Educational Tracks at National Comp 2026
In a rapidly evolving workers' compensation landscape, staying informed and connected is more important than ever. Our carefully curated educational tracks address the full spectrum of today's industry challenges—from breakthrough medical innovations and behavioral health insights to legal shifts, financial strategy, and cutting-edge technology. These sessions not only deepen your expertise but also highlight the collaborative spirit that powers our community, making education an essential part of your National Comp experience.
Protect & Prevent
Proactive strategies to reduce workplace injuries through innovation and evidence-based approaches—from advanced return-to-work programs and biomechanics to injury prediction analytics and cutting-edge safety technologies. Build prevention programs that move from reactive to predictive, delivering measurable results that protect workers and demonstrate clear ROI.
Care & Treatment
Clinical innovations and diagnostic advances transforming injury care and accelerating recovery. Gain evidence-based insights on managing medical complexity, improving diagnostic accuracy, controlling pharmacy costs, and exploring emerging treatments that show real promise in workers' compensation.
Legal & Regulatory
Stay ahead of legislative shifts, court decisions, and compliance requirements reshaping workers' compensation. Explore evolving challenges from Supreme Court decisions to worker classification issues, with practical insights to maintain compliance and adapt to a shifting regulatory landscape.
Health, Wellness & Support
Beyond the physical injury: explore how mental health, social determinants, family dynamics, cultural factors, and systemic barriers shape recovery. Gain tools to identify barriers, implement support systems, and improve engagement strategies that prioritize human connection alongside clinical care.
Real-World Solutions
Field-tested solutions and honest insights from practitioners tackling real challenges. Hear what works, what doesn't, and why—covering modified duty, return-to-work coordination, claims leadership, and strategic technology use. Walk away with actionable strategies you can implement immediately.
Risk & Cost Management
Financial strategies and analytical frameworks that drive sustainable programs and control total cost of risk. From actuarial processes and collateral requirements to calculating real ROI and quantifying cost of delays—gain data-driven frameworks to reduce costs and demonstrate measurable value.
Data & Technology
How AI, analytics, and digital tools are revolutionizing workers' compensation while raising questions about privacy, ethics, and implementation. Explore predictive capabilities, data standardization needs, emerging technologies, and strategic adoption decisions. Learn to leverage innovation while preserving human elements essential to quality care.
Presentation Format Options
Choose a format and structure that will best engage the audience in the specific material being presented. Format options include:
- Masterclass – Attendees consistently request more intermediate- to advanced-level content. Open a discussion that gives attendees an opportunity to dive in and apply the concepts being illustrated, whether through breakouts, table exercises or other forms of active participation and engagement with the material.
- Lecture — A typical lecture-style presentation with slides.
- Group panel discussion – Unscripted group discussion on a topic, typically without slides.
- Moderated Q&A — A moderator leads subject matter experts who explore a topic from diverse or even opposing points of view.
- Case study – Step-by-step account of one company’s experience implementing a new strategy, with results measured and explained.
- Demonstration – Can be used to present approaches to material using what-if situations or to illustrate specific practices or use cases. Demonstrations of specific products or paid programs will be rejected.
