Dear AALNC Members,
In my last blog post, I relayed
that AALNC was exhibiting at the Critical Care Nurses’ conference in
Denver. Later this month, the
association will be exhibiting at AHLA (American Health Lawyers Association) in
New York City. I therefore want to share
more information with you about AALNC’s awareness initiatives, how they tie
into the association’s strategic goals, and how they benefit the association
and you, as members.
AALNC’s strategic plan contains
two objectives related to awareness: raising
clinical nursing and legal/attorney awareness.
Both have benefits for AALNC members as well as for the association.
To further
the first objective, the AALNC Board of Directors chose to exhibit at National
Teaching Institute & Critical Care Exposition (NTI/AACN) which was held in Denver in
May. Kim Beladi RN BSN LNCC, AALNC Director at Large,
represented the association. This event
was attended
by over 6,000 nurses from across
the country, and Kim educated attendees about legal nurse consulting, AALNC, the
LNCC© board certification, and much more. In addition, Patricia Davis MSN RN, AALNC Director
of Programs; AALNC Education Committees; Wendie Howland MN RN-BC CRRN CCM CNLCP LNCP-C LNCC, Editor of the Journal of Legal Nurse Consulting (JLNC); and the JLNC
Editorial Board are identifying ways our association can partner with clinical
nursing associations on joint educational programing. All of these clinical nursing awareness
initiatives benefit the association by exposing potential members and/or
potential customers to the specialty practice of legal nurse consulting and to
our organization, mission, LNCC© certification, and various products
and services. Increased members and
customers translates into enhanced networking opportunities at the Forum and in
the LNC community, richer discussions on social media, more job opportunities
(e.g. insurance companies, LNC firms, subcontracting), even greater educational
opportunities, more results when using the LNC Locator©, etc. - all
of which are valuable to AALNC’s members.
To further the second objective,
AALNC will be exhibiting at the AHLA (American Health Lawyers Association)
annual conference in New York City at the end of June. Susan Carleo RN CAPA, AALNC
Director at Large, and Varsha Desai BSN RN CNLCP LNCC, AALNC
President Elect, will be representing the organization. Comprised of over 12,500 members, AHLA’s
focus is on legal issues in the healthcare field. Because of the high concentration of
attorneys at this conference who work on the types of claims in which LNCs can
add value, exhibiting at this conference was an easy decision for the AALNC
Board of Directors. It offers the most
return on investment for legal exhibiting, which is traditionally very
expensive. This is AALNC’s first time
exhibiting at AHLA, and the Board is excited to see what opportunities and relationship
may grow from this. Furthermore, the
AALNC Board will be strategically placing the LNC Locator© ad in
legal publications and websites as an additional means to increase attorney
awareness. These initiatives help to
promote our specialty practice and provide an opportunity to illustrate the
value LNCs can bring to attorneys and their cases. These, coupled with increased awareness and
usage of the LNC Locator© tool, lead to more work opportunities for
AALNC members.
Enjoy your summer!
Warmly,
Julie Dickinson
President, AALNC
860-208-6670
