Our faculty is comprised of a distinguished group of physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, academicians, and other experts who will present topics highlighting new evidence-based care as well as care processes and procedures aimed at enhancing safe patient care practices in the long term care setting.

Cathy A. Alessi, MD
Professor of Medicine/Geriatric Medicine, Director, Clinical and Health Services Research, Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System

Debra Bakerjian, PhD, RN, FNP
Vice Chair for FNP/PA Programs, Department of Family and Community Medicine; School of Medicine, Assistant Adjunct Professor, Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing, University of California, Davis; CALTCM Treasurer

Mira Cantrell, MD
Chief Medical Officer, Veterans Home of California – West Los Angeles, California Department of Veterans Affairs; Clinical Professor of Medicine and Geriatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA; Chair, CALTCM Education Committee

Leslie C. Evertson, BSN, MSN, GNP-BC
Nurse Practitioner, Veterans Home of California – West Los Angeles, California Department of Veterans Affairs

Bruce A. Ferrell, MD
Associate Chief for Education, Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA; Director, Adult Palliative Care, UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center and UCLA-Santa Monica Medical Center and Orthopedic Hospital; Philo Woodrow Van Wagoner Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Rebecca C. Ferrini, MD, MPH, CMD
Medical Director, Edgemoor Hospital, Santee, CA; Co-Chair, CALTCM Education Committee

Robert M. Gibson, PhD, JD
Senior Clinical Psychologist, Attorney, Edgemoor Hospital, Santee, CA

Timothy Gieseke, MD, CMD
Multi-facility Medical Director, Santa Rosa, CA; Associate Clinical Professor, University of California, San Francisco; Immediate Past-Chair, CALTCM Education Committee

Mary P. Miller, JD, RN
Partner, Wilson Getty LLP, San Diego, CA

Edith O’Neil-Page, RN, MSN, AOCNS
Clinical Nurse Specialist for Palliative Care, Department of Care Coordination, UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center

Dan Osterweil, MD, FACP, CMD
Clinical Professor, Division of Geriatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA; Medical Director, S+AGE at Sherman Oaks Hospital, Sherman Oaks, CA; Medical Director, Silverado Senior Living, Calabasas, CA; CALTCM President; Chair, CALTCM Development Committee

Cheryl L. Phillips, MD, AGSF, CMD
Senior Vice President for Advocacy, LeadingAge, Washington, DC

Bryan R. Reid, JD
Partner, Vice-Chair, Elder Law Department, Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP, San Bernardino, CA

Karl E. Steinberg, MD, CMD
Associate Medical Director for Skilled Nursing Care; Chair, Utilization Management Committee, Scripps Coastal Medical Center, Vista, CA; Medical Director, Las Villas de Carlsbad Health Center, Carlsbad, CA; Medical Director, Village Square Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, San Marcos, CA; Medical Director, Hospice by the Sea, Solana Beach, CA; Editor-in-Chief, Caring for the Ages; CALTCM Immediate Past President

Pamela J. Valencia, RN
Retired Section Chief, Staff Education and Quality Improvement, Licensing and Certification Division, California Department of Public Health, Chico, CA

Randall R. Walton
Attorney at Law, Walton Law Firm, San Marcos, CA