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Recent and Upcoming Presentations and Workshops by Webility’s President, Jennifer Christian MD MPH December 6, 2018 National Workers' Compensation and Disability Conference Audience: Multiple stakeholders, primarily employers Panel presentation: “Getting Difficult, Frustrating, and Expensive Claims Unstuck” Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, Nevada October 5, 2018 Impairment Without Disability Conference Audience: Multiple stakeholders Workshop: “The Emperor Needs More Clothes: Conventional training has not prepared physicians to help a critical subset of worker-patients” The Saint Paul Hotel, St. Paul, Minnesota September 28, 2018 Work Injury Medical Association of Hawaii (WIMAH) Workers' Compensation Summit Audience: Clinicians, Managed Care and Claims Professionals Key Note Speaker: “What Does Improving Communication Really Mean?” Aloha Tower in Honolulu, HI August 27, 2018 Maine Comp Summit Workshop: “Techniques for Identifying High-Risk Cases and Improving Outcomes: A Practical Guide” Samoset Resort, Rockport, Maine August 10, 2018 Arizona Industrial Commission, Annual Claims Seminar Audience: Multiple stakeholders, primarily claims, managed care, and legal professionals Presentation: “Your Words Can Change Outcomes” The Camelback Inn, Scottsdale, Arizona August 6, 2018 Disability Management Employer Coalition, Annual Conference Audience: Multiple stakeholders, primarily employers Pre-Conference Presentation: “Risk Screening Techniques: Changing the Future of Case Management” Hilton Austin, Austin, Texas June 7, 2018 Disability Management Employer Coalition, Minnesota Chapter meeting Audience: Multiple stakeholders Presentation: “Your Words Can Change Outcomes” St. Paul, Minnesota June 6, 2018 Mayo Clinic - Internal staff education session Audience: Multiple stakeholders, primarily workplace supervisors Lecture: “Your Words can Change Outcomes” Rochester, Minnesota May 9, 2018 Work Wellness and Disability Prevention Institute, Toronto, Canada - webinar Audience: Multiple stakeholders Presentation: “Helping Doctors Make Better Decisions in the Stay-at-Work and Return-to-Work Process” Webinar May 9, 2018 Massachusetts Department of Industrial Accidents Advisory Council meeting Audience: Labor, management and legal audience Joint presentation with John Burress, MD: “Massachusetts WC System: What’s missing and why we should update” Boston, Massachusetts May 3, 2018 American College of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, American Occupational Health Conference Audience: Physicians and healthcare practitioners Eight-hour course: “Getting Difficult Cases Unstuck: Strategies for Stalled Recovery and Prolonged Work Disability” Hilton New Orleans Riverside, New Orleans, Louisiana May 2, 2018 American College of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, American Occupational Health Conference “The Emperor Needs More Clothes: Conventional Medical Training Does Not Prepare Us to Help a Critical Subset of Worker-Patients” Hilton New Orleans Riverside, New Orleans, Louisiana April 30, 2018 Work-Related Injuries Workshop Audience: Multiple stakeholders Lecture: “Words Can Harm as Well as Heal” Panelist: “Impairment vs. Disability” Panelist: “Red Flags That Treatment is Off the Rails” Waltham, Massachusetts April 28, 2018 American College of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, American Occupational Health Conference Audience: Physicians and healthcare practitioners Eight-hour course: “Cutting Edge Techniques in Work Disability Prevention: Early Screening and Intervention in High Risk Cases” Hilton New Orleans Riverside, New Orleans, Louisiana April 25, 2018 Annual Safety Day, Independent Schools Compensation Corporation Audience: Employers Presentation: “A Medical Perspective on the Mature Aging Workforce” Sturbridge, Massachusetts February 26, 2018 Occupational Health Policy & Administration, Harvard School of Public Health Audience: Graduate students Annual Guest Lecture: “Introduction to Workers' Compensation, Managed Care, and Work Disability Prevention and Management” Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts December 13, 2017 RespectAbility Webinar. Multi-stakeholder audience: Primarily persons with disabilities and professionals who work with