Medical Seminar Schedule
2025 Tentative Agenda
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Sunday, February 23, 2025
10:30 am - 5:30 pm Registration
10:30 am - 5:30 pm Exhibit Hall Open
11:00 am – 12:00 pm Brunch with Exhibitors and Commissioners
Mimosa Bar sponsored by: Ametros
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm Welcome & Opening Remarks
Dewana Looper, Esq., President, SCWCEA
Atkins Law Firm, Columbia, SC
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12:30 pm – 1:30 pm When the Worst Happens: Responding to a Catastrophic Injury
David Benenhaley Santee Cooper, Moncks Corner, SC
Rebecca Howard, RN BSN., Magna Seating of America, Inc., Moore, SC
Susan Hendrix, Fujifilm, Newberry, SC
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm Assembling Your Team
Kayce McCroskey, RN, BSN, CCM, Southern Rehabilitation Network, Inc., SC
Kelly Benson, SC Association of Counties, Columbia, SC
Derrick Williams, Williams & Roche Columbia, SC
2:30 pm – 3:00 pm Networking Break with Exhibitors
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Understanding Your Claimant: Cultural Competency
Keven Wilberding, Ambassador Services, Raleigh, NC
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm The Backbone of the Case: Spinal Surgery and Care
Dr. Michael S. Wildstein, MD, Wildstein Spine Center, Charleston, SC
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5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Networking Reception / Evening Open
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Monday, February 24, 2025
8:00 am – 9:00 am Breakfast sponsored by:OrthoSC
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 Finding the Right Fit: Prosthetics That Work
Tripp Rice, AOPI Orthotics & Prosthetics, Augusta GA
10:00 am – 11:00 am Coming Home: What’s Next Attendant Care
Steve Yuhas, SY Consulting, Inc., Mt. Pleasant, SC
Ashley Forbes, McAngus Goudelock & Courie, Greenville, SC
Christian Kolb, ARM, AIC, Safety National, Excess Workers’ Compensation Claims, St. MO
11:00 am – 11:15 am Networking Break
11:15 am – 12:15 pm Protecting the Claimant: AI & Privacy Concerns
Allison Sullivan, Bluestein Attorneys, Columbia, SC
Jill Rothstein, SC Bar, Greenville, SC
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12:15 pm – 1:15 pm Lunch
1:15 pm – 2:15 pm Working Towards the Resolution
Matt Jackson, Joye Law Firm, N. Charleston, SC
Mike Chase, Turner Padget, Columbia, SC
Daniel Hayes, Hayes Firm, PLLC, Asheville, NC
Madison Hammel, Ametros, Charlotte, NC
Mattie Mitchum, Antum Risk, Columbia, SC
2:15 pm – 2:30 pm Networking Break
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm Update from the SC Workers' Compensation Commission
Commissioners from the SC Workers' Compensation Commission, Columbia, SC
Gary M. Cannon, Executive Director, SC Workers' Compensation Commission, Columbia, SC
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3:30 pm Closing Remarks & Adjournment
Dewana Looper, Esq., President, SCWCEA
Atkins Law Firm, Columbia, SC