Workers Compensation in North Carolina

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1 Presented by the North Carolina Association of Self-Insurers Workers Compensation in North Carolina March 25-27, 2015 Holiday Inn Resort Wrightsville Beach, NC

2 Overview The annual conference of the North Carolina Association of Self-Insurers is an ideal forum to network with your peers and potential customers, and learn about emerging developments in workers compensation. The conference provides valuable continuing education credits for adjusters and lawyers, and an excellent opportunity for sponsors and exhibitors. For details, contact Moby Salahuddin, executive director, at About NCASI The North Carolina Association of Self-Insurers is proud to be the Employers Voice in Workers Compensation. The association is active before the North Carolina Industrial Commission and the General Assembly, and maintains legal counsel and a lobbyist to protect the interests of employers. Many of North Carolina s largest employers belong to our association, along with claims professionals, rehab specialists, TPAs, surveillance professionals, and law firms. Membership is open to employers who are commercially insured but have large deductibles. We update our members through our quarterly publication, NC Workers Comp News, and on our website at Visit us at

For details, contact Moby Salahuddin, executive director, at msalahuddin@sc.rr.

3 Workers Compensation in North Carolina SCHEDULE OF EVENTS March 25-27, 2015 Holiday Inn Resort Wrightsville Beach, NC Wednesday, March 25 11:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Registration 12:45 p.m. 1:00 p.m. Opening Remarks Jay Norris, president, 1:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. Industrial Commission Update Andrew Heath, chairman NC Industrial Commission 2:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. Paying the Rating in North Carolina: When, How Much, and Why Jeff Kadis, partner Hedrick Gardner Kincheloe & Garofalo 3:00 p.m. 3:30 p.m. Refreshment Break 3:30 p.m. 4:00 p.m. Legislative Report Bob Kaylor, lobbyist 4:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. Case Law Update Joe Nelson and Susan Briggs, Dickie McCamey & Chilcote 5:15 p.m. - 6:15 p.m. Welcome Reception Thursday, March 26 7:00 a.m. 8:00 a.m. Breakfast 8:00 a.m. 9:15 a.m. How a scientific approach to PT can reduce costs Sam McKelvey, Restoration Physiotherapy 9:15 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Update on Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Dr. T. Kern Carlton III, medical director, The Rehab Center 10:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m. Refreshment Break 11:00 a.m. 12:00 a.m. Narcotic Drug Utilization Kevin Glennon, RN, BSN, CDMS, CWCP, QRP VP - Home Health & Complex Care Services One Call Care Management Friday, March 27 7:00 a.m. 8:00 a.m. Breakfast 8:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. Post-Offer and Fit-for-Duty Testing Debra Lord, PT, Job Ready Services 10:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Refreshment Break 10:30 a.m. 12:00 p.m. From the Employers Perspective Kathy Goforth, Tyson Foods, Inc. Alan Bender, Publix Super Markets Julia Dixon, Young Moore and Henderson, P.A. Moderator: Bruce Hamilton Teague Campbell Dennis & Gorham, LLP 12:00 p.m. 12:05 p.m. Closing Remarks Jay Norris, president

m. 3:30 p.m. Refreshment Break 3:30 p.m. 4:00 p.m. Legislative Report Bob Kaylor, lobbyist 4:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. Case Law Update Joe Nelson and Susan Briggs, Dickie McCamey & Chilcote 5:15 p.m. - 6:15 p.

4 About the Speakers Alan Bender is director of workers compensation and casualty insurance for Publix Super Markets. His responsibilities include building and administering workers compensation programs for Publix in six states in the southeast. Susan Briggs is a shareholder at Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote. She is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she also obtained her law degree. Among several honors, she is named in The Best Lawyers in America: Workers Compensation Law. Dr. T. Kern Carlton III received his undergraduate and medical degrees from Wake Forest University. He specializes in the evaluation, treatment and rehabilitation of patients with musculoskeletal injuries, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (RSD), chronic pain, traumatic brain injuries, and spinal cord injuries. Julia Dixon, a shareholder at Young Moore and Henderson, P.A., is a graduate of the University of North Carolina School of Law. Kevin Glennon, RN, BSN, CDMS, CWCP, QRP is vice president for home health & complex care services at One Call Care Management in Florida. Kathy Goforth handles North Carolina and South Carolina workers compensation claims for Tyson Foods, Inc., where she has worked several jobs since 1978, including plant positions. Bruce Hamilton, a partner in Teague Campbell, graduated from Tulane University and the University of Virginia School of Law. Jeff Kaddis, a partner in Hedrick Gardner s Charlotte office, is co-chair of the firm s workers compensation practice group. He is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Wake Forest University School of Law. Robert Kaylor, lobbyist for the North Carolina Association of Self-Insurers, is a graduate of East Carolina University and the University of North Carolina School of Law. Debra Lord, PT is co-founder of Job Ready Services in Raleigh. She is a graduate of the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. Sam McKelvey, physical therapist, founded Restoration Physiotherapy in He graduated with a BS in exercise science from Appalachian State University, earned a BSc in physical therapy from Hogeschool van Amsterdam in the Netherlands, and holds an MBA from Averett University in Virginia. Joe Nelson is an associate at Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote. He did his undergraduate work at St. Olaf College in Minnesota and received his law degree from Loyola University. Jay Norris, NCASI president, is manager of claims at Duke Energy Corporation. He supervises Duke Energy s workers compensation program in multiple jurisdictions in the U.S. and Canada, and is responsible for insurance renewals and placements, and for managing Duke s self-insurance and claims management programs. Chairman Andrew Heath is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Asheville and Indiana University, where he received his law degree. He has been recognized as a Lawyers Weekly Emerging Legal Leader and one of Business North Carolina s Legal Elite. Visit us at

She is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she also obtained her law degree.

5 Holiday Inn Resort WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, NORTH CAROLINA Oceanfront rooms $154 per night Harbor-side rooms $134 (877) Registration Form Workers Compensation in North Carolina Holiday Inn Resort, Wrightsville Beach, NC March 25-27, Registrant(s): Organization: (Registration fees: Members $225; Non-Members $500) Exhibitor fees: $650 for members; $950 for non-members (includes registration fees for two attendees) Sponsorships: Platinum $1,000 Gold $500 Bronze $350 Return registration form and check payable to: Moby Salahuddin, Executive Director 215 Holly Ridge Lane West Columbia, SC Telephone:

$500) Exhibitor fees: $650 for members; $950 for non-members (includes registration fees for two attendees) Sponsorships: Platinum $1,000 Gold $500 Bronze $350

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