NJ Prima Spring Seminar
GREAT NEWS, CEU’S APPROVED!
Join us for our Spring seminar at the Sheraton Parsippany Hotel on March 13, 2025 at 8:00 AM EST.
An Interview With One of New Jersey’s Finest Pain Medicine Doctors: Giovanni Ramundo, MD, Pain Medicine Physicians
Includes Hot Buffet Breakfast!
Municipal Employees: No Charge
Adjusters / Case Managers: No Charge
All Other Attendees: $75.00
Checks Payable to: NJ PRIMA
REGISTER HERE: info@njprimachapter.com
Location:
Sheraton Parsippany Hotel
199 Smith Road
Parsippany, NJ 07054
973-515-2000
SEMINAR AGENDA
8:00am - 9:00am
Networking & Hot Buffet Breakfast
9:00am - 10:00am
Interview With Dr. Giovanni Ramundo, MD, Pain Medicine Physicians
Topics:
How does a pain medicine physician decide whether to prescribe opioids?
What are some of the telltale signs of opioid abuse?
How difficult is it to wean a patient off opioids?
When should a physician do injections to relieve pain?
What are the various injections that pain physicians can choose from?
Does marijuana work in reducing pain as an alternative to opioids?
What is the success rate of nerve ablation procedures?
How does a pain physician decide whether a patient has reached maximal medical improvement?
Speakers:
Dr. Giovanni Ramundo
John Geaney, Moderator
10:00am - 10:15am
Visit with Sponsors
10:15am - 10:45am
PERMA Legal Updates
10:45am - 11:45am
Title 59: Stormwater Drainage
Topics:
History & Legislative Intent: Case Studies & Attorney General's Report
Discretionary Immunity: Legislative, Law, Recreational
Accidents on Public Property
Other Provisions: Fire Departments, State of Emergencies, Verbal Threshold, Collateral Source Rule, Statute of Limitations, Punitive Damages
Recent Case Studies
Speakers:
Presented by PERMA Risk Management Services
11:45am - 12:00pm
Closing Remarks & Visit with Vendors
Meet the Speakers
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John Geaney | Esq. Capehart Scatchard
John is currently a shareholder at Capehart Scatchard. He represents employers in workers' compensation, ADA and FMLA matters. We represent many self-insured and insured entities in all venues in New Jersey. John also published a book on workers' compensation through the Institute of Continuing Legal Education entitled, “Geaney’s New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Manual for Practitioners, Adjusters and Employers.”
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Giovanni Ramundo | MD Pain Medicine Physicians
Dr. Ramundo is Pain Medicine Physicians’ leading pain specialist. He is nationally board certified in anesthesiology and fellowship trained in pain medicine. He is a graduate of Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center where he attended medical school, completed his residency, was chief resident in the Dept. of Anesthesiology & completed his pain medicine fellowship. His expertise encompasses pain resulting from auto and work injuries, failed back syndrome & Complex regional pain syndrome. His specializations include spinal cord stimulator placement & weaning of opioids. He performs IME’s and is suboxone certified.
He has been recognized by NJ monthly magazine as Top Doc annually since 1996 and was on the cover of NJ Top doctors Magazine in 2018.
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David N. Grubb | Senior Vice President, Managing Director, PERMA Risk Management Services
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Joseph P. Hrubash | Senior Partner, PERMA Risk Management Services
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Fred Semrau | MEL Fund Attorney