2022 Conference Dates
- August 15 - 17, 2022
Theme
- Workers' Comp: It Matters
See you in Murfreesboro!
Agenda
The 2022 agenda is still being developed. All sessions listed here are subject to change.
Registration Opens
9:00 AM
Grab a name tag and make yourself at home.
REWARD Employer Brunch
9:45 AM in Cambridge AB
A free, pre-conference event open to employers who are interested in creating or sharpening their return-to-work programs.
Pre-Conference Session
11:00 AM in Oakleigh Ballroom
Alberto Gonzales
Opening Comments
1:00 PM
Wild & Wacky World of Comp
1:30 PM
Bob Wilson
Networking Break
2:30 PM
30 minutes
50th Anniversary of National Commission's Report
3:00 PM
Paul Sighinolfi/Panel
Worker Memorial Presentation
4:15 PM
Conference Reception
4:30 PM
Breakfast
7:00 AM
REWARD Program
8:00 AM
Networking Break
9:00 AM
30 Minutes
DORN Industries: Injury Prevention and Wellness
9:30 AM
Kevin Lombardo
Networking Break
10:30 AM
30 Minutes
Reducing Risk of Re-Injury by Using Wearable Technology to Return Injured Workers Back to Their Pre-Injury Workload
11:00 AM
Scott Coleman
Plated Lunch and Sue Ann Head Award Winner Announcement
12:15 PM in Oakleigh
Case Law Update
1:30 PM
Fred Baker
Networking Break
2:45 PM
30 Minutes
Breakout Session #1
3:15 PM
Current Developments from the Board of Professional Responsibility
Speakers: Sandy Garrett, Marshall Davidson
Audience: Attorneys/Mediators
Breakout Room: Oakleigh
Managing a Pandemic in the Workplace with No Rules
Speaker: Teresa Overton, Vanderbilt
Audience: Medical/Adjusters
Breakout Room: Mirabella F
Onboarding New Employees/Injury Prevention
Speaker: Marsha Wood, Volkswagen
Audience: Employers
Breakout Room: Mirabella G-J
Adjourn
4:30 PM
Breakfast
7:00 AM
Breakout Session #2
8:00 AM
How The Tennessee Lawyers Assistance Program Operates To Assist Lawyers In Crisis
Speaker(s): TN Lawyers Assistance Program
Audience: Attorneys/Mediators
Breakout Room: Oakleigh
Case Management Ethics
Audience: Medical
Breakout Room: Mirabella F
The Total Worker Health® Approach – Promising Policies, Programs, and Practices
Speaker: Alysha Myers, NIOSH
Audience: Employers
Breakout Room: Mirabella G-J
Overcoming barriers to cross-professional communications between healthcare advisers, state workers’ compensation professionals and employees
Speaker: Dr. Joe Jarret
Audience: Adjusters
Breakout Room: Cambridge AB
Networking Break
9:15 AM
TODAY in Tennessee: The Workers' Compensation Review
9:30 AM
Mental Injury Claims: Stand Alone Work-Related Injuries
10:30 AM
Closing Comments
11:45 AM
Adjourn
12:00 PM
Administrator Hudgen's Retirement Lunch
12:30 PM
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