February 24-25, 2012
Doubletree Hotel, Overland Park, Kansas
February 24, 2012, 5:00PM
Trofi Restaurant (inside the DoubleTree Hotel)
GPCOEM Members: Click here for invitation from the President
| Friday, February 24 | |
| 7:00 | REGISTRATION |
| 7:55 | Opening Remarks: Dale Garrett, MD, MPH, President, Great Plains College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine and Michelle Bohlken, RN, President, Greater Kansas City, Missouri Association of Occupational Health Nurses |
| 8:00 | Kansas Workers' Compensation: A Historical Perspective; Larry G. Karns, JD |
| 8:45 | Discussion – Questions and Answers |
| 8:55 | Kansas Worker's Compensation: The New Act; Lyndsay E. Spiking, JD and Anton C. Anderson, JD |
| 9:40 | Discussion - Questions and Answers |
| 9:50 | BREAK |
| 10:10 | Workers' Compensation Reform (Post 5-15-11)– From the Insurance Carrier/Third Party Administrator Perspective; Kevin Robertson |
| 10:55 | Discussion - Questions and Answers |
| 11:05 | Hey You, Lighten Up! Laughter is the Best Medicine; Judy Rix |
| 11:50 | Discussion - Questions and Answers |
| 12:00 | LUNCHEON |
| Afternoon | |
| 1:00 | JOHN W. HARDY LECTURE: The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act: The GINA's Out Of The Bottle; Shelly L. Freeman, JD |
| 1:45 | Discussion - Questions and Answers |
| 1:55 | Benign Hypermobility Syndrome and Manufacturing; Or, "Not All Men Are Created Equal"; Robert F. Thomas, MD |
| 2:40 | Discussion - Questions and Answers |
| 2:50 | BREAK |
| 3:10 | Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Update: DOT Made Easy; Daryl L. Thomas, MD |
| 3:55 | Discussion - Questions and Answers |
| 4:05 | ADJOURN |
| Saturday, February 25 | |
| 7:00 | REGISTRATION, REFRESHMENT, NURSE SIGN-IN |
| 7:55 | Opening Remarks |
| 8:00 | Vaccination Update: What You Need To Know About Childhood and Adult Vaccines; Ellyn R. Mulcahy, PhD, MPH |
| 8:45 | Discussion - Questions and Answers |
| 8:55 | Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI); Raymond F. Cohen, DO |
| 9:40 | Discussion - Questions and Answers |
| 9:50 | BREAK |
| 10:10 | What's Happening at ACOEM?; T. Warner Hudson, III, MD, FACOEM, FAAFP |
| 10:55 | Discussion - Questions and Answers |
| 11:05 | Response to the Joplin Tornado; Dennis Estep, DO |
| 11:50 | Discussion - Questions and Answers |
| 12:00 | ADJOURN |