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2015 LITIGATION RISK AND DEFENSE STRATEGIES FOR LONG-TERM CARE & ASSISTED LIVING PROVIDERS, INSURERS, AND BROKERS

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On behalf of the 2015 Litigation Risk and Defense Strategies for Long-Term Care & Assisted

Living Providers, Insurers, and Brokers (Conference) Hosts and Planning Committee we

welcome you to our third annual event. The Conference is returning to Memphis,

Tennessee and the historic Peabody Hotel. The one-and-a-half day event, offered at no

charge to invited attendees, includes a networking dinner on Thursday evening, April 30th,

and educational sessions on Friday, May 1, 2015.

The complimentary risk management conference provides comprehensive education and

networking collaboration for professionals in the long-term care arena including

administrators, clinical professionals, facility owners and operators, risk managers, and

insurance agents and brokers. The event is designed to elevate the profile of risk

management in long-term care and address recent legal and insurance developments and

trends facing the industry. Attendees will gain knowledge of risk exposure and the

importance of effective risk management strategies in today’s long-term care environment.

Although the conference is complimentary, registration is required. Please take a moment

to register for the conference and reserve your hotel room, today.

The Conference is a partnership among law firm hosts Cowan & Lemmon, LLP; Ebanks

Horne Rota Moos, LLP; Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan, LLP; and Hagwood Adelman Tipton, PC

and is made possible, annually, by the generous support of our sponsors.

We look forward to seeing you in May.

*Conference, which includes registration and conference breakfast and lunch, is offered to invited attendees at no-

charge. Attendees are responsible for travel and hotel accommodations, including reservations and payment.

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MANAGING RISKS IN LTC& AL

JOIN US

The Litigation Risk and Defense Strategies for Long-Term Care & Assisted Living Providers,

Insurers, and Brokers Conference is complimentary to invited professionals in the long-

term care industry. Our annual event is designed to elevate the profile of risk management

in long-term care through comprehensive education and networking collaboration. The

Conference is a one-and-a-half day program, beginning Thursday evening, April 30th, with a

networking dinner and continuing on Friday, May 1st, with educational sessions.

The robust platform provides industry professionals, including administrators, clinical

professionals, facility owners and operators, risk managers, and insurance agents and

brokers, with the resources and tools necessary to simultaneously reduce risk and ensure

legal and regulatory compliance within their organization. Attendees will gain knowledge

of risk exposure and the importance of effective risk management strategies in today’s

long-term care environment.

Attendees will experience innovative educational programming and in-depth panel

discussions from thought leaders in the long-term care industry. Our panel of experienced

faculty include defense attorneys, risk management providers, general counsel, healthcare

professionals, and insurance service providers. The wide-ranging session topics will cover

recent developments, trends, and challenges in the legal and insurance marketplaces; risk

management and prevention; defense of standard of care allegations; solutions to

complicated Medicare reimbursement issues; survey citations and penalties; and the role of

government and law enforcement agencies in the long-term care industry.

Participate in relevant industry dialogue during our peer-to-peer networking dinner. Join

us for our Welcome Dinner, Thursday, April 30, for an evening of networking and

collaboration. Attendees will receive one complimentary pass for entrance to the iconic

Beale Street Music Festival on Saturday, May 2 (travel and hotel accommodations are not

included).

Please take a moment to register for the conference and reserve your hotel room, today.

SCHEDULE-AT-A-GLANCE

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THURSDAY, APRIL 30

FRIDAY, MAY 1

6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Reception - The Peabody Hotel – Louis XVI Room

7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

Networking Dinner - Memphis Downtown Restaurants (announced the week of 4-26-15)

7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

Welcome Breakfast and Registration - The Peabody Hotel - Forest Room

8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.

Welcome Remarks - The Peabody Hotel - Venetian Ballroom

8:45 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

What’s Trending? #LTC #ALF

9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Government and Law Enforcement Agencies and Their Role in Health Care Investigations

10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.

