Preconference Webinar Event, Wednesday July 31 

7:00-8:00 pm The Fundamentals of Apportionment Steve Feinberg, MD, Joshua Kirz, PhD,  Richard Levy, MD (NEW QME TRACK)

Day 1, Wednesday August 14

2:00-3:00 pm Registration

3:00-5:00 pm WC, PI, TBI: Artificial Intelligence the Future of Medical and Legal Practice, and Medicolegal Evaluations Chris Brigham, MD, Charles Lew, Esq., Ray Mieszaniec, Negar Matian, Esq., Judge Robert Rassp

Day 2, Thursday August 15

6:00-6:45 am  Sunrise Yoga with Lucia

8:30-8:45 am Welcome All Sessions

8:45-9:45 am Keynote with Attorney and TBI Survivor Darryl Isaacs

WC: Important Workers' Comp. Case Review Part One WCAB Chief Commissioner Katherine Zalewski, Commissioner Joe Capurro, Deputy Commissioner Lisa Sussman, Deputy Commissioner Anne Schmitz (NEW QME TRACK)

PI: Contractual Provider Liens: Overcoming Obstacles John Rice, Esq. Alan Nesbit, Esq.

TBI: Quarterbacking the A-list TBI Case Ben Coughlan, Esq., Maureen Miner, MD

WC: Important Workers' Comp. Case Review Part Two WCAB Chief Commissioner Katherine Zalewski, Commissioner Joe Capurro, Deputy Commissioner Lisa Sussman, Deputy Commissioner Anne Schmitz (NEW QME TRACK)

PI: An Inside Look at the Insurance Industry's Evaluation of the PI Claim Kieran Doherty, Esq., Micaela de la Cerda, Esq.

TBI: How TBI Affects Clients and Cases: Perspective from an Attorney with TBI Darryl Isaacs, Esq.

PI: Ensuring Reliability and Mitigating Risks with AI for Your Legal Firm Jerry Zhou, Matt McCarren

WC: Dissecting Med-Legal Reports: The Good the Bad, and the Ugly DWC Judge Myrtle Petty, DWC Judge Robert Rassp, DWC Chief Counsel Ted Richards (NEW QME TRACK)

PI: Exploring Catastrophic Injuries Srinivas "Vas" Hanumadass, Esq., Babak Samimi, MD, Anthony Virella, MD

WC, PI, TBI: Truth, Lies, and Neuropsych Testing: What is Malingering, How it is Measured, and What Does it Mean? Catherine Ward, PhD

TBI: Using ALL Chapters of the AMA Guides to Determine TBI Impairment Maureen Miner, MD

TBI: Improve Your Practice: How Screening and Management of TBI Symptoms Maximizes Case Value  Lyn Kiehl, Esq., Tracey Thomas, RN 

WC: Dissecting Med-Legal Musculoskeletal Reports: The Dos and Don'ts WCAB Commissioner Joe Capurro, Thu Do, Esq., William DAvis, Esq., Jacob Rosenberg, MD, Joshua Gordon, MD (NEW QME TRACK-MUSCULOSKELETAL)

WC: Dissecting Med-Legal Psych Reports: The Dos and Don'ts David Sones, MD,  DWC Judge Rassp, DWC Chief Counsel Ted Richards, WCAB Deputy Commissioner Lisa Sussman (NEW QME TRACK-PSYCH)

WC: Dissecting Med-Legal Internal Medicine Reports: The Dos and Don'ts DWC Judge Myrtle Petty, WCAB Deputy Commissioner Anne Schmidt, WCAB Commissioner and Chair Katherine Zalewski, Ira Fishman, MD, Raye Bellinger, MD, Andrew McClintock-Greenberg, MD (NEW QME TRACK-INTERNAL MED)

PI: Navigating Low Coverage Cases Brian Banner, Esq., Nabil Dahi, MD, Rana Ram, MD

TBI: Life Care Planning and Vocational Assessments in TBI: The Do's and the Don'ts! Karen Aznavoorian, M.A., C.C.C., C.L.C.P., Enrique Vega, Vocational Analyst

TBI: Chiropractors: Firstline Treaters for TBI  Anthony Pirritano, DC 

WC: Dissecting Med-Legal Musculoskeletal Reports: The Dos and Don'ts (cont.) WCAB Commissioner Joe Capurro, Thu Do, Esq., William Davis, Esq., Jacob Rosenberg, MD, Joshua Gordon, MD (NEW QME TRACK-MUSCULOSKELETAL)

WC: Dissecting Med-Legal Psych Reports: The Dos and Don'ts (cont.) David Sones, MD,  DWC Judge Rassp, DWC Chief Counsel Ted Richards, WCAB Deputy Commissioner Lisa Sussman (NEW QME TRACK-PSYCH)

WC: Dissecting Med-Legal Internal Medicine Reports: The Dos and Don'ts (cont.) DWC Judge Myrtle Petty, WCAB Deputy Commissioner Anne Schmidt, WCAB Commissioner and Chair Katherine Zalewski, Ira Fishman, MD, Raye Bellinger, MD, Andrew McClintock-Greenberg, MD (NEW QME TRACK-INTERNAL MED)

PI: Biomechanics for Lawyers: How the Body Responds to External Forces Brian Jones, Esq., Ben Anderson, Esq., Mohsin Shah, MD  

TBI: Visual-Vestibular Deficit Testing in TBI Jonathan Walker, DC

PI: Nuts and Bolts of Life Care Planning (AKA the Wide Receiver) and Vocational Analysis (AKA Special Teams) for PI Cases Karen Aznavoorian, M.A., C.C.C., C.L.C.P.,  Enrique Vega, Vocational Analyst

