Insight
For weeks, the news has been all about COVID-19 and its impact beyond Wuhan, where it emerged.. Our work exposes us to so much. Injury from agents like COVID-19, while immediate and concrete, is in many ways the least among risks we run. By virtue of our commitment to humanity, we encounter an array of injuries which can impact on our health, joy, and longevity.
Like all injuries, the better we define them, the greater the likelihood we’ll heal. So, let’s explore them.
Did you know that many physicians who experience an unexpected adverse outcome or malpractice litigation also experience post-traumatic stress, some even PTSD? Recently, we’ve explored post-traumatic growth — what it is and early steps. Today, I want us to dip our toes into how people start to put it all together anew by looking at 3 concrete ways of doing that.
If you’d told me seven years ago that I’d be grateful for my experience with an unexpected adverse outcome and malpractice litigation, I’d have called you insensitive or worse. How is that we find our way through adversity to make something beautiful out of some of the most difficult moments of our lives?
After the recent release of my new course, “Deposition Magic,” many of you seem to be asking: Why only deposition? Why not a course on the entire story of malpractice litigation?
Listen in today as I talk with Dr. Jill Wener, another physician who has survived malpractice litigation, about the very important question: Why does deposition matter so much?
Now and then, I hear from a physician whose experience with their medical malpractice defense attorney was or is less than ideal. How frustrating! On the one hand, they’re in unfamiliar territory, and on the other, they lack confidence in the person who’s to lead them through it. As we wrap up this series on your relationship with your attorney, let’s ask: what can you do if your relationship with your med mal defense lawyer just isn’t working well?
Medical malpractice defense attorneys have clear ideas about what constitutes their ideal physician-client. Good news! The qualities they look for physicians and other professional healers often possess in abundance. What’s more, none of them expects us to know the law in advance. Let’s take a look at the top 7 ways to be an ideal physician-defendant client.
VIDEO — In the midst of litigation, I learned something very interesting about myself — I suffered from a “follower-ship deficit”! A conscious effort to let my med mal defense attorney lead served me well, and may do the same for you. Come explore three leadership roles your med mal defense attorney can play for you.
What do you know about the role of your medical malpractice defense attorney? Today, I kick off a series of posts on the work med mal defense attorneys do and the relationship that a physician-defendant might form with one. Understanding what med mal defense lawyers do can facilitate the process for you, propelling you toward greater confidence and success.
