DAYNE Collaborative Law
Rochester, wa

KAREN FASLER, JD, MBA, RN began her career as a registered nurse before pursuing a law degree (JD) and a business degree (MBA). Karen is a member of the ABA, Section of Dispute Resolution (Collaborative Law Committee) and the ABA Health Law Section; the Global Collaborative Law Council; and past member of the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals (past member of the Civil Committee and past Chair, Medical Issues Subcommittee). Karen currently conducts research into the use of Collaborative Law for resolving issues related to the provision of healthcare services. She has conducted presentations and authored several articles on this topic.

PUBLISHED ARTICLES:

In a Nutshell: Use of the Collaborative Law Process to Resolve Medical Issues (published in the Journal of Nursing Law, Vol. 13, No. 1, pages 4-12, ©2009).

Establishing an Integrated Healthcare Dispute Resolution Program – Presented at the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution 11^th Annual Spring Conference, New York, NY (April 2009).

Integrating Disclosure, Patient Safety and Risk Management Activities (published in the Journal of Healthcare Risk Management, Vol. 28, No. 2, pages 19-25, ©2008 American Society for Healthcare Risk Management of the American Hospital Association).

Show Me The Money!! The Potential for Cost Savings Associated with a Parallel Program and Collaborative Law (published in The Health Lawyer – the ABA Health Law Section, Vol. 20, No. 2, December 2007 at pp. 15-20).

Combining Collaborative Law and Patient Safety Programs - A Proposal for the Use of Parallel Processes to Facilitate Early Detection of Safety Issues and Early Reparation for Injury-Causing and Near-Miss Episodes (an abridged version of this article has been published at Alternative Resolutions – State Bar of Texas Alternative Dispute Resolution Section, Vol. 16, No. 1, Winter 2007 at pp. 13-20).

PRESENTATIONS:

April 2009 – American Bar Association, Section of Dispute Resolution –  ADR: Building Bridges to a Better Society, New York, NY
            - panel member “Establishing an Integrated Healthcare Dispute Resolution Program”

 March 2009 – The American Association of Nurse Attorneys – Teleseminar “Encore” to the 27^th Annual Meeting & Educational Conference
            - PRESENTER “The Use of Collaborative Law as a Risk Management Technique”

October 2008 – The American Association of Nurse Attorneys – 27^th Annual Meeting & Educational Conference, Tampa, FL
            - presenter “The Use of Collaborative Law as a Risk Management Technique”

April 2008 – American Bar Association, Section of Dispute Resolution  –  Pacific Currents,   Sound Perspectives on ADR, Seattle, WA
            - panel member “Breakthroughs, Benefits, and Backfires of Apology in Litigation”

January 2008  –   Centralia College Lyceum Series
            -co-presenter “Collaborative Law”

December 2006 – CLE Seminar – Collaborative Medical Resolutions – The Expanding Role of Civil Collaborative Law
            -presenter “Collaborative Law and Medical Injury; Potential Use in Parallel with a Patient Safety Program”

October 2006 –  International Academy of Collaborative Professionals – The Care and Feeding of a Revolution,
            -panel member “Civil Collaborative Law in Medical Error Situations”

October 2006         -   San Diego Co. Bar Association – Collaborative Law
            -introductory comments to dialogue presentation

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