Put Your Knowledge in the Spotlight on a National Comp Stage in Nashville!
The workers’ comp industry has entered an unprecedented period of change. Where will AI take us? It's all still unfolding. Beyond AI, an influx of new technologies and ideas, new treatment options and new challenges to tackle are all part of the puzzle. Join us at National Comp 2025 in Nashville, TN, where experts and peers will gather to share knowledge, experiences and ideas with professionals across the workers’ comp community.
For 2025, we’ll be showcasing diverse educational formats, exploring creative features, and bringing new and familiar faces to the stage.
2025 Educational Program Core Values
Our educational presentations for 2025 will reflect these fundamental themes common to all of us across industry sectors.
- Workers’ Comp Transcends Injury and Illness. The impact of comorbidities, mental health and psychosocial factors on claims can’t be ignored. Thoughtful, common-sense approaches to treating the whole injured worker are driving more comprehensive care, faster claim resolutions and a better injured worker experience – while positively impacting both medical and indemnity costs.
- Technology Enables People. The adaptability of technology has been at the core of solving problems we’ve never faced before, putting viable solutions into the hands of the organizations that need them most. Wearables, innovative sensor technology, AI-driven analytics and systems play unique roles in the overall context of the problems that organizations are facing now.
- Resilience Is Foundational. In an increasingly tumultuous world, we’re asking “How can we be better prepared for the next crisis? The next challenge? The next unexpected load to bear?” National Comp’s programming is designed to facilitate discussions about the industry’s future, about preparedness and adaptability, as well as the influences reshaping the industry.
- The Way Forward Is Together. The workers’ comp community is far greater than the sum of its parts. It genuinely takes a village to protect our workforces: Employers, claims professionals, TPAs, MCOs, care providers, brokers, pharmacy benefit professionals, attorneys, risk consultants and more bring essential insights and experiences to the table for the benefit of injured workers and the workforce as a whole.
2025 Educational Program Topic Areas
For 2025, National Comp is creating educational tracks that best reflect the selected content across all subject matter, particularly within these areas of interest:
The best organizations weave together structures, values and people to create a strong foundation for their workers’ comp programs, and a clear path for the future. The Foundations track will address the advocacy model, the injured worker experience, WC culture, maximizing vendor partnerships, IDM, navigating renewals, working with brokers and carriers, alternative risk transfer, worker/injured worker engagement and more.
ANALYTICS & TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS
A deeper dive into how analytics, AI, machine learning, wearables and more can be leveraged to reduce injuries as well as medical and loss costs. The Predict track will highlight vendor-agnostic perspectives on what kinds of data provide the most predictive value, where that data lives, and how to harvest and refine it to effectively predict injuries and staunch losses.
A broader look at the prevention of injuries, using both technological and traditional methods, The Prevent track will focus on safety, safety culture, pre-hire/new hire strategies, MSD prevention, athletic/sports training approaches, total worker health, wellness, worker education & engagement, safety training, safety for multilingual workforces, stress/burnout management and more.
MEDICAL & BEHAVIORAL CARE
Whether injuries are common or catastrophic or medical-only, you need up-to-date intelligence on the medical, pharmaceutical and pain management trends that will help you achieve superior outcomes for injured workers. The Treat track highlights injuries/illnesses, comorbidities, early reporting, managing medical networks, coordination of care, PDMPs, provider and injured worker education, PBMs, durable medical goods, surgical implants, opioids, PT, complex claims, first aid, nurse triage, mental health care and more.
The journey to recovery is unique for each claim. WC professionals are continuously looking to add to their arsenal of tools and strategies to resolve claims, eliminating obstacles to recovery and return to work. The Resolve track features RTW strategies, job analysis/light duty banks, offsite light duty, accommodations, psychosocial barriers, social determinants of health, disability accommodation, injured worker health & nutrition, emotional support systems, timely payment of benefits, the role of adjusters and so much more.
The legal and regulatory landscape impacting the workers’ comp industry evolves rapidly. Workers’ comp professionals need innovative strategies for limiting current exposures and the latest intel on the trends that could impact them around the corner. The Defend & Comply track helps employers get the most from their legal and compliance resources, including litigation prevention, counsel management, fraud investigations, claims closure initiatives, the latest need-to-know information from state and federal courts as well as OSHA, ADAAA and CMS.
This track includes the high-level topics impacting the workers’ comp industry as a whole. What are the macro pressures impacting the workers’ comp industry, and what are their implications? What are the trends that should be brought to the table, and what actions should be taken? The Big Picture track seeks the perspectives and strategies that belong on WC professionals' radar, including the pressures of the talent gap and the Great Resignation, industry performance, public perceptions, the gig economy, political and economic trends, climate change and more.
More Programming and Track details will be announced soon!
