Susan Wagener will be a featured speaker at the annual conference of The American Association of Nurse Attorneys. Wagener and co-presenter Evita Morin, a licensed master social worker with Rise Recovery in San Antonio, will discuss substance abuse disorder (SUD) and defending professional license investigations involving SUD allegations. Their presentation will cover risk factors for and recovery from SUD as well as factors to consider when seeking alternative discipline options. More information about the conference, which will be in Glendale, Arizona, on October 9-11, is available on TAANA’s website..

Wagener, an attorney of counsel for the firm’s Chicago office, focuses her practice on health care professional licensure cases, medical malpractice, nursing home litigation, and general healthcare law matters. She regularly presents and publishes on topics related to malpractice risk management and the defense of disciplinary matters. Prior to becoming an attorney, she was a registered nurse, specializing in orthopedic and medical-surgical nursing care.