The American Association of Nurse Attorneys (TAANA) issued a Call for Presentations to its membership. The Annual meeting and conference takes place October 23-25 in Tampa, Florida. See http://www.taana.org/.
Suggested topics for podium and poster presentation during the conference include:
• Criminalization of unintentional error
• Licensure defense
• Legal issues relating to nursing home litigation, e.g., death by restraints, elopement, and
locked Alzheimer’s units
• Effect of collateral sources reimbursement on settlement
• Potential legal malpractice relating to settlement (failure to address tax consequences, offer structured settlements, achieve agreements relating to division of settlement by multiple claimants, obtain approval for claims involving minors, address liens)
• Asserting and defending bad faith claims
• Asserting and defend qui tam claims, class actions, or product liability claims
• Practice tips for negotiation, mediation, arbitration
• Challenges to expert testimony
• Employment issues (WC, potential effects of disability on licenses, discrimination, termination, Charge nurses as exempt employees)
• Legal issues relating to Medicare managed care agreements, physician recruiting agreements, binding arbitration agreements, indemnification clauses
• Legal issues relating to Medicare Part D
• Regulatory responses to electronic medical records
• Negotiating Health Care Technology Contracts
• Ethical and legal risks of law firm websites and blogs
• Issues and updates regarding STARK regulations
• Ethics in research (IRB issues, conflict of interest etc)
• Creating and influencing legislation, policy, and change, e.g., testifying before legislative
committees, effective bill drafting, “lobbying” versus “advocating”, and representing professional associations
• Promoting legal rights of vulnerable populations, e.g., aliens, indigents, the elderly, children, developmentally disabled, abused individuals, and those who are un-insured or under-insured
• Legal and ethical issues regarding organ donation
• The use of critical listening and persuasive communications skills
• Standards of care for healthcare providers after disaster strikes
• Erosion of confidentiality
• Rainmaking strategies
• Health Law Courts for Medical Malpractice Litigation.
I presented a poster several years ago at a TAANA conference and I haven't attended a TAANA conference since then. Not sure if I will attend this one either. This conference was originally planned to take place in Lexington, Kentucky and the location was changed for whatever reason. Lexington, Kentucky is driving distance from Cincinnati, Ohio. By the way, I can drive to Columbus, Ohio, Indianapolis, Indiana, and Louisville and Lexington, Kentucky with my eyes closed.
I wasn't blown away with the TAANA conference I attended in Chicago, Illinois. Legal conferences tend to be expensive, go figure. When I worked for a large firm, the firm paid for the conference and all my travel expenses. I am an attorney in private practice therefore the firm's money is my money.
I will not attend a legal or nursing conference, seminar, or convention unless it fosters my professional development or the marketing of my law and consulting firms.
I personally can't stomach spending $1,000-$2,000.00 (registration, hotel, flight, networking and evening activities, etc.) unless the conference is spectacular and I really want to travel to a particular city. See http://www.wordreference.com/definition/spectacular for a definition of spectacular.
Now, I will probably spend this amount to attend the Center for American Nurses LEAD Summit (www.centerforamericannurses.org) and Membership Council Meeting and the American Nurses Association House of Delegates. I will be in DCA for 6 days in June, I believe. I am an Ohio Nurses Association delegate for the Center Membership Council and ANA House of Delegates. And I can't wait until June!!!!
When TAANA schedules its conference in a location where I can learn about the latest and cutting edge legal and nursing issues for licensure defense attorneys and gamble; I will be there. If TAANA holds an annual meeting and conference in Atlantic City or Las Vegas, I will make the Super Duper Early Bird Registration deadline.
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