Presummit: Medicolegal Summit

Medicolegal Summit: Strange Bedfellows

Thursday, October 23, 2025
4:00pm - 7:00pm (Dinner will be served.)

Program Overview

This novel evening pre-conference will feature lively discourse among experienced plaintiff and defense attorneys, with oral arguments in sample cases covering both civil and regulatory matters. Attendee participation from physicians, attorneys, nurses, administrators and other professionals will be heavily featured. Practical, real-world tips will be shared to improve quality of care, communication, and documentation, thereby reducing bad outcomes and liability exposure. The importance of expert testimony in pursuing or defending these cases will be explored, including recommendations for those serving as expert witnesses or consultants. 

Learning Objectives

At the completion of this training participants will be able to:

  1. Describe the elements of a professional negligence, medical malpractice, or elder abuse cause of action, and common themes and theories of nursing home litigation.
  2. Assess the merits of a nursing home lawsuit and/or regulatory action, including strengths and weaknesses of specific claims.
  3. Recognize and address pitfalls in nursing home practice to improve care processes, communication, and documentation.
  4. Express the essential features of a qualified expert witness in nursing home civil or regulatory matters.

Pre-Summit Registration Fee

The Medicolegal Summit: Strange Bedfellows Pre-Summit requires a separate registration fee.  Seating is limited for this event, early registration is recommended. Registration rates:

  • Add-on Medicolegal Summit to Annual Meeting Registration: $75.00
  • Medicolegal Summit ONLY Rate: CALTCM Members: $175
  • Registration includes dinner and CME/CEU.
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Program Schedule: Thursday, October 23

4:00 PM
 
Understanding Nursing Home Litigation
 
 
 
Moderator: Karl Steinberg, MD, CMD, HMDC, HEC-C
Legal Team: Program Faculty
 
 
 
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.
 
4:20 PM
 
Deposition Demonstration
 
 
 
Moderator: Karl Steinberg, MD, CMD, HMDC, HEC-C
Legal Team: Program Faculty
 
 
 
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.
 
4:30 PM
 
Medicolegal Summit Case # 1
 
 
 
Moderator: Karl Steinberg, MD, CMD, HMDC, HEC-C; Legal Team: Program Faculty
 
 
 
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.
 
5:30 PM
 
Dinner Served
 
5:45 PM
 
Medicolegal Summit Case # 2 
 
 
 
Moderator: Karl Steinberg, MD, CMD, HMDC, HEC-C; Legal Team: Program Faculty
 
 
 
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.
 
7:00 PM
 
Closing Comments
 
7:00 PM
 
President's Reception

Medicolegal Summit: Accreditation Statement

Continuing Medical Education (CME)

California Association of Long Term Care Medicine is accredited by the California Medical Association (CMA) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

California Association of Long Term Care Medicine designates this Live activity for a maximum of 3.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

This course complies with Assembly Bill 1195 Continuing Education: Cultural and Linguistic Competency.

American Board of Internal Medicine MOC Statement

Successful completion of this activity enables the participant to earn 3.25 Practice Assessment points [and patient safety MOC credit] in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the sponsor’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ABIM for the purpose of granting the MOC points.

Board of Registered Nursing (BRN)

The California Association of Long Term Care Medicine (CALTCM) is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (Provider #CEP-16690). This activity has been approved for up to 3.00 contact hours.

This course meets multiple requirements of the California Business and professions Codes 2190–2196.5 for physician CME, including cultural competency and geriatric credits.

Accreditation Statement will be updated as determinations are received.

Updated 06/10/2025.