Legal nurse consulting is one of the fastest growing areas of practise in Canada. As a Legal Nurse Consultant you will use your knowledge and expertise as an &qout;expert&qout; in nursing. You will become an integral part of not only the healthcare team but the legal community. Your professional opinion will help to change and implement 
policy and procedures in healthcare. Your voice as a nurse has never been so LOUD!
RN Legal Experts will provide you with everything you need to know to become a Legal Nurse Expert. This is not an introductory course nor will you require advanced courses to full fill your Legal Nurse Consulting duties. You will be given a framework to use as a tool for all future cases for Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Sentinel events.
Sandra Perron will be the primary instructor for the conference. Sandra has over 15 years experience as a litigation consultant for several medical malpractice lawyers in Ontario. Sandra is directly involved in all aspects of malpractice cases which includes hiring Nurse Experts. Sandra will also be joined by Paul M. Mann, Barrister & Solicitor, who has been designated as the number one medical malpractice lawyer in Canada by the Lawyers Weekly, as peer-reviewed by 5,000 other lawyers.
Course Curriculum Includes:
- Preparing a CV for Court/Trial
- Setting up your Legal Nurse Consulting Business
- Overview of Medical Malpractice Law
- Initial contact with lawyers
- How to review and dissect medical records
- Role of a Expert Nurse Consultant
- Creating a case chronology
- Preparation for trial
- Research for the purpose of report writing
- Referencing
- Develop a comprehensive roster of experienced healthcare professionals from all disciplines/specialties as independent expert reviewers of sentinel events.
- Provide a clear understanding of how Root Cause Analysis and other tools are used to determine causal effects.
- Educate healthcare professionals in their role of reporting, disclosing and educating others around adverse events.
- Plus Much more....
Course includes:
- Legal Nurse Consulting Principle and Practise - text book
- Course materials - handouts, case references, paper etc
- Daily continental breakfast
- Hot lunch daily
- Refreshments
