2013 Annual Meeting | Practical Legal Issues for Neurologists

Date Tuesday 03/19/13

Time 01:00 PM - 05:00 PM Add To Calendar

Session Format This program will be presented both in-person and online

On Demand This program is not expected to be available in the meeting's On Demand product.

Event Type Half-Day Course

Director(s) Michael A. Williams, MD, FAAN

Topic(s)

Learning Objectives Participants should be able to discuss in general terms the effects that ethical norms and legal requirements have on their practice, and in what circumstances individual practice patterns should be determined by ethical norms vs. legal requirements; describe legal issues in the treatment of patients with epilepsy including work and driving restrictions, employment and academic discrimination, and disclosure of risks of epilepsy and epilepsy treatment; apply the concepts of confidentiality and informed consent in the care of adolescents, and compare and contrast the “mature minor” and “emancipated minor” doctrines; and outline essential steps in identifying and responding to medical errors, and describe when and how to apologize to patients and families when a medical error occurs.

CME Available No CME available

Core Competencies Patient Care & Procedural Skills, Interpersonal and Communication Skills, Professionalism, Systems-based Practice

Recommended Audience Trainee, General Neurologist, Specialist Neurologist, Non-neurologist

Teaching Styles Didactic

Event Timeline
01:00 PM - 01:05 PM		Introduction Michael A. Williams, MD, FAAN
01:05 PM - 01:55 PM		Relationship Between the Law and Ethics Daniel G. Larriviere, MD, JD, FAAN
01:55 PM - 02:45 PM		Legal Issues in Epilepsy Perry Foreman, MD, PhD
02:45 PM - 02:55 PM		Questions and Answers
02:55 PM - 03:10 PM		Break
03:10 PM - 04:00 PM		Legal Issues in Child Neurology Pedro Weisleder, MD, PhD, FAAN
04:00 PM - 04:45 PM		Legal Issues in Medical Errors, Disclosure, and Apology Michael A. Williams, MD, FAAN
04:45 PM - 05:00 PM		Questions and Answers

Faculty Disclosures
Michael A. Williams, MD, FAAN	Dr. Williams has received personal compensation in the range of $0-$499 for serving as an officer or member of the Board of Directors for the Hydrocephalus Association, a not-for-profit patient advocacay organization. The institution of Dr. Williams has received research support from NASA. The institution of Dr. Williams has received research support from Translational Research Insitute for Space Health (TRISH). The institution of Dr. Williams has received research support from NINDS.
Daniel G. Larriviere, MD, JD, FAAN	Dr. Larriviere has nothing to disclose.
Perry Foreman, MD, PhD	No disclosure on file
Pedro Weisleder, MD, PhD, FAAN	Dr. Weisleder has received personal compensation in the range of $5,000-$9,999 for serving as an Editor, Associate Editor, or Editorial Advisory Board Member for Elsevier .

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