This session will share decades of LNC experience from the perspective of an in-house LNC and an independent/expert witness LNC on how to build a successful LNC career.


Topics discussed will include entrepreneurship, who employs LNCs, getting started in business, finding and identifying your market, marketing strategies and tips, and cultivating your LNC career or business. Speakers will share examples and tips from their years of combined experience in their very different LNC roles.

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Attending medical examinations is a primary service that legal nurse consultants can provide to their attorney clients. This session will provide a higher level understanding of the IME/DME process from nurse and client preparation, attendance at the exam, and post report responsibilities.

This session will cover the foundations of LNC attendance at Independent Medical Examinations/Defense Medical Exams from rationale for same, expectations for nurse observance and client participation, the exam, and rebuttal reports and testimony.

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To succeed in LTC/SNF litigation, a legal nurse must know how to use the CMS Interpretive Guidelines to pursue or defend a Nursing Home case.

As the baby boomers’ age and life expectancy rises, the population of adults residing in a nursing home also increases. The review of an LTC/SNF (Long-Term Care/Skilled Nursing Facility) case requires a skill set that is different from other medical malpractice reviews. A legal nurse reviewing an LTC/SNF case must be familiar with the ever-changing regulatory landscape unique to Nursing Home litigation. One of the keys to a strong analysis of a plaintiff or defense LTC/SNF case is the use of CMS Interpretive Guidelines.

This session will help a legal nurse understand the necessary references and guidelines for review of a nursing home case, as well as learn a systematic method for a case review. Not only will this session teach the basics of LTC/SNF review, but it will also delve into how to use the CMS Interpretive Guidelines to support or defend allegations in nursing home litigation.

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Opioid therapy may be appropriate for management of chronic pain, but imprudent prescribing has contributed to overdose deaths. Standards of care will be discussed.

Chronic opioid therapy (COT) can be an appropriate component of multimodal therapy for management of chronic non-cancer pain (CNCP) in carefully selected patients. Unfortunately, imprudent opioid prescribing patterns, patient misuse, and dangerous drug combinations have contributed to the current US crisis of overdose deaths. In response to this crisis, the standards of care for prescribing opioids have evolved with significant changes in the last 5 years. These shifts create challenges for the consultant evaluating medical records for competence of care.

This session will review evidence-based selection criteria, patient screening tools, and ongoing monitoring when prescribing opioids for pain in the outpatient setting. The role of COT for management of CNCP will be described, along with an overview of the current opioid overdose crisis. “Red flags” that are concerning for opioid misuse and abuse, dangerous drug interactions, and suitable clinical responses will be addressed. Also provided are practical tips for the expert consultant reviewing a case involving opioid prescribing.

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