educational conference

The 18th annual Division of Workers' Compensation educational conference took place:

• Feb. 24 - 25, 2011 at the Sheraton Gateway Los Angeles Hotel
• Feb. 28 - March 1, 2011 at the Oakland Marriott City Center Hotel

• Conference agenda - Los Angeles
• Conference agenda - Oakland
• Conference program
• Continuing education credits
• Conference sponsors
• Division of Workers’ Compensation announces winners of 2011 community service awards
  Awards renamed in honor of Carrie Nevans
• Exhibitor and sponsorship announcement letter
• Exhibitor registration form
• Sponsorship registration form
• Additional presenters
• Educational conference pictures

Following are the handout materials for each of the breakout sessions

• AMA guides and permanent disability from a California legal perspective
• AMA guides and permanent disability from a medical perspective
• Apportionment
• Commutations:  SAWW & COLA
• DEU: Blackledge and Almaraz/Guzman
• DEU: Upper extremity strength impairment
• Harness the Power of Medical Management Utilizing MPNs, UR & PBNs
• Join the e Team! The next generation of electronic filing in EAMS
• Medical billing standards & E-billing
• Medical treatment utilization schedule (MTUS): delayed recovery, early intervention & functional restoration
• Medicare set-aside
• Office of Self Insurance Plans
• Profile audit review (PAR) for the course audit
  
• Return to work
• The AME/QME process from the physician’s perspective
• The view from the 9th Floor: WCAB Recon Unit
• Top ten litigation tips from a judicial perspective
• Workers’ Compensation case law
• Workers’ Compensation Information Systems issues and medical data
• Workers’ Compensation market trends

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. 24-25, 2011 at the Sheraton Gateway Los Angeles Hotel
• Feb. 28 - March 1, 2011 at the Oakland Marriott City Center Hotel

The Los Angeles conference is sold out with over 800 attendees. The Oakland conference is still accepting registrations.

The Los Angeles Sheraton Gateway Hotel has special valet parking rates for our conference. Overnight parking is $15.00 and day-use parking is $11.00. Please specify that you are attending the DWC Educational Conference

Archive of materials from DWC's 17th annual educational conference held in 2010

April 2011