Gabapentin is approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the management of post-herpetic neuralgia, pain associated with shingles, in adults and is used adjunctively in the treatment of partial onset seizures in adults and children. The …

This week I spoke on a panel with other CEOs in our industry where we looked at the future of our business and projected where we could be in 10 years. I talked about how my daughter and I shared the common interest of watching every moment of the Ol…

We are just a few days away from the 2016 Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference which will be held on August 21 – 24 in Orlando. Once again, I am looking forward to the opportunity to host a panel that is exploring a very important industry to…

In a previous blog post, I covered how a person can become infected with the Zika virus.  The pathways for infection include: Bite from an infected mosquito. Sexual intercourse with a person infected with the virus. Prevention is critica…

Next week we will gather at what is now one of the largest events in the industry – the 2016 Workers’ Compensation Conference August 21 – 24 in Orlando. I want to add that, before the conference begins, a great group of Sedgwick colleagues will be …

On Wednesday, August 24 at 10 a.m., at the upcoming Workers’ Compensation Institute’s 71st Annual Workers’ Compensation Conference in Orlando, Florida, I will serve as one of four panelists on a Centers for Excellence forum discussion on burea…

July and August are the most dangerous months for lightning strikes in the United States. According to the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.), lightning strikes caused $739 million in homeowner insurance losses in 2014, up 9.7 percent from 20…

Do you remember two summers ago when we all were participating in an ice bucket challenge? You were nominated, usually on Facebook to dump a bucket of ice water over your head while nominating others to do the same. If you completed the challenge y…

We see the benefits of behavioral health interventions to get people back to work after a workers’ compensation injury.  Frequently, though, it is has become a valuable service for helping people stay at work after an injury.  Consequence…

Is Pokémon Go a new technique to promote exercise in the fight against anxiety and depression? It is common knowledge that exercise is a great way to improve not only physical health, but mental health as well. Depression and anxiety often improve w…

In any industry, there are people who work in it and people who pass through it, and fortunately there are people who care for it. David DePaolo cared for us and for injured workers across America. Within a moment of meeting him at an industry conf…

“It is a very sad thing that nowadays there is so little useless information.” - Oscar Wilde The world is a growing resource. No disrespect to Oscar Wilde, but yesterday’s useless information is essential data today, and that is by no means a s…

I am a complex pharmacy nurse for Sedgwick which means my mission in life is to restore injured workers’ lives. I work collaboratively with doctors to change prescribing practices and follow best practices based on national guidelines and the indiv…

Who doesn’t love July 4th, Independence Day, a celebration of our nation’s independence and traditionally a day filled with food, family and good fun? Unfortunately, July 4th is also a holiday that can bring danger and great potential for property …

$1.9 billon. That is the estimated dollar amount the recent historic floods in Houston Texas will cost to return life and business back to normal according to the Houston Business Journal. Now almost every major weather service is reporting that, d…