How to survive a medical malpractice lawsuit: the physician's roadmap for success

Getting sued for medical malpractice is one of the most traumatic events of aphysicians career. Most physicians are completely unprepared for the challenges encountered in the legal arena, and there are few resources to help navigate through what is a mysterious and terrifying process. How to Survive a Medical Malpractice Lawsuit is the first book about medical malpractice that is completely written by a doctor for doctors. Author Ilene R. Brenner, MD, walks doctors through the process of being sued from the moment they receive a summons until the after-trial appeal process. The book contains valuable, essential information that physicians need to know, in non-legalese language that physicians can understand. Anybody who practices medicine in the United States of America needs to read this book to prevent making critical mistakes that can hurt their case, and learn strategies to maximize their chances of a defendants verdict. Every doctor seeks to avoid getting sued, but few doctors know what to do once it happens. Though risk management courses abound, there is a surprising dearth of information when it comes to what happens after you get sued. Mostof the books that are available are written by lawyers in legalese. How to Survive a Medical Malpractice Lawsuit accomplishes what none of the other books do: walk the physician through the process of being sued, step-by-step.Ilene R. Brenner, MS, MD, is a practicing Board Certified Emergency Physicianin Atlanta, Georgia. She has a bachelors degree in Psychology from Emory University, a masters degree in Applied Physiology, and a medical degree from The Chicago Medical School. Her internship and specialty training was in EmergencyMedicine at Emory University School of Medicine where she excelled, winning many scholarships including the EMRA Scholarship to attend the 2002 ACEP Leadership and Legislative Issues Conference in Washington D.C. In addition to her medical practice, she teaches nurse practitioner students at the Nell Hodgson School of Nursing at Emory University as an Adjunct Professor. Editors: Joseph Brenner - an actively practicing medical malpractice trial attorney for the defense is the consulting editor for the book. Mark Plaster, MD, JD, is the editor of the article series which served as the basis of this book. A practicing attorney, he will write the foreword to the book.

• ISBN: 978-1-4443-3130-1
• Editorial: Wiley-Blackwell
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 160
• Fecha Publicación: 23/04/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés