2024 Summer Conference

Sunday, August 11th

11:30 – 1:00 p.m.  Registration & Refreshments

1:00 – 2:00 p.m.  Case Law Update, Bo Kirkpatrick, Carr Allison

2:00 – 2:30 p.m.  Dealing with Calcaneal Fractures in the Workforce, Dr. William Krauss,     Southlake Orthopaedics

2:30 – 3:00 p.m.  Interventional Pain Blocks for Pain Management in Work Comp

Injuries, Dr. Grant Stone, Gulf Orthopaedics

3:00 – 3:30 p.m.  Refreshment Break

3:00 – 5:00 p.m.  Exhibitor Move In

3:30 – 4:00 p.m.  The Basics for Supervisory Training Associated with Medical Inquiries

and Information, Doug Kauffman, Balch & Bingham, LLC

4:00 – 5:00 p.m.  Exoskeletons: Ethical Uses and Implementation in

Industry, Dr. Yadrianna Acosta-Sojo, Auburn University & Russell DuBose, Phifer Wire

5:00 – 7:00 p.m.  Opening Reception in Tradeshow

Monday, August 12th

7:30 – 8:30 a.m.  Breakfast in the Tradeshow

8:30 – 9:15 a.m.  2024 Employment Law Update, Bruce Henderson, Phelps, Jenkins,

Gibson & Fowler

9:15 – 10:00 a.m.  Multidisciplinary Approach to Psychological Evaluation and Treatment

in Work-Related Injuries, Dr. Maridith Hollis, Melissa Ogden, PhD,

ABPP & Emily Ryan, LICSW

10:00 – 10:30 a.m.  Refreshment Break in the Tradeshow

10:30 – 11:00 a.m.  The Basics of Proper Shoewear and Its Impact in the Workplace,

Dr. Justin Daigre, DOC Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine

11:00 – 11:30 a.m.  Difficult Workers Compensation Patients - Tips for Managing

Challenging Patients and the System, Dr. Allison M. Hunter, Baldwin

Bone & Joint Hand and Upper Extremity Surgeon

11:30 – 12 noon  Utilizing Integrated Musculoskeletal Care in the Workforce,

Kevin Russeau, DC, Cert. MDT and Logan Rozeboom, DC, Cert. MDT,     Integrated Musculoskeletal Care (IMC)

6:00 – 8:00 p.m.  Reception and Silent Auction in Tradeshow

8:00 – 10:00 p.m.  Karaoke Party – Sponsors Needed

Tuesday, August 13th

7:30 – 8:30 a.m.  Breakfast in the Tradeshow

8:30 – 9:00 a.m.  State of the Art Hand Therapy: the Past, the Present and Why it Matters,

Brian Boyd, TOC

9:00 – 9:30 a.m.  Updates in Interventional Spine, Dr. Srinivas Mallempati,

OrthoAlabama Spine & Sports

9:30 – 10:00 a.m.  Update from the Department of Labor, Fitzgerald Washington

10:00 – 10:15 a.m.  Refreshment Break/Hotel Check Out

10:15 – 11:00 a.m.  The Compensability and Handling of Workers’ Compensations Claims

Arising Out of Natural Disasters, Kathy Grigsby, Coleman Worldwide &     Mike Fish, Fish, Nelson & Holden

11:00 – 11:30 p.m.  The Key Components of a Successful Return to Work Program, Peggy

Ford MS, BSN, RN, CRC, CCM, MSCC, Midwest Employers Casualty

11:30 – 12:30 p.m.  Ethical Considerations in Applying Alabama’s Workers Compensation

Law, Plaintiff Attorney - Larry King, King Simmons, Employer - Joey

Ammons, Forrest Fund, Doctor - Kris Jones, Ivy Creek Medical & Defense

Attorney - Shawn Cole, Hill, Hill, Carter, Franco, Cole & Black

12:30 p.m.  Annual Membership Meeting