Curriculum Vitae

TRACY ALBEE, PHN BSN RN LNCC CLCP FIALCP
1852 West Eleventh Street, Suite 333
Tracy, CA  95376
209-833-7251

LICENSURE 

1987 to Present Licensed Registered Nurse, California

1991 to 1994     Licensed Registered Nurse, Virginia

EDUCATION

2008     Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly Administrator Certificate Program: Careology Institute

1997     Life Care Planning Certificate Program: The Rehabilitation Training Institute & The University of Florida   

1995     Legal Nurse Consultant Certificate Program:  The Medical-Legal Consulting Institute, Houston TX

1988       Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN). CA State University, Sacramento

CERTIFICATION

2008     Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly Administrator

1998     Legal Nurse Consultant Certified, Center for Nursing Education and Testing, Inc. (endorsed by American Board of Nursing Specialties)

1997     Certified Life Care Planner, Commission of Health Care Certification

1996     Home Health Nurse, American Nurse’s Association   

1995     Legal Nurse Consultant, Medical-Legal Consulting Institute.

1988       Public Health Nurse (PHN), State of California.

PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION

2005    Fellow of the International Academy of Life Care Planners

BUSINESSS OWNER: Founder /Principal / President of MEDILEGAL, A PROFESSIONAL NURSING CORPORATION:

• 1995 to Present: Legal Nurse Consultant Certified
• 1996 to Present: Certified Life Care Planner
• 09/1996 to 09/2001 & 11/2004 to Present: Nurse Consultant. State of California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Board
• 11/2001:  Provided flu vaccine clinics through VSI for US Postal Service
• 01/2003 to Present:  Independent Nurse Contractor providing Long-Term Care Underwriting Assessments. LifePlans.
• 06/2004 to Present: Reviewer at Drinker Biddle & Reath: Defense Litigation Team for Propulsid, Vicryl/Ethicon Sutures, & Ortho Evra

CLINICAL WORK EXPERIENCE   

• 01/1999 to 04/2000:  Hospice (Home Health) Nurse. Sutter Tracy Hospital Hospice Program

• 1998:  Nurse Consultant.  New Way Intermediate Care Facility

• 1993 to 1998: Home Health Staff Nurse.  Kaiser Permanente

• 1991 to 1993: Case Manager and Admissions Supervisor.  Commonwealth Health Care

• 1989 to 1991: Home Health Staff Nurse.  Kaiser Permanente

• 1988 to 1989: Staff Registered Nurse. Casa Serena Home Health Agency

• 1987 to 1988: Staff Registered Nurse/Charge Nurse.  Sutter Memorial Hospital

MILITARY EXPERIENCE

• 1990 to 2000: US Navy Nurse Corps Lieutenant, Inactive Ready Reserve

• 1988 to 1990: US Navy Nurse Corps Lieutenant, Active Ready Reserve

EDUCATOR

• Presented 0.75 hour program “Using Damages Expert Witnesses Effectively in Catastrophic Cases”, Federal Tort Claims Act Seminar, Office of Legal Education, Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys: Columbia, South Carolina, November 2007.

• Presented 1.25 hour program "Legal Nurse Consultant: How Does Your Business Grow?”, 2007 National Educational Conference: Austin, Texas, April 2007.

• Participant in DVD 403 Continuing Education Program: “Avoiding Malpractice”, Concept Media: Jobson Medical Information LLC, Irvine, CA, 2007.

• Presented 1.0 hour program “Case Management Issues in Litigated Brain Injury Cases”, State of the Art Medical and Rehabilitative Care in Brain Injury: Clinical and Legal Implications: Co-Sponsored by California Brain Injury Association, Napa, CA, September 2006.

• Presented 2.0 hour program “Two Sides of the Same Brain Injury”, 17^th Annual National Convention of the American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants:  Atlanta, GA, March 2006.

• Presented 7.0 hour program “Analyzing Medical Records for the California Paralegal”, Institute of Paralegal Education, October, 2003.

• Presented 3.0 hour program “Complex Litigation, A Case Study”, The Greater Sacramento Chapter of the American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants, June 2003 Dinner Educational Program

• Presented 1.0 hour program “Brain Injury Litigation and Life Care Planning”, Brain Injury Litigation, The Greater Sacramento Chapter of the American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants, Third Annual Conference, October, 2002.    

• Presented 1.5 hour program “What’s Your Plan? Intersecting Proper Resident Assessments with your Capabilities”, California Assisted Living Facilities Association’s 2002 Spring Conference: Oakland, CA, June 2002.

