AGENDA
7:30-8:15AM
7:30-8:15AM
Breakfast and Registration
Exhibitor Showcase & Networking
8:15-8:30AM
8:15-8:30AM
President's Message
Melissa Dougherty, C.W.C.P. | Ruan Transportation Management Systems
8:30-9:00AM
8:30-9:00AM
What's New at the Agency?
Bill Grell | Iowa Division of Workers’ Compensation
9:00-9:45AM
9:00-9:45AM
Understanding Brain-Behavior Changes After Work-Related Injury: The Role of Neuropsychology in Workers' Compensation
Dr. Cole Toovey | University of Iowa Health Care
9:45-10:00AM
9:45-10:00AM
Break
Exhibitor Showcase & Networking
10:00-10:45AM
10:00-10:45AM
Agency Case Law Update
Alethea Gauthier | Cutler Law Firm P.C.
10:45-11:30AM
10:45-11:30AM
Mastering the AMA Guides in Iowa Workers' Compensation: Legal Standards, Medical Evidence and Advocacy Techniques
Colin J. Lane | MVP Law
Rachael Neff | Ball Kirk & Holm P.C.
11:30-12:00PM
11:30-12:00PM
Optimizing Return-to-Work, Light Duty Solutions That Work
Christine Nickloes | Sheakley
12:00-1:00PM
12:00-1:00PM
Lunch
Exhibitor Showcase & Networking
1:00-2:00PM
1:00-2:00PM
Adjuster Track: Workers' Compensation 101: Core Concepts for Legal, Claims, and Clinical Professionals
Charles W. Showalter | Corridorlaw Group Iowa, P.C.
1:00-2:00PM
1:00-2:00PM
Attorney Track: Ethical Considerations for the Use of "Artificial Intelligence" or "A.I."
Ben Humphrey | State of Iowa
2:00-3:00PM
2:00-3:00PM
Adjuster/CM Track: What is a Penalty and How Do I Avoid It?
Amanda Rutherford | State of Iowa
Erica Fitch | State of Iowa
2:00-3:00PM
2:00-3:00PM
Attorney Track: Appellate Law Update - Key Decisions and Trends Everyone Should Know
Jennifer Zupp | Zupp and Zupp Law Firm, P.C.
3:00-3:15PM
3:00-3:15PM
Break
Exhibitor Showcase & Networking
3:15-4:00PM
3:15-4:00PM
Tennis Elbow…Painful…Yes
Dr. Shane Cook | DMOS Orthopaedic Centers
4:00-5:00PM
4:00-5:00PM
Hot Topics in Occupational Medicine: Aggravation, Medical Causation, and Strength Deficits in Workers' Compensation
Dr. Jonathan Fields | Summit Industrial Medicine
5:00-6:30PM
5:00-6:30PM
Cocktail Reception
Exhibitor Showcase & Networking