The Basics of Legal Nurse Consulting


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Polish Your Legal Nurse Consulting Writing Skills


SESSION 1: Writing Principles, CVs & Resumes
Our presenter is accomplished author Patricia Iyer, author or editor of over 125 courses, chapters, case studies, articles or online courses. 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, Chronologies & Medical Summaries
Our presenter is accomplished author Patricia Iyer, author or editor of over 125 courses, chapters, case studies, articles or online courses.
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

pressure ulcers, skin changes at end of life, decubitus ulcers, pressure sores, Diane Krasner PhD RN

Pressure Ulcer Session 2

Pressure ulcer expert reports: components, do’s and don’ts and how to avoid beginner’s mistakes.
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.

  • 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


Computerized Medical Records: Medical Legal Analysis Multimedia Program

Healthcare facilities are scrambling to implement “meaningful use” of electronic health records by 2015 – or be fined. Increasingly, LNCs and attorneys are receiving medical records generated through the use of computers. What are the advantages and disadvantages of computerized medical records? What are the benefits and pitfalls? Are we getting meaningful data? What are the key terms that will enable the attorney to get even more data?

Adobe Acrobat, Lee Houston, Patricia Iyer, Adobe Acrobat and medical records

Adobe Acrobat for Legal Professionals: Learn How to Harness its Power Course


Learn how to use some advanced features of Adobe Acrobat in the legal setting and how legal nurse consultants and attorneys can utilize the program to fit their needs. Learn how to teach how to manipulate .pdf files in multiple ways, create standardized .pdf forms, incorporate demonstrative evidence including video into your reports, and how to secure your work.