredi-tation. (OBN-001-91) (OH-188, 1/1/2019).

Helpful hintsnLunch is on your own.nHotel and parking information is available

on the website.nYou will need your employer’s workers’

compensation policy number to register.nWe will not provide session materials and

handouts the day of event.nSession materials will be available online

at bwc.expoplanner.com/medical a week before the event.

Based on last year’s participant comments, you don’t want to miss it.

“Wonderful conference with very good speakers presenting up-to-date pertinent information. This conference is top notch!”

“Thank you for developing multiple course offerings for vocational rehabilitation, medical professionals.”

“...I loved the Medical & Health Symposium this year. Excellent speakers and topics that are highly relevant to my practice as an occupational health nurse.”

Nicholas U. Ahn, M.D., serves as a professor of orthopaedic surgery at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, and serves as the director of the Spine Surgery Fellowship Program at University Hospitals of Cleveland.

James W. Atchison, DO, is the medical director for Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago - Center for Pain Management. He is board certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation, and electrodiagnostic medicine, as well as a subspecialty certification in pain medicine.

Susan K. Blank, M.D., is the founder and chief medical officer for an outpatient treatment program dedicated to treating patients with addiction and other co-occurring disorders. She oversees psychiatric services, addiction services and assessments for patients with chronic pain, bariatric patients and impaired professionals.

Michael Coupland, CPsych, RPsych, CRC, is a registered psychologist. He co-founded three national disability evaluation companies that performed more than 250,000 evaluations. He’s also the developer of the AssessAbility Functional Medicine Evaluation and Functional Psychological Evaluation systems.

Kevin T. Glennon, RN, BSN, CDMS, CWCP, QRP, is vice president of clinical services for One Call Care Management in Jacksonville, Fla. Glennon writes and lectures extensively and has produced more than 30 continuing education programs on workers’ compensation, claims management, long-term disabilities, aging workers and on other related topics.

Symposium Speakers’ Bios

Jeffrey L. Hunter, MSc, DC, DO, FAAFP, is the chief medical officer for Molina Healthcare of Ohio and a clinical professor at Ohio University. He is board certified in family medicine. In addition, he is a Diplomat of the American Academy of Pain Management, having more than 30 years experience in chiropractic and osteopathic medicine.

Robin A. Hunter, DC, ICSSD FIAMA, FICC, serves as a sports medicine and rehabilitation chiropractor and clinical assistant professor for The Ohio State University College of Medicine. She is also a clinical associate professor with the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Phil LeFevre is senior vice president of business development for the Work Loss Data Institute LLC in Austin, Texas, where he leads operations. He is a 16-year institute veteran in the development and delivery of evidence-based medical treatment guidelines and database analytics. LeFevre is the nationally featured trainer for ODG: Good to Go! He hosts a popular webinar series, ODG: In the Know.

Matthew Levy, M.D., has been an orthopedic surgeon for more than 20 years. He practices at Saint Vincent Charity Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio, and he is co-medical director at 1-888-OHIOCOMP. He has performed disability exams for more than 15 years.

William S. Marras, Ph.D., CPE, holds the Honda Chair in the department of integrated systems engineering at The Ohio State University. He is the director of the Spine Research Institute encompassing the Biodynamics Laboratory and the Center for Occupational Health in Automobile Manufacturing.

Symposium Speakers’ Bios

Ali R. Rezai, M.D., is the associate dean of neuroscience and the director of the Neurological Institute at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. Dr. Rezai is a board certified neurosurgeon with clinical expertise in neurosurgical management of patients with Parkinson’s disease, dystonia, chronic pain, brain and spinal cord injuries, spasticity, as well as severe mood and anxiety disorders.

Richard W. Rosenquist, M.D., serves as chair of the pain management department at Cleveland Clinic. He serves as the chair for the American Society of Anesthesiologists Committee on Pain Medicine. He’s vice-chair for the American Board of Anesthesiology Pain Medicine Examination Committee and Anesthesiology Residency Review Committee for the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.

Gerald Steiman, M.D., is a practicing physician at Steiman Neurology Group in Columbus, Ohio. He is board certified in neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and The Royal College of Physicians.

Symposium Speakers’ Bios

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Register Now! Event is limited to only

400 attendees!

Online registration is available.If you have questions, call BWC’s provider

contact center at 1-800-644-6292, option 0-3-0, or email medsymposium@ohio.gov.

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