DIR CHSWC meeting

Date:	Thursday - October 5, 2006
Time:	10:00 AM
Place:	Elihu M. Harris State Building First Floor, Auditorium 1515 Clay Street Oakland, California

AGENDA

I.	Call to Order * Approval of minutes from the July 6, 2006 CHSWC meeting in Oakland Angie Wei, CHSWC Chair
II.	* Spinal Surgery Second Opinion presentation and final report Christine Baker, CHSWC Executive Officer Lach Taylor, Workers’ Compensation Judge Frank Neuhauser, UC Berkeley Irina Nemirovsky, CHSWC
III.	* ISO (International Standards Organization) Study Preliminary Results David Levine, Professor, UC Berkeley Michael Toffel, Professor, UC Berkeley
IV.	Update on DWC Activities: Regulations and Reports Representative, Division of Workers' Compensation
V.	Update on Permanent Disability Data from the DIR Disability Evaluation Unit Frank Neuhauser, UC Berkeley
VI.	Update on the CHSWC Study on the Medical Reforms Barbara O. Wynn, RAND
VII.	Update Regarding Quality Studies and Medical Treatment Guideline Issues Teryl Nuckols Scott, MD, MSHS, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
VIII.	* CHSWC 2006 Annual Report Christine Baker, CHSWC Executive Officer
IX.	* Executive Officer Report Christine Baker, CHSWC Executive Officer
X.	* Other Business / Proposals / Public Questions and Comments**
* May result in an action item for CHSWC consideration and/or vote
**Please Note: Public comments are limited to three minutes per speaker. Topics are subject to CHSWC review and approval. The agenda may be adjusted, if necessary, depending upon the time needed for discussion of each item.