The member firms of NWCDN are pleased to announce and invite you to attend a

National Seminar on Workers’ Compensation and Medical Issues

Including the latest Medicare Update (directly from CMS)

June 25 & 26, 2008 in Hartford, Connecticut

The Hartford Marriott Downtown (see registration below)
Wednesday - June 25, 2008
5:00 PM to 7:30 PM

 Welcome Reception at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum

The Host firms for the welcome reception and Seminar are:

Pomeranz, Drayton & Stabnick- Glastonbury, CT

                    Hamberger & Weiss- Rochester & Buffalo, NY

      Verrill Dana LLP- Portland, Augusta & Kennebunk, ME

 

 

Thursday-June 26, 2008-

7:45-8:30 AM- Registration and Continental Breakfast

 

8:30-8:45- Welcome and opening remarks-

          Mary Ann Stiles- Chairperson, NWDCN

          John A. Mastropietro-State of Connecticut Workers Compensation Chairman

                                              

      

8:45 – 9:30   –Settlement Strategies and Negotiations-Including “Don’t

             Darken our doorstep” provisions in Settlement

             Agreements- A Panel discussion including all

             Members of the Defense Team.

              

9:30 – 10:30 –  Psychiatric Disability: Myths, Realities and

             Everything In Between.

             Mark Rubinstein, M. D,

                              

10:30 – 10:45 – Break

 

10:45 – 11:15 – Medicare Update!– The 2007 Amendments & The

             Interrelationship between the

             MSP Contractors (COBC, WCRC & MSPRC) and how to

             Navigate b/w them in resolving set-aside issues.

             Thomas R. Hatchfield- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

 

11:15 – 12:00 – Individual Break out sessions by state-

 

12:00 – 1:00 – Lunch – Fraud issues, Assistant State's

                    Attorney Michael J. Sullivan of the

                    State of Connecticut Fraud Division

                    John McGoldrick- The Hartford Insurance

                                     Group

               

 

1:00 – 2:00– To Cut or not to Cut? That is the Question-

          William H. Druckemiller, M.D. – The Necessity of

                Spinal surgery

 

2:00 – 2:30 - Controlling Counsel and Claim handler from the

              Employer's perspective- The Defense Team working together!

                             (Panel Discussion)

 

2:30 – 3:30 – Workers’ Compensation Jeopardy Game

 

3:30 – 5:00 –Cocktail Reception-   Meet and greet the speakers.

 

REGISTRATION INFORMATION-

This seminar is being offered free of charge to Clients and Friends of NWCDN member firms.

To register for the Seminar please call or email

Jean H. Thomas JEANT@pdslaw.com

 Pomeranz, Drayton & Stabnick

95 Glastonbury Boulevard

Glastonbury, CT  06033-4412

1-860-657-8000 Ext. 102

OR any NWCDN member firm

FOR HOTEL RESERVATIONS: 

The Hartford Marriott Downtown-200 Columbus Blvd

Hartford, Connecticut, 06103

To Register On-Line: Click here and mention NWCDN:

http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/bdldt-hartford-marriott-downtown/?groupCode=worwora&app=resvlink

Or call – 1-860-249-8000

Price of rooms: $179.00 Cut off date is May 9, 2008 for group rate to be held-