The Illinois Self-Insurers Association
30th Annual Educational Seminar and Membership Meeting
Program Agenda

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

1:00 - 5:00                 GOLF OUTING - Lincolnshire Marriott Resort Golf Course
6:00 - 8:00                 RECEPTION - Hospitality Suite

Thursday, October 2, 2008

8:15 - 9:00                 REGISTRATION

9:00 - 9:15                 OPENING REMARKS & ISIA BUSINESS MEETING
            Speaker:       Diane M. Pidgeon, Director of Workers’ Compensation, Advocate Health Care; President of the Illinois Self-Insurers Association

9:15 - 10:30               POTPOURRI OF 2008 WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CASES
            Speaker:       Christopher J. Gibbons, Esq., Executive Secretary, Illinois Self-Insurers Association; Shareholder, Nyhan, Bambrick, Kinzie & Lowry, P.C.

10:30 - 10:45             BREAK

10:45 - 11:00             PRESENTATION FROM THE ILLINOIS WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COMMISSION
            Speaker:       Amy Masters, Secretary of the Commission/Chief of Staff, Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission

11:00 - 11:30             UPDATE FROM THE WORKERS’ COMPENSATION FRAUD UNIT
            Speaker:       Francis “Buzz” Walsh, Unit Supervisor, Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation

11:30 - 11:45             THE ILLINOIS POLITICAL LANDSCAPE
            Speaker:       Jay Dee Shattuck, Executive Director of the Illinois Employment Law Council, Illinois Chamber of Commerce; President, Shattuck & Associates

11:45 - 12:00             UPDATE REGARDING THE IWCC ADVISORY BOARDS
                                   IWCC Medical Fee Schedule Advisory Board
            Speaker:       John Smolk, Manager, Workers Compensation Programs, United Airlines
                                    IWCC Advisory Board
            Speaker:       Mark Flannery, Workers Compensation Manager, Caterpillar Inc.

12:00 - 1:30               LUNCHEON   ( SPONSORED BY THE ISIA )
            Speaker:       With keynote address by the Honorable William E. Holdridge, Appellate Judge, Illinois Appellate Court

1:45 - 2:45                 FORENSIC NEUROPSYCHIATRIC EVALUATION OF MILD TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY
            Speaker:       Dr. Alexander E. Obolsky, Medical Director, Health & Law Resource, Inc.

2:45 – 3:00                BREAK

3:00 – 4:00                FAILED BACK SYNDROME
            Speaker:       Dr. Jesse P. Butler, Orthopedic Spine Surgeon, Illinois Bone & Joint Institute, LLC

4:00 - 5:00                 THE EVOLUTION OF MEDICARE COMPLIANCE AND THE SCHIP EXTENSION ACT OF 2007
            Speaker:       Amy Bilton, Esq., Partner, Nyhan, Bambrick, Kinzie & Lowry, P.C.

5:00                           ADJOURNMENT

5:30 - 6:30                 MEETING OF THE ISIA BOARD OF DIRECTORS

7:00 - 9:30                 DINNER / BARBEQUE   ( SPONSORED BY ATHLETICO )

Friday, October 3, 2008

8:15 - 9:15                 BREAKFAST   ( SPONSORED BY MARSH & MCLENNAN SECURITIES )
                                   ALTERNATIVE COLLATERAL – AN EFFICIENT APPROACH TO COLLATERAL MANAGEMENT
            Speaker:       Patrick Tully, Managing Director, Marsh & McLennan Securities

9:15 - 10:15               LABOR LAW AND WORKERS’ COMPENSATION
            Speakers:     Susan Rider, Associate General Counsel, Exelon
                                    Ken Sezer, Assistant General Counsel, Exelon

10:15 - 10:30             BREAK

10:30 - 11:30             COST SAVING STRATEGIES AND INJURY PREVENTION FOR SELF-INSURED EMPLOYERS
            Speakers:     Cynthia Rega, Vice President, Accelerated Rehabilitation Centers
                                    Diana Alvarez, Occupational Health Manager, Hyatt Corporation
                                    Michael McCue, Director of Risk Management, Dominick’s/Safeway, Inc.

11:30 - 12:00             PRIZE DRAWING & ADJOURNMENT