American Medical Malpractice
CHAPTER 1 American Medical Malpractice Fillmore Buckner, M.D., J.D., F.A.C.O.G., F.C.L.M. COMMON LAW To comprehend American medical malpractice law, it is necessary to understand something of the history of the…
GENERAL & FAMILY MEDICINE
Professional Liability Insurance
CHAPTER 7 Professional Liability Insurance Michael S. Lehv, M.D., J.D., F.C.L.M. GOLDEN RULES 1. Read thy policy. 2. Policy language shall be your guide. 3. Ambiguities shall be settled in…
Medical Malpractice Stress Syndrome
CHAPTER 2 Medical Malpractice Stress Syndrome S. Sandy Sanbar, M.D., Ph.D., J.D., F.C.L.M. , Marvin H. Firestone, M.D., J.D., F.C.L.M. GOLDEN RULES 1. Medical malpractice lawsuits are extremely stressful. 2….
Medical Error Disclosure and Apology
CHAPTER 6 Medical Error Disclosure and Apology S. Sandy Sanbar, M.D., Ph.D., J.D., F.C.L.M. GOLDEN RULES 1. The medical concepts of mistake, error, and bad result require medical judgments, whereas…
Malpractice Lawsuits: Prevention, Initial Handling, and Physician Concerns
CHAPTER 3 Malpractice Lawsuits: Prevention, Initial Handling, and Physician Concerns S. Sandy Sanbar, M.D., Ph.D., J.D., F.C.L.M. GOLDEN RULES 1. Build malpractice-proof shelters to survive the most predictable, yet least…
Medical Brief (or Medical Memorandum)
CHAPTER 4 Medical Brief (or Medical Memorandum) S. Sandy Sanbar, M.D., Ph.D., J.D., F.C.L.M. , Marvin H. Firestone, M.D., J.D., F.C.L.M. GOLDEN RULES 1. The medical brief can be an…
Spoliation: Record Retention, Destruction, and Alteration
CHAPTER 5 Spoliation: Record Retention, Destruction, and Alteration Alan C. Hoffman, J.D., F.C.L.M. , S. Sandy Sanbar, M.D., Ph.D., J.D., F.C.L.M. GOLDEN RULES 1. “In God we trust. All others…
Engineering the Next-Generation PET Detectors
[2]. A PET camera detects many of these 511 keV photon pairs in coincidence. These pairs are then assigned to lines of response (LOR) which are used in the image…
Engineering Multivalent and Multispecific Protein Therapeutics
Fig. 14.1 Targeting strategies for multivalent and multispecific proteins. Circles and squares represent individual binding sites that can be either identical (monospecific) or different (bispecific). Ligand can simultaneously bind: a two…
Stem Cells: The Holy Grail of Regenerative Medicine
Fig. 2.1 Classification of stem cells: Depending upon the differentiation potential into different lineages, stem cells are categorized as totipotent, pluripotent, multipotent, oligopotent, and unipotent 1. Totipotent: A single cell capable…
