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-