UNA's 12th Annual Workers' Compensation Conference

***NOW APPROVED FOR 8.1 CONTACT HOURS FOR NURSES***

Join us on Tuesday, October 23, 2007, at UNA East Campus, located at 1640 Tune Avenue, in Florence, AL 35630, for our 12th Annual Workers' Compensation Conference. where you will get up-to-date  information on workers' compensation issues.  Workers' compensation professionals will be
here to answer your questions and to provide you with the training you need to make your job easier. The Conference begins at 8:00 am and concludes by 5:00 pm.  You can register online at www.una.edu/conted (select Human Resources) or contact our office to register by phone at 256-765-4862. 

12th Annual Workers' Compensation Conference

Course Number:  07-HR1023
Date:  Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Time:  8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Location:  UNA East Campus, 1640 Tune. Ave.  Florence, AL 35630
Cost:  $139 per person (fee includes continental breakfast, refreshment
breaks, lunch, course materials, and a certificate of attendance documenting
your hours); $99 per person when 3 or more register together from the same
organization.

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PROFESSIONAL CREDIT APPROVAL:
Nursing:  8.1 contact hours
Physical Therapy:  8.0 contact hours
Social Work:  7.5 contact hours
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Who Should Attend?

Those attending include: HR Specialists; Administrative Assistants; HR
Generalists; Executive Assistants; Office Managers; HR Administrators;
Social Workers; Small Business Owners; Staffing Specialists; Managers, Law
Enforcement, Attorneys, Anyone who manages or supervises people, Physical
Therapists, Occupational Nurses, Others who deal with Workers' Compensation
Issues.
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AGENDA: The State of WC in the State:  Update 2007

8:00 - 8:15: Welcome and Introductions

8:15 - 9:15: "Got Chiro? What Chiropractic Can Offer to the WC System"
Speaker: Michael Palmer, Palmer Chiropractic Center

9:15 - 10:15: "Treating the Severely Injured Employee"
Speaker: Carol P. Walker, M.D, PhD, ABPP, CLCP
Neurolife, Huntsville, AL

10:15 - 10:30: Break

10:30 - 11:15: What's New in State WC
Speaker: Scottie Spates, Director Workers'
Compensation Division
Speaker: Joey Ammons, Assistant General Counsel
State of Alabama Industrial Relations Dept., Montgomery, AL
Questions & Answers

11:15 - 12:15: Treating the Severely Injured Employee Under WC
Speaker: Dr. Stephen Howell, Board Certified
Physiatrist North Alabama Bone and
Joint Clinic, Florence, Alabama

12:15 - 1:15: Lunch - Room

1:15 - 2:15: "Nurse Managers in the Mix: Don't Cheat Your
Employees or Your Employer"
Speaker: Carol Lockhart RN, President Lockhart Case
Management Inc., Trussville, AL

2:15 - 3:00: Employer/Provider Panel Questions & Answers
Karen Anderson, Integrity Therapy Group, Steven
Nicholas, Tarkett Alabama, Inc., Regina Peppers, D&D Case Management

3:00 - 3:15 Break

3:15 - 4:30: WC Legal Update
Speaker: Ryan G. Brake, Esq., Carr, Allison, Pugh,
Howard, Oliver & Sisson, P.C., Florence, Alabama

4:30 - 5:00: Wrap-up & Presentations of Certificates
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Exhibitor space is available.  Be sure to sign up early, as booth space is
limited.  Visit our website at www.una.edu/conted (select Exhibitor
Opportunities) to download an Exhibitor Registration Form.