| WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9 |
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7:00 a.m. –
7:00 p.m. |
Registration Open |
8:00 a.m. –
5:00 p.m. |
Pre-Conference #100
Introduction to Legal Nurse Consulting
Karen Clark, MS RN
Marguerite Mauradian, MS ARNP BC
(Optional – Ticket Required) |
8:00 a.m. –
10:00 a.m. |
Pre-Conference #101
The Expert Witness: A Critical Role in Successful Litigation
Patricia Fedorka, PhD RNC
(Optional – Ticket Required) |
8:00 a.m. –
10:00 a.m. |
Pre-Conference #102
Lessons Learned from Litgation Relative to Telephone Triage
Carol Rutenberg, RNC-BC MNSc
(Optional – Ticket Required) |
10:30 a.m. –
12:30 p.m. |
Pre-Conference #103
Life Care Planners...How to Select the Right CPT Codes
Rebecca Busch, RN MBA CCM CFE FHFMA
(Optional – Ticket Required) |
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Pre-Conference #104
Joint Commission Update for Legal Nurse Consultants
Susan Mellott, PhD RN CPHQ FNAHQ CLNC
(Optional - Ticket Required) |
2:00 p.m. -
4:00 p.m. |
Pre-Conference #105
Tearing Down the Gallows - The Troubling Case of the State of Delaware vs. James Riley
Joseph A. Gabay, Esq.
(Optional - Ticket Required) |
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Pre-Conference #106
"Your Image is YOU" - Successful Image and Marketing Creation
Jacqueline Chiudioni, RN
(Optional - Ticket Required) |
1:00 p.m. -
5:00 p.m. |
AALNC Chapter Leadership Forum
(By invitation only)
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5:00 p.m. -
8:00 p.m. |
Welcome Reception/Exhibits Open |
5:15 p.m. -
5:45 p.m. |
First-Time Attendee Orientation |
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THURSDAY,
APRIL 10 |
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7:00 a.m. -
4:00 p.m. |
Registration Open |
7:00 a.m. -
8:00 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast/Exhibits Open |
8:00 a.m. -
8:35 a.m. |
Opening Remarks and Presidential Address
Ginger Varca, BA RN |
8:35 a.m. -
9:45 a.m. |
Opening Keynote #200
The Phoenix Factor: Transforming Life's Challenges into the Foundation for Future Success
John O'Leary, Professional Speaker and Author |
9:45 a.m. -
10:15 a.m. |
Beverage Break/Exhibits Open |
10:15 a.m. -
11:15 a.m. |
Concurrent Session #201
Orthopedic Complications
Sharon Rennick, RN BSN CLNC |
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Concurrent Session #202
Risk Management View of Disclosure - A Must
Cheryl Long, RN CPHRM |
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Concurrent Session #203
Secrets from the Trenches
Dolly Curley, RN BS BSN DABFN LNCC
Ilene Warner-Maron, RND CWCN MA MLSP CALA NHA PhD (ABD) |
11:15 a.m. -
1:15 p.m. |
Exhibits Open
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11:15 a.m. -
1:15 p.m. |
Power Lunch Session #210
My Reality: A Self-discovery Matrix
Beryl Byles, Executive Coach/Leadership and Management Consultant
(Optional - Ticket Required)
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1:15 p.m. -
2:15 p.m. |
Concurrent Session #220
Developing an "Eye" for an Eye Case
Joel Confino, MD |
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Concurrent Session #221
From Hospital to Courtroom - Managing a Premier Legal Nurse Consulting Practice for 20 Years
Jenny Beerman, RN BS MN |
1:15 p.m. -
2:30 p.m. |
Concurrent Session #332
Healthcare Fraud in the Emerging eHealth World
Rebecca Busch, RN MBA CCM CFE FHFMA |
2:15 p.m. -
2:45 p.m. |
Beverage Break/Exhibits Open |
2:45 p.m. -
4:00 p.m. |
Concurrent Session #230
The Acute Abdomen: When Emergency Department & General Surgeons Come to Blows
L. Peter Fielding, MD FRCS FACS |
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Concurrent Session #231
Expert Witness Testimony: Clips and Tips
Kathleen Ashton, PhD APRN BC
Mindy Cohen, MS RN LNCC |
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Concurrent Session #232
The Trifecta of a Medical Malpractice Case - Part 1
Rose Clifford, RN LNCC
Karen Krooswyk, MSN RN
Sandra Sprugeon, JD |
4:15 p.m. -
5:15 p.m. |
Concurrent Session #240
Untangling Anesthesia Issues
Deborah Dlugose, RN CCRN CRNA |
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Concurrent Session #241
Rompilla v. Beard: New Opportunities for the Legal Nurse Consultant
Brenda Ewen, MSN RN D-ABMDI CFC
Joseph A. Gabay, Esq. |
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Concurrent Session #242
The Trifecta of a Medical Malpractice Case - Part 2
Rose Clifford, RN LNCC
Karen Krooswyk, MSN RN
Sandra Sprugeon, JD |
5:15 p.m. -
6:00 p.m. |
Annual Business Meeting
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6:30 p.m. -
8:00 p.m. |
Fourth Annual AALNC Chapter Night and Networking Reception - Fun in the Sun Beach Party |
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Friday,
April 11 |
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7:00 a.m. -
4:00 p.m. |
Registration Open |
7:00 a.m. -
8:00 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast/Exhibits Open
Mentoring Sessions
(Optional - Ticket Required) |
8:00 a.m. -
9:00 a.m. |
Concurrent Session #401
Role of the Legal Nurse Consultant in Correctional Healthcare Litigation
Joseph Paris, PhD MD CCHP Fellow of the SCP |
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Concurrent Session #301
