Expertise
LNP 286 The Impact of Childhood Domestic Violence Dr. Linda Olson
With over 30 years in private practice specializing in childhood domestic violence, abuse, and trauma, Dr. Olson has a dual masters in clinical social work and also clinical psychology from the University of Iowa. She also holds a doctorate in clinical psychology from the Georgia School of Professional Psychology. Her post-doctoral work has focused on…
Read MoreLNP 281 Killed by a Tree
The expert fact witness summarizes medical records of people who have suffered catastrophic injuries. I completed over 500 expert fact witness reports. Let me explain the role by telling you the story of Mr. and Mrs. Gorman. In this case, I served as an expert fact witness in a case involving an 80-foot tree that…
Read MoreLNP 280 How I Almost Lost My Leg Amberly Lago
Amberly Lago is a woman who experienced what I would describe as probably one of the most severe personal injury cases I’ve encountered. She went through an extended recovery and her story is one that gives you, as a legal nurse consultant, a perspective about what it’s like from the patient’s point of view to…
Read MoreLNP 277 Evaluating Nursing Home Falls
One of the common reasons attorneys contact legal nurse consultants is because they are handling a case involving a fall. Or as the attorneys like to call them, “fall down cases”. Falls in the nursing home may result in no or mild injury, and you are not going to hear about those cases. But the…
Read MoreLNP 276 The Vulnerable Elderly in Nursing Homes Donna Denert
Donna Denert has been involved in healthcare since the age of 16. She’s a third-generation nurse and she’s worked in numerous nursing capacities, currently in long-term care for the last 17 years. She is a nurse consultant with the Middletown Connecticut Health Department and a board-certified legal nurse consultant. Donna is also interested and trained…
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