Risk Management Network Series - Current Issues in Claims Management and Shifts in the Insurance Market
These sessions will provide positive and helpful insights for risk management professionals in leadership positions working towards improvements in the delivery safe and high quality healthcare at academic medical centers. The sessions will provide a roadmap for risk management leaders to collaborate with peers in the organization to design improved processes to assist leaders to address current challenges at their respective organizations.
Target Audience
Nurses
Learning Objectives
Describe current trends and developments in medical malpractice litigation with an emphasis on jury trial strategies.
Explain efforts by Plaintiffs’ attorneys to use “The Reptile Theory” to influence jurors and attempt to aggravate verdicts.
Discuss strategies for defense counsel to employ to combat reptilian tactics.
Additional Information
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Relevant financial relationships: None of the planning committee or presenters have anything to disclose
Planning committee members
Shaifali Ray, MHA
Senior Networks Director, Member Connections
Vizient
Ellen Flynn, BSN, MBA, JD
AVP Safety Programs
Vizient
Lindsay Mayer, RN, MSN, CPHQ
Director, PI Programs
Lead Nurse Review/Planner
Vizient
Course Reviewer
Lindsay Mayer, RN, MSN, CPHQ
Director, PI Programs
Lead Nurse Review/Planner
Vizient
Presenters
Michael T. Trucco, BS, JD
Partner
Stamos & Trucco LLP
Joint Accreditation Statement:
In support of improving patient care, Vizient, Inc. is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Designation Statements:
NURSING
This activity is designated for 1.25 contact hours.
Vizient, Inc. is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP12580, for 1.50 contact hours.
CEU
Vizient, Inc. will award CEUs to each participant who successfully completes this program. The CEU is a nationally recognized unit of measure for continuing education and training programs that meet certain criteria (1 contact hour = 0.1 CEU).
Available Credit
- 1.25 ANCC
- 1.50 CBRN
- 1.25 General CE – Attendance