Medical Seminar Schedule

2026 Tentative Agenda

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Sunday, February 22, 2026
9:00 am - 10:30 am           Exhibitor Set Up
10:30 am – 5:30 pm          Registration    
10:30 am – 5:30 pm          Exhibit Hall Open    
11:00 am – 12:00 pm        Exhibitors’ Brunch    
 

12:00 pm - 12:30 pm        Welcome & Opening Remarks    
                                              Stephanie Pugh, Esq., President, SCWCEA, McAngus Goudelock & Courie

12:30 pm – 1:30 pm          FCEs in Action: Bridging Medicine, Work, and Law
                                              Carrie Manges, Cora Health

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm            The Future of Back Pain Care: One Procedure, Transformative Results
                                              Intracept

2:30 pm – 3:00 pm            Networking Break with Exhibitors

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm            Transforming Treatment: The Future of Orthopedics
                                              Dr. Kevin Nahigian, Carolina Shoulder and Knee Specialists, LLC

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm            Prosthetic Innovation: What’s New, What’s Next
                                              Tripp Rice, AOPI Orthotic  

5:00 pm – 6:00 pm    Reception     

      
Monday, February 23, 2026
8:00 am – 9:00 am            Breakfast                                              
8:30 am – 11:30 am          Registration        
9:00 am – 2:30 pm            Exhibit Hall Open            
9:00 am – 10:00 am          Turning the Tide: Innovative Approaches to the Opioid Crisis & Emerging Ketamine Therapies
                                              Dr. Monica Wright, Lind Psychological Associates invited

10:00 am – 11:00 am        Beyond the Impact: Evaluating and Treating Work-Related Head Injuries
                                              Dr. Mohit Datta, Datta Neurology

11:00 am – 11:15 am         Networking Break

11:15 am – 12:15 pm        Unlocking the File: Overcoming Barriers in Medical Records Access
                                              Peter Leventis, Smith Born Leventis Taylor & Vega
                                              Kristie Commins, McAngus Goudelock & Courie

12:15 pm – 1:15 pm          Lunch

1:15 pm – 2:15 pm            From Policy to Practice: Fee Schedule Changes Explained                                              

                                              Ann Margaret McCraw, Midlands Orthopaedics & Neurosurgery

2:15 pm – 2:30 pm           Networking Break    

2:30 pm – 3:30 pm            Update from the SC Workers’ Compensation Commission Session  
                                              Commissioners from the SC Workers’ Compensation Commission     

3:30 pm                               Closing Remarks     
                                              Stephanie Pugh, Esq., President, SCWCEA, McAngus Goudelock & Courie