Monday, March 1, 2010

7:30 am – 11:00 am
7:30 am - 12:00 pm

Registration
Exhibit Hall Open

7:30 am - 8:30 am

Continental Breakfast

8:30 am - 9:30 am

Everything You Wanted to Know about Medical Issues in Workers’ Comp But Were Afraid to Ask Because…

Commissioners from the SC Workers’ Compensation Commission
Dr. Donald R. Johnson, II, The Southeastern Spine Institute, Charleston, SC

Hear the latest on Workers’ Compensation Medical Issues. Dr. Johnson and Commissioners will address what medical information is important to the authorization of treatment and ultimately final decisions on cases.

9:30 am - 10:30 am

New Advances in Spine Surgery

Dr. Donald R. Johnson, II, The Southeastern Spine Institute, Charleston, SC

ACDF, PLIF, X-LIF, ALIF, TLIF, Axialif….…….What’s a doctor to do? New technology allows this to be done faster, safer and cheaper than before, as an outpatient!!

10:30 am - 11:00 am

Break

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

What’s Behind Door #3: Non-Covered Medical Cost Issues

Karen Shelton, Project Works, Inc., Charleston, SC

Hoke & Margaret Wilder, RFC Administrators, Inc., Athens, GA

Insight on Medicare set-asides... what future medical and prescription expenses are covered and what expenses are not covered by Medicare. During this session you will learn valuable tips that will help assist you in valuing the settlement of your future medical care claims.

12:00 pm - 1:15 pm

Lunch

1:15 pm - 4:30 pm

Tours – MUSC (limited participation; must pre-register; some walking involved)

Participants will board a bus in the lobby of the Francis Marion for tours MUSC’s campus. Campus visits will include the new Ashley River Tower which opened February 2008. This new hospital facility is the way of the future for medical facilities. The second stop will be the Simulation Lab housed in the College of Nursing. This State of the Art training lab utilizes high-tech mannequins for educating healthcare professionals. The third and final will take place at the new Dental College. At the completion of the tours, attendees will return by bus to the Francis Marion Hotel.