The Medical Legal Summit addresses a wide range of medical legal topics to educate and assist claims professionals and attorneys in the complexities of managing claims and litigation involving these topics. The Summit provides current practical knowledge, tools and techniques for participants to use in their day-to-day claims work or litigation practice. Retired DEA Agent Rick Tucker will present clips from the award-winning films Oxyana and Behind the Orange Curtain.

Participants will also have the opportunity to attend sessions on: Medical Director Panel  New Prosthetics and Treatment for Amputees                                                The Future of Medical Insurance and Delivery                                                The Role of Healthcare Extenders                                                        Return to Work/Claim Resolution Physician Misconduct and Patient Safety   Pain, Pain Go Away: Alternatives to Drug Therapy                                                                                          Juror Decision Making Processes in Medical Malpractice Cases                                            Forensic Pharmacy and MSA                                                    Social Media and Medicine Malpractice and Never Events                                                 Dazed & Abused: An Overview of Medical Marijuana and its Impact on Claims Management                                           Obesity — The New Disease                                                    Imaging Update — What’s New in MRI and Other Modalities Chronic Pain Claims: Narcotics are Part of the Problem                          Complex Medical Litigation — Hepatitis C, RICO Action and Off-Label Drug Use