WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 30, 2019
(updated September 6)
7:00 am – 7:30 am
Exhibitor Setup (Limited to 24 Tables)
7:30 am – 8:15 am
Breakfast and Visit with Exhibitors
8:15 am – 8:30 am
Opening Remarks
Connie Chandler, Chairman
Georgia Workers’ Compensation Association
8:30 am – 9:30 am
Ethical Considerations in Claims Handling and Communication
Todd Ross
Ross, Burriss & Handelman, LLC
9:30 am – 9:45 am
Break and Visit with Exhibitors
9:45 am - 10:45 am
Prosthetics: Trauma to Triumph
Steve Ehretsman
Founder and CEO of Shamrock
10:45 am – 11:30 am
Update from the State Board
11:30 am – 12:15 am
Lunch and Visit with Exhibitors
12:15 am – 1:15 pm
Pain in the Rehab Setting
Dr. Erik Shaw, D.O.
Shepherd Center
1:15 pm - 2:15 am
Comparing Federal Law vs State Law as Pertaining to Medical Marijuana
Discussing Use of Marijuana as Willful Misconduct
Robert D. Goldsmith
Partner: Drew Eckl Farnham
2:15 pm – 2:30 pm
Break and Visit with Exhibitors
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Panel Discussion: Medical Issues Update
C. Wade McGuffey, Jr.
Goodman McGuffey LLP
William W. Brooks, M.D.
Ortho Georgia
Brenda Eckman
Claims Manager, Georgia Municipal Association
Liz Smith
Risk Management - Workers' Compensation, Georgia Power
3:30 pm
Closing Remarks & Gift Card Drawing