Geriatric care, particularly in a nursing home environment, has been a topic of concern throughout the COVID-19 crisis. The elderly—an incredibly susceptible group for viral infection— have been impacted at disproportionate rates, especially as coronavirus has spread through assisted living and nursing facilities. As you prepare COVID-19 litigation related to elder medical care, it will be critical to consult a geriatrics expert witness who can speak to the specifics of medical care for elderly individuals and the standard of care for nursing home facilities.
A geriatrics expert witness can discuss:
Specific health vulnerabilities within the elderly population
Medical care practices within nursing home facilities
Changes to standard operating and care protocols since the COVID-19 outbreak
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) compliance
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) compliance
Pandemic and quarantine protocols for nursing home facilities
“Good faith” care versus “gross negligence” as per new immunity bills
Best practices for health and safety with limited personal protective equipment (PPE)
Best practices for communicating with the families of residents
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This qualified expert has 38 years of experience as a nurse with 20 of those years specializing in home health care. She earned both her BSN and MSN from Herbert H. Lehman College, is certified in geriatric nursing through Pace University, and is a licensed registered nurse. Formerly, she served as an adjunct professor at Herbert H. Lehman College before spending 18 years as a registered nurse with the Visiting Nurse Service of NY. She then served as a registered nurse ...
This highly-qualified expert has nearly three decades of experience in the field of geriatric and long term skilled care nursing. She earned her BSN from American Sentinel University, her MSN from Maryville University, and her DNP from Walden University. She is board certified in gerontological nursing, certified in long term care administration nursing, and is a licensed registered nurse. She is active in her field as a member of several professional organizations, ...
This highly qualified, board certified geriatric medicine expert has extensive experience in his field. After earning his BS in biology from Long Island University, this expert completed his MD at American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine in Saint Maarten. He then finished his residency in internal medicine and a geriatrics fellowship at New York University. He is a distinguished member of the American College of Physicians as well as the American ...
This highly qualified expert has 36 years of experience as a skilled care nursing facility director and attending physician. After earning his BS from Illinois State University and his MD from the University of Illinois, he completed a residency in family medicine at the University of Illinois. He also went on to earn his MBA from the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts. This expert is board certified in family medicine with a specialization ...
This highly qualified expert has over 25 years of experience in geriatric physical therapy. He received his BS in physical therapy from Georgia State University before earning his DPT from Arcadia University. He is a certified geriatric specialist by the American Physical Therapy Association and a licensed physical therapist in the state of Georgia. This expert is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association and served formerly as rehabilitation manager, ...
This highly-qualified expert has extensive experience in industrial and recreational fall protection, as well as the design and manufacturing of personal protective equipment for recreational activities such as rock climbing and mountaineering. He earned his BS in mechanical engineering from Widener University and is certified as a climbing wall instructor program provider and a high angle and confined space rescue technician. He is also Level III with the Society of ...
This highly-qualified expert has over 15 years of experience as an oncology and gerontological nurse. She completed her academic training at the University of North Carolina, earning her BSN, an MSN in nursing administration, her PhD in nursing, and an interdisciplinary certificate in aging. She also completed a postdoctoral fellowship in cancer care quality at the University of North Carolina. She is a registered nurse in North Carolina and is board-certified by the ...
This qualified expert has nearly 25 years of experience in nursing. She earned her AS in applied science from Luzerne County Community College and completed a 120-hour nursing home administrator's course at Penn State University. She is licensed as a registered nurse and a nursing home administrator. She has been a registered nurse for several different units at the Veteran's Affairs Medical Center, including orthopedics, ER/ICU, and subacute and medical-surgical care. ...
This well-qualified expert has been in the field of geriatric medicine for over 25 years. After earning his BA from Pitzer College, he went on to earn an MPH from the Harvard School of Public Health. He earned his MD from The University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry and went on to complete an Internal Medicine residency at Harbor UCLA Medical Center. He then completed a fellowship in geriatric medicine at Harvard Medical School and a postdoctoral ...
This expert is highly qualified in the field of physical therapy with a focus on geriatrics. He earned his DPT from SUNY Stony Brook and is currently finishing a PhD in physical therapy from Nova Southeastern University. He is board-certified in geriatrics by the American Board of Physical Therapy and is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association and the Academy of Geriatric Physical Therapists. He has published numerous articles on limb loss and prosthesis. ...
This highly qualified expert is triple board certified in Psychiatry, Geriatric Psychiatry, and Administrative Psychiatry. He has been in active practice for over 31 years. He completed his MD degree at the prestigious Albert-Ludwigs-University in Germany prior to moving to the United States. He completed a residency in Psychiatry and a fellowship in Geriatric Psychiatry at the University of Cincinnati. This expert is highly respected in this field with more than 65 ...
This experienced family medicine physician and hospitalist has been actively practicing in a diverse array of clinical settings for more than 30 years. After earning her MD from Texas A&M University, she pursued her residency in Family Medicine at John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas where she later served as faculty and developed a nationally known global health program. She is board certified in Family Medicine with sub-specialties in Geriatrics, Tropical ...
The prevalence of falls among the elderly presents a major public health problem. According to The Joint Commission, a non-profit organization that accredits healthcare facilities and programs, falls resulting in serious injury are among the top 10 unanticipated events reported…
Court: United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Allianz Life Ins. Co. of N. Am. v. Muse Citation: 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 217447 The plaintiff claims the insurance expert’s testimony is not valuable…
Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Pacinelli v. Carnival Corp. Citation: 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 120626 The plaintiff retains a maritime expert to opine on causation following a trip and fall…
Court: United States District Court for the District of Nebraska Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Ackerman v. U-Park, Inc. Citation: 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 45860 Facts This case involves a slip and fall that occurred in a parking lot owned by…
Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of California Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Sterling Sav. Bank v. Poulsen Citation: 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 105948 Facts This case involved four loans that the defendant’s real estate investment company had…
Court: United States District Court for the District of Kansas Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Funk v. Pinnacle Health Facilities XXXII., LP Citation: 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 196660 The nursing home expert witnesses, retained by the plaintiff, opined on the causation.…
This case involves an elderly man with severe arthritis and dementia who fell in a hospital. The man was living in a nursing home and had been designated as a fall-risk patient by the facility. The man was rushed to…
This case involves a woman who was injured at a chain restaurant. She tripped on a commercial mat at the restaurant causing her to fall back and hit her head. The woman suffered a traumatic brain injury and required long-term therapy to recover…
This case involves an elderly male patient who was admitted to the nursing home after a hospital stay during which he contracted C-Difficile. Upon admission to the nursing home, the patient suffered from fecal incontinence due to the C-Difficile and…
This case involves a construction worker whose harness failed leading him to fall from a great height. The construction worker was working on a commercial real estate project and was on the twenty-seventh floor of the building. The harness, lanyard,…