Melanie Balestra is a highly sought after lecturer and keynote speaker in specialized healthcare topics such as admininstrative law, regulatory, advanced practice nurse, contracts, credentialing, peer review, health law, licensure, discipline, military law, new business formation, nursing homes, SNFs, nursing practice issues, privacy, compliance, HIPAA, provider networks, risk management, and patient safety.
- Women's Health Nurse Pracitioner Association- National Nurses in Business Association- The American Association of Nurse Attorneys, “Nurses and the Non-Adherent Patient: Protecting Yourself From Liability,” “Hot Liability Topics for Nurses”, “Starting Your Own Practice: Practical Experiences and Success Strategies”, August 2019.- Arizona Council of Nurse Practitioner Clinical Symposium, “Contract Negotiations”, August 2019.- National Nurse-Led Care Consortium, "Understanding How to Legally Protect Your License”, Webinar, June, 2019.- UCLA Nurse Practitioner Program, “Protecting Your APRN License”, May 15, 2019.- Duke University Advance Practice Nurses webinar, “Legal Topics In Healthcare For Advance Practice Nurses— Part 1,” October, 2018.- Arizona Council of Nurse Practitioner Clinical Symposium, “Electronic Health Records: Patient Care and Legal Implications for Nurse Practitioners”, August 2018.- National Nurse-Led Care Consortium, “Understanding How to Legally Protect Your License”, Webinar, February, 2018.- California Association for Nurse Practitioners, March 2018, San Diego. “Solutions To Legal Issues In Setting Up A Practice: You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know” and “This Could be You: Panel of 3 NPs Will Discuss Their Cases with the BRN.”- National Nurse-Led Care Consortium, “EHR: Patient Care & Ethical/Legal Implications for NPs”, Webinar, February, 2018.- Laguna Beach Community Clinic, Annual Community Health Symposium, “Teen Mental Health,” panel member. January 9, 2018.- Duke University Advance Practice Nurses webinar, “Legal Topics In Healthcare For Advance Practice Nurses—Part 1,” October 18, 2017.- National Nurse-Led Care Consortium, “EHR: Patient Care & Ethical/Legal Implications for NPs”, Webinar, October 18, 2017.- 2017 Specialty & Leadership Conference, AANP, "Understanding Legal Issues Affecting Nurse Practitioners,” September 30, 2017, Lake Tahoe.- The Pediatric Liaison Nurses and The Department of Emergency Medicine Harbor-UCLA Medical Center,”Current Liability Issues in Pediatrics in the ED,” September, 2017.- Arizona Council of Nurse Practitioner Clinical Symposium, “Starting Your Own Practice”, August 2017.- California Association for Nurse Practitioners, “How to Write Standardized Procedures,” March 2017.- Institute for Medical & Nursing Education webinar, “Starting Your Own Practice."- Duke University Advance Practice Nurses webinar, “Legal Topics In Healthcare For Advance Practice Nurses—Part 1,” November 15, 2016.- The American Association of Nurse Attorneys, “Statute of Limitations & Double Jeopardy, November 11, 2016, Dallas Texas.- Contemporary Forums “Legal Aspects of Prescribing,” San Francisco, August 5, 2016, San Francisco.- Arizona Nurse Practitioner Council, “Liability and Disciplinary Issues Affecting Nurse Practitioners or “Staying Out of Trouble,” July 30, 3016, Phoenix.- American Bar Association “Current Controversies Over the Regulation of and Physician Collaboration with Advanced Practice Nursing” Online Seminar, June 1, 2016.- Pediatric Liaison Nurses & Department of Emergency Medicine Harbor-UCLA Medical Center “Liability and Disciplinary Issues in the Pediatric Emergency Department," September 2015.- Association of California Nurse Leaders, “Health Care Changes and Effects on Nursing Practice,” August 2015.- National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners and Children’s Hospital, Los Angeles, “Nurse Practitioner Issues in Health Care: A Legal Perspective,” April 25, 2015.- California Association for Nurse Practitioners Conference “Staying Under the BRN Radar, Legal Update,” March 2015.