Agenda
Attorney's Resource Conference
August 12 - 14, 2025
Garden Theater, Detroit, MI
TUES, AUG 12, 2025
Check-In
Noon - 5:00 pm
Exhibitors
Noon - 5:30 pm
Opening Remarks / Welcoming
12:45 pm - 1:00 pm
Session 1
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Speaker: Mary Beth Kerstein MSN, RN, ONC
Subject: Shining Light on the Invisible Wounds: Neuropsychological Effects of Trauma
Session 2
2:15 pm - 3:45 pm
Speaker: Diane Honeygoskey BSN RN CLNC and Irene Nobles MSN RN HCRM
Subject: Nursing Standards of Care vs. Nursing Standards of Practice: Are They the Same?
Session 3
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Speaker: Sylvia Aninye RN, ADN, BSN, PHN CLNC
Subject: The physiology of Defense Medical Exam Reviewers
Session 4
5:15 pm - 6:45 pm
Speaker: Dr. Todd Otten MD (Conference Opening Key Note)
Subject: The Power of 1+1
Medicine + Legal = Positive Change
Dinner/Networking
6:45 pm - 8:30 pm
WED, AUG 13, 2025
Breakfast/Exhibitors
8:00 am - 9:00 am
Session 5
9:00 am - 10:30 am
Speaker: Pat Iyer MSN RN LNCC and Samual Davis Esq.
Subject: When Minutes Count
Session 6
10:45 am - 11:45 am
Speaker: Barbara Levin BSN, RN, ONC, CMSRN, LNCC
Subject: When Pressure Rises into a Potential Disaster
Lunch/Exhibitors
11:45 am - 1:00 pm
Session 7
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Speaker: Marilyn McCullum BSN RN CEN
Subject: Failure to Report and Chain of Command
Session 8
2:15 pm - 3:15 pm
Speaker: Dr. Stephen Cohen MD
Subject: Heuristics and Medical Malpractice: The Importance of an Alternative Diagnosis
Session 9
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Speaker: Susan Haibeck RN, MS, CLNC
Subject: Cancer Care Malpractice – Understanding the Issues
Session 10
4:45 pm - 5:45 pm
Speaker: Ashley Jefferson BSN, RNC-OB, C-EFM, FNE
Subject: From Injury to Evidence: Understanding Child Abuse Through a Forensic Lens
Dinner/Networking/Exhibitors
5:45 pm - 8:00 pm
THU, AUG 14, 2025
Breakfast/Exhibitors
8:00 am - 9:00 am
Session 11
9:00 am - 10:30 am
Speaker: Richard Bays JD, EA, MBA, RN, LNCC
Subject: Healthcare Fraud – How to Build a Multibillion Dollar Scheme
Session 12
10:45 am - 11:45 am
Speaker: Allison Brandt BSN, RN, LNC
Subject: Behind Bars, Beyond Boundaries: Nursing Standards in Corrections
Lunch/Exhibitors
11:45 am - 1:00 pm
Session 13
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Speaker: Michaelene Sowinski, Partner
Subject: Nuances of Assisted Living Defenses
Session 14
2:15 pm - 3:15 pm
Speaker: Dr. Liltina Prendergast DNP, MSN-LHCS, BSBM, SWOC, RN-C, CLNC
Subject: Falling into Compliance: Navigating Safety in Long-Term Care
Session 15
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Speaker: Robin Shear (Conference Closing Key Note Presenter)
Subject: From Fragmented to Joyfully Connected
Closing Remarks
4:30 pm - 5:00 pm
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HRUnite! 2022 Conference Schedule*
Wednesday 7/13/2022
Pre-Conference Session Registration: 9:30 am – 10:00 am
Pre-Conference Session: James Reid 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Regular Conference Registration/Lunch: 11:00 am – 11:30 am
Lunch: 11:00 am – 11:30 am
Conference Kickoff: 11:30 am
Opening Keynote – Terry Bean: 11:50 am – 12:50 pm
Break: 12:50 pm – 1:00 pm
General Session 1 – Tina Marie Wohlfield 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Break: 2:00 pm – 2:10 pm
General Session 2: – Anne-Marie Welch: 2:10 pm – 3:10 pm
Break: 3:10 pm – 3:20 pm
General Session 3 – Melanie Peacock: 3:20 pm – 4:20 pm
Closing Remarks Day 1: 4:20 pm
End of Day One Sessions
ONSITE ONLY
HAPPY HR (sponsored by Clark Hill, PLC): 5:15 pm – 6:15 pm
Dinner: 6:15 pm -7:00 pm
POKER RUN: 7:00 – 8:00 pm
*all times listed are in eastern time. All regular conference sessions are being recording and will be available to attendees approximately 8 weeks after the conclusion of the conference.18
Thursday 7/14/2022
Breakfast: 6:45 am – 8:00 am
Early Bird Session – Brenda Meller: 7:00 am – 8:00 am
Closing Keynote – Tim Sackett: 8:05 am – 9:05 am
General Session 4 – Paula Harvey: 9:05 am – 10:05 am
Break: 10:05 am – 10:10 am
General Session 5 – Niki Ramirez 10:10 am – 11:10 am
Lunch: 11:10 am – 11:30 am
General Session 6 – Jackie Krawczak: 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Break: 12:30 pm – 12:40 pm
General Session 7 – Lee Meadows: 12:40 pm – 1:40 pm
Closing Remarks: 1:45 pm
This program is valid for up to 11 PDCs for the SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP®. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit
www.shrmcertification.org.