Refresh & Recharge Morning Break

10:45 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

All I Really Need to Know I Learned In a Lawsuit - Risk Management and Prevention

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Practical Solutions to Complicated Medicare Issues - Reimbursement, Medicals, and Reporting

12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Group Networking Lunch - The Peabody Hotel - Forest Room

1:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.

The Hidden Danger: When Falling Below the Standard of Care Does Not Equate to Abuse

2:15 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Readiness or Not, Here I Come – Avoiding Survey Citations and Penalties

3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.

Refresh & Recharge Afternoon Break

3:15 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Risky Business – Setting the Stage

4:00 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.

Walk the Line – Ethics, Law, and Risk Management

4:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Closing Remarks

SESSIONS

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EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

8:45 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. What’s Trending? #LTC #ALF Steve D. Weiner, Esq., Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan, LLP This opening session will include an overview of the legal and regulatory issues in the long-term care and assisted living arena. Healthcare is one of the most regulated industries and staying abreast of legal, regulatory, and compliance issues, has never been more crucial to you and your organization. Topics will include security breach risks, increased regulations and government standards in nursing home, assisted living and home health, recent case reports, and OIG Work Plans. The session speaker will identify evolving trends and address the potential impact on healthcare providers. This session will propose strategy and techniques to keep your organization protected.

9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Government and Law Enforcement Agencies and Their Role in Health Care Investigations Kyonzté Hughes-Toombs, Esq., Tennessee Department of Health This session will identify examples of health industry issues that may result in internal investigations including violations of laws/regulations, fraud, HIPAA privacy/security violations, patient abuse, safety violations, and violations of code/policies. Learning points include conducting internal investigations, properly assessing/evaluating complaints and allegation and appropriately responding to government contacts of interest. The program will provide guidance on avoiding simple regulatory issues developing into a more serious investigations with penalties.

10:45 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. All I Really Need to Know I Learned In a Lawsuit – Risk Management and Prevention Rebecca Adelman, PLLC, Esq., Hagwood Adelman Tipton, PC Rebecca M. Mills, Paralegal, Hagwood Adelman Tipton, PC This program identifies plaintiff’s strategies through depositions, expert disclosure and pleadings creating a pressure offensive in healthcare litigation. Case examples are presented demonstrating how documentation, assessment and other clinical and operational areas increase risk in litigation and challenges to the defense. Risk prevention evolution are offered specifically related to clinical documentation and communication amongst healthcare providers. Objectives also include identifying challenges with producing from an Electronic Health Record. Changes in what and how information may become evidence in litigation and dealing with medical records and the changing environment will also be topics covered.

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Practical Solutions to Complicated Medicare Issues – Reimbursement, Medicals, and Reporting J. Roslyn Lemmon, Esq., Cowan & Lemmon, LLP Leah T. Therio, Esq., Cowan & Lemmon, LLP This presentation will provide a framework for understanding and navigating Medicare liens, Medicare set asides and reporting requirements, and will provide practical, real-life solutions for handling issues that arise in litigation. The goal is to spark discussion with the audience regarding current problems in resolving Medicare lien and set aside issues and to provide strategies and solutions that have been successfully employed by others for resolving similar issues. By the end of this session, participants should be able to: Implement strategies for effective lien management in litigation, Analyze the need for Medicare set asides in non-workers’ compensation cases, and Discuss realistic solutions to common challenges faced in resolving Medicare lien and set aside issues.

SCHEDULE-AT-A-GLANCE

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THURSDAY, APRIL 30

FRIDAY, MAY 1

6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Reception - The Peabody Hotel – Louis XVI Room

7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

Networking Dinner - Memphis Downtown Restaurants (announced the week of 4-26-15)

7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

Welcome Breakfast and Registration - The Peabody Hotel - Forest Room

8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.

Welcome Remarks - The Peabody Hotel - Venetian Ballroom

8:45 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

What’s Trending? #LTC #ALF

9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Government and Law Enforcement Agencies and Their Role in Health Care Investigations

10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.

