Threat Assessment & Management with a Healthcare Focus™ 2023 Seminar
Nov. 8-10 | Kohler, WI
Registration for the 2023 Threat Seminar is now open!
The “all inclusive” registration fee of $1,195 includes conference attendance, hotel Wednesday & Thursday nights, hosted meals and breaks, and seminar materials.
COVID-19 information
Please note: COVID-19 vaccination is required for attendance (meaning full vaccination at some point since the pandemic began; the new bivalent booster is not required). Due to the unpredictable nature of the pandemic, the possibility of cancellation still exists (if that occurs, registration fees will be refunded). Accordingly, we recommend if purchasing airline tickets to attend, to be sure your purchase is refundable. Assuming we can proceed with the seminar, there may be some dining or session room changes to accommodate social distancing requirements that exist at the time. Anyone who has developed a cough or illness will not be permitted to attend and their registration fee will be refunded (or can be transferred to someone else).
Meet Our 2023 Seminar Speakers

Sheridan Ryan, JD, CTM
Author of "'Zero Tolerance' for Violence and Violent Patients: Sound Policy or Sound Bite?" and "Healthcare Threat Management: Patients & Guns"

Lynn Van Male, PhD, CTM
Past 2nd VP on the national Board of Directors of ATAP; Assistant Professor of Psychology at Oregon Health and Sciences University; Provided SME to Joint Commission; FBI symposium invited faculty member on targeted attack prevention; Consulted with the Performance Advisory Committee (Naval Yard shootings); National Director of the VHA’s WVP Program

Jon Wertz, JD, RN
Director, MCW Risk Management; Authored the MCW Risk Management Department's Threat Assessment and Response Protocol

William Zimmerman, CTM
US Capitol Police (retired), and co-author of "Then and Now: Tracking a Federal Agency’s Threat Assessment activity Through Two Decades with an Eye Toward the Future" (2015)

Tony Thrasher, DO
Medical director for the Crisis Services branch of the Milwaukee County Behavioral Health Division; Board-certified psychiatrist; President of the American Association for Emergency Psychiatry; Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association; President Elect – WI Psychiatric Association; President-Elect WI Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons; Board of Directors-NAMI (WI); Psychiatric Times “Mental Health Minute” webinars speaker
I have attended the MCW Threat Assessment and Management training and have sent several of my department leaders. Sheridan and Jonathan’s work on this educational program effectively combines the processes and reasoning from threat assessment experts in the field and the application of this work to the unique healthcare conditions we work within. This training was well worth our time and has effectively driven our work in resolving threats and being able to effectively explain our rationale for each action.
Healthcare Safety & Security Director, 2015 & 2017 attendee
Frequently Asked Questions
Additional Information
Articles & Resources
Healthcare Threat Management - What's Different & Why (PDF)
Zero Tolerance for Violence & Violent Patients: Sound Policy or Sound Bite? (PDF)
Restraining Orders in Healthcare (PDF)
Addressing (Not Tolerating or Ignoring) Verbal Abuse (PDF)
Understanding Violence - A Prerequisite to Prevention (PDF)
Guns Education Flyer (PDF)
Logistics
Kohler is located two-thirds mile west of Interstate 43 in east central Wisconsin, just one hour north of Milwaukee (60 miles), one hour south of Green Bay (60 miles) and two hours north of Chicago (140 miles). If you need to arrange transportation between the Milwaukee airport and Kohler’s Inn on Woodlake hotel, Go Riteway provides such a service and can be contacted at 1 (800) 236-5452.
You do NOT need a car at Kohler resort. Kohler provides free on-demand shuttle transportation to guests, and the seminar has reserved shuttles as well.