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Division Director
Christian Shalgian
1640 Wisconsin Ave NW
Washington, DC 20007
Phone: 202-337-2701
Fax: 202-337-4271
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Assistant Division Director, Regulatory Affairs and Quality Improvement Programs
Elizabeth W. Hoy, MHA
Phone: 202-337-2701
E-Mail: ehoy@facs.org

Manager, State Affairs
Jon Sutton
Phone: 312-202-5358
jsutton@facs.org

General Information
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1986

Committee on Professional Liability
-- Professional Liability: A Blueprint for Reform (3.2)

1987

Nisonson, I.
-- A view from Miami: Surgeons vs. legislators (8:27)

1988

Halley, M.
-- Avoiding malpractice liability (9:5)

Manuel, B.
-- The effects of the professional liability crisis on the quality of health care (12:13)

Spencer, F.
-- The expert witness: One surgeon's opinion (5:11)

Davis, J.
-- A look at Indiana's medical malpractice act (11:10)

Nisonson, I.
-- The new medical malpractice law: A view from Florida (7:11)

Connolly, J.
-- Ten years of professional liability action: The California experience (6:12)

1989

Kridelbaugh, W.
-- Initiating changes in the tort system: The New Mexico experience (5:6)

Clementi, A.
-- Medical malpractice liability In Illinois: A three-year review (3:36)

Rovit, R. & Hauber, C.
-- The expert witness: Some observations and a response from neurosurgeons (7:10)

1990

Manuel, B.
-- Alternative forms of dispute resolution (12:8)

Spencer, F., & Halley, M.
-- The harmful effects of the "Bad Doctor" myth (6:6)

Nora, P.
-- National registry collects data on expert witnesses (8:16)

Nora, P., & Karnell, L.
-- Liability pilot survey examines claims, expert witnesses (4:16)

Patterson, A.
-- The medical liability crisis: The New York experience (4:13)

Malkasian, G.
-- Medical professional liability and the delivery of obstetrical care (8:6)

1991

Clementi, A.
-- Rate-making and physician-owned Insurance companies (5:14)

Nisonson, I.
-- The medical record (9:24)

1992

Halley, M.
-- Alternative dispute resolution: The new horizon (3:21)

1993

Hatlie, M. and Johnson, I.
-- ADR mechanisms for medical liability claims: An overview of state and federal proposals (10:20) (Article written at request of Committee)

Kridelbaugh, W., and Palmisano, D.
-- Compensation caps for medical malpractice (4:27)

Adelman, S.
-- Enterprise liability as an alternative to tort reform (9:34)

Malkasian, G.
-- The 1992 ACOG survey: Professional liability: Is gender a factor? (11:26)

1994

Fischer, J.
-- The Committee on Professional Liability (1:95)

Sandrick, K.
-- Our malpractice problem: Perspectives of an expert witness (Dr. William Pace) (3:36)

Kridelbaugh, W.
-- Reflections on the evolution of malpractice law (4:29)

1995

Fischer, J.
-- Report: The Governors' Committee on Professional Liability: (1:89)

Manuel, B.
-- Physician Liability: New areas of concern under managed care (2:23)

Malkasian, G. Jr.
-- Cerebral Palsy: The obstetrician's dilemma (2:28)

Article Published by PLC Committee:
-- Medical professional liability: Background and College views (by Regental Committee on Professional Liability) (5:30)

Morton, J.
-- The Maine Demonstration Project: Using practice parameters asan affirmative defense (8:30)

Kern, K.
-- An overview of 711 general surgery liability cases: The anatomyof surgical malpractice claims (8:34)

Manuel, B.
-- No good deed goes unpunished (10:28)

Schneidman, D.
-- What surgeons should know about ... Medical liability reform and the federal government (11:9)

Fischer, J.
-- Ethical dilemmas in managed care (11:21)

1996

Preparing for a defense trial? College offers materials that may help (1:44)

Fischer, J.
-- Report of Governor's Committee on Professional Liability (2:41)

-- DRI News Story (2:89)

Peacock, E.
-- Antitrust Law as a Remedy for Peer Review (3:35)

Fischer, J.
-- The NPDB and surgical residents (4:22)

Klein, D.G.
-- Exploring snares in indemnity contracts (4:30)

-- DRI news story (4:52)

Palmisano, D.
-- Legal tips in the managed care environment (5:36)

Camins, M.
--Radiographic studies and cost effectiveness in head injuries (8:16)

Nora, P.
--College works to address expert witness issues (12:44)

For further information contact Ruth Shea, ACS Professional Liability Program, rshea@facs.org


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