Seventh Annual Louisiana Workers'

SEVENTH ANNUAL LOUISIANA WORKERS' COMPENSATION EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE February 2-3, 2017 Renaissance Baton Rouge Hotel

THURSDAY, FEB. 2ND

7:30-8:30 am REGISTRATION & EXHIBITOR SET UP

8:30-9:30 am Does the WC System Fulfill its Obligation to Injured Workers?  Jennifer Wolf Horejsh, President, IAIABC, Madison, WI  The Hon. David Langham, Deputy Chief Judge of Compensation Claims, Florida Office of Judges of Compensation Claims and Division of Administrative Hearings, Tallahassee

9:30-10:30 am State Regulators Panel [TX, TN, CO, LA]  Abbie Hudgens, Administrator, Tennessee Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, Nashville  Ryan Brannan, Commissioner of Workers' Compensation, Texas Department of Insurance, Austin  Pat Clisham, Pre-Hearing Administrative Law Judge and Manager of the Director’s Office, Colorado Division of Workers' Compensation, Denver  The Hon. Sheral Kellar, Director, OWC, Louisiana Workforce Commission, Baton Rouge

10:30-10:45 am BREAK

10:45-11:45 am Breakout Sessions Breakout 1 Mediating Claims w/SRL and LEL  Allen Craddock, Esq,, J.D., Ph.D., Director of Hearings, Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation, Austin  Judy Franklin, Statewide Mediator, LWC-Office of Workers’ Compensation, Baton Rouge

Breakout 2 Is the Second Injury Fund (SIF) Fulfilling its Obligation?  Pauline Williams, Deputy Director, LWC-Office of Workers’ Compensation, Baton Rouge  Troy Prevot, Executive Vice President, Louisiana Commerce & Trade Association (LCTA), Baton Rouge

11:45-12:45 pm LUNCH

12:45-1:45 pm Civilian Response to Active Shooter  Sgt. Jared L. Sandifer, Supervisor (Public Affairs), Louisiana State Police, Baton Rouge  TFC Bryan Lee, Louisiana State Police Troop A (Public Affairs), Baton Rouge

1:45-2:45 pm Panel of Judges & Attorneys [1 hr Professionalism]  Moderator - The Hon. Diane Lundeen, Chief Judge, LWC-Office of Workers’ Compensation, New Orleans  The Hon. Linda Smith, Judge, LWC-Office of Workers’ Compensation, Shreveport  The Hon. Pam Moses-Laramore, Judge, LWC-Office of Workers' Compensation, Baton Rouge  Michael E. Parker, Esq., Partner, Allen & Gooch, Lafayette

2:45-3:00 pm BREAK

3:00-4:00 pm Medical Treatment Guidelines  Moderator - Greg Hubachek, Esq., WC Attorney, Workers’ Compensation, LLC, Metairie  Roger Javier, Esq., Attorney, The Javier Law Firm, New Orleans  Darcy E. Decker, Esq., Attorney, The Javier Law Firm, New Orleans

4:00-5:00 pm Jurisprudence Update  Greg Hubachek, Esq., WC Attorney, Workers’ Compensation, LLC, Metairie  Shannon Dartez, Esq., Attorney, The Glenn Armentor Law Corp., Lafayette

5:00-6:00 pm RECEPTION

FRIDAY, FEB. 3RD

7:00-8:00 am CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

8:00-9:00 am Opioid Epidemic & Louisiana Opioid Commission (HCR 113)  Dr. SreyRam Kuy, Medicaid Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health & Hospitals, Baton Rouge  Cindy Bishop, President, Checkmate Strategies, Baton Rouge  George Cazenavette, IV, Special Agent/Demand Reduction Coordinator, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), New Orleans  William “Beau” Clark, M.D., Coroner, East Baton Rouge Parish, East Baton Rouge 9:00-10:00 am What You Need to Know about Contacting Injured Worker after a Disaster  Richard Voelker, Esq., Attorney, Pugh Accardo, Covington  Jeffery J. Waltz, Esq., Attorney/Founding Partner, The Waltz Law Group, New Orleans

10:00-10:10 am BREAK

10:10-11:10 am Discovery, Authentication and Social Media and Ethical Admissibility of Social Media Evidence in Workers’ Compensation [1 hr Ethics]  Edward J. Walters, Jr., Esq., Attorney, Walters, Papillion, Thomas, Cullens, LLC, Baton Rouge  Brooke Barnett Bernal, Esq., Partner, Long Law Firm, Baton Rouge  Michael A. Patterson, Esq., Founding Partner, Long Law Firm, Baton Rouge

11:10-11:30 am OWCA in 2017  The Hon. Sheral Kellar, Director, OWC, Louisiana Workforce Commission, Baton Rouge

11:30-12:30 pm Physician Repackaging and Dispensing of Drugs  Jeffrey C. Napolitano, Esq., Juge, Napolitano, Guilbeau, Ruli & Frieman, APLC, Metairie