Risk Prevention in Opthalmology

by Kraushar, Marvin F., M.D.

• ISBN13: 9780387733401
• ISBN10: 038773340X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-08-15
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

In Risk Prevention in Ophthalmology, many of the questions surrounding medical malpractice are answered clearly, concisely, and pragmatically for physicians, by physicians. Written with an emphasis on clinical matters, this book shows ophthalmologists how to avoid lawsuits in the first place. What does "risk assessment" mean in the real world? How truly informed are your patients after signing your consent forms? Do your patients have reasonable expectations regarding outcomes? Are your history-taking and record keeping habits leaving you exposed? Are you sufficiently careful with documentation? What is quality assurance? Book jacket.

Author Biography

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.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. v
Contributors	p. xv
General Considerations
Basic Medical Malpractice Terminology	p. 3
The Defense Attorney	p. 7
The Plaintiff's Attorney	p. 27
The Trial Judge	p. 37
The Medical Expert	p. 41
Sequence of Events in a Medical Malpractice Lawsuit	p. 47
Informed Consent	p. 65
The Five Most Effective Risk Prevention Strategies	p. 77
Revelation of Adverse Events and the Conundrum of an Apology	p. 85
Risk Management in the Ophthalmic Subspecialties and Related Fields
Anesthesia	p. 91
Cataract Surgery	p. 103
Cornea: External Disease and Contact Lenses	p. 119
Drugs	p. 131
Emergencies	p. 149
Glaucoma	p. 163
Neuroophthalmology	p. 171
Oncology	p. 181
Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery	p. 187
Pediatric Ophthalmology	p. 201
Refractive Corneal Surgery	p. 209
Retina and Vitreous	p. 225
Uveitis	p. 237
Personal and Business Considerations
Physician and Defendant: Living and Coping with a Double Life	p. 249
Medical Malpractice Insurance: Selection of Companies and Policies	p. 259
Index	p. 269
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