Refresh & Recharge Morning Break

10:45 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

All I Really Need to Know I Learned In a Lawsuit - Risk Management and Prevention

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Practical Solutions to Complicated Medicare Issues - Reimbursement, Medicals, and Reporting

12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Group Networking Lunch - The Peabody Hotel - Forest Room

1:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.

The Hidden Danger: When Falling Below the Standard of Care Does Not Equate to Abuse

2:15 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Readiness or Not, Here I Come – Avoiding Survey Citations and Penalties

3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.

Refresh & Recharge Afternoon Break

3:15 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Risky Business – Setting the Stage

4:00 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.

Walk the Line – Ethics, Law, and Risk Management

4:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Closing Remarks

SESSIONS

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EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

8:45 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. What’s Trending? #LTC #ALF Steve D. Weiner, Esq., Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan, LLP This opening session will include an overview of the legal and regulatory issues in the long-term care and assisted living arena. Healthcare is one of the most regulated industries and staying abreast of legal, regulatory, and compliance issues, has never been more crucial to you and your organization. Topics will include security breach risks, increased regulations and government standards in nursing home, assisted living and home health, recent case reports, and OIG Work Plans. The session speaker will identify evolving trends and address the potential impact on healthcare providers. This session will propose strategy and techniques to keep your organization protected.

9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Government and Law Enforcement Agencies and Their Role in Health Care Investigations Kyonzté Hughes-Toombs, Esq., Tennessee Department of Health This session will identify examples of health industry issues that may result in internal investigations including violations of laws/regulations, fraud, HIPAA privacy/security violations, patient abuse, safety violations, and violations of code/policies. Learning points include conducting internal investigations, properly assessing/evaluating complaints and allegation and appropriately responding to government contacts of interest. The program will provide guidance on avoiding simple regulatory issues developing into a more serious investigations with penalties.

10:45 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. All I Really Need to Know I Learned In a Lawsuit – Risk Management and Prevention Rebecca Adelman, PLLC, Esq., Hagwood Adelman Tipton, PC Rebecca M. Mills, Paralegal, Hagwood Adelman Tipton, PC This program identifies plaintiff’s strategies through depositions, expert disclosure and pleadings creating a pressure offensive in healthcare litigation. Case examples are presented demonstrating how documentation, assessment and other clinical and operational areas increase risk in litigation and challenges to the defense. Risk prevention evolution are offered specifically related to clinical documentation and communication amongst healthcare providers. Objectives also include identifying challenges with producing from an Electronic Health Record. Changes in what and how information may become evidence in litigation and dealing with medical records and the changing environment will also be topics covered.

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Practical Solutions to Complicated Medicare Issues – Reimbursement, Medicals, and Reporting J. Roslyn Lemmon, Esq., Cowan & Lemmon, LLP Leah T. Therio, Esq., Cowan & Lemmon, LLP This presentation will provide a framework for understanding and navigating Medicare liens, Medicare set asides and reporting requirements, and will provide practical, real-life solutions for handling issues that arise in litigation. The goal is to spark discussion with the audience regarding current problems in resolving Medicare lien and set aside issues and to provide strategies and solutions that have been successfully employed by others for resolving similar issues. By the end of this session, participants should be able to: Implement strategies for effective lien management in litigation, Analyze the need for Medicare set asides in non-workers’ compensation cases, and Discuss realistic solutions to common challenges faced in resolving Medicare lien and set aside issues.

SESSIONS

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EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

1:30 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. The Hidden Danger: When Falling Below the Standard of Care Does Not Equate to Abuse Thomas C. Cowan, Esq., Cowan & Lemmon, LLP Chastiti N. Horne, Esq., Ebanks Horne Rota Moos, LLP The session will discuss standard of care issues in the long-term care and assisted living facilities and how falling below them, with harmless error, can be presented as abuse and neglect. The lecture will focus on defending these types of allegations and methods to prevent them in the first place. The presentation will also highlight true case studies of abuse in addition to those that were called "abuse", but truly did not fit the description.