them. Interactive presentation: “Baby Boomers, Acquired Disabilities, and Stay-at-Work Strategies” Webinar November 8, 2017 Case Management Association of New Hampshire, Workers' Comp Symposium Audience: Claims and Case Managers Keynote address: “Your Words Can Change Outcomes” Exeter Hospital, Exeter, New Hampshire October 25, 2017 Annual Meeting, North American Spine Society Interdisciplinary Spine Forum Panel: “Return to Work in Difficult Cases” Orlando, Florida September 13, 2017 Rose Conference Presentation: “What Does Improving Communications Really Mean?” Minneapolis, Minnesota September 7, 2017 California Workers’ Compensation and Risk Conference Panel presentation: “Low Back Pain: A step-by-step guide to better outcomes” Dana Point, California August 28, 2017 Maine Comp Summit Interview: “The Comp Summit News Hour” conducted by Paul Signolfi, Executive Director, Maine Workers’ Compensation Board Rockport, Maine August 2, 2017 Annual Conference, Disability Management Employer Coalition Presentation: “When and When Not to Rely on the Treating Physician in the SAW/RTW Process – and Why” Anaheim, California May 4, 2017 Annual Conference, Aerospace Medical Association Poster Presentation: “Profiles and Duty Limiting Conditions: Two New Clinical Models to Standardize Provider Decision-Making and Increase Service Member Availability” Denver, Colorado April 27, 2017 American Occupational Health Conference Full Day Course, Course Director & Presenter: “Getting Difficult Cases Unstuck: Strategies and Tactics for Stalled Recovery and Prolonged Work Disability” Denver, Colorado April 24, 2017 American Occupational Health Conference Presentation: “What YOU can do with the COHE Model: Implications for Action” - Panel moderator and presenter Denver, Colorado March 27, 2017 Occupational Health Policy & Administration, a course for graduate students, Harvard School of Public Health Annual Guest Lecture: “Workers’ Compensation and Work Disability Prevention/Management” Boston, Massachusetts February 26, 2017 2017 Update, Hawaii Academy of Family Practice Presentation: “Managing Patients Who Never Seem to Get Better” Honolulu, Hawaii November 14 and 16, 2016 Worksafe BC Conference for Staff (primarily) Presentation: “What Does Improving Communication Really Mean?” Richmond, British Columbia October 26, 2016 31st Annual Meeting, North American Spine Society Presentation: “Your Words Are Part of the Treatment – and Can Help Patients Keep Their Jobs” Boston, Massachusetts October 6, 2016 Impairment without Disability Conference, co-sponsored by Essentia Health, Health Partners, the North American Spine Society, and Mayo Clinic General Session Presentation: “What Will It Take to ACTUALLY Improve Outcomes of Conditions That Most Often Cause Job Loss?” Intercontinental St Paul Riverfront Hotel, St Paul, Minnesota May 25, 2016 Self-Insured Workers' Compensation Executive Forum, Self-Insurers Institute of America (SIIA) Speaker and Panelist: “Medical Over-Diagnosis: Breaking the Cycle” JW Marriott Camelback, Scottsdale, Arizona May 5, 2016 Washington Self-Insurers Association (WSIA) Conference Keynote presentation: “Job Loss After Injury or Illness: Making Stakeholders More Accountable” Davenport Hotel, Spokane, Washington April 12, 2016 American Occupational Health Conference Presenter, educational session: “Managing Heartsink Patients with MUPS: Review of Evidence on Approaches That Can Minimize or Reverse Impairment and Disability” Panelist, educational session: “Disability Today, Tomorrow, and After That: Evolving OEM Clinician Roles in Three Countries” Chicago Sheraton, Chicago, Illinois March 7, 2016 Occupational Health Policy & Administration, a course for graduate students, Harvard School of Public Health Annual Guest Lecture: “Workers' Compensation, Managed Care, and Work Disability Prevention” Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts February 16, 2016 Integrated Benefits Institute Forum General Session on Job Loss After Injury or Illness: What Government and Business Can Do ?? Panelist Presentation: “Why We Should and How We Can Establish Accountability for Job Loss After Illness or Injury” Westin St Francis Hotel, San Francisco, California Dr. Jennifer Christian: Speaker Information To see presentations and events prior to these, go to the earlier presentations list. |