2026 CALTCM Summit for Excellence: CALTCM Medicolegal Summit

Thursday, September 24, 2026

4:00 PM

Welcome to the Medicolegal Summit: Understanding Nursing Home Litigation

Moderator: Karl Steinberg, MD, CMD, HMDC, HEC-C

Speaker: Stanton J. Stock, Esq.

Learning Objectives:

1. List 5 important factors in documentation to reduce chance of litigation.

2. Identify characteristics of patients, families and providers which pose an increased risk of litigations.

3. Assess your own documentation to ascertain areas of potential improvement.

4:30 PM

Case Review: How To Be an Expert Witness? (Workgroup)

Moderator: Karl Steinberg, MD, CMD, HMDC, HEC-C

Legal Team: William Artigliere, Esq. and Colin Harrison, Esq.

Learning Objectives:

1. Recognize the importance of expert testimony in elder abuse and medical malpractice litigation.

2. Evaluate your own qualifications as a potential consulting or testifying expert.

5:30 PM

Break (15 Minutes)

5:45 PM

Medicolegal Case

Moderator: Karl Steinberg, MD, CMD, HMDC, HEC-C

Legal Team: William Artigliere, Esq. and Colin Harrison, Esq.

Learning Objectives:

1. Explain three factors in high-quality documentation that reduce exposure to litigation.

2. Identify characteristics of patients, families, and providers that pose an increased risk of litigation.

3. Analyze the factors attorneys consider in evaluating the merits of a potential malpractice or elder abuse cause of action.

7:15 PM

Closing Comments / Adjourn

7:15 PM

President's Reception and Award Presentation (Sunset Terrace)