Legal nurse consultants need to prepare careful and thorough reports. Their reports may be seen by many people during the litigation process. These could include attorneys, claims handlers, claims supervisors, partners, associates, paralegals, other medical and expert witnesses and the judge. The legal nurse consultant’s report may create a positive or negative impression and directly impact the LNC’s ability to obtain more work.
—Samuel Davis Esq., Davis, Saperstein and Salomon, Teaneck, NJ
MULTIMEDIA COURSE
Investment: $147
MULTIMEDIA COURSE + CRITIQUE (details)
Investment: $207
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Investment: $60
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Description
What Attorneys Want from an LNC’s Written Report
Legal Nurse Consultants bring value through their work product. Will an attorney judge you by your ability to write? You better believe it! You will not be able to get your foot in the door unless you can present yourself in a professional manner. You won’t get chosen over your competitors if you don’t shine in the one chance to show your value to your clients. Making a lasting impression can turn a one time client into a customer for the lifetime of your business. Learn how to WOW your client.
Many LNCs don’t feel comfortable reviewing a case outside of their own nursing specialty. Don’t make this mistake. Don’t turn down a case review because you don’t feel comfortable reviewing a nursing home case. Upon completion of this webinar you will feel more comfortable with long term care case reviews.
During this interactive multimedia course, you will review records of a medical malpractice case and be guided by experts through the process of case analysis to develop your own detailed comprehensive report. You will learn how to avoid common mistakes and hone your analytical skills to produce a report that your client will depend on throughout the litigation process. Never leave your home or office. All you need is a computer.
All course participants receive access to the multimedia course, digital downloads of medical records and course recordings, transcripts of each session, and 10 bonus articles.
Format and Schedule
This course is taught as a webinar intensive. You will be engaged in learning with homework breaks in between sessions. Enjoy learning in your own home or office.
SESSION 1
Clear, convincing, and commanding writing will gain you clients, repeat business, and word of mouth referrals. You will learn how to improve the format, content, and style of your resume, chronologies, timelines and medical summaries. This interactive workshop will teach you how to best present yourself to your clients, and will enable you to learn practical tips you can immediately apply. This is your opportunity to work with recognized experts in the field of legal nurse consulting to refine your analytical and writing skills.
Resumes and CVs
Difference between CV and resume, principles of design, what to include and exclude, and critique of examples
Writing Principles
Creating clear convincing reports
SESSION 2
Expert reports: components, do’s and don’ts and how to avoid beginner’s mistakes
Chronologies: principles, components, structure and software
Medical summary/analysis: purpose and structure
SESSION 3
This is an introduction to a long term care case. The session focuses on the case and alleged negligence. You’ll be able to download the actual medical records of Ethan Allen. Learn the relevancy and importance of these documents while performing the review. You will become familiar with medical records specific to these cases such as the MDS, RAPs and ADL sheets. As a legal nurse consultant you must be prepared to perform initial reviews on a variety of cases. This webinar will better prepare you for review of long term care cases.
Develop analytical skills of medical records focusing on the alleged negligence. Practice writing skills creating a chronology of the critical documents and information within medical record while guided by presenters.
SESSION 4
Prior to this session, create the chronology you began after Session 3. Review any missing medical records, if applicable. Discuss case finding with guidance through additional record review. With guidance from presenters, create your own analysis of the case facts. Discuss case evaluation and appropriate recommendations that should be provided to the attorney with emphasis on the format of the written analysis.
BONUSES
Optional Individualized Consultation and Feedback on Your Writing Skills
Investment: $60
Get a report critiqued by one of the expert instructors. Send us a sample of your writing for feedback. This may be a resume, CV, or report (the first 5 pages will be reviewed). You will receive an oral or written critique. This is your opportunity to work with recognized experts in the field of legal nurse consulting to refine your analytical and writing skills.
Bonus: You will receive a copy of an instructor’s case analysis of the Ethan Allen case.
