Emerging Trends – Managing Workers Compensation Injuries in Tough Times - Workshop

Sept. 13, 2010 - PRLog -- How do you strategically define and measure the value of injury management to your organization?

It’s a critical question in today’s economic climate. Traditional workers compensation claims management techniques may not provide the answers to the emerging litigation trends. This workshop will explore three core components of injury management and evaluate emerging trends in: early intervention, employment litigation and claims management.

How You Will Benefit By Attending:
   Learn how to evaluate your HR exposure as you manage the injury
   Learn how to be proactive and little less reactive
   Get a realistic view of the “new” playing field – “I’m going to sue you, it’s just a matter of when”
   Learn how to guard against opening the employment litigation door
   Learn how to add value to your workers comp program as budgets shrink
   Learn how to maintain the polices that work and revamp the one’s that don’t
   Learn the importance of early treatment intervention and proactive return to work policies

Added Bonus – We will review: The New Drug Testing Requirements and Using Surveillance as an Effective Injury Management Tool

Register today: - http://workerscompsurvivalseries.com - Seating is Limited so Register Early.

Agenda: – Registration Starts at: 12:30 pm

1:00 pm – 1:45 pm - When Workers Comp Injuries Spiral Out of Control – Margaret Spence
1:45 pm – 2:30 pm – A Case Study in Early Diagnosis and Treatment – Dr. Richard Spirer
2:30 pm – 3:15 pm – Emerging Trends in Workers Compensation – Marty Davis, Esq.
3:15 pm – 3:30 pm – Coffee Clutch – Break
3:30 pm – 3:50 pm – New Drug Testing Rules You Need to Know
3:50 pm – 4:15 pm – The Art of Surveillance – Is It and Effective Injury Management Tool?
4:15 pm – 4:30 pm – Q&A

Speakers:

Dr. Richard Spirer – Medical Director – Physician’s Health Center: – http://www.physicianshealthcenter.com

Dr. Spirer is a Diplomat of the American Board of Emergency Medicine.  He received his M.D. at the University of Miami and did his postgraduate training at Jackson Memorial Hospital.  He spent 25 years as an active Emergency Room Physician in Miami-Dade County. These years were spent both in full time patient care and actively shaping the direction of the Emergency Medical Services in South Florida.  He brings this strong background to Physicians Health Center as Medical Director.

Margaret Spence, CWC, RMPE – President – Douglas Claims & Risk Consultants, Inc.: – http://www.margaretspence.com

Margaret Spence is the President/CEO of Douglas Claims & Risk Consultants, Inc. and the author of – From Workers’ Comp Claimant to Valued Employee – Employer’s Guide to Implementing a Proactive Return to Work Program and the founder of National Return to Work Week. Ms. Spence is a Board Certified Workers’ Compensation Consultant, Speaker and Trainer who ranks among the experts in the field of injury management and return to work implementation. She is an advocate for getting ill and injured employees back into the workforce. Margaret is a member of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Special Expertise Panel on Employee Health, Safety and Security, she writes and speaks extensively on workers compensation and human resources. She has been quoted or had articles published in the HR Florida Magazine, HR Magazine, Workforce Management Magazine, American Chronicle, Risk Management Quarterly, CPCU, USAToday, HR.com and LexisNexis Workers Comp Section.

Marty Davis, Esq – President/CEO – Legal Solutions Group – http://www.legalsolutionsgrp.com

Marty Davis with more than 20 years of experience providing legal counsel to corporations, business entities and individuals, Mr. Davis’ strengths are his strong litigation and negotiation skills in worker’s compensation, and insurance issues, premises liability, complex litigation, and medical malpractice. Throughout his career, Mr. Davis has represented self-insured entities, such as corporations and municipalities, using his strong mediation skills to the advantage of his clients. Mr. Davis also has considerable trial work experience, including: insurance defense, personal injury, premises liability and workers’ compensation.

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Provides public seminars, on-site training programs and consulting services to companies who want to slash their workers' compensation cost by implementing proactive injury prevention and management procedures.