2012 Conference Agenda

							             FOURTH ANNUAL IOWA SELF INSURERS ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE
                               SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

11:30 a.m.         Board Meeting

12:00 p.m.         Registration

1:00 p.m.          Welcome, Todd Beresford, ISIA President

1:05 p.m.          “Defending the Troublesome IME.” Dr. John Kuhnlein, D.O. Medix
                   Occupational Health Services, Ankeny, IA

2:00 p.m.          “Benefits of Mediation and Tips for Settlement” Paul Thune, J.D. Thune
                   Law Office, Des Moines, IA

3:00 p.m.          Break

3:15 p.m.          “Medical Signs and Special Tests (Hawkins, McMurray’s, Patricks)-What
                   are They and What do They Mean?” Dr. Michael Jackson, M.D. Center for
                   Occupational and Physical Medicine, Clive, IA

4:15 p.m.          “Narcotics; Who’s Driving?” Paul Dykstra, J.D. Ganan &Shapiro, Chicago,
                   IL


5:15 p.m.          Reception

                                   SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

8:00 a.m.          Malingering; What to Look for, What to Ask, and Who to Ask?” Jim
                   Andrikopoulos, Ph.D., ABPP Ruan Neurology Clinic Des Moines, IA

9:00 a.m.          2013 Legislative Proposals and what to expect-Speakers TBD

9:45 a.m.          Break

10:00 a.m.         “Safe and Efficient Return to Work”
                   Moderator-Nicolas Rizer, Alaris Des Moines, IA
                   Panelists
                   *Pat Waldron, J.D. Patterson Law Firm Des Moines, IA
                   *John Kruzich, P.T. of E3 Work Therapy Services
                   *
                   *

11:00 a.m.         “60 Ways in 60 Minutes to Determine Whether a Claim is Legitimate or a
                   Product of Exaggeration or Fabrication.”
                   Moderator-Chris Scheldrup, J.D. Scheldrup Blades, Cedar Rapids,
                   IA
                   Panelists
                   *Coreen K. Sweeney, J.D. Nyemaster Goode, Des Moines, IA
             *Deputy Jim Christenson, J.D. IWCC, Des Moines, IA
             *Dr. Scott Neff, D.O. Central Iowa Orthopaedics, Des Moines, IA
             * Linda Sullivan, EMC Insurance Des Moines

12:15 a.m.   Adjourn