MICHELE J. NIELSEN RN, MA, CCM, CRC, COHN-S, CPDM, CLCP

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1 EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND MICHELE J. NIELSEN RN, MA, CCM, CRC, COHN-S, CPDM, CLCP M.A. Marylhurst University, Lake Oswego, Oregon, June 2006, Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies Emphasis: Spiritual Traditions & Ethics B.A., Cum Laude Linfield College, McMinnville, Oregon, May, 1989 Liberal Studies R.N. Los Angeles County/U.S.C. Medical Center School of Nursing, Los Angeles, California, June, 1973 PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS Brain Injury Association of Oregon (BIAOR) Pain Society of Oregon (PSO) International Academy of Life Care Planners (IALCP) Workers Compensation Claims Association (WCCA) Oregon Self-Insured Association (OSIA) Disability Management Employer Coalition (DMEC) American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants (AALNC) International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals (IARP) Oregon Association of Rehabilitation Professionals (OARP) Professionals in Workers Compensation (PWC) PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE International Nursing, Eldoret, Kenya, March 2007 Volunteer Parish Nurse, Lake Grove Presbyterian Church, Lake Oswego, OR, January Present International Nursing, Nellore, India, June 2005 Medical-Legal Consulting, 1987 present Life Care Planning, present Medical management and vocational rehabilitation consulting, present Nursing of critically ill patients, Public Health Nursing, , ,

2 AWARDS Recipient, Outstanding Professional of the Year, 2000 Oregon Association of Rehabilitation Professionals (OARP) Recipient, Outstanding Individual Professional of the Year, 1997 National Association of Rehabilitation Professionals in the Private Sector Recipient, Rehabilitation Nurse of the Year, 1994 National Association of Rehabilitation Professionals in the Private Sector CERTIFICATION/LICENSURE Medicare Set-Aside Consultant, CDEC, 1/06 Certified Life Care Planner, CDEC, 5/00 Certified Professional Disability Manager, DMEC, 6/99 Certified Occupational Health Nurse-Specialist (COHN-S), May, 1997 Washington Approved Rehabilitation Provider, #9102 Washington Certification, Claims Administrator, March 1995 Oregon Certification, Claims Examiner, September 1994 Oregon Approved Rehabilitation Counselor, #AM7044 Alaska Approved Rehabilitation Specialist, #30726 Certified Case Manager (CCM), May 1994 Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC), April 1990 Registered Nurse, June, 1973 (licensed in Oregon & Washington) PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES 2008 Present Member, Board of Directors, Portland Singing Christmas Tree Present Curriculum Writer & Instructor, Case Management for the Health and Rehabilitation Professional Oregon Medical Case Managers Group, Board Member Professionals in Workers Compensation, Board Member Instructor, Medical Case Management and Integrated Disability Management, Insurance Education Association/DMEC Present Member, Singing Christmas Tree Choir Present Oregon Association of Rehabilitation Professionals in the Private Sector, President, 1995 and 1999; Board Member Proctor for Oregon of semi-annual CCM national examination Sunburst II Homeowners Association, Board of Directors Portland Community College, Past-president of Advisory Board for Skills Training Programs West Linn Chamber of Commerce, Member Board of Directors, Chair of Program Committee Present OARP At Work Newsletter Contributor Cub Scouts, Columbia River, Treasurer

3 COUNSELOR SUPERVISION Direct Supervision of rehabilitation counselors & Direct Supervision of medical management department & PROFESSIONAL WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS 2009 Economic Damages as Determined by a Life Care Planner, OTLA Liability Section 2008 Dollars Drive Settlements, OTLA 2008 Factitious Disorder, WCCA 2008 Analysis & Summary of Medical Records, Institute for Paralegal Education 2007 Presentation for Institute for Paralegal Education: Document Styles 2007 Presentation to Lake Grove Presbyterian Church: ParentCare Seminar: Taking Care of Those We Love: Medical Challenges 2006 Presentation to OTLA Legal Assistants: Medical Records: Obtaining, Reviewing, Using 2005 Presentation to Case Management Society of America: The professional s role in the defense and plaintiff s legal arena and the purpose of Life Care Planning in catastrophic injuries 2004 Presentation to Oregon Trial Lawyer s Association re: use of experts 2004 Presentation to DMEC (Disability Management Employer Coalition) regarding the benefits of CPDM (Certified Professional Disability Manager) 2003 Presentation to WCCA (Workers Compensation Claims Association): Factitious Disorder 2003 Presentation to OMCMG: Factitious Disorder 2003 Presentation to Oregon Trial Lawyer s Association Litigators Group: Legal Nurse Consulting and Life Care Planning 2003 Presentation to OMCMG, all-day: Strategies for a Changing World 2001 Presentation to Washington Contractors regarding the use of medical case management to reduce workers compensation costs 2001 Presentation to OMCMG: Cost Benefit Analysis 2001 Presentation to OARP: Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, Post-concussive syndrome, Forearm Tendinitis 2000 Presentation to litigator s group re: Life Care Planning 2000 Presentation to OMCMG: Integrated Disability Management 2000 Presentation regarding Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome (RSD) 2000 Presentation regarding Legal Nurse Consulting 1999 Presentation to OSIA, OARPPS: Integrated Disability Management

