Featuring R. Karl Aumann
Chairman Workers' Compensation Commission of Maryland

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6 Click Here for Registration Information 8:00 am - 9:00 am Registration - Continental Breakfast - Visit Exhibitors 9:00 am - 9:20 am Thoughts and Suggestions R. Karl Aumann, Chairman, Workers Compensation Commission of Maryland 9:20 am - 10:00 am Using Electrodiagnostic Testing to Prove Your Client's Injury is Real - Carpal Tunnel Syndrome - Radial Tunnel Syndrome - Thoracic Outlet Syndrome - Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy - Spinal Injuries - Reading EMG/NCS Studies 10:00 am - 10:40 am Successful Workers' Compensation Representation from the Perspective of a Former Commissioner - Preparation for the Hearing - Client Preparation - The Medicine You Should Know - Practice Tips 10:40 am - 10:55 am Morning Break 10:55 am - 11:35 am Psychological Impairments - Are They Real? How Can They Be Convincingly Established? The New Statute Permits Evaluations by Psychologists - The Nature of Psychiatric Illness - Chronic Pain and Its Consequences - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder - Chronic Depression - The Psychological Evaluation and Testing 11:35 am - 12:20 pm Making Vocational Rehabilitation Work for the Claimant - Benefits of Early Referral - VR is Not for Everyone: How to Decide if it is Right for your Client - Getting Off to the Right Start: The Vocational Evaluation - Selecting a Qualified Counselor 12:20 pm - 1:00 pm Current Issues & Questions - Roundtable Discussion     SPEAKERS Andrew H. Kahn, Esq. - Kahn, Smith & Collins, P.A., Moderator Joseph M. Eisenberg, Ph.D., ABPDC - Representative-At-Large, Maryland Psychological Assoc. Mitchell A. Greenberg, Esq. - Greenberg Law Offices Michael Kaplan, Ph.D., M.D - The Rehabilitation Team Kathy M. Stone, C.D.M.S. - Founder & Counselor, Stone Vocational Services, L.L.C. Richard Teitel, Esq. - Maryland Workers Compensation Commission, Former Commissioner Click Here for Registration Information For More Information: Contact Jeff Becker at 410.539.4336, x. 224