Avoiding Malpractice Lawsuits
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General Information
You are not required to complete this Module in one sitting. Our site will track your progress and allow you to log out, then log in at a later date to complete the activity. You will have one (1) year from your purchase date to complete this Module. This Module will take approximately two (2) hours to complete. In order to receive credit for completing the module, you will be required to complete the quiz presented at the end.
Target Audience: Physicians, and other health professionals.
Medium Used: Proprietary E-Learning Software
Hardware/Software Requirements: A computer running Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, Mozilla Firefox 1.0, or Apple Safari 1.2 or higher. Your web browser must be capable of using cookies and be set to accept cookies from the lawandmed.com domain name. The browser must also be capable of accessing web sites secured using 128-bit secure sockets layer. Adobe Flash Player 8 or higher is required to listen to the audio file presentations. You must also have Adobe Reader version 6 or higher to view PDF files provided throughout the module materials.
Release Date: April, 2010
Review Date: July 2021
Termination Date: July 2024
CME Granting Organization
Law and Medicine Media, LLC
P.O. Box 401
Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033
Tel: 1-800-808-8525
Website: www.lawandmed.com; info@lawandmed.com
Please contact us with questions regarding your access to the Module.
About the Author
The following Module has been prepared by Victor R. Cotton, MD, JD. Dr. Cotton has more than 20 years of experience as a physician and 15 years of experience as a healthcare attorney.
CME Accreditation Information
ACCME Accreditation Statement
Law & Medicine Media, LLC is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the ACCME by Law and Medicine Media, LLC. Law and Medicine Media, LLC designates this educational activity for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category I Credits ™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this continuing medical education activity.
CME Conflict of Interest Statement
In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) Standards, Law and Medicine Media, LLC requires faculty and all others who have the ability to control the content of Law and Medicine Media, LLC CME activities to disclose to the participant whether they do or do not have any real or apparent conflicts of interest or other relationships, including relationships with any manufacturer of any commercial product, related to the content of this CME activity.
With respect to this CME activity, the following disclosures were obtained:
Victor R. Cotton, MD, JD – Author/Speaker: Nothing to disclose
Julie A. Horst – Education Director: Nothing to disclose
No other person was in a position to control the content, presentation or evaluation of this educational activity.
Statement Regarding Commercial Support
Law and Medicine Media, LLC has not received commercial support of any kind related to the preparation or dissemination of this online module. This entire activity was financially supported by Law and Medicine Media, LLC. This activity does not include a discussion of unapproved uses of drugs or devices.
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As required by contractual provision (such as by an agreement with the participant’s employer);
As required to provide appropriate continuing medical education credit to the participant; and/or
As required by law.
Instructions
In order to earn CME credit(s) you must:
Complete the Module;
Receive at least a 70% score on the post-material quiz;
Complete the Module Evaluation at the end of the module.
Goals and Objectives
At the conclusion of the presentation, the listener should be able to:
- Understand the factors that must come together to result in the filing of a malpractice lawsuit
- Recognize the types of patients who are more likely to file lawsuits
- Avoid common mistakes that result in the filing of a lawsuit
This module is presented in audio format. There is an outline which can be printed to follow the presentation.