The 10th Annual Conference on Medical Negligence and Risk Management in Medicine, Surgery, Emergency Medicine, Radiology, Psychiatry and Family Medicine
January 5 – 8, 2010
The Hilton Los Cabos Beach & Golf Resort, San Jose del Cabo, Mexico
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Full Conference Syllabus – PDF
(General information and all talks)
Full Conference Syllabus – ZIP file
(General information and all talks)
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General Conference Information
(Accreditation, Agenda, and Faculty)
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2010
(JOINT CONFERENCE DAY)
Vaginal Birth After Cesarean Section: Reality or Reappraisal
Mark B. Landon, M.D.
Chorioamnionitis: New Guidelines
Ronald S. Gibbs, M.D.
New Concepts in Cerebral Palsy: Causes and Prevention
Alan M. Peaceman, M.D.
Patterns and Types of Birth Injury: Hypoxic, Mechanical (Forceps/Vacuum)
Patrick D. Barnes, M.D.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 2010
Atrial Fibrillation: Mishaps, Guidelines, and Standards of Care
David J. Callans, M.D.
Emergency Management of Chest Pain: Time is Muscle!
Richard E. Wolfe, M.D.
Ethics and Law: The Case of Elder Abuse and Neglect
Laurence B. McCullough, Ph.D.
Breast Cancer, Mammography, and Malpractice: A Hapless Triad
Leonard Berlin, M.D.
Avoidable “Complications” in Genetics: The Wisdom of Anticipation
Aubrey Milunsky, M.D., D.Sc.
References
Pitfalls in the Emergency Management of Altered Mental Status
Richard E. Wolfe, M.D.
Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators: New Guidelins and Inappropriate Shocks
David J. Callans, M.D.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 2010
Ethical Misadventures in Surgical Practice
Laurence B. McCullough, Ph.D.
Expert Witnes, Immunity, and Intimidation: The Conflicting Roles of Medical Societies, State Medical Boards, and the Courts
Leonard Berlin, M.D.
Genes, Stroke, and Liability: Who Should Have Known What, When?
Aubrey Milunsky, M.D., D. Sc.
References
Ethical Guidelines in the Care of the “Impossible Patient”
Laurence B. McCullough, Ph.D.
Errors and Lessons in the Management of Sepsis
Richard E. Wolfe, M.D.
Standards of Care and Preventable Errors in Angioplasty and Cardiac Bypass Surgery
David J. Callans, M.D.
Defensive Medicine: Does it Pull Doctors into, or Keep Them Out of, the Courtroom?
Leonard Berlin, M.D.