2:15 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Readiness or Not, Here I Come – Avoiding Survey Citations and Penalties Kay Wilkes, RN, LNC, Kay Wilkes Consulting This program will increase understanding about the survey process and CMS guidelines. Compliance with the number of standards is decreasing and deficiencies are rising. Highlights of this program include understanding the mock survey process and staff involvement; common deficiencies in nursing home and assisted living and how to avoid them; evaluating clinical and operational records to insure compliance including chart audits; and understanding the survey process.

3:15 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Risky Business – Setting the Stage Scott Trigg, Underwriting Manager, CRC Insurance Services, Inc. This session will present an overview of the major risks facing the healthcare industry as a result of financial uncertainty, work culture, reputation risk, medical records management, and staffing challenges. Industry members need to shift insurance and risk strategies and find the operational balance with healthcare reform and insuring all risks are priorities for the industry. Attendees will learn about various approaches to insurance plan design.

4:00 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. Walk the Line – Ethics, Law, and Risk Management Moderator: Rebecca Adelman, PLLC, Esq. Panel: Thomas C. Cowan, Esq., Chastiti N. Horne, Esq. Jonathan D. Rubin, Esq. This peer group discussion explores ethical and legal issues from the perspective of the provider and insurer. The presentation will focus on ethical long-term healthcare decision making and the various key players to conflicts of interest in the defense and insurer considerations. This session provides a unique opportunity to discuss a variety of ethical challenges facing the long-term care industry.

SPEAKERS

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SPEAKER HIGHLIGHTS REBECCA ADELMAN, PLLC, Shareholder, Hagwood Adelman Tipton, PC, Memphis, Tennessee

Rebecca is Shareholder of Hagwood Adelman Tipton, PC and practices in the Memphis, Tennessee office. She is a member of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee and serves as the firm’s President. For over 20 years, Rebecca has concentrated her practice in healthcare law and long term care and aging services and medical malpractice defense litigation. Rebecca represents long term care providers and their insurers in the southeast region. She also provides medico-legal consulting services and educational programming. She is highly regarded for providing consulting services focused on formal, comprehensive “expectations management” programs, arbitration training programs, specialized facility admissions protocols, and crisis communication planning. She serves as legal advisor to the American Assisted Living Nurses Association and has been the legal contributor to the Nursing & Assisted Living Professional newsletter for several years.

THOMAS C. COWAN, Partner, Cowan & Lemmon, LLP, New Orleans, Louisiana Tom a partner with Cowan & Lemmon, L.L.P. in New Orleans, Louisiana practicing in the areas of professional liability and casualty law. In the field of healthcare, Mr. Cowan has defended long-term care facilities, emergency medicine physicians, psychiatrists, nurses, physical therapists, and internists. In the field of health care, he has defended long-term care facilities, emergency medicine physicians, psychiatrists, nurses, physical therapists, internists and other specialists. He has also defended numerous premises liability cases, construction companies and trucking companies. He has lectured on various health care topics and products liability matters. Mr. Cowan has drafted several bills in support of tort reform in the healthcare/long-term care industry and provided related testimony before numerous committees.

CHASTITI N. HORNE, Partner, Ebanks Horne Rota Moos, LLP, Houston, Texas Chastiti is a partner in the Houston, Texas office of Ebanks Horne Rota Moos, LLP. Chastiti’s practice focuses on the defense of nursing home and assisted living facilities. Chastiti regularly speaks on the subjects of long term care and assisted living facility litigation including administrative/regulatory issues. She is a member of Greater Houston Society of Healthcare Risk Management, Texas Assisted Living Association, Long Term Care Committee and Texas Association of Defense Counsel. Ms. Horne volunteers for Child Advocates, Inc. and was named Harris County Adult Volunteer of the Year in 2001 and received the 2012 Harris County Bench Bar Pro Bono Award. Ms. Horne was named a Super Lawyer by Texas Monthly in 2012 and was named a Texas Rising Star – Super Lawyer the past five years, in addition to being recognized in TIME Magazine’s Salute to Women in Leadership (August 2008). Ms. Horne earned her undergraduate degree from Stephen F. Austin State University and her law degree from South Texas College of Law.

