Education Opportunities

Knowledge shouldn't be a one-time event. Our 2026 Webinar Series provides a consistent roadmap for your professional journey. Each month, we bring in expert insights and practical strategies to help you navigate the complexities of our industry. Scroll down to view the full year’s curriculum and register for upcoming sessions.

MARCH 2026
Thursday, March 19 at 5:00 pm – 6:15 pm PST

Member and Guest Debriefing and Discussions following AALNC National Conference

Description: PNW AALNC members and non-members are invited to join our post-conference meeting. All are encouraged to join, even if you did not attend the recent AALNC National Conference.
Discussions will include input from a conference speaker and from conference attendees.
Meeting attendees are encouraged to join the discussion to reinforce professional skills, future
educational needs, and the critical importance of networking across our greater LNC professional
family.

APRIL 2026
Thursday, April 16 at 5:00 pm – 6:15 pm PST

Brief Meeting and Presentation by Laura Opson, RN-D, LNC, CCM
Traumatic Brain Injury, Causation and Recovery

Description: Sometimes, LNCs need to have an advanced understanding of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Second Impact Syndrome to assist the legal teams and the injured patients with regard to injury
recovery and monetary recovery. Participants will gain the additional and updated necessary
knowledge and practical strategies to identify an obvious or subtle brain injury. The presentation
will include updated information about diagnostics and current treatment modalities through a
presentation of case studies and a post-presentation interactive discussion. Presentation will
include a deeper and up-to-date understanding of the full scope of TBI’s long-term consequences
and the specific LNC strategies required to effectively articulate these conditions and their
impact in a legal context.

MAY 2026
Thursday, May 21, at 5:00 pm – 6:15 pm PST

Brief Meeting and Presentation – Theodore Bennet, RN, MBA
Updates to Dental and Oral Surgery

Discussions will include updated medical and legal issues pertinent to Dental and Oral Surgery.

JUNE 2026
Thursday, June 18 at 5:00 pm – 6:15 pm PST

Brief Meeting and Presentation – Dr. Keely Buesing, M.D., FACS (Board Certified in General
Surgery and Surgical Critical Care)
Updates on General Surgery and Trauma Surgery

Description: The presentation will include updated medical, surgical, and legal issues, including standards of care, in the practice of general surgery and trauma surgery.

JULY 2026
Thursday, July 16 at 5:00 pm – 6:15 pm PST

Description: Brief Meeting and Presentation – UNDER CONSTRUCTION

AUGUST 2026
Thursday, August 20, at 5:00 pm – 6:15 pm PST

Brief Meeting and Presentation – UNDER CONSTRUCTION

SEPTEMBER 2026
Thursday, September 17, at 5:00 – 6:15 pm PST – Dr. Eric Peters

Brief Meeting and Presentation – Dr. Eric Peters, M.D. (Board Certified in Forensic Pathology
and Anatomic and Clinical Pathology)
Case Examples in Forensic Pathology Consulting

Description: Following the presentation, Legal Nurse Consultants (LNCs) will acquire additional
and updated critical knowledge needed to effectively analyze and navigate the complexities of
postmortem reports and death certification records. Nurses will become more adept at identifying
and evaluating other key forensic records and documents, further educating nurses to assist
medicolegal colleagues in the determination of meritorious personal injury, medical malpractice,
and criminal legal cases. Updated information and presentation discussion will include when
nurses will better understand when a consultation by a forensic pathology specialist would be
appropriate and beneficial to further assist with a legal claim.

OCTOBER 2026
Thursday, October 15, at 5:00 pm – 6:15 pm PST

Brief Meeting and Presentation – Elizabeth Potter, BSN, RN, LNCC
The Very, Very Basics of Court Pleadings

For both experienced and novice LNCs. Basic information will be explored and shared regarding
the most common court pleadings shared with expert LNCs and pleadings that legal teams often
ask LNCs to assist and opine on. Applicable to Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury Cases,
for Behind-The Scenes LNCs and Expert Nurses.

NOVEMBER 2026
Thursday, November 19, at 5:00 pm – 6:15 pm PST

Brief Meeting and Presentation – UNDER CONSTRUCTION

DECEMBER 2026
Thursday, December 17, at 5:00 pm – 6:15 pm PST

Jingle Mingle – Meeting

PNW AALNC members and non-members are invited to join our end-of-year meeting. This is all
about celebrating our accomplishments with each other, discussing 2026 challenges, and how to
continue to grow in the LNC role. Lots of fun and interactive celebrations with colleagues
regarding the joys of the holiday season.