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Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation virtual

Medical & Health Symposium

"Navigating occupational health challenges in a changing environment"

September 17-19, 2025

The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) Medical & Health Symposium (MHS) is the premier educational event for health-care and legal professionals. Join us Sept. 17-19, 2025. Our annual symposium brings together experts from around the world to share the latest insights, best practices, and innovative solutions for treating injured workers and improving patient care.

This year focuses on navigating occupational health challenges in a changing environment. Our featured sessions include:

  • Virtual care delivery: Workflows, methodologies, patient engagement, patient satisfaction, and clinical outcomes
  • Neurological injuries: Right level of care, right time coordination of care, resources, treatment
  • TBI – Prevention, neurocognitive tests, the standard of care and innovative approaches
  • AI & medical evidence in workers’ compensation claims
  • Double amputee – Resilience and triumph over adversity

MHS is your go-to place for free continuing education credit. We’re applying for credit for over 20 types of continuing education credit including:

  • Athletic trainer (AT)
  • Attorney, judge, and legal professional (CLE)
  • Certified case manager (CCM)
  • Certified disability management specialist (CDMS)
  • Certified health education specialist (CHES-MCHES-NCHEC)
  • Certified Health information management (AHIMA)
  • Certified medical assistant (CMA-AAMA)
  • Certified professional coder (CPC)
  • Certified public accountant (CPA)
  • Certified rehabilitation counselor (CRC)
  • Chemical dependency counselor (CDC)
  • Chiropractor (DC)
  • Dentist (DDS, DMD, and RDH)
  • Health information management (AHIMA)
  • Licensed professional counselor (LPC, LPCC)
  • Licensed social worker (LSW, LISW)
  • Marriage & family therapist (MFT)
  • Nurse (APRN, LPN, and RN)
  • Occupational therapist (OT and OTA)
  • Optometrist (O.D.), Ocularist, Optician
  • Paramedic, AEMT, EMR, and EMT
  • Pharmacist (ACPE)
  • Physical therapist (PT and PTA)
  • Physician - DO, DPM, M.D., and PA (CME)
  • Psychologist (OPA-MCE)

Registration opens June 2!

If you have questions, contact us at medsymposium@bwc.ohio.gov


See what 2024 attendees said about the symposium...

Established in 1912, the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation is the exclusive provider of workers’ compensation insurance in Ohio, serving 258,000 public and private employers. With nearly 1,600 employees and assets of approximately $23 billion, BWC is one of the largest state-run insurance systems in the United States. For more, visit www.bwc.ohio.gov.

All requests not related to a reasonable accommodation should be sent to medsymposium@bwc.ohio.gov. However if you would like to request an accommodation due to a disability for this event, contact BWC ADA Coordinator email eeodept@bwc.ohio.gov, at least one week prior to the meeting date.

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