- Association of Health Care Journalists Conference, “Panel on Disciplinary Issues in Healthcare,” March 2014.- Southwest Regional NAPNAP Conference, “Update on Legal Issues Affecting Nurse Practitioners,” November 2014.- CANP Annual Conference, “Starting Your Own Practice, Myth or Reality. March 2014.- Southwest Regional NAPNAP Conference, “Legislative Updates and How We Practice,” November 2013.- Nurses Service Organization Advisory Board, “Social Media Liability” November, 2013 Board meeting.- American Society of Plastic Surgery Nurses Conference, “Regulations, Guidelines, Policy and the Law? What Does This Mean & What Do I Do With It?” National conference November 2013.- The California Association for Nurse Practitioner, “Contract Negotiations," conference March 2013.- The American Association of Nurse Attorneys, “Six Main Reasons the Nurse is Disciplined by the Board of Registered Nursing & Case Synopsis,” October 2012.- American Society of Plastic Surgery Nurses, “Legislative Updates on Aesthetic Nursing Practice,” October 2012.- ACNP Conference, “Contract Negotiations,” and “Disciplinary Actions,” October 2012.- Orange County Association of School Nurses Conference, “FERPA, Challenges Facing School Nurses & Disciplinary Actions,” August 2012.- American Society of Plastic Surgery Nurses Conference, “Disciplinary Action: An RN’s Worst Nightmare,” May 2012.- CANP Conference, “ Workshop, Starting Your Own Practice,” March 25, 2012.- CANP Conference, “Preventing Disciplinary Actions,” March 25, 2012.- The American Association of Nurse Attorneys Conference, “Amicus Brief Supports Administration of Insulin to Students Only by License Nurse,” October 2011.- ACNP Conference, “Basics of Starting an Aesthetic Practice,” October 2011.- Cummins & White, LLP “Legal Implications for Nurse Practitioners and Registered Nurses,” September 2011.- American Society of Plastic Surgery Nurses, “Core Essentials of a Successful Non-Surgical Practice,” October 2011.- CANP Conference, “NP Career Innovation for Any Economic Times Workshop,” March 2011.- ACNP Conference, “Disciplinary Actions, An NP’s Worst Nightmare," October 2010.- ACNP Conference, “Practicing Aesthetics for NPs,” October 2010.- CANP Conference, “Staying Alive in Today’s Economy Workshop,” March 2010.- CANP Conference, “Risk Management for NPs,” March 2010.- NAPNAP Conference, “Anatomy and Prevention of a Malpractice Lawsuit,” March 2010.- American College of Nurse Practitioners, "Legal Issues in Starting an Aesthetic Practice,” October 2009.- CANP Conference, “Pitfalls in Practice, and three hour workshop on “What You Did Not Learn In School,” March 2009.- NAPNAP Conference, “Risk Management Issues and Solutions for Pediatric Nurse Practitioners,” March 2009.- Nurses Service Organization Advisory Board, "Risk Management in Aesthetic Practices,” November 2009.- CANP Conference, “Legal Issues for NPs Starting a Practice, March 2007 and March 2008.- The American Association of Nurse Attorney Conference, Advanced Practice Nurses, An Emerging Business, October 2007.- CANP Business & Technology Conference, “Business Issues for NPs Staring Their Own Business,” January 2007 and October, 2007.- Loma Linda Medical Center, “Risk Management Issues for Nurse Practitioners,” October 2006.- Aesthetic Nurses Association, “Legal Issues Involving Cosmetic Treatments by Nurses and Nurse Practitioners,” April, 2005.- National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates and Practitioners, “Legislative Issues Affecting Nurse Practitioners.” National Conference, 2004.- AON Insurance 10/03, “Nursing Shortage and Solutions”.- Kaiser Conference, 8/02, “State Legislative Issues Involving NPs".- CANP State Conference, 3/02, “Medicare Fraud”.- Pharmacology Course Review, 2/02, “Legal Issues in Pharmacology".- Veterans Administration Hospital, 1/02, “Risk Management Issues in the Hospital”.- Kaiser Conference, 7/01, “State Legislative Issues Involving NPs”.- CANP State Conference, 3/01, “Risk Management Issues for NPs”.- L.A. NAPNAP, 2/01, “How to Get Involved In State P.N.P. Issues”.- NAPNAP Regional Conference, 11/00, “State Legislative Issues for NPs."
