Agenda
Thursday, April 7, 2022
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Time |
Session Title |
8 - 10 AM |
Maneuvering Recovery and Return to Work Roadblocks
This session will review key workers’ compensation tools and concepts and discuss potential roadblocks to successful claim allowances, recovery, and return to work. The panel will review the purpose and use of the First Report of Injury (FROI), Physician’s Report of Work Ability (MEDCO-14), and Request for Medical Service Reimbursement or Recommendation for Additional Conditions for Industrial Injury or Occupational Disease (C-9). The panel will also review the importance of provider documentation of their clinical assessment and how this is used to make treatment and return-to-work decisions. Practical case scenarios involving roadblocks will be reviewed and the panel will demonstrate how to properly use the tools and concepts discussed during this session. |
10 - 10:45 AM |
Break & Visit Exhibitors |
10:45 - 12:15 PM |
Navigating Treatment Approvals and Reimbursement Session Description Participants attending this session will learn the best billing practices by reviewing key information providers need to know to submit bills to the managed care organizations (MCO) and to receive payment for the services they provide. In addition, the presenters will review the tools (e.g., fee schedule, clinical edits, etc.) used by BWC and MCOs during the reimbursement process. Attendees will learn some of the most common billing mistakes. During this session, attendees will also develop an understanding of the linkage between the treatment approval, the bill review process and reimbursement, and will learn how to avoid common billing mistakes. |
12:15 - 1 PM |
Lunch & Visit Exhibitors |
1 - 2 PM |
Environmental Considerations Impacting Injury Recovery and Return to Work Session Description Environmental considerations such as heat and cold can be health hazards for workers and impact injury recovery and return to work timeframes. Certain workers, such as those that work in varying weather conditions indoors or outdoors are at more risk to have delayed recovery or return to work especially when other health conditions exist. Dr. Fagan will discuss the effects and impacts temperature has on treatment and return-to-work plans. She will review the primary occupational hazards of environmental changes, work-related injuries and illnesses related to these changes, and discuss the important considerations regarding return-to-work decisions. Health care providers who are alert to temperature considerations can improve recovery and return-to-work outcomes for workers and educate workers on prevention of temperature-change related injuries and illnesses. |
2 - 2:30 PM |
Break & Visit Exhibitors |
2:30 - 4 PM |
Empowering Ability in Disability – Breaking the Web of Needless Disability Session Description Health care professionals routinely encounter requests from the patients to give them time off from work due to sickness or injuries, mostly work related. While in some cases, it might be appropriate as part of the overall treatment plan to have time off from work but quite often excessive amounts of time from work can be detrimental to one's health and can lead to needless disability. Mounting evidence has led to the widespread agreement between various medical societies and specialty associations to issue policy statements that make return to work and or staying at work necessary as part of the overall treatment plan. The process of empowering ability in disability requires that each one of us be mindful that other than some very catastrophic injuries, all individuals regardless of the injury have some ability that can lead to productive and fulfilling life. This means independence in personal, social, and economic aspects of life. Health care providers and others need to be honest and frank in their discussions with injured workers regarding the need to live a productive life by return to function at the earliest. |
Agenda
Friday, April 8, 2022
Time |
Session |
8 - 10 AM |
Live Orthopedic Surgery: Insights and Clinical Analysis for Knee & Shoulder Injuries Session description Orthopedic One physicians Drs. Westerheide and Mileti will live-stream an orthopedic surgery, provide a didactic presentation, and discuss case-studies to provide practical tools that effectively diagnose and treat work-related knee and shoulder injuries. Dr. Mileti will also identify surgical and nonsurgical treatment options, establish steps for rehabilitation, and formulate appropriate return-to-work guidelines. |
10 - 10:30 AM |
Break & Visit Exhibitors |
10:30 - 11:30 AM |
There’s No Future in Giving Up – A Personal Story of Recovery Session description Amberley Snyder shares her experience from living the perfect life to it all crashing in an instant. A rollover motor vehicle accident left her paralyzed from the waist down - changing everything. She learned how accepting help and serving others is an important part of life and recovery. Ms. Snyder shows how life knocked her down, but with the help of her family, friends, recovery team, and faith she has worked to “get back on the horse.” She doesn’t let the challenges she faces define her; they refine her. |
11:30 - 12:15 PM |
Lunch & Visit Exhibitors |
12:15 - 1:15 PM |
Ocular Manifestations of Systemic Diseases & the Aging Eye Session description This session is aimed for non-ophthalmologists to identify the primary ocular complications of each systemic disease mentioned and manage or refer appropriately. Specific diseases covered include diabetes, hypertension, zoster, sarcoid, and thyroid disease, and sleep apnea. In addition, there will be a review of common eye diseases primarily seen in the aging population. There will be a brief overview of the important features of the ocular history and basic eye examination. |
