Medicolegal Aspects

Abel Torres, Ilya Reyter, Tanya Nino

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapter

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationDermatologic Surgery
Subtitle of host publicationStep by Step
PublisherWiley-Blackwell
Pages415-419
Number of pages5
ISBN (Print)9781444330670
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 7 2012

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • General Medicine

Keywords

  • Adverse events and complications in dermatologic surgery
  • Breach of duty by a physician, in deviating from standard of care
  • Checklist in maintaining medical records
  • Consent/refusal for treatment
  • Dermatologic surgeon, awareness of malpractice exposure
  • Medicolegal, familiarizing with key aspects of medico-legal issues
  • Standard of care, for innovative dermatologic surgeon
  • The Tort Law of Negligence, for losses suffered
  • Tort reform, helping patient and avoiding litigation
  • Understanding tenets of malpractice law, in lawsuits

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