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Peter Rousmaniere Discusses Low Risk, Low Cost Strategies for Controlling Chronic Pain

10 February, 2009 08:16:00 compnewsnetwork
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This year for the first time, the two predominant ABA Workers’ Compensation Committees, LEL (Labor & Employment Law Section) and TIPS (Tort, Trial & Insurance Practice Section) are joining together as co-hosts for this Midwinter Workers’ Compensation Seminar & Conference, bringing together some of the nation’s top workers compensation litigators, judges, educators and industry professionals. One of those professionals’, Peter Rousmaniere, joins us today for an in depth look at one of the seminar’s sessions, involving strategies in dealing with chronic pain. Peter is a well known expert in the workers’ compensation field, and is a columnist for Risk & Insurance magazine.

The Seminar & Conference, held March 10-13, 2009 in New Orleans, LA, is capped off on Friday evening with the Third Annual Fellows Induction Dinner for The College of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers. It will feature panel presentations on a number of cutting edge workers’ compensation topics including:  a) Return to Work Programs - what works and what doesn’t work; b) Global employment releases and workers compensation settlements; c) How to respond to occupational chemical exposure claims; d) National experts squaring off on symptom validity science in workers compensation litigation; e) a special panel for young lawyers and the practice of workers compensation law; f) new critical Medicare reporting requirements and potential penalties application to workers compensation industry; and of course g) Peter’s premier panel involving Chronic pain management issues in workers’ compensation claims.

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Comments (3 posted):

iris b. on 18 February, 2009 02:21:39
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the army has found that the quicker an injury gets treated, the sooner it heals, and the chance of permanant chronic pain is reduced greatly... so why do carriers routinely deny , often for years recommended surgery in comp cases??????. If these workers could get patched up right away, lots fewer of them would be forever totalled out. ( as welfare cases usually) iris
Barbara on 19 February, 2009 08:01:37
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Try ending up with RSD just because of delay in a needed surgey! Just completed 3rd revision of Spinal Cord Stimulator. I am convinced that had surgery been done when first recomended by my physician I would not have the need for the SCS, which now is life long care not to mention the need for cruches for years which due to the RSD caused 2 major shoulder surgeries. YEPP, save a buck cost hundreds of thousands, makes alot of sense, and we wonder why insurance is so high priced. I do have to be thankful that my comp carrier has been wonderful at paying for my needs. Barbara
kathleen sohar on 21 April, 2009 03:17:09
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Do you have statistics on how many cases develop chronic pain and what is the potential for recovery and return to work after 6 months?

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