Deposing And Examining Doctors

With increasing frequency, physicians are compelled to give effective and credible testimony in their own defense or someone else's yet they have no experience or education to prepare them. Medical Malpractice Expert Witness Testimony is precisely the tool they need. This book presents an in-depth discussion on how to prepare for deposition and trial, explains how to avoid common mistakes during cross-examination, and demonstrates how to respond to challenges to medical opinions. Examining how medical malpractice affects not only physicians but also nurses, allied health professionals, plaintiffs, jurors, and judges, the text also includes an accompanying CD-ROM with references and resources.

Estimation of the Time Since Death remains the foremost authoritative book on scientifically calculating the estimated time of death postmortem. Building on the success of previous editions which covered the early postmortem period, this new edition also covers the later postmortem period including putrefactive changes, entomology, and postmortem r

The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.

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The first medical specialty selection guide written by residents for students! Provides an inside look at the issues surrounding medical specialty selection, blending first-hand knowledge with useful facts and statistics, such as salary information, employment data, and match statistics. Focuses on all the major specialties and features firsthand portrayals of each by current residents. Also includes a guide to personality characteristics that are predominate with practitioners of each specialty. “A terrific mixture of objective information as well as factual data make this book an easy, informative, and interesting read.” --Review from a 4th year Medical Student