Welcome & Introductions

Welcome & Introductions- Opening Remarks 

Ashkan Javaheri, MD, CMD & Rebecca Ferrini, MD, MPH, CMD

The Age of Artificial Intelligence (AI) 

Define AI and how it can assist healthcare providers in the practice setting along with improving patient safety and the challenges. 

Presented by Emily Do, Pharm.D.

The Critical Role of Documentation in Mitigating Litigation Risks: A Legal Perspective 

List five important factors in documentation to reduce the chance of litigation, identify characteristics of patients, families and providers which pose an increased risk of litigation and assess your own documentation to ascertain areas for improvement.       

Presented by Karl Steinberg, MD, CMD, HMDC, HEC-C (Attorney's TBA)

The Art of Documentation Workshop & Group Discussion 

Inspect case study documentation and identify potential risks for litigation, illustrate characteristics of documentation which pose an increased risk of litigation and compose your own review of documentation to ascertain areas of improvement.                                         

Presented by Karl Steinberg, MD, CMD, HMDC, HEC-C (Attorney's TBA)

Who Makes the Decisions? End of Life & POLST

Discuss various strategies for surrogate decision making, their benefits and drawbacks.  Review case studies with patient/family/ethical conflicts and identify a systematic way to resolve it and state the proper use of the POLST document in long term care. 

Presented by Jennifer Moore Ballentine, MA

Applying the Pearls from the 2024 CALTCM Summit for Excellence