A Glance at the Year Ahead

Dear AALNC Members,

Happy New Year!  I hope you had a wonderful holiday season!

2015 promises to be another exciting year for AALNC members, and I’m thrilled to share a sneak peak of what lies ahead in the new year!

AALNC members can look forward to the following in 2015:

• The first phase (seven modules) of AALNC’s new online LNC course just launched!  The second phase is expected to roll out in late 2015.  More information is available here: http://www.aalnc.org/?ConsultOnlineCourse.
• The Journal of Legal Nurse Consulting returns to quarterly publication!  Click here to learn more about the journal:  http://www.aalnc.org/?page=JLNC.
• A CNE-packed annual Forum in Indianapolis with a variety of valuable topics and high-quality speakers.  To register, follow this link: http://www.aalnc.org/?page=2015Forum.
• A fantastic webinar lineup, including 4 free members-only webinars and the option to “sign up now and listen later.”  See http://www.aalnc.org/?page=WebinarSeries.
• Launch of AALNC’s new website!  Stay tuned for more information!
• Commencement of AALNC’s new Social Media Committee
• Position statement on overseas outsourcing
• Revised position statement on The Specialty Practice of Legal Nurse Consulting
• Completion of the updated Legal Nurse Consulting: Scope and Standards of Practice
• Initial phases of revising Legal Nurse Consulting: Principles and Practice, 4^th Edition
• Continued promotion of our specialty practice and the LNC Locator^® to clinical nursing, attorney, and paralegal groups
• And so much more!

What are you looking forward to in the new year?

Wishing you and your families a happy and healthy 2015,

Julie Dickinson

President, AALNC

Julie.dickinson@aya.yale.edu

860-208-6670

LNC Locator Ads

Dear AALNC Members,

The LNC Locator^® is a valuable tool for locating legal nurse consultants and/or nurse experts, and AALNC has therefore been promoting this tool to attorneys.  This year, the Board opted to place ads in several electronic publications and websites so click-through rates could be gathered and analyzed. 

In 2014, LNC Locator^® ads ran in:

• DRI’s MedLaw Update (issues 3 and 4)
• AAJ’s Products Liability Law Reporter (in August and September) (pictured below)
• DRI’s Expert Witness Database webpage (in November and December)

Have you updated your AALNC profile recently to ensure your most current information is available to those utilizing the LNC Locator^® tool?

Warmly,

Julie Dickinson

President, AALNC

Julie.dickinson@aya.yale.edu

860-208-6670

Happy Thanksgiving!

Dear AALNC Members,

As we begin a long holiday weekend filled with precious time spent with family and friends, I want to take a moment to wish you and your families many blessings for which to be thankful.

2014 marked AALNC’s 25^th anniversary, and I am thankful for the many blessings our association has had over those years. 

I am thankful for….

….the current leaders of AALNC and ALNCCB who work tirelessly every day to fulfill their respective missions and ensure AALNC remains the premiere association for legal nurse consultants.

….the past leaders of AALNC and ALNCCB who have paved the way for our association to be what it is today. 

….the future leaders of AALNC and ALNCCB who will govern the association and certification board and lead them in continued success.

….the countless other volunteers (past, current, and future) who donate their time and expertise to AALNC and ALNCCB in so many ways, including committee and taskforce work, speaking, authoring, item-writing, etc.

….the family members of our volunteers who support their desire to give back to the specialty practice and to the association and certification board.

….the staff who work diligently every day to manage AALNC’s and ALNCCB’s ongoing operations.

What are you thankful for in your professional and personal lives?

Wishing you and your families a very blessed and happy Thanksgiving,

Julie Dickinson

President, AALNC

Julie.dickinson@aya.yale.edu

860-208-6670

AALNC's upcoming webinar on Unavoidable Pressure Injuries

Dear AALNC Members,

AALNC is thrilled to offer the Unavoidable Pressure Injuries webinar on November 6^th from 3:00-4:30 p.m. CST. 

Presented by Diane Krasner PhD RN CWCN CWS MAPWCA FAAN, this webinar will discuss pressure injury/wound care cases and the just-released 2014 NPUAP State of the Science and Consensus Outcomes on Unavoidable Pressure Injury.

Invite your LNC colleagues, plaintiff and defense attorney clients, malpractice insurers, and healthcare providers to register for this webinar at special member, non-member, and group rates.

And as always, if you can't listen live, you can listen later as long as you have registered for the webinar.

Click here for more information about this "Unavoidable Pressure Injury: An Update on a Key Concept in Wound Care with Implications for Healthcare Professionals, Providers and Legal Professions” webinar.

What impact could this critical information have on your cases? 

Warmly,

Julie Dickinson

President, AALNC

Julie.dickinson@aya.yale.edu

860-208-6670