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2:00 Intro to Nichole Koford from Wicker Smith, Tampa, Florida. 

Florida Man

3:40 Nichole’s background as a litigator

5:30 What does Nichole’s medical malpractice practice look like and why does she do what she does?

6:20 State of medical malpractice cases in Florida. Do they go to trial or not? Who is being sued these days? Doctors mainly or others?

7:40 Top things learned while building med mal practice? 

8:40 Importance of physician databases that are a matter of public record. 

10:30 Hot topic in medical malpractice: doctor shortages. What does this mean for medical practices and the use of nurse practitioners and physician assistants? What might be causing this? How will the graduate loan cap impact the medical landscape? What are the risks associated with that, and how can we mitigate the risks to ensure patients get the healthcare they need? 

12:25 What can the nurse practitioner databank tell us? 

13:20 Where can nurse practitioners have a full practice, reduced practice or restricted practice? What do these license designations mean, and how do they create opportunities that might not otherwise exist for patients? 

Note: The American Association of Nurse Practitioners' color-coded state licensure map is referenced in the podcast and can be accessed here: https://www.aanp.org/advocacy/state/state-practice-environment.

16:00 Was med school ever a career path?

17:25 What makes Nichole squeamish? 

17:50 Trucking accidents

18:40 Use of autopsy photos

19:20 How to present severe images to the jury during trial– to show or not to show really bad images to a jury.

19:50 DISC personality assessment – what is it and how to use it in practice. 

25:45 Summer happenings – color guard, SATs, camps, school uniforms, summer trips, teen drivers, increased insurance and more.

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