2023 Tennessee Workers' Compensation Educational Conference

Agenda

All General Sessions are in Mirabella F-J

Wednesday, June 14, 2023

9:00 AM Registration opens

9:45 AM REWARD Employer Brunch (RSVP)

1:00 PM Opening Comments

1:30 PM "TODAY in Tennessee" (part 1) The Workers' Compensation Review: Accepting and Reporting the Injury

2:45 PM Networking Break (Exhibition Hall)

3:15 PM Case Law Update

4:30 PM Welcome Reception (Exhibition Hall)

Thursday, June 15, 2023

7:00 AM Breakfast

8:00 AM Case Management Ethics

9:15 AM Networking Break

9:30 AM Teamwork & Leadership Development | Leadership Traits, a Q&A with former Belmont basketball coach, Rick Byrd

10:30 AM Worker Memorial Presentation

10:45 AM Networking Break

11:15 AM When The Why Is As Important As The What

12:30 PM Lunch with Sue Ann Head Award Announcement (Oakleigh Ballroom)

1:45 PM Oral Arguments

2:45 PM Networking Break

3:15 PM Breakout Session #1

• Debriefing of Oral Arguments (Mirabella F)
• A Defense Attorney’s Perspective on a Successful Mediation (Mirabella G-J)
• Unmasking the Deterrents to Effective Case Management (Oakleigh)

4:30 PM Adjourn

Friday, June 16, 2023

7:00 AM Breakfast

8:00 AM Breakout Session #2

• Summary Judgment: It’s Not That Easy (Mirabella F)
• Do you know the rule? (Mirabella G-J)
• Working Toward Recovery through Total Worker Well-Being (Oakleigh)

9:15 AM Networking Break

9:30 AM Breakout Session #3

• How the Tennessee Lawyers’ Assistance Program Assists Lawyers In Crisis (Mirabella F)
  
• Empowering the Injured Worker to Improve Case Management Outcomes (Mirabella G-J)
  
• Improving Care, Reducing Costs, Minimizing Delays – Best Practices for UR in Tennessee Workers’ Compensation (Oakleigh)
  

10:45 AM Networking Break

11:00 AM "TODAY in Tennessee" (part 2) The Workers' Compensation Review: Negotiating and Settling the Claim

12:00 PM Closing Comments