SPEAKERS

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SPEAKER HIGHLIGHTS

Kyonzté Hughes-Toombs currently serves as Assistant General Counsel with the Tennessee Department of Health. She has practiced healthcare and administrative law with the Department for five years, and her primary responsibility is advising the Board for Licensing Health Care Facilities. Prior to working for the Department, Kyonzté owned her own solo firm practicing family and criminal law. Kyonzté has also worked for Howell & Fisher, PLLC in Nashville practicing medical malpractice and general civil litigation as well as the Department of Children’s Services practicing primarily employment law. Kyonzte is very active in the community. She is a member of the 2015 Class of Nashville Emerging Leaders, and she currently serves as the President-Elect of the Napier-Looby Bar Association. Kyonzté obtained both her undergraduate and law degree from Vanderbilt University in 2001 and 2004, respectively.

KYONZTÉ HUGHES-TOOMBS, Associate General Counsel, Tennessee Department of Health, Nashville, Tennessee

Roslyn is a partner with Cowan & Lemmon, L.L.P. in Destrehan, Louisiana and her areas of practice include civil litigation involving long-term care liability, premises and products liability, automobile liability, medical devices, medical malpractice, construction industry liability, state and federal workers’ compensation, maritime law and employment law. She also serves as insurance company coverage counsel. Ms. Lemmon has lectured in the fields of medical malpractice, nursing malpractice, nursing home litigation and workers’ compensation. Roslyn has devoted a substantial portion of her practice to the defense of class action litigation involving breast implants, bone screws, explosions at petrol-chemical plants and long-term care. She has lectured in the fields of medical malpractice, nursing malpractice, nursing home litigation, government medical liens and workers' compensation. Roslyn is the author of several chapters in Nursing Home Litigation: Pretrial Practice and Trials, 2nd Edition and has successfully represented clients in state and federal courts throughout Louisiana.

J. ROSLYN LEMMON, Partner, Cowan & Lemmon, LLP, Destrehan, Louisiana

Rebecca M. Mills is a paralegal with Hagwood Adelman Tipton, residing in the firm’s Memphis, Tennessee, office. She supports the firm’s Long-Term Care and Aging Services group in defense litigation of assisted living and seniors housing communities, home care agencies, hospices, and skilled nursing and rehabilitation facilities, in both state and federal jurisdictions. Her experience in all phases of litigation, from inception through discovery and trial, adds significant capabilities as a liaison between the firm and our clients. Rebecca’s responsibilities include administrative case management and litigation support in addition to document production, organizing and indexing documents, preparing witness files and exhibits, and assisting with depositions and trials. In 1997, she earned an Associate of Science – Business Administration degree from Dyersburg State Community College, where she received Outstanding Legal Office Graduate, honor. Rebecca will receive her Certified Paralegal status from NALA in June 2015.

REBECCA M. MILLS, Paralegal, Hagwood Adelman Tipton, PC, Memphis, Tennessee

SPEAKERS

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SPEAKER HIGHLIGHTS

LEAH T. THERIO, Associate, Cowan & Lemmon, LLP, Destrehan, Louisiana Ms. Therio is an associate with Cowan & Lemmon and practices in the firms Destrehan, Louisiana office. She is a member of the Louisiana Bar Association, the New Orleans Bar Association and the St. Charles Parish Bar Association. Leah's practice focuses on medical malpractice defense with an emphasis on hospital liability. She has gained considerable experience in hospital emergency preparedness through her representation of several local hospitals in connection with Hurricane Katrina-related claims. Leah’s practice areas further include premises liability, insurance defense and automobile liability. She regularly offers seminars on compliance with Medicare Section 111 reporting and lien resolution strategies for litigation. Leah received her B.A. in 2004 from Tulane University and her J.D. from Loyola University College of Law in 2007.

