Risk Prevention in Ophthalmology

Definitions of medical malpractice and examples (Allegations * Maloccurence) * Causes of litigation (* Poor communication * Physician-patient relationship * Informed consent * Poor result) * Physician-patient relationship: practical and philosophical considerations * Informed consent (* History * Theory * Rationale * Procedure) * Poor results (* Cataract surgery * Retinal detachment * Prescribing & drugs * Glaucoma * Trauma & Intraocular foreign bodies * Medical retina * Retinopathy of prematurity * Anesthesia * Oculoplastic * Strabismus * Tumors * Neuro-ophthalmology * Miscellaneous) * Why patients sue (Plaintiff attorney author MD/JD) * The plaintiff’s attorney (plaintiff attorney author MD/JD) * The defense attorney (defense attorney author MD/JD) * Ophthalmic malpractice lawsuits with large monetary awards * Medical records (* Office chart * Hospital record) * The four most effective risk prevention techniques (* Good result * Physician-patient relationship * Informed consent * Documentation) * Identifying and managing the litigious patient * Natural history of a medical malpractice claim (* Request for records * Summons and complaint * Narrative interview * Hiring your own attorney * Selection of an expert witness * Discovery * Interrogatories * Examination before trial (deposition) * Consideration of settlement * Trial testimony and courtroom behavior * Damages * Appeal * Countersuit) * Testifying as an expert witness.