The specter of medical malpractice lawsuits looms large for many clinicians, but according to Mark Brown, MD, JD, this anxiety may be disproportionate to the actual risk. In this discussion, we explore the contrasting nature of law and medicine, the unpredictable and capricious nature of legal proceedings, the systemic elements that fuel the high number of medical malpractice lawsuits in the United States, and several practices to reduce the risk of lawsuits.
Guest Bio:
Mark W. Brown, M.D., J.D., holds a JD from Harvard Law School (1970), and an MD from Dartmouth Medical School (1982). His career includes roles in the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office, criminal defense practice, and teaching law at Southwestern School of Law. In medicine, he completed his internship and residency in Emergency Medicine at Presbyterian Hospital, San Francisco, and UCLA and is currently an emergency physician at Antelope Valley Medical Center and clinical faculty member at UCLA School of Medicine.
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67. Caring for the Unapologetically Unvaccinated
66. Hell Yeah or No
65. Bouncing Back After a Tough Case
64. Why Focusing on Patient Experience and Not Satisfaction Is the Right Move
63. The Pillars of Your Professional Life | Do you own or rent your career?
62. Primum Non Nocere | How 8 doctors practice 'first do no harm'
60. How to Be A Medical Expert Witness with Amal Mattu, MD and Rich Orman, JD
59. Aim to be a Zero | An astronaut's guide to life on Earth
58. Lessons Learned in Blood | Mass casualty response effectiveness with Green Beret and physician Mike Shertz, MD
57. Cultivating the Emergency Mind | Graduated pressure, sangfroid, and acknowledging the suboptimal
56. Rescue in the Jungle | Rob and Melissa meet a hiker with a medical emergency
55. Too Much On My Plate | Getting un-busy, procrastination, and pulling back from overcommitment
54. Spanish matador Juan Belmonte practiced naked | Defining success and developing character through the medium of career
53. The Five Fears of Scott Weingart
52. Listening to Podcasts for Maximal Retention | Interstitial time, task type, hour of day, driving vs undivided attention
51. Excellent Presentations with Ross Fisher, MD | Detailed instructions for how to slay it on stage (or online)
50. The Wedge | An internal shift to thrive under duress
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48. Skill Decay | How to get back in the game
46. Strategies to De-Stress Your Nervous System | Before, during, and after intense events
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