SCOTT W. TRIGG, Underwriting Manager, CRC Insurance Services, Inc., Birmingham, Alabama Mr. Scott W. Trigg is a veteran with CRC Insurance Services, Inc., one of the largest wholesale insurance brokerages in the nation, having started with the company in 2000 and again in 2014. Mr. Trigg is currently Underwriting Manager for CRC’s Professional Liability programs where he manages the in-house long term care and miscellaneous medical programs. Mr. Trigg has more than 17 years in the insurance business and is experienced with many aspects of the industry. A few notable responsibilities during his career include the underwriting, marketing, and administration of a CRC, Inc.-Lloyds of London program; the implementation of ImageRight; and the management of “special” accounts with annual premiums ranging from $600,000 to $1.4 million. Prior to joining CRC, Mr. Trigg was Product Manager of Miscellaneous Medical Facilities with Ironshore and Physicians Underwriter with ProAssurance (formerly Medical Assurance). He earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Auburn University in 1993.

Jonathan D. Rubin is a senior partner with Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan LLP in New York City. His practice areas include Medical Malpractice Defense, Long Term Care and Nursing Home Defense, Health Care, Products Liability Defense and General Liability Defense Litigation. Mr. Rubin represents hospitals, nursing homes, physicians and health care professionals in civil litigation matters in state and federal courts. Mr. Rubin also has particular expertise in the defense of mental health providers and has lectured extensively in this area. In addition to the representation of insured’s in medical malpractice and other professional liability claims, he has also represented physicians and other medical professionals in disciplinary actions before the New York State Department of Health (Office of Professional Medical Conduct) and Department of Education (Office of Professional Discipline). Mr. Rubin has given numerous presentations on topics including the litigation of complex medical malpractice matters and a variety of risk management issues for a wide variety of health professionals. Mr. Rubin is admitted to practice in New York; The United States District Court for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York as well as the District of Columbia. He is the author of several articles related to health care issues. He is a graduate of Vassar College (B.A., Cum Laude) and the George Washington University Law School (J.D.).

JONATHAN D. RUBIN, Partner, Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan, LLP, Westchester, New York

SPEAKERS

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SPEAKER HIGHLIGHTS

Kay Wilkes, RN, LNC brings over 35 years of clinical experience in acute and long-term care. She is the owner and primary consultant for Kay Wilkes Consulting, a healthcare consulting and training company. She received her Associate Degree in Nursing from The University of Tennessee at Martin in 1977. Kay’s area of expertise and consultation is survey compliance, crisis management, customer relations, staff retention and training, and quality assurance and performance improvement. She has provided educational and entertaining presentations to facilities and professional groups including the American College of Health Care Administrators, Assisted Living Federation of America, National Institute for Health & Human Services, National Health Care Quality Initiative, and Baptist Hospital Healthcare System. Kay has developed comprehensive training programs providing clients with the tools and information needed to effectively operate their facilities. Additionally, she has been a featured contributor to Long-Term Care Survey Alert, a monthly publication providing consultation to government, not-for-profit, sole proprietor clients, in addition to large and small nursing home management companies.

KAY WILKES, RN, LNC, Kay Wilkes Consulting, Union City, Tennessee

Mr. Weiner is a partner with Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan concentrating his practice on the defense of medical professionals in medical malpractice and negligence actions. His focus is in the areas of skilled nursing, assisted living, home care and ancillary services provided to the aging. He is also a licensed pharmacist. He received his Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from St. John’s University in New York in 1982 and his Juris Doctorate from St. John’s University School of Law in 1985. He has served as both supervisory and monitoring counsel and as trial counsel. In addition, Steven has lectured considerably to the insurance industry, as well as provided numerous in-service lectures to long-term care providers in matters pertaining to the defense of nursing homes. Mr. Weiner has served as national counsel for several prominent insurers in the long-term care industry and has been retained to audit internal files of insurance companies who specialize in this area. He is a frequent speaker at seminars and before facilities and healthcare organizations focused on aging services, including most recently speaking at the ASHRM convention, which draws thousands of risk managers and insurance representatives yearly to its seminars.