- Women's Health Nurse Pracitioner Association- National Nurses in Business Association- The American Association of Nurse Attorneys, “Nurses and the Non-Adherent Patient: Protecting Yourself From Liability,” “Hot Liability Topics for Nurses”, “Starting Your Own Practice: Practical Experiences and Success Strategies”, August 2019.- Arizona Council of Nurse Practitioner Clinical Symposium, “Contract Negotiations”, August 2019.- National Nurse-Led Care Consortium, "Understanding How to Legally Protect Your License”, Webinar, June, 2019.- UCLA Nurse Practitioner Program, “Protecting Your APRN License”, May 15, 2019.- Duke University Advance Practice Nurses webinar, “Legal Topics In Healthcare For Advance Practice Nurses— Part 1,” October, 2018.- Arizona Council of Nurse Practitioner Clinical Symposium, “Electronic Health Records: Patient Care and Legal Implications for Nurse Practitioners”, August 2018.- National Nurse-Led Care Consortium, “Understanding How to Legally Protect Your License”, Webinar, February, 2018.- California Association for Nurse Practitioners, March 2018, San Diego. “Solutions To Legal Issues In Setting Up A Practice: You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know” and “This Could be You: Panel of 3 NPs Will Discuss Their Cases with the BRN.”- National Nurse-Led Care Consortium, “EHR: Patient Care & Ethical/Legal Implications for NPs”, Webinar, February, 2018.- Laguna Beach Community Clinic, Annual Community Health Symposium, “Teen Mental Health,” panel member. January 9, 2018.- Duke University Advance Practice Nurses webinar, “Legal Topics In Healthcare For Advance Practice Nurses—Part 1,” October 18, 2017.- National Nurse-Led Care Consortium, “EHR: Patient Care & Ethical/Legal Implications for NPs”, Webinar, October 18, 2017.- 2017 Specialty & Leadership Conference, AANP, "Understanding Legal Issues Affecting Nurse Practitioners,” September 30, 2017, Lake Tahoe.- The Pediatric Liaison Nurses and The Department of Emergency Medicine Harbor-UCLA Medical Center,”Current Liability Issues in Pediatrics in the ED,” September, 2017.- Arizona Council of Nurse Practitioner Clinical Symposium, “Starting Your Own Practice”, August 2017.- California Association for Nurse Practitioners, “How to Write Standardized Procedures,” March 2017.- Institute for Medical & Nursing Education webinar, “Starting Your Own Practice."- Duke University Advance Practice Nurses webinar, “Legal Topics In Healthcare For Advance Practice Nurses—Part 1,” November 15, 2016.- The American Association of Nurse Attorneys, “Statute of Limitations & Double Jeopardy, November 11, 2016, Dallas Texas.- Contemporary Forums “Legal Aspects of Prescribing,” San Francisco, August 5, 2016, San Francisco.- Arizona Nurse Practitioner Council, “Liability and Disciplinary Issues Affecting Nurse Practitioners or “Staying Out of Trouble,” July 30, 3016, Phoenix.- American Bar Association “Current Controversies Over the Regulation of and Physician Collaboration with Advanced Practice Nursing” Online Seminar, June 1, 2016.- Pediatric Liaison Nurses & Department of Emergency Medicine Harbor-UCLA Medical Center “Liability and Disciplinary Issues in the Pediatric Emergency Department," September 2015.- Association of California Nurse Leaders, “Health Care Changes and Effects on Nursing Practice,” August 2015.- National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners and Children’s Hospital, Los Angeles, “Nurse Practitioner Issues in Health Care: A Legal Perspective,” April 25, 2015.- California Association for Nurse Practitioners Conference “Staying Under the BRN Radar, Legal Update,” March 2015.- Association of Health Care Journalists Conference, “Panel on Disciplinary Issues in Healthcare,” March 2014.