4 1998 Presentation to OARPPS, OSIA, WCCA, PWC: Factitious Disorder 1998 Presentation to AALNC regarding Life Care Planning 1997 Presentation to Columbia Chapter of Occupational Health Nurses regarding Legal Nurse Consulting 1997 Presentation to CorVel Breakfast series regarding estimating claims costs in catastrophic injuries 1997 Presentation to Wausau regarding OAR President s messages to OARPPS conferees, Spring and Fall Conferences 1995 Oregon s Rehabilitation System, message to Department of Labor and Industries (WA) nurses, November 1994 Legal Nurse Consulting, Oregon Medical Case Manager Group 1991 An Introduction to Life Care Planning, OARPPS Conference 1989 Reducing Medical Claims Costs, P.I.P.A Work Hardening Association of Oregon, First Annual Conference, Portland, Oregon An Effective Teamwork Approach to Vocational Rehabilitation 1987 Oregon Association of Rehabilitation Professionals in the Private Sector, Quarterly Meeting, Portland, Oregon How to Obtain Adequate Medical Information in a Vocational Rehabilitation Case 1984 Oregon Association of Rehabilitation Professionals in the Private Sector, The Use of Medical Management in Vocational Rehabilitation PUBLICATIONS 2006 Look into the Crystal Ball: Estimating Future Costs in a Life Care Plan, Trial Lawyer Winter 2006, pp Nurse Consultants: Benefiting from a legal nurse consultant, Sidebar, Nov The Difficult Client, OMCMG Newsletter, Winter, The Difficult Client in Workers Compensation Vocational Rehabilitation, OARP At Work Newsletter, Summer, How Ethical Principles Affect Case Management - A Real-Life Example, The Case Manager, May/June 2002, pp Case Management in Psychiatric Disability, The Case Manager, May/June Effective Use of Case Management in Factitious Disorder, Journal of Care Management, August 1999, 5:4, pp Notes from the President s desk, OARPPS At Work Newsletter 1994 Ethics and the Rehabilitation Counselor OARPPS At Work Newsletter 1994 Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: What to Recommend in the Face of Negative Nerve Conduction Studies OARPPS At Work Newsletter 1994 Rehabilitation Successes ; OARPPS At Work Newsletter

5 EMPLOYMENT HISTORY Present Medical Vocational Planning Owner, Medical Case Manager, Vocational Rehabilitation Consultant, Legal Nurse Consultant, Life Care Planner, Disability Manager, Medical Set-Aside Consultant CorVel Corporation Branch Manager, Supervisor, Medical Case Manager, Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor, Legal Nurse Consultant, Life Care Planner Insurance Education Association Instructor: Disability Management; Medical Terminology; Case Management Olsten Health Care Services After-hours on-call Registered Nurse Insurance Education Association, Regional Director, Oregon Quality Care Homecare Services, Eugene, Oregon, Staff Nurse, On-call Medical Vocational Planning, Inc. Co-founder and co-owner, Corporate President, Medical management specialist, vocational rehabilitation consultant Medical Management Services, Inc. Founder and owner, Corporate President, medical case manager, vocational rehabilitation consultant Vocational Rehabilitation Services, Inc. Supervisor, Medical case manager, vocational rehabilitation consultant Visiting Nurse Association, Los Angeles, California Public Health Staff Nurse Arcadia Methodist Hospital, Arcadia, California Intensive Care Unit Registered Nurse