Paradigm was excited to welcome team members back together for a successful 2024 Catastrophic Clinical Summit—and the highest attendance ever seen for the event. This year’s gathering took place September 20–22 in Chicago, Illinois, and featured an agenda packed with engaging workshops, continuing education opportunities, inspiring case studies, and enriching team-building activities. The 2024 theme focused on how Paradigm delivers unmatched outcomes through whole-person care, clinical expertise, and state-of-the-art advances in health technology.

As Paradigm’s premier educational event, the Catastrophic Clinical Summit is fundamental to the training commitment necessary to meet the substantial care demands of seriously injured workers. Paradigm Management Team members benefit from access to injury-specific catastrophic continuing education courses, both throughout the year and at this dedicated training event. By staying up to date on best practices, trends, and philosophies across the healthcare and workers’ compensation spaces, Paradigm can consistently achieve the best possible outcomes for the clients and injured patients we serve.

Summit highlights
The three-day summit took place at the Fairmont Chicago Millennium Park, where attendees were a short distance from signature destinations, including the Art Institute of Chicago, Grant Park, and The Magnificent Mile. Before the event, attendees had an exciting opportunity to tour Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, getting a firsthand look at the life-restoring care injured patients receive from this key Paradigm Value-Based Partner.

This year, Paradigm welcomed more than 450 attendees, including sponsors, partners, and speakers. Team members in attendance included the Clinical Resource Operations team, Directors of Clinical Solutions, Paradigm Medical Directors, Network Managers, Clinical Specialists, Community Support Specialists, the Go-to-Market team, and select Executive Leaders. The Summit started off with keynote speaker, world-renowned adventurer, and Iditarod competitor Blair Braverman, who shared secrets of high-performing teams and leaders. Other summit sessions included:

• Changing Gears—Restorative to Maintenance Therapy Transition
• Ethical Scenarios: An Interactive Discussion
• The Power of a Hero—A Panel Discussion featuring Paradigm HERO Alexander Borges
• What’s the Future of Rehabilitation Going to Look Like for SCI and TBI?
• Kids’ Chance Presentation
• The Post-Osseointegration Essentials for Achieving Best Functional Outcomes—Do’s and Don’ts
• AI Applied to Rehabilitation and Bionic Prostheses—Ethical and Technological Perspectives
• Cyber Threats in Healthcare—What Can I Do to Lower Risk?
• Shocking the Status Quo—Electrical Stimulation for Neurogenic Bladder in SCI

To close out the event on Friday, friends and colleagues gathered together at the Chicago Sports Museum and Harry Caray’s Seventh Inning Stretch for a fun-filled evening reconnecting and celebrating home runs from the past year.

Whole-person care and unparalleled outcomes
Thank you, once again, to everyone who organized, participated in, and attended this year’s Summit. We would like to give special recognition to all of our sponsors—this important event would not be possible without you!

At Paradigm, we believe a people-first culture leads to higher-quality care and life-changing results. Learn more about the Paradigm difference and why working at Paradigm is more than a job. It’s a passion.

John S. Watts, Jr., Paradigm Chief Executive Officer

Blair Braverman, writer, adventurer, and long-distance dogsledder

The Power of a Hero—A Panel Discussion featuring Paradigm HERO Alexander Borges

Paradigm Director of Clinical Solutions team

Handmade quilt and quilt contributors raffled off at Summit benefiting Kids’ Chance of America

Chicago Sports Museum and Harry Caray’s Seventh Inning Stretch Reception

Chicago Sports Museum and Harry Caray’s Seventh Inning Stretch Reception