Accidentally by the IAIABC

For this episode of "Accidentally," IAIABC Executive Director Heather Lore talks with Andrew Gavrielatos, President of the 23rd Annual World Congress on Safety and Health at Work. 

Taking place November 27-30, 2023 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, the World Congress will bring together a diverse cross-section of thousands of people to share expertise, insights, ideas, and practical solutions to prevent occupational accidents and diseases that are preventable. 

The World Congress program will address issues such as working from home and  psychosocial hazards, harassment and bullying at work, occupational disease and mental health risks, artificial intelligence and its uses for safety, robotics, and more. Attendees will also enjoy the chance to meet at koala (safely, of course!).

The IAIABC staff shares what they are most looking forward to at the IAIABC 109th Convention in Denver, CO from September 11-14, 2023. 

Don't miss your chance to attend the Convention which brings together more workers' compensation jurisdictional agency leaders than any other conference in North America. Learn more and register here: https://www.iaiabc.org/iaiabc-109th-convention

 Artificial Intelligence (AI) has had and will continue to have a profound impact on our everyday lives and within the workers' compensation industry. In this episode of the "Accidentally" Podcast, IAIABC Executive Director, Heather Lore,  discusses the benefits and risks that come with the use of AI in workers' compensation and how organizations should be preparing for what's to come. 

Violent workplace incidents happen every day. In this episode of the "Accidentally" Podcast, IAIABC Executive Director, Heather Lore, speaks to statistics about workplace violence, workplace violence prevention programs, and how we can learn from and work to reduce these tragedies.

The Workers' Compensation industry is really a service industry. The industry was first started to serve workers and employers. To first prevent injuries and then to support and assist injured workers after the industry occurred. 

In this episode, IAIABC Executive Director, Heather Lore, speaks to former IAIABC NextGen Award winners, Alex O'Neal, Amanda Aponte, and Aubrey Chigwada about the importance of service in the Workers' Compensation industry. 

The holiday season is upon us! Get to know the IAIABC staff better in this episode of Accidentally, where staff share their favorite holiday traditions from Thanksgiving through the New Year. 

In this month's edition of the "Accidentally" podcast, IAIABC Executive Director, Heather Lore, interviews William Massey and Kayla Villegas of the Chief Judge Robert F. Arrigan Rehabilitation Center in Rhode Island. 

In their interview, Massey and Villegas discuss the Arrigan Center's unique approach to treating individuals with Rhode Island workers' compensation claims, including discussing the various services that they offer to their patients. 

Lisa Anne Bickford (Director - Government Relations, Enlyte - Mitchell | Genex | Coventry) and Brian Allen (Vice President - Governmental Affairs, Enlyte - Mitchell | Genex | Coventry)  give a brief teaser on their talk Workers' Compensation Regulatory and Legislative Trends for 2023, which they will deliver at the IAIABC 108th Convention. Register today to get to hear this and many other fascinating sessions!  

Vickie Kennedy (VP - Workers' Compensation, Linea Solution), Ryan Guppy (Director - Work Disability Prevention, Linea Solutions) and Jennifer Norleen-Beitel (VP - Operations, Saskatchewan Workers' Compensation Board)  give a brief teaser on their talk Work Disability Prevention and Mitigation: Steps to Transforming Culture, which they will deliver at the IAIABC 108th Convention. Register today to get to hear this and many other fascinating sessions!  

Erin Bishop (ADR Supervisor, Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission) intros Leveling the Playing Field, a discussion she will moderate at the IAIABC 108th Convention. Clarence "Bucky" McGill, a civil rights activist will speak followed by a panel discussion with Johnny Mason (Judge, Georgia State Board of Workers' Compensation), Anna Hui (Director, Missouri Department of Labor) and Matt West (Deputy Administrator, Oregon Workers' Compensation Division).  Register today to get to hear this and many other fascinating sessions!  

Dr. Gerry Stanley, SVP & Chief Medical Officer, Harvard MedTech gives a brief teaser on his talk The Innovation Equation which he will deliver at the IAIABC 108th Convention. Register today to get to hear this and many other fascinating sessions!  

Hear the top 5 reasons to attend the IAIABC 108th Convention from IAIABC Executive Director, Heather Lore.  Learn more about the IAIABC 108th Convention and register now!

The "Accidentally" podcast is back! In her first "Accidentally" podcast, new IAIABC Executive Director Heather Lore introduces herself and thanks the community of difference-makers, risk-takers, advocates, and more who lead the workers' compensation industry and have impacted her career.  

Data. It's all around us in different forms. Often, it sits on a server or in the cloud, not given a purpose. While many of the events of the last 2 years have felt like Groundhog's Day, something valuable to come out of this time is the use of more real-time data. Several jurisdictions and organizations have leveraged their considerable data to provide real-time insights and answer pressing questions about the impact of Covid-19 on workers and employers. Jennifer Wolf, former IAIABC Executive Director, joins us for a guest "Accidentally" podcast about the importance of data in workers' compensation, and how it can be harnessed to not only share insights, but provide transparency and accountability. 

What is shaping our view of the world? Is it a 270-character tweet? A headline? Or is it a real conversation? Real conversations and opportunities to truly listen to different perspectives are fewer and far between now. However, it is in listening that we can surprise ourselves, learn something new, and find growth. IAIABC Executive Director Jennifer Wolf explores the art of listening in her October 2021 "Accidentally" podcast. 

IAIABC Executive Director Jennifer Wolf reflects on her first day at the IAIABC, September 11, 2001, and the days, weeks, months, and years following for the IAIABC and its members. Out of the tragedy of the events of 9/11, the IAIABC and workers' compensation community came together in support of one another, helping each other get through dark days and stressful times.

Prioritizing self-care is critical to our own mental and physical health. During her August "Accidentally" podcast, Jennifer Wolf discusses the importance of self-care in our daily lives and how we can help others prioritize self-care, including those impacted by an injury at work.

Summer is upon us, and with that often comes extra pool, beach, or road trip time for reading. In a special July 2021 "Accidentally" podcast, the IAIABC Staff share some of their favorite reads with you. What's on your summer reading list? 

Join Erin Bishop, Alternative Dispute Resolution Supervisor, and Debbie Blevins, Deputy Commissioner, from the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission for a conversation on why and how diversity and inclusion are important in workers' compensation. Erin and Debbie share their experience confronting challenging truths but developing a strategic plan to make progress on diversity and inclusion at the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission. They provide practical advice for any organization, or individual, looking to begin these important conversations.  

Here are some of the resources mentioned: 

Caste, Isabella Wilkerson (Book)
Funny in Farsi, Firoozeh Dumas (Book) 
Soul (film) 
One Night in Miami (film) 
Judas and the Black Messiah (film) 

Code Switch (NPR Podcast) 
Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man (Podcast)

IAIABC Executive Director Jennifer Wolf and North American Risk Services Vice President Dr. Claire Muselman come together for a discussion about shifting the focus and the power to the people who are helping workers who are injured and employers and ways to give adjusters the freedom to help people who are hurt. This can be transformational not only for those the system serves but also for building process and procedure.