OBA Workers’ Compensation PROGRAM | 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM (ET)

Join us to enhance your skills in managing medically complex cases, including how to develop a sound theory of the case and effectively solicit expert evidence. Gain valuable insights directly from the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal, as well as both employer and worker-side representatives, for a well-rounded approach to the particular challenges of medically complex cases, including: 

• Gathering and organizing evidence, identifying gaps, and developing a theory of the case
• Understanding and utilizing the Tribunal’s medical resources
• Soliciting expert evidence (including how to qualify your expert) 
• Ensuring that your solicitation letter meets the expectations of the Tribunal
• Critically evaluating an expert report or opinion
• Plus, we’ll review helpful WSIAT decisions pertaining to medically complex claims that you should have in your back pocket.

Register now and join us to understand the key elements of managing and evaluating complex medical evidence for a workers’ compensation appeal.
 

PROGRAM CHAIRS

Alec Farquhar, Inclusive Design for Employment Access
Julie Weller, Mathews Dinsdale & Clark LLP

PROGRAM SPEAKERS

Laura Vurma, Office of the Worker Adviser
Stephanie Savoni, Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP 
Julia Noble, Associate Counsel to the Chair, Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal 
Ryan Figueira, Tribunal Counsel Office, Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal