OCTOBER 18, 2023

9:00AM- 12:00 PM

Greater Richmond Convention Center

Room B15C

403 N. 3rd Street, Richmond, VA 23219

MFS Symposium Schedule

9:00 a.m.- 9:15 a.m.

Welcome

Evelyn V. McGill

Executive Director, Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission

9:15 a.m.- 9:45 a.m.

Injured Worker Treatment Influences and Impacts Over the Years

David Benedict

Senior State Relations Executive, NCCI

9:45 a.m.- 10:15 a.m.

Treating Injured Workers, An Urgent Care Provider’s Perspective

Valerie Gray, J.D.

Director of Occupational Health Sales, Patient First

10:15 a.m.- 10:30 a.m.

Break

10:30 a.m.- 11:00 a.m.

Petition for Medical Treatment, A Commission initiative to Reduce Medical Treatment Delays

Honorable James J. Szablewicz

Chief Deputy Commissioner, Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission

11:00 a.m.- 11:30 a.m.

Medical Fee Disputes Through the Lens of the Regulator

Dr. Drema Thompson

Medical Fee Services Department Manager, Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission

11:30 a.m.- 12:00 p.m.

Breakout Session with Speakers