Challenges and Innovations: Solutions for a Changing Workers' Comp World

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Join us for our 23rd Annual Medical Conference taking place in beautiful Whitefish, MT!

When:

Wednesday, May 14 through Friday, May 16, 2025

Where:

The Lodge at Whitefish Lake
1380 Wisconsin Ave
Whitefish, MT 59937

Below is the lineup of speakers. Details about their presentation times and topics will be provided as they are finalized.

  • Kelly Stokes, Injured Employee, Montana State Fund
  • Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick, DrOT, CHT, CAE, CEAS, President/CEO, XcelABLE
  • Jonathan Lindsey, Claims Manager, CIGA
  • Terri Harrison, Director of Claims, CIGA
  • Kathleen Collins, Senior Clinical Pharmacist, Craig Hospital
  • Kurt Hegmann, MD, MPH, Center Director, RMCOEH
  • Jan A. Saunders, CPO, LPO, Clinical Director, Prosthetics, Paradigm Care at Home
  • Dean Blackaby, Attorney at Law, Montana Work Comp Solutions
  • Honorable Judge Lee Bruner, Montana Workers’ Compensation Court
  • Marcos Iglesias, MD, MMM, FAAFP, FACOEM, Chief Medical Director, Travelers

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12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. in the Viking Room
Exhibitor Setup

12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. in the Conference Room Foyer
Early Registration

7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Hosted Breakfast With Exhibitors

8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Welcome Address & Opening Remarks
Bruce Johnsen, Chief Strategy Officer, Montana State Fund (Welcome Address)
Matt Mandell, Assistant Vice President of Insurance Services, Montana State Fund (Opening Remarks)

9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Medical Developments in Workers’ Compensation
Marcos Iglesias, M.D., MMM, FAAFP, FACOEM, Vice President, Chief Medical Director, Travelers

10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Common MSD's: What Can We Do to Prevent Them?
Kurt Hegmann, M.D., MPH, Center Director, RMCOEH

11:15 a.m. – 11:35 a.m.
Hosted Break & Exhibitor Scavenger Hunt

11:35 a.m. – 12:35 p.m.
Functional Capacity Evaluations: The Good & The Bad
Lisa Fitzpatrick, DROT, CHT, CAE, CEAS, President, Ceo, Xcelable

12:35 p.m. – 1:35 p.m.
Hosted Lunch & Exhibitor Scavenger Hunt

1:35 p.m. – 2:35 p.m.
Neuropharmagenetics & Pain Management
Kathleen Collins, Senior Clinical Pharmacist, Craig Hospital

2:50 p.m. – 3:50 p.m.
We Can Do Hard Things
Kelly Stokes, Injured Employee, Montana State Fund

3:50 p.m. – 4:10 p.m.
Hosted Break & Exhibitor Scavenger Hunt

4:10 p.m. – 5:10 p.m.
Ethical Communication With Treating Providers: Liberty Northwest v. Malcomson Ten Years Later
Dean Blackaby, Attorney at Law, Montana Work Comp Solutions

5:15 p.m. – 7:15 p.m.
Welcome Reception Hosted by REOH & Exhibitor Mingle

7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Hosted Breakfast
Prize Winners Announced by Exhibitors

8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.
Opening Remarks
Matt Mandell, Assistant Vice President of Insurance Services, Montana State Fund

8:45 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
The Future of Adjusters
Jonathan Lindsey, Claims Manager, CIGA

10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Orthotics & Prosthetics
Jan Saunders, Clinical Director, Prosthetics, Care at Home, Paradigm

11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Montana Legislative Updates
Honorable Lee Bruner, Judge, Montana Workers’ Compensation Court