The Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation (BWC) invites family physicians and their staff to a free Ohio Workers Compensation Medical and Health Symposium scheduled for Thursday-Friday, March 8-9, at the Columbus Convention and Visitors Bureau. This, the third annual symposium, focuses on Comprehensive Care for an Injured Worker.
The provider clinical education features leading state, national, and international experts in workers’ compensation. This two-day track offers experts in addiction, behavioral health, chiropractic medicine, cultural diversity, orthopedic surgery, pharmacology, physical medicine and rehabilitation, psychology, and total worker health.
- Physicians (DC, DO, DPM, MD)
- Nurses
- Occupational and physical therapists
- Pharmacists
- Physicain assistants
- Phychologists
- Vocational rehabilitation (CCM, CDMS, CRC).
New this year is a full-day provider staff forum track on Friday, March 9, designed specifically for office support staff. BWC and managed care organization experts are leading the provider staff forum sessions. This track is recommended for office staff/administrators who are responsible for the day-to-day operations of workers’ compensation processes and workflows within a health-care system.
Remember, registration closed early last year. Our event is limited to 700 attendees for the provider clinical education track and 125 attendees for the provider staff forum track.
Online registration is open. The BWC website outlines the details for session topics and speakers. If you have questions, call the BWC’s provider contact center at 800.644.6292, options 0-3-0, or email medsymposium@ohio.gov.
The Medical & Health Symposium runs in conjunction with BWC’s Ohio Safety Congress & Expo. Together, we can make a difference in the care of Ohio’s injured workers – at home and at work.