Redefining Risk Management
The fourth in a series of educational talks featuring Rochester thought leaders on risk management issues concerning employers.
Compliance with Communication Standards in the NYS WC Arena
Andrew J. Ryan, Esq.
Partner, Woods Oviatt Gilman, LLP
Rochester, NY
Mr. Ryan will provide guidance regarding the best practices to follow when communicating with claimants, attorneys and medical professionals to avoid any potentially fatal pitfalls.
Addressing Claims Involving the Heart and Strokes – co-presentation
Anthony Ragusa, MD
Greater Rochester Internal Medicine
Rochester, NY
Edward Nicosia, Esq.
Nicosia Law, PC
Rochester, NY
Dr. Ragusa will discuss the risk factors associated with heart and stroke-related cases and provide an overview as to how these events may occur with specific examples.
Mr. Nicosia will provide the legal framework to address these cases and provide strategies for defending them before the NYS WCB.
Preparing a Defensible Loss of Wage Earning Capacity Evaluation
Paul Coleman, M.S., C.R.C., L.M.H.C., N.C.C
Coleman Associates
Buffalo, NY
Mr. Coleman will provide insight regarding the components needed to prepare and successfully defend an evidence-based Wage Earning Capacity Evaluation for the permanently partially disabled claimant before the WCB.
Addressing Cases Involving Consequential Psychological Injuries
Kathryn T. Vullo, PhD
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Rochester, NY
Dr. Vullo will provide her perspective as a clinical specialist in pain management and behavioral medicine regarding the development of consequential conditions such as depression from chronic pain.
Shoulder Impingement and Consequential Shoulder Injuries
William A. Ciszewski, MD
Westside Orthopedic Group
Rochester, NY
Dr. Ciszewski, as an upper extremity specialist, will discuss the onset of shoulder injuries and how a consequential shoulder injury may develop.
MSA’s and Professional Administration (Recent Updates)
Craig Pawley, VP of Sales
Medivest
North Carolina
