Registration Opens April 3rd for the 2023 Texas Workers’ Compensation Conference

On April 3 DWC will open registration for the 2023 Texas Workers’ Compensation Conference, titled “Basics and Beyond”, scheduled for July 10-12 at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Austin. DWC promises the conference has “something for everyone – whether you’re new to the world of workers’ compensation or a seasoned professional.”

In addition to general sessions, topics for breakout sessions include:

• • • Active Shooter Training
    • Business Essentials for Disaster Management
    • Current Guidelines and Return to Work Recommendations
    • EDI 3.1 – Modernizing Injury Reporting
    • Establishing a Whole Person Recovery Mindset in Workers’ Compensation
    • Ethics Panel
    • Fraud 101/Overview
    • How Human Behavior Shapes Workers’ Compensation
    • Impairment – Detection to Response
    • Life of a Claim
    • Mental Health and Injury Recovery – Tools and Tactics to Improve Claims Outcomes
    • New Safety Pro Training: Developing a Safety and Health Program
    • OSHA’s Most Frequently Cited Regulations
    • The Basics of Subrogating Texas Workers’ Compensation Claims
    • The Case for Case Management
    • The Growing Impact of PTSD in Workers’ Compensation
    • The Real Cost of Risky Driving
    • Understanding Long Covid
    • Using and Understanding the Official Disability Guidelines & Formulary and the AMA Impairment Guides
    • Wage Calculation Guideline

More information is available on the conference website: https://www.tdi.texas.gov/wc/events/wcconference.html.