• Presented 1.5 hour program “A Personal Injury Case, Start to Finish”, 12^th Annual National Convention of the American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants:  Denver, CO, April 2001.

• Presented 8 hour program “Beginning and Advanced Life Care Planning”, 11^th Annual National Convention of the American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants; St. Louis, MO, April 2000.

• Contributed to the Life Care Planning curriculum for Arlene Klepatsky, RN JD, at University of California, Hayward Legal Nurse Consultant Certificate Program, 1999.

• Provide presentations to the Tracy Chamber of Commerce & other organizations on Time Management for the Home Based Business, 1999-2000

• Provide lectures to nursing and non-nursing organizations regarding Life Care Planning, 1998-present.

•  Provide in-services for various home health agencies on the topic of legal aspects and Standards of Care in home health, 1997 to 2004.

• Provide in-services to groups of nurses regarding different aspects of Legal Nurse Consulting, 1997-present.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• American Nurse’s Association

• American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants (AALNC)

• Charter Member, Greater Sacramento Area Chapter, AALNC

• Positions held include Director at Large x 4 terms, President Elect x 2 terms, President x 2 terms, Past President x 2 terms

• International Association of Life Care Planners (IALCP)

• International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals (IARP)

VOLUNTEER POSITIONS

• Board Member, American Association Of Legal Nurse Consultants
• Director at Large, 04/2007-Present
• IALCP Peer Reviewer for Fellow Candidates, 01/2007-Present
• Ad Hoc Educational Committee Member, IALCP, 09/2006-12/2006
• Board Member, Sutter Tracy Hospital Board of Trustees, 2003-Present
• Secretary, Executive Board, 2006-Present
• Member, Medical Policy Committee, 2001—Present
  • Currently serving as Chair, 2004-Present
• Member, Ethics Committee, 2003-Present
• Volunteer for Tracy High School Athletic Booster Club, 07/06-Present
• Volunteer at Festival of the Trees, 2003-Present
• Co-chair for Silent Auction, 2007
• Volunteer for Brighter Christmas, 2002-2005
• Board Member, American Legal Nurse Consultants Certification Board (ALNCCB), 2000-2003
• Volunteer at Boys & Girls Club fundraising events, 2000-2003
• Supporting Member, McHenry House for the Homeless, 2000-2005
• Participated and Contributed to Life Care Planning Summit, 2002, 2004, & 2008
• Board Member, McHenry House for the Homeless, 1997-1999

PUBLICATIONS

• Albee, Tracy.  “The Legal Nurse Consultant as a Board of Nursing Expert Witness.”  The Journal of Legal Nurse Consulting, Vol. 18, No. 1, pp 11-14, Winter 2007.

•  Albee, Tracy.  “Monkey See, Monkey Do.”  LNC Resource, Vol. 1, No. 7, pp 19, July 2004

• Albee, Tracy.  “Case Study: Future Care Cost Analysis for a Post-Splenectomy Patient.”  Journal of Life Care Planning, Elliott & Fitzpatrick, Inc. Vol. 2, #2, pp 119-123, November 2003.

• Albee, Tracy.  “So You’re Certified, Will you Renew?”  Network News, AALNC, Vol. 5, #1, pp. 6-7, Winter 2003. 

• Webster, S; Albee, T; Camp, E; Mihalich, J; Nihill, B; Woodward, P; Garbin, M; Zimbler, E.  LNCC Practice Test.  AALNC & CNET, 2001. 

• Albee, Tracy, Webster, Sheila.  “Meeting the Practice Requirements for LNCC Certification: Tracking Billable Hours.”  Network News, AALNC, Vol. 3, #1, pp. 5-6, Winter 2001. 

• Blevins, N; Miller, R; Pugh, J; Riggs, E; Albee, T; Scott, S.  Developing an Independent Legal Nurse Consulting Practice.  AALNC, 2001. 

• Albee, Tracy.  “Are There Ethical Questions in Hospice?”  Bioethics, Justice, & Health Care, Wadsworth Publishing, Belmont, 2000, pp. 400-402. 

• Albee, Tracy.  “The Rehabilitation Nurse Expert“. Determining Economic Damages, James Publishing Group, Santa Ana, pp. 9.5-9.11, 1998.

• Albee, Tracy.  “Reviewing the Literature Supporting Long-Term Disability Associated with Severe Closed Head Injury”.  The Journal of Legal Nurse Consulting,  Vol. 10, No. 1, pp. 5-9, 18, Jan. 1999.

• Albee, Tracy.  “Life Care Plans, What Are They?”  Across the Bar, San Joaquin County Bar Association, Vol. XIII, No. 5, pp. 9-10, May 1998.