Risk Prevention in Ophthalmology

2008
ISBN: 978-0-387-73340-1
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 282 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 441 g

This book could save its readers millions – literally. Lawsuits can ruin a clinician’s professional and personal life, and here’s how to avoid them. Written for physicians by physicians, this important book concisely and pragmatically answers many of the questions surrounding medical malpractice. With an emphasis on clinical matters and a minimum of "legalese", this book shows ophthalmologists how to ensure there are no law suits in the first place. It also examines what happens should litigation occur and provides insights into both defendant and plaintiff perspectives. A chapter entitled "Natural History of a Lawsuit" walks the reader step-by-step through the procedure. Covering the legal issues for all of ophthalmology, here at last is a book that provides the busy clinician with the tools necessary to reduce the risk of potential lawsuits – as well as insights for coping with actual ones.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kraushar, Marvin

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht Medizin- und Gesundheitsrecht
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Augenheilkunde, Optometrie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizinische Ethik
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Angewandte Ethik & Soziale Verantwortung Medizinische Ethik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

General Considerations.- Basic Medical Malpractice Terminology.- The Defense Attorney.- The Plaintiff's Attorney.- The Trial Judge.- The Medical Expert.- Sequence of Events in a Medical Malpractice Lawsuit.- Informed Consent.- The Five Most Effective Risk Prevention Strategies.- Revelation of Adverse Events and the Conundrum of an Apology.- Risk Management in the Ophthalmic Subspecialties and Related Fields.- Anesthesia.- Cataract Surgery.- Cornea: External Disease and Contact Lenses.- Drugs.- Emergencies.- Glaucoma.- Neuroophthalmology.- Oncology.- Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery.- Pediatric Ophthalmology.- Refractive Corneal Surgery.- Retina and Vitreous.- Uveitis.- Personal and Business Considerations.- Physician and Defendant: Living and Coping with a Double Life.- Medical Malpractice Insurance: Selection of Companies and Policies.

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. Kraushar is an adjunct professor at Mt. Sinai in New York, but spends the bulk of his time in private practice. Dr. Kraushar has been in practice for nearly twenty years and had published literally dozens of articles in the most highly cited ophthalmology journals discussing the issue of medical malpractice. Unusual among presenters at the American Academy of Ophthalmology because he is not primarily an academic doctor, he nonetheless has chaired multiple symposia at the AAO annual meeting on the subject.