SEAK, Inc. 24th Annual National Workers Compensation and Occupational Medicine Seminar/Conference

Tuesday July 20, 2004
8:00-9:00	Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00-10:00	Disability Prevention: Current Concepts, Controversies, and Best Practices By Glenn Pransky, MD, MOccH Worcester, MA
10:00-11:00	How Employers Can Help Win WC Cases: What They Can Do To Assist Defense Counsel By Lawrence P. Postol, Esquire Washington, DC
11:00-11:10	Break and Networking Opportunity
11:10-12:00	Integrated Disability Management: Cost-Effective Techniques That Work By Helen C. Chaves, ANA, COHN-S Framingham, MA
12:00-1:30	Lunch (On Your Own) and Exhibits
1:30-2:25	Breakout Sessions:
	Musculoskeletal Injury Prevention in the Healthcare Industry By Guy A. Fragala, PhD, PE, CSP Worcester, MA
OR	The Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the Occupational Health Setting By Angella Bascom, MSN, ARNP Center Harbor, NH
OR	The Assessment of Psychiatric Disability and Impairment By Moshe S. Torem, MD Akron, OH
2:30-3:25	Breakout Sessions
	Avoiding Violence In the Workplace By Paul Michael Viollis, Sr., MPA New York, NY
OR	Return to Work After an Upper Extremity Disorder: What Works By William S. Shaw, PhD Hopkinton, MA
OR	Impact of a National Occupational Health and Safety Standard: Z-10 and Beyond By Ann M. Zaia, NP-C, MHA, CHS-III, CHE, COHN-S Boston, MA, and Donna Ward, RN, ADN Quincy, MA
3:30-4:30	Breakout Sessions:
	The Epidemic of CRPS-1 (formerly known as RSD) Claims: Accept Such Claims at Your Own Risk, and with Considerable Risk for the Claimant By Robert J. Barth, PhD Chattanooga, TN and Birmingham, AL
OR	Common Classes of Medications for Injured Workers: Controlling Costs By Michael K. McQuilken, PharmD, RPh Memphis, TN
OR	Minimizing Lost Days From Work Due to WC Injuries: Light Duty, Alternative Employment, and Earning Capacity By Lawrence P. Postol, Esquire Washington, DC

4:45-6:00	Reception-Hors d'Oeuvres

Wednesday July 21, 2004
8:00-9:00	Registration, Continental Breakfast, and Exhibits
9:00-10:00	How Employers Can Positively Impact State WC Reform: Making a Difference By Eric J. Oxfeld, Esquire Washington, DC
10:00-11:00	Presenteeism in the Workplace: Implementing Programs That Work By Pamela Hymel, MD, MPH, FACOEM El Segundo, CA
11:00-11:10	Break and Networking Opportunity
11:10-12:00	Reducing WC Litigation and Costs: How Occupational Health Professionals Can Help By H. Douglas Jones, Esquire Florence, KY
12:00-1:30	Seminar Luncheon(Provided)
1:30-2:55	Breakout Sessions:
	FMLA Compliance In Depth: Practical, Cost-Effective Solutions By Elizabeth M. McIntyre, Esquire Grand Rapids, MI
OR	Optimizing Return to Work: Understanding the Incentives By Elizabeth Genovese, MD Bala Cynwyd, PA
OR	Work and Well-being: Putting the Pieces Back Together By Lee S. Tonet, MS, RN, CRC , Mark Kenneth Benander, PhD, and Charles D. Del Tatto, PT Springfield, MA
3:00-4:30	Breakout Sessions:
	Ergonomics in the Workplace: Cost-Effective Solutions By Mark A. Anderson, MA, PT, CPE Minneapolis, MN
OR	Essential Job Duties: Making Recommendations for Appropriate Accommodations/Modified Duties By Stefanos N. Kales, MD, MPH, FACP Cambridge, MA
OR	Latest Developments in Disability Law for Occupational Health Professionals By Miguel Escalera Jr., Esquire Hartford, CT

Thursday July 22, 2004
8:00-9:00	Continental Breakfast and Exhibits
9:00-10:00	Characteristics of Successful Worksite Wellness Programs: Reducing Health Care Costs, WC Costs and Absenteeism By Don R. Powell, PhD Farmington Hills, MI
10:00-11:00	Examination of the Spine: Physical Examination and Imaging By Gunnar B.J. Andersson, MD, PhD Chicago, IL
11:00-11:10	Break and Networking Opportunity
11:10-12:00	Golden Age Problems Equals WC Gold: The Aging Workforce By James E. Pocius, Esq. Scranton, PA and David R. Cooper, MD Wilkes-Barre, PA
12:00-1:30	Lunch (On Your Own) and Exhibits
1:30-2:25	Breakout Sessions:
	DOT Medical Examinations By Natalie P. Hartenbaum, MD, PhD Dresher, PA
OR	How to Expand Your Practice: Legal Nurse Consulting and Life Care Planning By Michael F. Saulino, MD, PhD Drexel Hill, PA and Ellen M. Barker, MSN, RN, APN, CLCP Greenville, DE
OR	Medical Care in WC Cases: Reasonableness, Necessity, and Compensability, and Utilization Review By Donald B. Kirkpatrick, II, Esquire Birmingham, AL
2:30-3:25	Breakout Sessions:
	The Impact of the HIPAA Privacy Rule on Employers and Occupational Health Practice By David A. Cossi, Esquire Minneapolis, MN
OR	Preventing Acute Low Back Pain From Becoming Chronic: Psychosocial Yellow Flags By Julie M. Fritz, PhD, PT, ATC Pittsburgh, PA
OR	Using Functional Capacity Evaluations in Occupational Health Settings: Best Practices By Sandra J. Simpson, APRN, BC, COHN-S, CCM Memphis, TN
3:30-4:30	Breakout Sessions:
	Does Disc Degeneration Disease Cause Pain and Disability By Gunnar B.J. Andersson, MD, PhD Chicago, IL
OR	Settlement of WC Cases: The Impact of the Medicare Secondary Payor Act on WC Settlements By Donald B. Kirkpatrick, II, Esquire Birmingham, AL
OR	Latest Developments on Spine and Stroke Rehabilitation By Michael F. Saulino, MD, PhD Drexel Hill, PA and Ellen M. Barker, MSN, RN, APN, CLCP Greenville, DE

24th Annual National Workers’ Compensation and Occupational Medicine Seminar
July 20, 21, & 22 2004	detailed schedule continuing education credits
Four Points by Sheraton Hyannis Resort, Hyannis, MA	registration information registration form
*SEAK, Inc.* will be conducting its Twenty-fourth Annual National Workers' Compensation and Occupational Medicine Seminar. In this widely acclaimed program, the nation's leading workers' compensation professionals, occupational physicians, occupational nurses, and attorneys will join together to discuss cutting edge issues. Frank discussions and lively question and answer sessions will complement each presentation. Conference registrants will be able to meet their colleagues and leaders in the field from across the United States and Canada, at the reception, luncheon, and breakfasts, in the exhibit hall and at Wednesday night's social event to network and discuss areas of mutual concern. This conference is currently the largest and longest-running national workers' compensation and occupational medicine conference of its kind in the United States.

Schedule
click for speaker & topic descriptions	Tuesday, 7/20
	Wednesday, 7/21
	Thursday, 7/22

registration info	continuing education	registration form	Designing Effective	ADA, FMLA, and Workers' Comp.	Workers' Compensation Legal Issues	Diagnosing and Treating Chronic Pain
				Additional Hyannis Hotels	Minimizing Workplace Stress	IME Report Writing

SEAK in Hyannis -- July 2004




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