Risk Prevention in Ophthalmology

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Kraushar, Marvin F. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2008.
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Ophthalmology.; Medical ethics.; Medical laws and legislation.; Medicine & Public Health.; Theory of Medicine/Bioethics.; Medical Law.

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 do...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• General Considerations
• Basic Medical Malpractice Terminology
• The Defense Attorney
• The Plaintiff's Attorney
• The Trial Judge
• The Medical Expert
• Sequence of Events in a Medical Malpractice Lawsuit
• Informed Consent
• The Five Most Effective Risk Prevention Strategies
• Revelation of Adverse Events and the Conundrum of an Apology
• Risk Management in the Ophthalmic Subspecialties and Related Fields
• Anesthesia
• Cataract Surgery
• Cornea: External Disease and Contact Lenses
• Drugs
• Emergencies
• Glaucoma
• Neuroophthalmology
• Oncology
• Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery
• Pediatric Ophthalmology
• Refractive Corneal Surgery
• Retina and Vitreous
• Uveitis
• Personal and Business Considerations
• Physician and Defendant: Living and Coping with a Double Life
• Medical Malpractice Insurance: Selection of Companies and Policies.