February 27, 2012 from 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM Eastern time (Sessions 1, 2 and 3)
March 5, 2012 from 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM Eastern time (session 4)
Consider these questions
Since Centers for Medicare and Medicare declared stage III and IV pressure ulcers as avoidable outcomes of care, the spotlight is shining on pressure ulcer cases.
Are you using outdated standards of care to evaluate pressure sore cases?
As a legal nurse consultant or attorney, do you know which pressure ulcer cases are unpreventable?
Do you recognize the critical issues that affect the analysis of pressure ulcer cases?
Do you know how to analyze the liability and damages of these cases?
Learn from an international expert in pressure ulcer care and prevention: Dr. Diane Krasner and a national expert in legal nurse consulting: Patricia Iyer MSN RN LNCC.
Who should attend
Nursing or physician expert witnesses, legal nurse consultants, attorneys, wound care specialists
PURCHASE PRESSURE ULCER CASE ANALYSIS & REPORTS: A SYSTEMATIC PROCESS FOR SUCCESS Multimedia Course
MULTIMEDIA COURSE
Investment: $157
ADD CRITIQUE (details)Investment: $70
(for current students)
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Description
- Learn a systematic process for evaluating a pressure ulcer case based on current standards of care and medical literature
- Recognize the top pressure ulcer standard of care issues so you know how to evaluate liability and damages
- Gain skill in critiquing or writing an expert report
- Use the Skin Changes at Life’s End Consensus Statement to identify or refute crucial defenses in pressure ulcer cases
During this interactive multimedia course, you will review records of a pressure ulcer medical malpractice case and be guided by experts through the process of case analysis to develop your own detailed expert 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. Even if you are not an expert witness, you should understand how these reports are constructed.
Bonuses
Optional Individualized Consultation and Feedback on Your Writing Skills
Investment: $70
Get the homework expert report critiqued by one of the expert instructors. 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 case.
Optional Bonus 1: Complex Wound Care with Negative Pressure Wound Therapy: Adverse Events and Litigation
Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) includes an increasing number of devices to stimulate wound healing by reducing swelling and drainage and creating a local environment that enhances healing. NPWT is a widely accepted modality by the international wound care community. Use – and misuse – of NPWT is on the rise. There are standards of care that must be adhered to if adverse outcomes are to be avoided. This digital download is a multimedia program.
Presenter: Dr. Diane Krasner. Get the program at a 50% discount. Normally $47, get this WEBINAR digital download for $23.50.
Optional Bonus 2: Take the Terror out of Testifying
Does the idea of testifying at a deposition or trial give you butterflies? Many legal nurse consultants fear giving deposition testimony. Two experienced expert witnesses share lessons learned from the hot seat. This program will help you discover effective ways to deliver testimony while avoiding common pitfalls, explain alternate strategies for handling cross examination including how to recognize and counter common legal maneuverings, provide you with greater confidence about testifying, enable you to avoid inadvertent disclosure, and describe effective presentation of your CV to prevent mischaracterization of your experience and accomplishments.
Presenters: Dr. Kathleen Ashton and Mindy Cohen, Past President of AALNC
Get the program at a 50% discount. Normally $47, get this AUDIO digital download for $23.50.
Presenters
Dr. Diane L. Krasner is a board certified wound specialist with experience in wound, ostomy & incontinence care across the continuum of care. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing and a Master of the American Professional Wound Care Association. Dr. Krasner is a Wound & Skin Care Consultant in York, Pennsylvania and works part-time at Rest Haven – York as the Clinical Nursing Specialist and Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse. Dr. Krasner is the lead co-editor of Chronic Wound Care: A Clinical Source Book for Healthcare Professionals (HMP Communications; 5th edition 2012).
She currently serves as the clinical editor of the Kestrel Wound Product Source Book. Krasner is also on the editorial boards of Ostomy Wound Management, WOUNDS, The International Journal of Wound Care, World Wide Wounds and Long-Term Living. Since 1992 Dr. Krasner has served on the Board of Directors and as an Officer of several national wound care organizations.
Dr. Krasner’s research interests include wound pain, palliative wound care and legal issues related to wound care. She has numerous publications in the wound care literature and lectures nationally and internationally on wound & skin care. She has written over 100 expert witness reports for pressure ulcer cases.
Patricia Iyer MSN RN LNCC has reviewed dozens of pressure ulcer cases as a liability and fact witness. She is best known as the chief editor of Legal Nurse Consulting Principles and Practices, Second Edition. She is Past Present of the American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants (AALNC). Her most recent book is Nursing Malpractice, Fourth Edition, which 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)
Format and Schedule
This course is taught as a multimedia course. You will be engaged in learning with homework breaks in between sessions. Never leave home or your 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 9 bonus articles.
SESSION 1 February 27, 2012 11:00 AM-12:00 PM Eastern
This session will help you analyze liability and damages of a pressure ulcer course. Use methods to analyze pressure ulcer cases that focus on current standards of care (versus outdated information) and that address the critical issues (versus unimportant details):
1. Risk assessment
2. Wound care plan of care
3. Pressure ulcer assessment and staging
4. Prevention and Treatment
5. Consultations
6. Documentation
SESSION 2 February 27, 29012 2:00 PM-3:00 PM Eastern
Pressure ulcer expert reports: components, do’s and don’ts and how to avoid beginner’s mistakes
SESSION 3 February 27, 2012 4:00 PM-5:00 PM Eastern
This is an introduction to a pressure ulcer case. The session focuses on the case and alleged negligence. You’ll be able to download the actual medical records of the patient. 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 pressure ulcer flow sheets and wound care consults. Develop analytical skills of medical records focusing on the alleged negligence.
SESSION 4 March 5, 2012 8:00 PM-9:00 PM
Prior to this session, create the expert report you began after Session 3. Learn from Dr. Krasner’s expert analysis of the case and its outcome.
Contact Hours
The Pressure Ulcer Case Analysis and Reports Multimedia Course 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.
