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Avoiding the legal "blemish": medicolegal pitfalls in dermatology
Brent D Michaels1, James Q Del Rosso, Saira B Momin
1Valley Hospital Medical Center, Las Vegas, Nevada.
Abstract:
In today's legal environment, it is unlikely that a physician will complete a medical career without being introduced to the legal system in some way. Despite this, medical education often does not incorporate a basic teaching of general legal principles, and many physicians are left unaware of some of the important legal aspects of practicing medicine. The purpose of this article is to provide a background of the essential legal principles of a malpractice action as well as review the fundamentals of the legal process, provide published caselaw of prior dermatological pitfalls, and ultimately, provide suggestions to better prepare the dermatologist to practice medicine.
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