• July 2010 - Law & Medicine is awarded "Accreditation with Commendation" through July 2016, by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME). Accreditation with Commendation is the ACCME's highest level of recognition and is awarded to CME providers who meet all of the ACCME's standards for excellence in medical education. Nationally, less than 10% of CME providers are awarded Accreditation with Commendation and Law & Medicine is the only provider of medical-legal education to achieve this level of recognition.
  • June 2010 - Law & Medicine adds a new educational module, "Avoiding Malpractice Lawsuits." In the 50 minute audio module, Dr. Cotton analyses lawsuits from a scientific perspective and discusses practical ways to avoid being sued.
  • June 2010 -  Watch our new video - Providing Answers to Medical-Legal Dilemmas.
  • March 2010 - Law and Medicine would like to introduce the Law and Medicine Research Institute. The Law and Medicine Research Institute is dedicated to the scientific study of the intersection of law and medicine. The Institute contains links to important medical-legal studies, commentary on these studies, information from our own areas of research, and scientific papers that Dr. Cotton has published.
  • March 2010 - We welcome Julie Horst back to Law and Medicine. Julie has worked in the legal field as well as a speaking engagement liaison with major Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Companies. Julie will now coordinate Dr. Cotton's busy lecture schedule. We are thrilled to have her back on the team.
  • March 2010 - Dr. Cotton would like to invite you to participate in a Malpractice Research Study. Law & Medicine is performing a research study designed to evaluate the degree to which misunderstandings about fundamental medical-legal concepts contribute to the medical malpractice problem.  Participate in our Research Study.
  • February 2010 - Law and Medicine became a member of Physician Insurers Association of America (PIAA) - www.thepiaa.org.

  • September 15, 2009 – Law & Medicine proudly announces a new online CME module -  Remote Monitoring: What is the Standard of Care? Sponsored by an unrestricted educational grant from Boston Scientific, this module is provided free of charge. Click here to begin.

  • August 11-13, 2009 – Law & Medicine participated in the Vermont Captive Insurance Association’s Annual Conference, Burlington, VT.

  • June 18, 2009 - Released: Issue XI of Law & Medicine's Clinical SidebarTM "Never Evidence"
  • April 22, 2009 – Law & Medicine proudly announces the following Case Study E-Learning Modules are now online and available for purchase. Click module title for a description.

    Product Recalls, Warnings and “Dear Doctor” Letters - Module 1.0

    Product Recalls, Warnings and “Dear Doctor” Letters - Module 2.0

  • March 30, 2009 - ACC.09 - Law & Medicine President, Victor Cotton, MD, JD, received an unsolicited invitation to speak at the American College of Cardiology's annual scientific meeting on medical-legal issues. This meeting is the largest of its kind and is attended by 17,000 physicians from around the world. Dr. Cotton's presentation was an overwhelming success and his Q & A session went well past the allotted time, as the physician participants engaged Dr. Cotton in his strategies to risk management and solutions for medical-legal dilemmas.
  • January 29, 2009 - Released: Issue IX of Law & Medicine's Clinical SidebarTM "A Jury of My Peers"
  • October 2-4, 2008 - Law & Medicine participated in ASHRM's Annual Conference and Exhibition held in Boston, MA and contributed to the ASHRM Foundation's annual fundraising event.
  • September 11, 2008 - Released: Issue VII of Law & Medicine's Clinical SidebarTM "Be Like Mike"
  • July 31, 2008 - Released: Issue VI of Law & Medicine's Clinical SidebarTM "In God We Trust"
  • July 18, 2008 - ACCME: Law & Medicine is pleased to announce that it has been named an accredited provider by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education. This accreditation allows us to designate our materials for AMA PRA Category I CreditTM.
  • June 18, 2008 - Released: Issue V of Law & Medicine's Clinical SidebarTM "Fighter Pilot, MD"
  • April 28, 2008 - Law & Medicine's entire portfolio of risk management education resources have been approved by the American Academy of Family Physicians to award AAFP Prescribed Credits.
  • February 28, 2008 – Law & Medicine proudly announces the following Case Study E-Learning Modules are now online and available for purchase: 
    • Futility and End of Life Medical Care
    • Managing Bad Outcomes
    • Managing Test Results
    • Patient Responsibility
    • Referring and Consulting Physician Responsibilities
    • Telephone Calls & Telemedicine 1.0
    • Telephone Calls & Telemedicine 2.0

     
  • February 28, 2008 - Released: Issue IV of Law & Medicine’'s Clinical SidebarTM "O.J. Simpson"
  • December 3, 2007 - As a result of customer requests, our Core Curriculum is now available online through our E-Learning Modules. This web-based training provides instruction on six foundational medical-legal issues.
 
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