Basil Besh, M.D., President
Russell Nord, M.D., Program Chair

Moderator: Lawrence Feiwell, M.D.

8:00 AM
How Do You Apportion to Body Aches and Pains? Osteoarthritis & Rheumatologic Disease?
Scott Anderson, M.D.
Presentation

8:25 AM
Understanding Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Richard Braun, M.D.
Presentation
Handout

8:45 AM
Understanding Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Samuel Ahn, M.D.
Presentation

9:05 AM
Expert Panel Discussion / Q&A
All Faculty

Moderator: Lawrence Feiwell, M.D.

9:20 AM
Why Orthopaedic Surgeons Need to be Thinking About This: Legislation Pending in Sacramento
Gideon Baum, Consultant Senate Labor & Industrial Relations Committee
Presentation

9:30 AM
Genetics May be a Factor - What Does the Literature Say? How to Determine the Percentage of Impairment
Jeffrey Coe, M.D.
Presentation

9:45 AM
Can We See Low Back Pain? Do Pathologic Changes on Imaging Studies Make Spines More Vulnerable to Injury?
Eugene Carragee, M.D., Stanford
Presentation

10:05 AM
Expert Panel Discussion / Q&A
All Faculty

Moderator: Lawrence Feiwell, M.D.

10:45 AM
How to Apportion Bi-Lateral Injuries - Kite Case Workers’ Compensation Legal Updates
Sean Morrisroe, Esq. Bradford & Barthel, LLP
Presentation
Handout
Handout
Handout

11:20 AM
Q&A

12:00 PM
Why 400 QMEs Have Been Removed from the QME System
Bill Tappin, Esq., Tappin and Associates
Presentation

12:20 PM
Q&A

Moderator: Peter Mandell, M.D.

12:30 PM
Mechanics of Writing a Medical-Legal Report, What Makes a Report Rateable? How to Write a Better Report
Sue Honor-Vangerov, Esq.
Presentation

1:00 PM
Q&A

Moderators: Peter Mandell, M.D. and Paul Wakim, M.D.

1:15 PM
Strategies to Win - Applicant Perspective
Keith More, Esq., Bentley & More
Presentation

1:40 PM
Strategies to Win - Defense Perspective
Bill Tappin, Esq., Tappin and Associates
Presentation

2:05 PM
Expert Panel Discussion / Q&A
All Faculty

Moderator: Peter Mandell, M.D.

2:15 PM
Subscribing Opioids – How Long and How Many Pills? Alternative Treatment Modalities to Opioids & How Can the CURES Database Help?
Steven Feinberg, M.D. Feinberg Medical Group
Presentation
Handout
Handout
Handout
Handout
Handout
Handout

2:45 PM
Q&A

Moderator: Peter Mandell, M.D.

3:30 PM
Medical-Legal Update & Other Regulatory Changes
George Parisotto, Esq., AD Div. of Workers’ Compensation
Presentation

3:55 PM
Q&A

Moderators: Peter Mandell, M.D. and Lawrence Feiwell, M.D.

4:05 PM
Intake Form, Organizing Medical Records, Evaluation of Patient, Writing Reports, & Getting Paid
Daphne Carrico, Feiwell Medical Group
Presentation

4:20 PM
Q&A

4:30 PM
2018 Changes in Workers' Compensation Affecting Orthopaedic Practices
Sue Honor-Vangerov, Esq. and Sarah Moray, DaisyBill
Presentation

5:15 PM
Q&A

Peter Mandell, M.D. and Lawrence Feiwell, M.D.

5:30 PM
Yerba Buena Ballroom - Salon 10
The Keys to Locking Out Lawsuits and Reducing Taxes
Legally Mine

5:30 PM
Yerba Buena Ballroom - Salon 12
SurgeonMasters Meetup: Experience Our Work-Life Balancing Act
Surgeon Masters

5:30 PM
Yerba Buena Ballroom - Salon 14
The Emerging Role of Anti-Inflammatory Treatment Modalities in Chronic Disease & Aging
Cardax