Mini-Med School for Lawyers (2026 Edition)

Rachel V. Rose
Rachel V. Rose
Rachel V. Rose – Attorney at Law, PLLC

Rachel V. Rose, JD, MBA (Houston, Texas) has a unique background, having worked in many different facets of healthcare, securities, cybersecurity, as well as international law and business throughout her career. For over a decade, her practice has focused on transactional, compliance, and litigation matters related to cybersecurity, health care, securities, and Dodd-Frank/False Claims Act whistleblower claims.

Anthony John Gerard Alastra
Anthony John Gerard Alastra
Arrowhead Neurosurgical Medical Group, Inc.

1/1/2022-present: Neurosurgery Section Chief. Desert Regional Medical Center, Palm Springs, CA. 7/1/2020-present: NIR Fellowship Director. Arrowhead Neurosurgical Medical Group.

Live Video-Broadcast: February 4, 2026

2 hour CLE

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Program Summary

This two-hour course, which is co-presented by an attorney and a neurosurgeon, addresses legal considerations, including procedural and evidentiary issues for expert witnesses, as well as anatomy, positioning, and common neurosurgical procedures. New to this year’s course is generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) and the related evidence rules, clinical considerations, and legal landmines to avoid through cybersecurity measures and risk mitigation techniques.

Key topics to be discussed:

  • Understand the fundamentals of the nervous system and related skeletal system
  • Learn about specific and common procedures as well to chart accurately
  • Appreciate the legal considerations of expert witnesses
  • Glean how GenAI needs to be addressed in legal proceedings as well as proposed changes to the Federal Rules of Evidence, FDA guidance and clinical applications
  • Participants will also learn about the evolving AI landscape and items to consider when utilizing it in clinical settings and legal scenarios

This course is co-sponsored with myLawCLE.

Date / Time: February 4, 2026

  • 10:00 am – 12:10 pm Eastern
  • 9:00 am – 11:10 am Central
  • 8:00 am – 10:10 am Mountain
  • 7:00 am – 9:10 am Pacific

Closed-captioning available

Speakers

Rachel V. Rose | Rachel V. Rose – Attorney at Law, PLLC

Rachel V. Rose, JD, MBA (Houston, Texas) has a unique background, having worked in many different facets of healthcare, securities, cybersecurity, as well as international law and business throughout her career. For over a decade, her practice has focused on transactional, compliance, and litigation matters related to cybersecurity, health care, securities, and Dodd-Frank/False Claims Act whistleblower claims. She has conducted HIPAA Risk Analyses for a variety of domestic and international organizations and represented persons related to government enforcement inquiries and responses on cybersecurity and healthcare related matters. Ms. Rose worked on Capitol Hill when HIPAA passed in 1996 and worked at HHS in 2009 when the HITECH Act was being implemented.

In addition to being extensively published, a sought-after presenter, and quoted expert, Ms. Rose holds an MBA with minors in healthcare and entrepreneurship from Vanderbilt University, a law degree from Stetson University College of Law, and an Executive Certification in Leadership and Negotiation from Harvard Law School. She is also the co-editor of the American Health Lawyers Association’s Enterprise Risk Management Handbook for Healthcare Entities (2nd Edition), as well as a co-author of the ABA’s books The ABCs of ACOs and What Are International HIPAA Considerations?, as well as various chapters in legal and medical books alike.

She has been named consecutively to the Texas Bar College, the National Women Trial Lawyers Association’s Top 25, Houstonia Magazine’s Top Lawyers (healthcare), the National Trial Lawyers Association’s Top 100, SuperLawyers (healthcare), as well as 1st Healthcare Compliance’s 2019 and 2022 Top Presenter. Ms. Rose is also an Affiliated Member with the Baylor College of Medicine’s Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, where she teaches bioethics.

 

Anthony John Gerard Alastra, MD, FAANS, FACS, CNSENDORFP | Arrowhead Neurosurgical Medical Group, Inc.

Academic Appointments
1/1/2022-present: Neurosurgery Section Chief. Desert Regional Medical Center, Palm Springs, CA.

7/1/2020-present: NIR Fellowship Director. Arrowhead Neurosurgical Medical Group.

5/10/2019-present: Deputy Editor. Contemporary Reviews in Neurology and Neurosurgery. Cureus Journal of Medical Science Channel 4498. ISSN #2168-8184.

4/1/2019-present: Associate Program Director. Neurosurgery Residency Program. Desert Regional Medical Center, Palm Springs, CA.

4/1/2019-present: Interim Director Spine Surgery. Neurosurgery Residency Program. Desert Regional Medical Center, Palm Springs, CA.

11/1/2018-present: Director Vascular and Endovascular Neurosurgery. Neurosurgery Residency Program. Desert Regional Medical Center, Palm Springs, CA.

9/10/2008-2009: Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery. New York University School of Medicine, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY.

11/01/2004-2008: Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery. College of Medicine, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY.

Agenda

I. Understand the fundamentals of the nervous system and related skeletal system | 10:00am – 10:20am

II. Learn about specific and common procedures as well to chart accurately | 10:20am – 10:40am

III. Appreciate the legal considerations of expert witnesses | 10:40am – 11:00am

Break | 11:00am – 11:10am

IV. Glean how GenAI needs to be addressed in legal proceedings as well as proposed changes to the Federal Rules of Evidence, FDA guidance and clinical applications | 11:10am – 11:40am

V. Participants will also learn about the evolving AI landscape and items to consider when utilizing it in clinical settings and legal scenarios | 11:40am – 12:10pm

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