STEVEN D. WEINER, Partner, Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan, LLP, Westchester, New York

MEET OUR SPONSORS

SPONSORS

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The 2015 Litigation Risk and Defense Strategies for Long-Term Care &

Assisted Living Providers, Insurers, and Brokers conference would like to

extend a special thank you to the organizations whose support provides a

strong foundation for this year’s conference. Be sure to connect with these

companies to learn more about their role within the long-term care and

assisted living industries.

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HOTEL AND TRAVEL

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RESERVE YOUR ROOM The Peabody Hotel 149 Union Avenue Memphis, Tennessee 38103 901-529-4000

The Peabody Hotel is the site of the

2015 Litigation Risk and Defense

Strategies for Long-Term Care &

Assisted Living Providers, Insurers,

and Brokers Conference.

A block of rooms has been set aside

for conference attendees at The

Peabody Hotel.

Room Rate $179 - Single/Double; $199 – Triple/Quadruple All room rates are subject to applicable taxes (15.95%) and Hotel Service Fees ($11.95 per room, per night).

Room Reservations Conference discounted room rates are subject to availability and the cut-off date to make your

reservations into this block is Tuesday, March 31, 2015. Please reserve your hotel room

reservation under the same name as your conference registration. After March 31, the hotel will

accept reservations based on availability, but cannot guarantee the Conference rate. Multiple

hotel reservations under one name may be subject to review.

Make Reservations Make hotel reservations by calling the hotel reservations department at 1-800-PEABODY and

identify the conference name (LTC Risk Conference Memphis 2015) or online on the hotel

conference website.

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TRAVEL AND MEMPHIS INFORMATION

2015 Beale Street Music Festival Enjoy a one-day pass for the 2015 Beale Street Music Fest,

compliments of the Conference. Considered to the kick-off event of the

Memphis in May celebration, the Beale Street Music Festival has been named one of

the 21 best music festivals by Fuse, a national TV network and website

dedicated to music, concerts, and festivals.

The Beale Street Music Fest (BSMF) is scheduled May 1-3, 2015.

One BSMF ticket per attendee.

Memphis International Airport 2491 Winchester Road Memphis, Tennessee 38116 Memphis International Airport is

located approximately 14 miles from

The Peabody Hotel. Airlines serving

this airport include Air Canada,

American Airlines, Delta Air Lines,

Frontier Airlines, Southwest, United

Express, US Airways, and US Airways

Express.

Ground Transportation Please visit Memphis International Airport Ground Transportation Guide or The Peabody Hotel for ground transportation information.

Visiting Memphis Look inside the Memphis Map & Tourist Guide for information on Memphis’ music, cuisine, culture, family attractions and shopping.

INFORMATION

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GENERAL INFORMATION

Continuing Education This educational offering has been reviewed by the National Continuing Education Review Service (NCERS) of the National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards (NAB) and approved for 7.00 clock hours and 7.00 participant hours.

Reception and Networking Dinner Thursday, April 30 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. – Reception

Join us Thursday evening in the Louis XVI Room, located on the Mezzanine Level of The Peabody Hotel.

Thursday, April 30 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. – Networking Dinner

Join us Thursday evening, immediately following the Reception, for a Dutch treat dinner at various local restaurants. Please email the Event Coordinator no later than Tuesday, April 28 of your plans to attend.

On-Site Check-In/Registration Hours Friday, May 1 7:00 am – 8:30 am

Conference Friday, May 1 8:30 am – 5:00 pm

Attire The Conference suggests business casual. Be prepared for varying room temperatures.

Conference Hotel The Peabody Hotel 149 Union Avenue Memphis, Tennessee 38103 901-529-4000

Local Weather The month of May is characterized by rising daily high temperatures, with daily highs increasing from 77°F to 85°F.

Conference Evaluations After the conference, each registered attendee will receive an email with a link to the 2015 Conference Evaluation form.

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