1:15 - 1:45 PM |
Break & Visit Exhibitors |
1:45 - 2:45 PM |
Optimizing Return to Work via Evidence-Based Clinical Decision Support Session description During this session, Mr. LeFevre will review the Official Disability Guidelines (ODG) and will provide an introduction to ODG and associated tools. He will review how ODG by MCG can help guide decisions for optimal and timely medical interventions, reduce time away from work and how the guidelines have helped to improve outcomes while reducing friction within workers’ compensation. ODG by MCG treatment and return-to-work guidelines are designed to improve health outcomes and make it easier for providers and managed care organizations to encourage evidence-based medicine in the workers’ compensation system. |
2:45 - 3 PM |
Break & Visit Exhibitors |
3 - 4 PM |
Where Are We Now? The Current State of COVID-19 Session description During this session, Dr. Vanderhoff will address the current state of COVID-19 nationally and within Ohio. Dr. Vanderhoff will discuss the relevant variants and cover the epidemiology, symptoms, and current treatment approaches for the virus. Dr. Vanderhoff will also address clinically proven steps that can be taken to protect against COVID-19 illness and infection. |
Agenda
Saturday, April 9, 2022
Time |
Session title |
7:30 - 9 AM |
Can Pharmacogenetics Enhance Our Understanding of Opioid Use Disorder? Session description Pharmacogenetics is the study of variations in DNA sequence as they relate to a drug response. As our understanding of the pharmacologic effects of opioids on the dopamine reward pathway continue to increase, the promise of pharmacogenetics in predicting the potential for and therapeutic management of opioid use disorder (OUD) is augmented. Here, we will review pharmacogenetics and opioid pharmacology to address the question, “Can pharmacogenetics enhance our understanding and management of Opioid Use Disorder?” |
9 - 9:25 AM |
Break & Visit Exhibitors |
9:25 - 10:25 AM |
Alternatives to Pain Management Session description This session will educate attendees on alternative tools and resources available for the management and treatment of chronic pain. Attendees will learn effective treatments that can improve quality of life and physical function, reduce severity of pain, reduce central nervous system excitability, and ways to protect against developing chronic pain. |
10:25 - 10:45 AM |
Break & Visit Exhibitors |
10:45 - 12:15 PM |
Exploring COVID-19 Long-Term Effects and Case Management Session description As the claims industry looks ahead to evolve past the pandemic and restore a sense of “normalcy,” many questions remain about the novel COVID-19 virus and the long-term implications of the disease. While most individuals who suffered from COVID-19 recover within weeks, new research estimates 25% of COVID-19 patients will experience long-term, persistent symptoms. This condition phenomenon known as post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (“PASC”), commonly referred to as “long-haul COVID,” is characterized as a myriad of unpredictable, difficult-to-diagnose symptoms. During this session, Dr. Matthew Indeck and Dr. Kristin Englund will discuss what we’ve learned about this unprecedented disease and explore the unique categories of post-COVID conditions. They will review the latest clinical guidance on the diagnosis of these persistent conditions with a focus on respiratory distress, organ dysfunction, and immune system deficits. They will also share updates on the emerging treatments and clinical-management strategies for these challenging cases. This course will also bring key insights into how post-acute facilities are responding to the ever-changing COVID-19 environment, modifying therapeutic programs to address the next phase of the COVID treatment challenge, and re-engaging treatment partners including field case management providers. |
12:15 - 12:45 PM |
Lunch & Visit Exhibitors |
12:45 - 1:45 PM |
What Does That Mean? Legal Terms in a Medical World Session description This session will address the legal definition, meaning, and practical implications of various terms of art in the Ohio workers’ compensation system. Terms include “maximum medical improvement” and “supportive care” as those terms are set forth in Ohio Administrative Code 4123-3-32 and clarified by subsequent case law. The session will also discuss the legal issues regarding such terms as “injury”, “occupational disease”, and “causality” and their relationship to the allowance of specific medical conditions in an Ohio workers’ compensation claim. Selected Statutes and administrative code rules will also be addressed. |
1:45 - 2 PM |
Break & Visit Exhibitors |
2 - 3 PM |
Managing the Stress of Change Session descriptions Feeling stressed? Worried about change? Sick of the phrases “new normal” and “unprecedented times?” It’s Kay Frances to the STRESS-cue! She literally wrote the book on stress. With this energetic, upbeat presentation, you’ll laugh while you learn without straining your brain. People need to be reminded of the importance of managing their stress, keeping a sense of humor, and maintaining a positive attitude for peak performance and success in all areas of their lives. The so-called “little things” in life can become cumulative if we don’t stop them in their tracks. We need to manage our stress before it manages us. We also need to remember that change is an inevitable part of life, but how we choose to view it is up to us. |
