Division of Workers' Compensation educational conference

Division of Workers' Compensation educational conference 2011

The 18th annual Division of Workers' Compensation educational conference will take place

• Los Angeles Sheraton Feb. 24-25, 2011
  
• Oakland Marriott Feb. 28 - Mar. 1, 2011

Division of Workers' Compensation educational conference 2010

• 17th annual educational conference program
• Conference agenda
• Keynote speaker - John Duncan, Director of Department of Industrial Relations
• 2010 conference sponsors
• Continuing education credits
• Exhibitor and sponsorship announcement letter
• Exhibitor registration form
  
• Sponsorship registration form
  

Following are the handout materials for each of the breakout sessions

• AMA guides & substantial evidence to determine medical treatment and permanent disability
• Apportionment
• Commutations - State average weekly wage (SAWW) and cost of living adjustment (COLA)
• Electronic Adjudication Management System (EAMS) filing
• Electronic billing
  
• How to petition for change of treating physician
• Medical treatment utilization schedule (MTUS) - Delayed recovery, early intervention & functional restoration
• Medicare set-aside
• Permanent disability rating
  
• Qualified medical evaluators (QME) update
• Reconsiderations, removals, & disqualification 101
• Return to work cross-over with ADA/FEHA
• Top ten litigation tips from judicial perspective
• Top ten ways to attract Audit Unit attention
• Utilization review (UR) and medical provider network (MPN) best practices
• Workers’ compensation case law
• Workers’ compensation market trends
• Workers’ Compensation Information System (WCIS) issues and medical data

Attendee information

Guests can access the hotel sites linked below to learn more about the event and to book, modify or cancel a reservation:

• Feb. 25-26, 2010 at the Sheraton Gateway Hotel in Los Angeles
  
• March 1-2, 2010 at the Oakland Marriott City Center Hotel

The 17th annual Division of Workers' Compensation educational conference will take place Feb. 25-26, 2010 at the Sheraton Gateway Hotel LAX and March 1-2, 2010 at the Oakland Marriott City Center Hotel.

The Los Angeles conference is sold out with over 800 attendees however a very limited number of people may still register for Los Angeles.   To do so, on the first day of the Los Angeles conference you must personally sign the walk-in sign-in sheet at the conference registration table beginning at 8:00 a.m. At 10:00 a.m. we will determine how many more people we can register for Los Angeles. The Oakland conference is still accepting registrations.

The Los Angeles Gateway Sheraton is offering steeply discounted $10 day-use valet parking and $15 overnight valet parking.

Archive of materials from DWC's 16th annual educational conference held in 2009

March 2010