Medical Seminar Schedule
Sunday, February 26, 2023
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10:30 am - 5:30 pm Registration
10:30 am - 5:30 pm Exhibit Hall Open
11:00 am – 12:00 pm Exhibitors' Brunch
Mimosa Bar Sponsors:
Carolina Case Management & Gallivan White Boyd, PA
12:00 pm – 12:30 pm Opening Remarks and Welcome
Grady L. Beard, Esq., President, SCWCEA
Robinson Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC, Columbia, SC
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm A Story of Inspiration & Determination
Aimee Copeland Mercier, Aimee Copeland Foundation, Atlanta, GA
After a zip-lining accident in 2012, Aimee Copeland was hospitalized and diagnosed with necrotizing fasciitis – a flesh-eating, bacterial infection. While the doctors worked hard to save her life, they had to amputate both hands, her right foot and her entire left leg. She was 24 at the time. Aimee’s road to recovery was overwhelming and being in a wheelchair gave her a new perspective on how to realize and overcome daily challenges. Today, Aimee heads the Aimee Copeland Foundation which inspires hope through action, builds community through inclusivity, provides healing through relationships, fights stigma through education, and breaks down barriers through compassion and humor.
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1:30 pm – 2:30 pm Infectious Disease & Wound Care
Brannon Traxler, MD, Director of Public Health, SC Department of Health &
Environmental Control, Columbia, SC
Christopher Michaelis, MD, Charleston Wound Care, Mt. Pleasant, SC
Lisa Hollifield, RN, Southern Rehabilitation Network, Raleigh, NC
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2:30 pm – 3:00 pm Networking Break with Exhibitors
3:00 pm – 4:15 pm New Options for Treatment of Upper Extremity Injuries
Greg Colbath, MD, Spartanburg Regional Orthopaedics, Spartanburg, SC
4:15 pm – 5:15 pm Eye Injury Evaluations & Treatments
James F. Hill, III, OD, Storm Eye Institute, Charleston, SC
5:15 pm – 6:15 pm Networking Reception / Evening Open
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Monday, February 27, 2023
8:00 am – 9:00 am Breakfast
8:30 am – 11:30 am Registration
9:00 am – 2:30 pm Exhibit Hall Open
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9:00 am – 10:00 am Developments in Pain Management Medications
Paige Bowling, Corporate Pharmacy Services, Inc., Gadsden, AL
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10:00 am – 11:00 am Treatment of Brain Injuries
Patricia G. Myers, MD, Pain Specialists of Charleston, Charleston, SC
Erin Burkill, Ph.D., Psychiatry Specialists of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
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11:00 am – 11:15 am Networking Break
11:15 am – 12:15 pm Legal Updates on Brain Injuries
Jeremy Dantin, Esq., Harrison White, PC, Spartanburg, SC
Ashley Forbes, Esq., McAngus Goudelock & Courie, LLC, Greenville, SC
Jared Pretulak, Esq., Gallivan White Boyd, PA, Greenville, SC
Allison Sullivan, Esq., Bluestein Attorneys, Columbia, SC
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12:15 pm – 1:15 pm Lunch
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1:15 pm – 2:15 pm The Impact of Market Conditions on Workers' Compensation
Moderator: Stephanie Pugh, Esq., McAngus Goudelock & Courie, LLC, Greenville, SC
Jennifer Dickerson, HR Business Partner, SHRM-SCP, CSP, Clemson, SC
Mary C. Giovanetti, DNP, APRN, FNP, Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System,
Spartanburg, SC
Donna Kazia, Director of Human Resources, City of Anderson, Anderson, SC
2:15 pm – 2:30 pm Networking Break
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm Commissioner Session
Commissioners from the SC Workers' Compensation Commission, Columbia, SC
Gary M. Cannon, Executive Director, SC Workers' Compensation Commission, Columbia, SC
3:30 pm Closing Remarks & Adjournment
Grady L. Beard, Esq., President, SCWCEA
Robinson Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC, Columbia, SC
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3:35 pm Special Called Membership Meeting
SCWCEA Constitution & By-Laws Updates
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