2021: Disciplining Physicians Who Inflict Harm: New Legal Resources for State Medical Board Members

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2021: Disciplining Physicians Who Inflict Harm: New Legal Resources for State Medical Board Members

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Serious ethical violations among physicians undermine public trust in the healthcare system and cause serious harm to patients. Egregious forms of wrongdoing that direct harm patients, such as sexual abuse, wrongful prescribing of controlled substances, and unnecessary surgeries, are particularly alarming. State medical boards are tasked with protecting the public by ensuring that physicians adhere to ethical guidelines and appropriate standards of care. However, it is unclear why boards sometimes fail to remove seriously offending physicians from practice in a timely manner or what measures would make boards more effective in protecting patients from harmful misconduct.

This conference will present the findings of an innovative Greenwall Foundation funded project that provides solutions to this problem. Working directly with state medical board members and other experts, the researchers have developed a consensus on the most important tools and practices needed to protect the public when physicians are accused of egregious wrongdoing, as well as barriers to adopting those tools and practices. The conference will focus on these findings and invite response to a carefully chosen set of recommendations for state statutory provisions for discussion.

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Welcome
Sidney D. Watson, Jane and Bruce Robert Professor; Director, Center for Health Law Studies, Saint Louis University School of Law

Part I: Project Overview and Legal Findings
Moderator: James M. Dubois, Steven J. Bander Professor of Medical Ethics and Professionalism, Washington University School of Medicine

  • Protecting Patients from Egregious Wrongdoing by Physicians: Consensus Recommendations
    Tristan J. McIntosh, Instructor in Medicine, Bioethics Research Center, Washington University School of Medicine
  • Protecting Patients from Egregious Wrongdoing by Physicians: Legal Findings
    Elizabeth Pendo, Joseph J. Simeone Professor of Law, Saint Louis University School of Law

Part II: Defining Egregious Wrongdoing
Moderator: Rob Gatter, Professor of Law, Center for Health Law Studies, Saint Louis University School of Law

  • Federation of State Medical Boards Workgroup on Physician Sexual Misconduct 2020: Findings and Recommendations
    Patricia A. King, Professor of Medicine, University of Vermont Medical Center
  • Defining Egregious Prescribing Misconduct
    Kelly K. Dineen, Assistant Professor of Law, Creighton University School of Law

Part III: New Legal Resources and Barriers
Moderator: Ruqaiijah Yearby, J.D., M.P.H., Professor of Law, Center for Health Law Studies, Saint Louis University School of Law; Executive Director and Co-founder, Institute for Healing Justice and Equity

  • Issues of Bias
    Jennifer D. Oliva, Associate Professor, Seton Hall University School of Law
  • New Legal Resources and Barriers: Diversity from the Perspective of Corporate Boards and Lawyer Disciplinary Boards
    Lissa Lamkin Broome, Burton Craige Distinguished Professor, University of North Carolina School of Law
    John M. Conley, William Rand Kenan Jr. Professor of Law, University of North Carolina School of Law
  • Barriers to Discipline: Cultural and Organizational Constraints
    Liz Chiarello, Associate Professor, Saint Louis University

Closing Remarks
Elizabeth Pendo, Joseph J. Simeone Professor of Law

Webinar Date

3-5-2021

Keywords

Disciplining, Physicians, Inflict Harm, New Legal Resources, State Medical Board Members, State, Medical, Board Members

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Health Law and Policy | Law

2021: Disciplining Physicians Who Inflict Harm: New Legal Resources for State Medical Board Members

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