Professional Liability Articles

Published in the Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons

2001

Josef E. Fischer, MD, FACS
—Current Status of the National Practitioner Data Bank (9:20) (250K PDF)

2000

Paul F. Nora, MD, PhD, FACS
—Improving Safety for Surgical Patients: Suggested Strategies (9:11) (72K PDF)

Frank C. Spencer, MD, FACS
Karen S. Guice, MD, FACS
—The Expert Medical Witness: Concerns, Limits, and Remedies (6:22) (88K PDF)

Ian Nisonson, MD, FACS
—Update Your Record-Keeping Skills: Informed Consent and Refusal (5:18) (70K PDF)

Barry M. Manuel, MD, FACS
—How To Select Professional Liability Insurance (2:17) (50K PDF)

1999

Richard Reiling, MD, FACS
Gregory C. Gibson, JD
—The Case for the Physician Defendant at Plaintiff's Expert Witness Deposition (11:18) (97K PDF)

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Bruce L. Allen, MD, FACS, San Mateo, CA
Josef E. Fischer, MD, FACS, Cincinnati, OH
—Caps on Malpractice Awards: Update (6:14)

F. Dean Griffen, MD, FACS, Shreveport, LA
—The Challenge to Confidentiality in Peer Review (5:27)

Leigh A Neumayer, MD, FACS, Salt Lake City, UT
Paul R. Van Grunsven, JD, Milwaukee, WI
—The Criminalization of Medical Negligence (4:13)

Donald J. Palmisano, MD, JD, FACS, Metairie, LA
—The Power of Words in Malpractice Litigation (1:54)

1998

Adelman, S. and McBryde, A.
—Can Using Emergent Technology Incur Liability? (11:18)

Kern, K
—The National Patient Safety Foundation: What it offers surgeons (11:24)

Griffen, F. Dean and Adelman, S.
—ERISA and Medical Professional Liability (7:16)

Duranceau, A.
—The Canadian Medical Protective Association (3:22)

Fischer, J. and Oshel, R.
—The National Practitioner Data Bank: What you need to know (2:24)

Ross, K. and McArthur, M.
—Reduction of medical liability claim frequency: The Texas experience (1:26)

1997

Sandrick, K.
—Hands-on approach to patient grievances: An interview with Charles R. Hatcher, Jr., MD,FACS (8:39)

—College News: ACS Participates in Congressional Press Conference (6:42)

Kridelbaugh, W. and Palmisano, D.
—A 20-year Experience with Malpractice Screening Panels (5:21)

Griffen, F. Dean and Fischer, J.
—Practice guidelines and liability implications (3:29)

Nora, P.F.
—College Works to Address Expert Witness Issues (3:47)

Fischer, Josef, Chen, Vivian, and Oshel, Robert
—National Practitioner Data Bank: The NPDB and Surgical Residents (Letters to the Editor) (2:24)

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

Revised January 17, 2002

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