Day 3, Friday, August 16

6:00-6:45 am  Fun Run 5k with Dr. Maureen Miner

6:00-6:45 am Fun Walk with Dr. Mike Post

WC: Department of Workers' Compensation  Update  DWC Adminstrative Director George Parisotto & WCAB Chief Judge Paige Levy (NEW QME TRACK)

PI: Winning at PI Deposition: Strategies for Attorneys and Doctors Sarah Havens, Esq., Elliott Jung, Esq., Arya Tahmassebi, Esq., Choll Kim, MD

TBI: Everything You Wanted to Know About Biomarkers for TBI Amir Bahreman, MD 

TBI: Nitty Gritty Diagnostics of TBI Jonathan Walker, DC

WC: Accurately Determining and Writing Work Restrictions Yolanta Petrofsky, MD (NEW QME TRACK)

PI: Winning at PI Deposition: Strategies for Attorneys and Doctors (cont.) Sarah Havens, Esq., Elliott Jung, Esq., Arya Tahmassebi, Esq., Choll Kim, MD

TBI: Neurobehavioral Therapy Techniques in TBI Rehab: Minimizing the Meds! Lindsay Blakely OTR, Maureen Miner, MD

PI: Unique Perspectives on PI Cases  JLa'Verne Edney Esq.

WC: Workers' Compensation Deposition Strategies for Attorneys and Doctors Adam Domchik, Esq., William Davis, Esq., Thu Do, Esq., Ira Fishman, MD, Mike Post, MD (NEW QME TRACK)

PI: Navigating Medical and Legal Options for the Injured Patient  Artin Massihi, MD, Brett Sachs, Esq., Anthony Pirritano, DC

PI, TBI: Legal Nuances of the Complex TBI Case: Efficient Transition of Treatment & Settlement for Dual Claims Ann Munene Esq., Alex Wong, Esq.

TBI: Neurohormonal Workup for TBI: It's Not Only About Sex Paul Jain, MD

WC: Apportionment Part I Ray Correio, Esq., Steven Feinberg, MD, Adam Dombchik, Esq. (NEW QME TRACK)

PI: Better Together: Navigating Personal Injury/Workers' Comp Crossover Cases
Michael Gatto, Esq., Aran Wong, Esq., Steven Martin, Esq., Robert Afra, MD

TBI: Defense Red Flags and How To Overcome Them Ben Coughlin Esq., Jessica Sizemore Esq., Jeremiah Lowe Esq.

TBI: Case Study: TBI Case Involving a Collaborative Approach Between All Parties  Ann Munene, Esq., Alex Wong, Esq. 

Specialized Breakout: Legal Masterminds Darryl Isaacs, Esq.

WC: Apportionment Part II Ray Correio, Esq., Steven Feinberg, MD, Adam Dombchik, Esq. (NEW QME TRACK)

PI: Polytrauma Cases: Workup and Diagnostics Keith Bruno, Esq., Anthony Pirritano, DC, Yogi Patel, MD, Harish Hosalkar, MD

TBI: Prepping Expert Witnesses Lauren Horwitz, Esq.

Specialized Breakout: Legal Masterminds (cont.) Darryl Isaacs, Esq.

WC,PI: It's Not Just the Disc: Important Findings Unknowingly Ignored Sana Khan, MD (NEW QME TRACK-MUSCULOSKELETAL)

TBI: Presenting TBI Damages at Trial Lauren Horwitz, Esq.

WC: Psych Break Out: Kite/Vigil Analysis from the Psych Perspective Dr David Sones, MD, Jill Torres, PhD, Jacob Rosenberg, MD, DWC Judge Rassp,  DWC Chief Counsel Ted Richards (NEW QME TRACK-PSYCH)

WC: Internal Medicine: Presumptions, Long COVID and Somatic Syndromes Ira Fishman, MD, Joe Capurro, Judge Petty, Andrew McClintock-Green, MD, Raye Bellinger, MD, William Davis, Esq. (NEW QME TRACK-INERNAL MED)

Day 4, Saturday, August 17

 6:00-6:45 am Beach Walk with Monica

 6:00-6:45 am  Fun Run 5k with Dr. Maureen Miner

WC, PI, TBI: Anti-Bias Training for Doctors and Attorneys Ren Hong, PhD, Bobbie McDonald, PsyD, Deborah Wolfe, Esq. (NEW QME TRACK)

WC: Medical Probability & Causation Steven Feinberg, MD, Diana Kraemer, MD, Ramon Terrrazas, MD (NEW QME TRACK)

PI: Master's Class on Trial Tactics: How to Get a Jury to Awards Big Verdicts Robert Glassman, Esq., Robert Hamparyan, Esq., Patricia Law, Esq.

TBI: Post TBI Sequelae: You Gotta Look For It! Dave Patterson, MD, Amy Magnussen, MD Maureen Miner, MD

WC, PI, TBI: How NOT to Lose Your License: Ethics in Medical and Legal Practice & Marketing  Deborah Wolfe, Esq., Ross Viselson Esq, Keith Carlson, Esq., Wayne Whalen, DC (NEW QME TRACK)

WC, PI, TBI: Point-Counterpoint of Brain Imaging Interpretation: Neurosurgeon and Neuroradiologist  Viewpoints Diana Kraemer, MD, Sana Khan, MD

WC, PI, TBI: Tall Tales and Pearls of Wisdom From the Bench, Judge Kenneth Medel (NEW QME TRACK)

QME Q&A:  Addressing all Critical Case Questions-There Are No Stupid Questions! Bobbie McDonald, PsyD, Jacob Rosenberg, MD (NEW QME TRACK)

Schedule is subject to change.