Bonus 1: Course participants will be able to obtain Patricia Iyer’s Writing Handbook for Legal Nurse Consultants, a 615-page book with two DVDs, at a 50% discount. This $397 text is available for a participant price $198.50. (click for product details)
Bonus 2: Manual for Writing for Fame and Fortune: Supercharge your credibility as a legal nurse consultant by writing for publication. Articles and books or book chapters immensely boost your credentials. Exclusive discount for course participants: Get the all new 2012 Manual for Writing for Fame and Fortune to jump start your writing capabilities. Coauthored by Pat Iyer and Al S. Brown, this manual will take you by the hand and lead you step by step through the writing and publishing process. Get the Manual for Writing for Fame and Fortune at a 50% discount. Normally $87.00, get this digital manual at the introductory price of $43.50.
“A best practice guide for any aspiring author on the writing and publishing process”
Steve Weintraub, Publisher, Lawyers & Judges Publishing Company.
Contact Hours
This program has been approved for 12 nursing contact hours through an arrangement with Taylor College. The provider is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, provider number CEP-3285. CE credit is accepted in all states that require mandatory continuing education for relicensure. Call 1-800-743-4006 with CE questions.
There will be a $15 fee, paid directly to the provider, if you want the CE certificate.
Samples of comments from people who have taken this course:
Susie McGregor-Huyer, Matonmidi, MN:
I love your straightforward, “this is expected” focus on grammar and writing. I hate that it is becoming a lost art. Thanks for sharing my passion in correct grammar!
Meg Lennon, Whiteville, NC:
The instruction was concise, easy to understand, and very informative.
Arlene Medina, San Rafael, CA:
Very informative. I love the interaction through multimedia.
Eileen Allosso, Burlington, MA:
Very helpful, a lot of good information. It helps to know what the expectations are from someone who actually reviews CV’s. I will be updating my CV to make it stronger and more impressive.
Peaches Callahan, Triangle, VA:
This session was presented professionally, no non-sense and with humor. This has been most valuable for me, as 95% of the information presented was unknown to me. It has been a good learning experience.
Sheila Cummings, Brownstown, MI:
Everything was well organized – great job!!
Great topics, answered many of my questions as a new LNC.
Alicia Luke, Nashville, TN:
Appreciate the detailed review of the forms. It helps when you point out how a particular form could be useful in practice – in the context of the review.
Denny Yodzis, Friendswood, TX:
A lot of information was given, and I’m looking forward to getting the transcripts. I enjoyed the day and appreciate being able to “attend” without leaving home. I’m thrilled to have a chance to review a medical record, and receive a critique of my report, before marketing myself. This webinar was very timely.
Lisa Kuipers, Palmdale, CA:
Thank you for this very helpful critique and your report. This was so worth the cost. Thank you again for an excellent class and critique. I would definitely recommend it.
INSTRUCTORS
Instructors are provided by LNCI and Patricia Iyer Associates
Angela Duke-Haynes, RN is the President of Premier Medical Legal Consulting, LLC and co-owner of Legal Nurse Consulting Institute, LLC. She serves on the AALNC Awareness Committee and is a Past President of the AALNC Central Virginia Chapter. She is also a contributing writer to the Medical-Legal News and speaks frequently on medical and legal nurse consulting topics.
Patricia Iyer MSN RN LNCC is the author, editor, or coauthor of more than 125 books, chapters, online courses, articles, and case studies. She is best known as the chief editor of Legal Nurse Consulting Principles and Practices, Second Edition. She served on the Board of Directors for AALNC, including a year as President. Her most recent book is Nursing Malpractice, Fourth Edition, was published in 2011. She coedited this book with Barbara Levin, Kathleen Ashton and Victoria Powell. She has been self-employed as the president of Med League, an independent legal nurse consulting firm, since 1987. She has a national client base and has been board-certified as an LNCC since 2000. (Watch Pat’s video testimonials)
Dana Jolly BSN RN LNCC used her clinical expertise to build Jolly Consulting into a thriving, national legal nurse consulting practice. Dana became board certified in legal nurse consulting in 2005. In 2007, she established a partnership, Legal Nurse Consulting Institute, which offers continuing education in the specialty of legal nurse consulting. She is active in AALNC on the national level and the local level, having served on the national membership & nominating committees and as President of the Central Virginia Chapter. She’s a published author. Her latest work, “Evaluation of Surgical and Anesthesia Cases” is featured in the 3rd edition of Legal Nurse Consulting: Principles and Practices. Dana is a frequent presenter at industry conferences.
