Suits and Scrubs: A Discussion on Medical Malpractice

Chicago, IL US
November 1, 2024
This activity will equip participants with a comprehensive understanding of medical malpractice, focusing on how lawsuits occur, steps to take if sued, and strategies for being an effective defendant. It will provide essential legal knowledge while addressing the emotional and psychological impacts of litigation, aiming to reduce physician burnout and promote well-being. This formal education on malpractice will empower physicians to navigate legal challenges confidently and mitigate the personal and professional consequences of lawsuits.

Target Audience

This activity is designed for obstetrics and gynecology department clinicians and staff.

Learning Objectives

After this activity, participants will be able to:

  • Identify strategies to mitigate psychological damage related to litigation stress that may lead to physician burnout;
  • List common concerns that arise from medical litigation;
  • Outline ways to prepare for medical litigation;
  • Summarize the internal process for handling lawsuits, including when and how to notify risk management;
  • Describe appropriate expectations for the timeline involved with medical litigation;
  • Explain the process by which medical litigation can arise.
Additional information
ACGME/ABMS Core Competencies: 
Interpersonal and Communication Skills
Professionalism
Systems-based Practice
For more information, please contact:
CME Coordinator Contact Name: 
Destiny Brown, CPhT, PMP
CME Coordinator Contact Email: 
destinybrown@bsd.uchicago.edu
CME Coordinator Contact Phone: 
773-702-9763
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Summary
Available credit: 
  • 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 2.00 Participation
Event starts: 
11/01/2024 - 8:00am
Event ends: 
11/01/2024 - 10:00am
Activity opens: 
11/01/2024
Activity expires: 
02/01/2025
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The University of Chicago Medicine
860 E 59th St
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Chicago, IL 60637
United States
HYBRID CONFERENCE
Learners can attend this activity in person or virtually. For questions, contact Destiny Brown via e-mail.
 
ACCESSIBILITY The University of Chicago is committed to providing equal access appropriate to need and circumstances and complies fully with legal requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you are in need of special accommodation, please contact Destiny Brown via email at destinybrown@bsd.uchicago.edu.
 
The University of Chicago reserves the right to cancel or postpone this conference due to unforeseen circumstances. In the unlikely event this activity must be cancelled or postponed, the registration fee will be refunded; however, The University of Chicago is not responsible for any related costs, charges, or expenses to participants, including fees assessed by airline/travel/lodging agencies.
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO COURSE DIRECTOR
  Josephine Kim, MD
  Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology

 
 
 
 

Disclosure Declarations
As a provider accredited by the ACCME, The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine asks everyone in a position to control the content of an education activity to disclose all financial relationships with any ineligible companies. This includes any entity whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Financial relationships are relevant if a financial relationship, in any amount, exists between the person in control of content and an ineligible company during the past 24 months, and the content of the education is related to the products of an ineligible company with whom the person has a financial relationship. Mechanisms are in place to identify and mitigate any relevant financial relationships prior to the start of the activity.

Additionally, The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine requires Authors to identify investigational products or off-label uses of products regulated by the US Food and Drug Administration at first mention and where appropriate in the content.
Physician Credit
The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Other Participant Credit
Other participants will receive a Certificate of Participation. For information on the applicability and acceptance of Certificates of Participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME, please consult your professional licensing board.
 

Please Note: The credit claiming process will close three months after the activity ends. Requests to claim credit after three months will be subject to additional fees.

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