The Illinois Self-Insurers Association
32nd Annual Educational Seminar and Membership Meeting
Program Agenda
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
1:00 - 5:00 GOLF OUTING - Oak Brook Hills Marriott Resort Golf Course
6:00 - 9:00 RECEPTION - Medinah Lounge (Provided by the Law Firm of Nyhan, Bambrick, Kinzie & Lowry, P.C.)
Thursday, October 7, 2010
8:15 - 9:00 REGISTRATION
9:00 – 9:05 INTRODUCTIONS
Moderators: Diane Pidgeon, Director, Workers’ Compensation, Advocate Health Care and
Robert E. Harrington, Jr., Attorney and Shareholder, Nyhan, Bambrick, Kinzie & Lowry, P.C.
9:05 - 9:15 ISIA BUSINESS MEETING
Speaker: Christine M. Wendt, President of the Illinois Self-Insurers Association and
Workers’ Compensation Claim Manager, Exelon Energy Delivery
9:15 - 10:15 NAVISTAR‘S WORKERS’ COMPENSATION PROGRAM; THE STORY OF A 19TH CENTURY MANUFACTURER IN THE 21ST CENTURY
Speaker: David Taylor, Manager, Workers’ Compensation and Integrated Disability, Navistar, Inc.
10:15 - 10:30 BREAK
10:30 - 11:30 POTPOURRI OF ILLINOIS APPELLATE DECISIONS
Speaker: Christopher J. Gibbons, Executive Secretary, Illinois Self-Insurers Association; and
Attorney and Shareholder, Nyhan, Bambrick, Kinzie & Lowry, P.C.
11:30 - 12:00 WHAT IS HAPPENING AT THE IWCC
Speaker: Nancy Lindsay, Commissioner, Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission
12:00 - 1:15 LUNCHEON (Sponsored by Athletico)
Speaker: With keynote address by State Senator Kyle McCarter, 51st Senate District
1:30 - 2:30 FEDERAL HEALTHCARE REFORM ACT OF 2010
Speaker: Meghan K. Clune, Vice President of Government and Community Relations, Advocate Healthcare
2:30 - 3:30 WRIST AND HAND: CURRENT CONCEPTS OF WORK RELATED INURIES
Speaker: John J. Fernandez, MD, FAAOS, Director of Microsurgery, Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush and
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics, Rush University Medical Center
3:30 – 3:45 BREAK
3:45 – 4:45 EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE
Speaker: Robert A. McNutt, MD, Chief, Division of Patient Safety Research, Rush University Medical Center
5:00 - 6:00 MEETING OF THE ISIA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
6:00 - 8:30 DINNER / BARBEQUE (Provided by the ISIA)
Friday, October 8, 2010
8:00 - 9:00 BREAKFAST BUFFET (Provided by the ISIA)
9:00 - 10:30 WORKERS’ COMPENSATION AND THE ILLINOIS BUSINESS CLIMATE
A Town Hall Meeting featuring a Panel of Distinguished Experts
Moderators: William A. Lowry, Attorney and Shareholder, Nyhan, Bambrick, Kinzie & Lowry, P.C. and
Keith J. Herman, Attorney and Partner, Nyhan, Bambrick, Kinzie & Lowry, P.C.
10:30 - 11:00 BREAK and VENDOR PRESENTATIONS
11:00 - 12:00 MEDICARE NIGHTMARES: WHAT TO DO AND HOW TO AVOID THEM
AN INTERACTIVE PRESENTATION
Speakes: Amy E. Bilton, Attorney and Shareholder, Nyhan, Bambrick, Kinzie & Lowry, P.C.
12:00 PRIZE DRAWING & ADJOURNMENT
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