Educational conference 2013

Topics on this page include:
General conference information
Handout materials for breakout sessions
Hotel Information

General conference information:

• Conference agenda - Los Angeles
• Conference agenda - Oakland
• Conference program
• Presenters
• Continuing education credits
• Conference sponsors
• Nomination for Carrie Nevans Community Service Award 2013
• Exhibitor and sponsorship announcement letter
  • Exhibitor registration form
  • Sponsorship registration form

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Handout materials for breakout sessions:

• Apportionment
• Consolidations & Class Actions
• Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA) & Related Issues in Discovery
• Lien Filing
• Medical Provider Networks (MPN) & Expedited Hearings
• Opioids in Workers’ Compensation
• Permanent Disability Rating Schedule (PDRS), Supplemental Job Displacement Benefit (SJDB) & Return to Work Program (RTW)
• Petition for Change of Treating Physicians
• Rating Spine Impairments
• Rating Strategies & SB 863
• SB 863 overview
• Self-Insurance Program Update
• Social Media & Discovery in Workers’ Compensation
• The DWC Audit Unit & SB 863
  
• The View from the 9th Floor: WCAB Recon Unit
• Top 10 Litigation Tips for Senate Bill 863 from the Bench
• Utilization Review (UR) - Independent Medical Review (IMR), Fee Schedule/Resource Based Relative Value Scale (RBRVS), Independent Bill Review (IBR) & Qualified Medical Evaluators (QME) Changes
  
• Where is the Market Headed?
• Workers’ Compensation Case Law Update

Archive of materials from the DWC's 19th annual educational conference held in 2012

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Hotel Information:

The 2013 Los Angeles conference is sold out with over 900 attendees. The Oakland conference is still accepting registrations.

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

• Feb. 28 - March 1, 2013 at the Sheraton Gateway Los Angeles Hotel
  • Discounted valet parking is $19 per day. Please specify that you are attending the DWC Educational Conference. Parking is also available behind the hotel in the Easy Park LAX lot for $12. You can board any Easy Park shuttle bus as they all stop at the Sheraton Gateway Hotel.
    
• March 4 - 5, 2013 at the Oakland Marriott City Center Hotel
  • The Oakland Marriott City Center is sold out at the conference rate. A lodging alternative is the three-star Washington Inn, an older, boutique hotel directly across the street from the conference and two blocks from BART. A limited number of rooms are available at $89 per night that includes breakfast and WIFI. Parking is available across the street at the Oakland Convention Center for $15 a night. The address is 495 10th Street, Oakland and to get the conference rate, call 510-452-1776 and ask for the “DWC” rate.

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What's New

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March 2013