Medical and Legal Symposiums
Important Registration Information:
During the registration process you will be asked to select the modules that you plan to attend, please note that you will be able to attend any of the sessions that are being offered and switch between sessions if you choose. We ask for the sessions you would prefer to assist us with logistical planning.
AGENDA
Tuesday, October 18
Morning
9:00 – 9:15 am (15 min)
Welcome and Framing of the Conference Objectives
Mitchell S. Nudelman, MD, JD, FCLM, & Marjorie Eskay Auerbach, MD, JD, FCLM, FIAIME
International Academy of Independent Medical Evaluators (IAIME) Module
Medical Causation in Litigation: Application of Evidence-Based Principles to Common Workplace and Motor Vehicle Crash Scenarios (3.o credit hours)
9:15 -10:15 am - Session I (60 min. inc. 10 of Q&A)
The Science: Tools, Techniques and Procedures
Faculty: Charles N. Brooks, MD, FIAIME
10:20 – 11:20 am - Session II (60 min. inc. 10 of Q&A)
The Shoulder: Preexisting Condition, New Injury or Aggravation? What Does Science Tell Us?
Faculty: Snehal Dalal, MD, DABOS
11:20 – 11:40 am (20 min)
BREAK
11:40 am – 12:40 pm - Session III (60 min. inc. 10 of Q&A)
The Lumbar Spine: Preexisting Condition, New Injury or Aggravation? What Does Science Tell Us?
Faculty: Marjorie Eskay Auerbach, MD, JD, FCLM, FIAIME
12:40-1:10 pm
BREAK - Gourmet Boxed Lunch
(Take a break, choose your lunch-box, and return to your seat.)
Afternoon
Nudelman and Associates, LTD Module
Fraud & Abuse in Litigated Medical Claims - Where is the Line?
(3.0 credit hours)
1:10 – 2:10 pm - Session I
Workers Compensation: A Comparison of GA & FL's Available WC Fraud Remedies
Faculty: David M. Havlicek, Esq.
2:15 – 3:15 pm - Session II
MVAs and Other Personal Injury
Faculty: Broderick W. Harrell, Esq. ,
Fred Green, Esq.
3:15 – 3:35 pm (20 min)
BREAK - Milk & Cookies
(Is there a better way to make friends?)
3:35 – 4:35 pm - Session III
Georgia State Board of Medicine - An Ethical Alternative Recourse for Fraud and Other Unprofessional Conduct
Faculty: John S. Antalis, MD, DABFM
Chairperson, BOM, Bob Jeffery, MBA
Executive Director, BOM
Moderator: Mitchell S. Nudelman, MD, JD, FCLM, DABFM
Concurrent Workshop
Faculty: John P. Conomy, MD, JD, FCLM, C. William Hinnant, Jr., MD, JD, FCLM (Pres. Elect, ACLM)
1:10 – 4:35 pm (3.0 credit hours)
3:15 – 3:35 pm (20 min)
BREAK - Milk & Cookies
(Is there a better way to make friends?)
Wednesday, October 19
Morning
9:00 – 9:15 am (15 min)
Welcome and Framing of the Conference Objectives
Mitchell S. Nudelman, MD, JD, FCLM, & Marjorie Eskay Auerbach, MD, JD, FCLM, FIAIME
American College of Legal Medicine (ACLM) Module
The Art of Choosing Medical Experts in Malpractice Litigation -
Advanced Level Tips (3.0 credit hours inc. 3.0 Trial and 1.0 Ethics)
9:15 -10:15 am - Session I Part I (60 min. inc. 10 of Q&A)
Plaintiff Panel: Lawrence B. Schlachter, DDS, MD, JD, FCLM
Defense Panel: Stan Riepe, M.D., J.D.
10:15 - 10:20 - Break
10:20 – 11:20 am - Session I Part II (60 min. inc. 10 of Q&A)
11:20 – 11:40 am (20 min)
BREAK
11:40 am – 12:40 pm - Session II (60 min. inc. 10 of Q&A)
Ethical Conduct of the Expert Witness
Faculty: Paul Root Wolpe, Ph.D.
Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Bioethics
Director, Center for Ethics at Emory
12:40-1:10 pm
BREAK - Gourmet Boxed Lunch
(Take a break, choose your lunch-box, and return to your seat.)
Afternoon
Joint ACLM and IAIME Module
Early Recognition and Management of Traumatic Brain Injury Cases That Didn't Seem So Traumatic
(3.o credit hours)
1:10 – 2:10 pm - Session I
Head Trauma, Traumatic Brain Injury and Post-Concussive Syndrome
Faculty: Krish Sathian, MD, Ph.D.
2:15 – 3:15 pm - Session II
The Nuts, Bolts and Application of Neuropsychological Testing: What It Can and Cannot Accomplish for Your Case
Faculty: Stephen N. Macciocchi, Ph.D. ABPP
3:15 – 3:35 pm (20 min)
BREAK - Milk & Cookies
(Is there a better way to make friends?)
3:35 – 4:35 pm - Session III
The Dual Benefit of an Early Assessment Program: Maximize Outcome of Brain Injured Patients and Defend Embellishment of Claims
Faculty: Stephen N. Macciocchi, Ph.D. ABPP, Moderator: Mitchell S. Nudelman, MD, JD, FCLM
Concurrent Workshop
IAIME: The Nuts & Bolts of Effective Medical Expert Report Writing
Faculty: Charles N. Brooks, MD, FIAIME; Marjorie Eskay-Auerbach, MD, JD, FCLM, FIAIME
(3.o credit hours)
1:10 – 4:35 pm
3:15 – 3:35 pm (20 min)
BREAK - Milk & Cookies
(Is there a better way to make friends?)