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Medico-Legal Issues in Infectious Diseases

Guide For Physicians

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Authors:
  1. I.W. Fong

    1. Room 4179 CC, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

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  • Helps provide some guide to physicians dealing with a variety of infections to avoid pitfalls in diagnosis and management that often predispose litigations
  • Gives case scenarios in the format of problem-solving challenges faced by physicians in various practices and subspecialties
  • Helps provide better, optimum care to patients and encourages honesty and fairness with our patients when addressing our inevitable mistakes
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Emerging Infectious Diseases of the 21st Century (EIDC)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. General Principles

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      Pages 3-17

  3. Issues in the Emergency Department

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 19-19
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    2. Complaints Related to the Head

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      Pages 21-37

    3. Conditions of the Skin/Soft Tissue in the ER

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      Pages 39-57

    4. Litigation in Infections of Obstetrics and Gynecology

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      Pages 59-77

  4. Assortment of Medical Liabilities

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 79-79
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    2. General Practitioner Liabilities

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      Pages 81-97

    3. Looking Beyond the Obvious

      • I. W. Fong
      Pages 99-116

    4. Failure to Counsel Can Lead to Litigation

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      Pages 117-132

    5. Litigations for Unexpected Adverse Events

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      Pages 133-152

  5. Surgical Disciplines

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 153-153
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    2. Orthopedic Complications

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      Pages 155-181

    3. Neurosurgical Medico-legal Issues

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      Pages 183-198

    4. Litigations in General Surgery

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      Pages 199-215

    5. Litigations in Plastic Surgery

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      Pages 217-232

    6. Litigations for HIV Related Complications

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      Pages 233-247

    7. Overview of Medico-legal Issues

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      Pages 249-263

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 265-291
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About this book

The aim of this book is not to encourage defensive medical practice, but to help provide better, optimum care to patients and to be forth right and honest to our dear customers about our inevitable mistakes.

This book will focus on clinical issues facing physicians in different settings (which can lead to malpractice), and the best approach to use to avoid litigations, and practice good medicine.

Reviews

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“Presents the information using a case-based format, followed by discussions of medical and medicolegal highlights. … it would be better suited for educators who are teaching medical students and physicians in training as an introduction to this topic. … The themes of appropriate medical therapy and effective patient communication are reinforced throughout the book.” (John S. Czachor, Doody’s Review Service, May, 2011)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Room 4179 CC, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

    I.W. Fong

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Medico-Legal Issues in Infectious Diseases

  • Book Subtitle: Guide For Physicians

  • Authors: I.W. Fong

  • Series Title: Emerging Infectious Diseases of the 21st Century

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8053-3

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2011

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-8052-6Published: 14 March 2011

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-2826-8Published: 19 April 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4419-8053-3Published: 22 March 2011

  • Series ISSN: 1573-4684

  • Series E-ISSN: 2627-5872

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XX, 292

  • Topics: Infectious Diseases, Life Sciences, general, Medical Law

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