Gadolinium-based Contrast Agents: Liability Overview
Karen Kahle, BS JD |
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Concurrent Session #302
Pressure Ulcers: Prevention, Treatment and the Nutrition Connection
Martie Hawkins, RN BSN CWOCN CCM
Janet McKee, MS RD LD |
9:15 a.m. -
10:15 a.m. |
Vendor Sessions #310-312 |
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Vendor Session #310
The Adventures of Shirley Lock, RN LNCC, and the Case of the Phone That Would Not Ring
Legal Nurse Systems, LLC
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Vendor Session #311
Mild Brain Injury
Florida Institute of Neurologic Rehabilitation (FINR)
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Vendor Session #312
HIPAA and How It Affects Discovery - Myths and Facts
U.S. Legal Support
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Concurrent Session #313
LNCC® Certification Workshop and Presentation on ABNS Value of Certification Study
ALNCCB Members
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10:15 a.m. -
10:45 a.m. |
Beverage Break/Exhibits Open |
10:45 a.m. -
11:45 a.m. |
Concurrent Session #320
Understanding the Importance of the Multidisciplinary Approach to the Mangement of Spinal Cord Injuries
Cathy B. Thomson, MD
Billie Sills, RN MSN ARNP
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Concurrent Session #322
Colleagues on Opposite Sides of the Fence
Kathleen Colfer, MSN RN BC
Elisabeth Ridgely, BSN RN LNCC |
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Concurrent Session #324 (Repeat)
Orthopedic Complications
Sharon Rennick, RN BSN CLNC |
11:45 a.m. -
1:15 p.m. |
Exhibits Open
Networking Lunch
(Optional - Ticket Required)
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1:15 p.m. -
2:30 p.m. |
Concurrent Session #330
Pharmaceutical Litigation Discovery and How Its Lessons Can Be Applied to Other Litigation
Russell Thornton, JD |
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Concurrent Session #331
The Use of Evidence-based Clinical Practice within the Role of Legal Nurse Consulting
Daniel Berman, RN MSN PsyD CPHQ |
1:15 -
2:15 p.m. |
Concurrent Session #222
Undermanagement of Pain in the Elderly
Margaret Wacker, RN BSN MS MA PhD |
2:30 p.m. -
2:45 p.m. |
Beverage Break/Exhibits Open |
2:45 p.m. -
4:00 p.m. |
Concurrent Session #340
Liability Issues in OB/Neonatal Nursing
Camille DiCostanzo, RNC MS NNP |
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Concurrent Session #341
Elder Abuse: Assessment and Litigation
Mitzi Wortman, RN |
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Concurrent Session #342
Pitfalls for the Nurse Expert
Rebecca Cady, RNC BSN JD |
4:15 p.m. -
5:30 p.m. |
Concurrent Session #350
Expedition for the Legal Nurse Consultant: Maps to Guide Your Internet Search
Kara DiCecco, MSN RN LNCC |
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Concurrent Session #351
Life Care Planning and End of Life Issues
Valerie Parisi, RN CRRN CLCP |
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Concurrent Session #352
Oh, The Places You'll Go: Taking Your Legal Nurse Consultant Career in New Directions
Melanie Osley, RN BS BSN MBA CPHRM DFASHRM
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5:45 p.m. -
9:30 p.m. |
New for 2008 - AALNC Dinner Cruise! |
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SATURDAY,
APRIL 12 |
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7:00 a.m. -
10:00 a.m. |
Registration Open |
7:00 a.m. -
8:00 a.m.. |
Meet Your Director-at-Large Continental Breakfast |
8:00 a.m. -
9:15 a.m.. |
Concurrent Session #400
Preventing Abusive Head Injuries through Hospital-based Parent Education: The Pennsylvania Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention and Awareness Program
Kelly Cappos, RN BSN CPUR CLNC
Carroll Rottmund, RN BSN CCRN CLNC |
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Concurrent Session #300
Surviving Sepsis
Sandra Bogenrief, RN BSN CLNC |
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Concurrent Session #402
Deposition and Trial Testimony: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
- Part 1
Patricia Calhoun, ASN BA JD
Karen Dean, Esq.
M. Elizabeth Lanier, BSN RN JD
Cynthia Mikos, BSN MBA JD
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9:15 a.m. -
9:30 a.m.. |
Beverage Break
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9:30 a.m. -
10:45 a.m. |
Concurrent Session #410
The Legal Nurse Consultant's Role in Long Term Care Litigation
Taya Bever, RN BSN
Jill Goldsmith, JD
Holley Kvetko, RN BSN |
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Concurrent Session #411
Deposition and Trial Testimony: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
- Part 2
Patricia Calhoun, ASN BA JD
Karen Dean, Esq.
M. Elizabeth Lanier, BSN RN JD
Cynthia Mikos, BSN MBA JD |
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Concurrent Session #412
Forensics and the Link to Violence, Trauma and Injury
Ellen Plummer, DL MJ RN BSN CCRN |
11:00 a.m. -
12:15 p.m. |
Closing Keynote #420
Tell My Story: Legal Nurse Consulting - Why We Do What We Do
Pat Iyer, MSN RN LNCC
Barbara Levin, RN BSN ONC LNCC
Mary Ann Shea, JD RN |
12:15 p.m. -
12:30 p.m. |
Closing Comments and Adjournment
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