- Southwest Regional NAPNAP Conference, “Update on Legal Issues Affecting Nurse Practitioners,” November 2014.- CANP Annual Conference, “Starting Your Own Practice, Myth or Reality. March 2014.- Southwest Regional NAPNAP Conference, “Legislative Updates and How We Practice,” November 2013.- Nurses Service Organization Advisory Board, “Social Media Liability” November, 2013 Board meeting.- American Society of Plastic Surgery Nurses Conference, “Regulations, Guidelines, Policy and the Law? What Does This Mean & What Do I Do With It?” National conference November 2013.- The California Association for Nurse Practitioner, “Contract Negotiations," conference March 2013.- The American Association of Nurse Attorneys, “Six Main Reasons the Nurse is Disciplined by the Board of Registered Nursing & Case Synopsis,” October 2012.- American Society of Plastic Surgery Nurses, “Legislative Updates on Aesthetic Nursing Practice,” October 2012.- ACNP Conference, “Contract Negotiations,” and “Disciplinary Actions,” October 2012.- Orange County Association of School Nurses Conference, “FERPA, Challenges Facing School Nurses & Disciplinary Actions,” August 2012.- American Society of Plastic Surgery Nurses Conference, “Disciplinary Action: An RN’s Worst Nightmare,” May 2012.- CANP Conference, “ Workshop, Starting Your Own Practice,” March 25, 2012.- CANP Conference, “Preventing Disciplinary Actions,” March 25, 2012.- The American Association of Nurse Attorneys Conference, “Amicus Brief Supports Administration of Insulin to Students Only by License Nurse,” October 2011.- ACNP Conference, “Basics of Starting an Aesthetic Practice,” October 2011.- Cummins & White, LLP “Legal Implications for Nurse Practitioners and Registered Nurses,” September 2011.- American Society of Plastic Surgery Nurses, “Core Essentials of a Successful Non-Surgical Practice,” October 2011.- CANP Conference, “NP Career Innovation for Any Economic Times Workshop,” March 2011.- ACNP Conference, “Disciplinary Actions, An NP’s Worst Nightmare," October 2010.- ACNP Conference, “Practicing Aesthetics for NPs,” October 2010.- CANP Conference, “Staying Alive in Today’s Economy Workshop,” March 2010.- CANP Conference, “Risk Management for NPs,” March 2010.- NAPNAP Conference, “Anatomy and Prevention of a Malpractice Lawsuit,” March 2010.- American College of Nurse Practitioners, "Legal Issues in Starting an Aesthetic Practice,” October 2009.- CANP Conference, “Pitfalls in Practice, and three hour workshop on “What You Did Not Learn In School,” March 2009.- NAPNAP Conference, “Risk Management Issues and Solutions for Pediatric Nurse Practitioners,” March 2009.- Nurses Service Organization Advisory Board, "Risk Management in Aesthetic Practices,” November 2009.- CANP Conference, “Legal Issues for NPs Starting a Practice, March 2007 and March 2008.- The American Association of Nurse Attorney Conference, Advanced Practice Nurses, An Emerging Business, October 2007.- CANP Business & Technology Conference, “Business Issues for NPs Staring Their Own Business,” January 2007 and October, 2007.- Loma Linda Medical Center, “Risk Management Issues for Nurse Practitioners,” October 2006.- Aesthetic Nurses Association, “Legal Issues Involving Cosmetic Treatments by Nurses and Nurse Practitioners,” April, 2005.- National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates and Practitioners, “Legislative Issues Affecting Nurse Practitioners.” National Conference, 2004.- AON Insurance 10/03, “Nursing Shortage and Solutions”.- Kaiser Conference, 8/02, “State Legislative Issues Involving NPs".- CANP State Conference, 3/02, “Medicare Fraud”.- Pharmacology Course Review, 2/02, “Legal Issues in Pharmacology".- Veterans Administration Hospital, 1/02, “Risk Management Issues in the Hospital”.- Kaiser Conference, 7/01, “State Legislative Issues Involving NPs”.- CANP State Conference, 3/01, “Risk Management Issues for NPs”.- L.A. NAPNAP, 2/01, “How to Get Involved In State P.N.P. Issues”.- NAPNAP Regional Conference, 11/00, “State Legislative Issues for NPs."