Time

Topic

Speaker

11:30am

Registration & Complimentary Lunch

12:00pm

Welcome

12:15pm

Pain medications - the good, the bad, the ugly.  A review of pain medications and their use in the Workers Compensation system.

Dr Dilip Kapur, Pain Medicine Specialist & Jacinta Shanahan, Pharmacist, Claims Pharmacy  

1:15pm

Fraudulent psychological claims – how to recognise them.

Leigh Mackey, Partner, Ogilvie Jennings Lawyers & Dr Michael Evenhuis, Psychiatrist

2:15pm

Afternoon Tea

2:35pm

Section 86(4) and Section 88 referrals – strategic considerations, risks, tactics and evidence required to be successful – what the ‘other side’ thinks. 

Mathew Wilkins, Principal, Page Seager Lawyers (presenting from the Worker’s perspective) & Chris Bartlett, Consultant, Everett Flight & Associates (presenting from the Employer’s perspective). 

3:45pm

Deputy President’s Choice

Deputy President Alison Clues of the Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal – Personal Injury Stream

4:45pm

Wrap Up

5:00pm

Networking Drinks

Sponsored by

Barry Nilsson Lawyers

7:00pm

Conclusion