Quarterly Newsletter: July 1 - September 30, 2020
Recorded Webinar: ​Delivery of Medical Care and Return to Work During COVID-19

In this free webinar, WCRI President and CEO John Ruser discussed the delivery of medical care and return to work in the COVID-19 era. Dr. Ruser was joined by Dr. Randy Lea, who is a senior research fellow at WCRI, an orthopedic surgeon, and a hospital chief medical officer in Columbus, OH. One of Dr. Lea’s infectious disease colleagues, Dr. Mark Herbert, also joined the group.
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In The News

Below is a sample of the press coverage our research received over the last three months.
WCRI's Annual Conference Goes Virtual

We are excited to announce that the 37th Annual WCRI Issues & Research Conference is going virtual March 23 - 24, 2021. We look forward to the opportunity to share our latest research findings with our global audience. More details to come.
Education

Over the last three months, we were invited to share our research findings with a diverse group of policymakers and other stakeholders at large conferences and smaller briefings. Below is a sample.

Briefings:
  • Louisiana Office of Workers' Compensation
  • Massachusetts Department of Industrial Accidents
  • NJM Insurance Group

Conferences/Meetings:
  • CDC/NIOSH Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities (TWU) Sector Council Meeting
  • myMatrixx Virtual Event - Workforce Health and COVID-19
  • Occupational Risk Prevention (ORP) International Foundation's 2020 Online Conference
Member Spotlight: Billy Dycus, Tennessee AFL-CIO 

We recently had the pleasure of talking to one of our members ─ Billy Dycus, president of the Tennessee AFL-CIO ─ about how he came to know WCRI. Billy has been president of the state’s largest labor organization since 2015. The Tennessee AFL-CIO includes 273 different local labor unions and has more than 60,000 members statewide.