Webinar – Elder Abuse – Reducing Risk on Rising Trends
- Date
- January 23, 2020
- Time
- 10:00am - 11:00am Pacific Time
- Audience
- CHI insured hospital and long term care risk managers, patient safety officers, quality improvement, direct care providers and managers and counsel.
Overview
Elder abuse allegations are on the rise, in both skilled nursing and acute care. Opportunities to decrease your elder abuse risk exist on many levels in your organization; direct care providers, senior management, and risk management all can make an impact on your risk. Join us for a one-hour webinar discussing the trends and steps to mitigate the risks of these costly allegations.
Learning Objectives
At the end of the webinar, the participant should be able to:
- Define elder abuse/dependent care abuse.
- Review current trends in elder abuse allegations/claims in both acute and skilled nursing care.
- Discuss components of successful practices in elder abuse risk mitigation.
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 12205 for 1 contact hour.
Faculty
Bryan Reid
Partner
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, LLP
Bryan Reid is a partner in the San Bernardino office of Lewis Brisbois and vice-chair of the Long-Term Care & Elder Law Practice. Mr. Reid’s civil trial practice focuses on the defense of nursing homes, assisted living facilities, physicians, hospitals, and other healthcare and long-term care professionals and organizations.
Mr. Reid has successfully tried many cases involving claims of professional negligence, elder abuse, fraud, products liability, unfair business practices and punitive damages, and has obtained trial victories against some of the most recognized plaintiffs’ firms in the country. He has recognized expertise in all aspects of nursing home and medical malpractice litigation with a strong reputation for obtaining successful results for his clients through law and motion, mediation, arbitration and trial. Mr. Reid serves as national monitoring counsel for a leading insurance carrier providing advice, guidance and expertise on high exposure, long-term care cases. He has obtained defense victories and successful resolution of high-profile cases involving injury and death of professional athletes.
Handouts
Sign-In Sheet + Evaluation Form – Elder Abuse Webinar 01.23.2020
Ready, Set, Go – Preventing Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation of Older and Vulnerable Adults – ECRI
Elder Abuse Reducing Risk on Rising Trends PowerPoint Handouts 2020
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