Dr. Dan Osterweil's commitment to improving the lives of our elders can be seen in the focus of his career. A professor of medicine at UCLA, he completed a geriatrics fellowship at UCLA. He is currently the Editor Emeritus of the Journal of the American Medical Directors Association (JAMDA) and member of Caring for the Ages editorial board. He is a Co-Director of the Multicampus Program in Geriatrics and Gerontology, UCLA as well as the Director of a UCLA training program in medical management, and a research associate with UCLA Borun Center for Gerontological Research. Dr. Osterweil co-authored two editions of Medical Care in the Nursing Home, is the co-editor of Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment, and has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals.
Dr. Osterweil is the founder of the Specialized Ambulatory Geriatric Evaluation (S+AGE) Clinic, a community-based, geriatric assessment center in Sherman Oaks. His areas of expertise include cognitive assessment, decision making capacity determination, functional assessment, especially fall assessment, management of dementia, pressure ulcers, and continuous quality improvement in the nursing home. Dr. Osterweil is on faculty at the California Geriatric Education Center. He is a former Fellowship Director of the UCLA Multicampus Program in Geriatric Medicine & Gerontology, and a former Medical Director at the Jewish Home of the Aging and Beverly Hills Health & Rehabilitation. He brings expertise in planning and implementation of the work processes in the nursing home, communication with physicians and administrators, as well as in-depth knowledge of nursing home state and federal regulations. He brings expertise in planning and implementation of the work processes in the nursing home, communication with physicians and administrators, as well as in-depth knowledge of nursing home state and federal regulations.
Background
Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:A: MD, CMD, MscEd
Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
A: American Geraitric Society, American College of Physicians, American Medical Directors Association, Gerontological Society of America, American Federation of Clinical Research
Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
A: forthcoming
Q: Have any of your accreditations ever been investigated, suspended or removed? (if yes, explain)
A: No.
Q: On how many occasions have you been retained as an expert?
A: Retained at the rate of 1-2 cases per month.
Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
A: elder abuse, elder negligence, nursing home care process and quality of care(pressure ulcer, nutrition, falls, incontinence), assisted living, capacity determination, NH survey process, Alzheimers and other dementias.
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
A: approximately 50%
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
A: approximately 50%
Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
A: approximately six times a year
Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
A: As of January 2006, the last deposition taken was early December 2005.
Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
A: ~12
Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
A: since 1995
Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
A: consulting, reports, site inspections, independent medical evaluations
Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
A: travel expenses, copy fees are reimbursed fully
