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Day 1
7:30 am Registration
8:15 am
Welcome & Purpose
Ronald S. Gibbs MD
Powerpoint
SESSION ONE
8:30 am
The Role of Obstetrical Claims in Medical Liability
Alethia “Lee” Morgan MD
Powerpoint
9:00 am
Commentary
Sue West, RN
9:15 am
Response
Jim Leventhal, Esq.
9:30 am
What is the Board Certification Process and What Does it Mean?
William Droegemueller MD
Powerpoint
10:00 am
What is the Role of ACOG in Education Regarding Current Practice?
Does ACOG Set Standards?
Douglas Kirkpatrick MD
Powerpoint
10:30 am
Discussion
10:45 am
Break
SESSION TWO
11:00 am
2008 NICHD Workshop, Report on Electronic Fetal Monitoring
Mary D'Alton MD
Powerpoint
11:30 am
Commentary and Concerns from the Nursing Perspective
Michelle Murray PhD, RNC
Powerpoint
Handout
12:00 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm
Lecture & Lunch: Civil Justice Reforms:Why Eliminating Civil Jury Trials Should Not Be An Option
Gil Dickinson
Powerpoint
SESSION THREE
1:30 pm
Case Study - Neonatal Brain Injury, Neonatal Encephalopathy and Cerebral
Powerpoint
MEDICAL PERSPECTIVE
1:30 pm
ACOG/AAP Document
Mary D'Alton MD
Powerpoint
2:00 pm
Pediatric Neurologist
Julie Parsons MD
Powerpoint
LEGAL PERSPECTIVE
2:30 pm
Plaintiff Attorney
Dov Apfel, Esq.
Handout 1
Handout 2
3:00 pm
Defense Attorney
Gilbert A. Dickinson, Esq.
Powerpoint
3:30 pm
Discussion
4:00 pm
Break
SESSION FOUR -
THE HEATON LECTURE
4:15 pm
Technology and Medicine - The Heaton Lecture on Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis
Michelle Cedars MD
Powerpoint
5:00 pm
Commentary
Lorraine Parker, Esq.
Powerpoint
5:30 pm
Reception and
Networking
Day 2
8:00 am
Registration Open
SESSION FIVE -
LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS
8:30 am
How is Causation Established in a Medical Liability Case?
How are Damages Determined?
Dov Apfel, Esq. and Judge Edward Bronfin
9:30 am
Expert Testimony vs. “Junk Science”
Judge Edward Bronfin
Powerpoint
10:00 am
Wrongful Birth
Robert Ruddy, Esq.
Powerpoint
Handout 1
Handout 2
Handout 3
Handout 4
10:30 am
Break
SESSION SIX -
MEDICAL APPROACH TO COMMON HIGH RISK OBSTETRIC AREAS
10:45 am
Operative Vaginal Delivery
Henry Galan MD
11:15 am
Group B Streptococcal Life Threatening Maternal and Perinatal Infection
Ronald S. Gibbs, MD
Powerpoint
11:45 am
Prenatal Diagnosis - What Should We Detect?
Marsha Wheeler MD
Powerpoint
12:15 pm
Lunch
SESSION SEVEN
1:15 pm
Case Study - Shoulder Dystocia
Powerpoint
MEDICAL PERSPECTIVE
1:15 pm
Obstetrical Approach
Henry Galan MD
1:45 pm
Neonatology Approach
Adam Rosenberg MD
Powerpoint
LEGAL PERSPECTIVE
2:15 pm
Plaintiff Attorney
James Puga, Esq.
Powerpoint
2:45 pm
Defense Attorney
Kevin J. Kuhn, Esq.
Powerpoint
3:15 pm
Discussion
3:45 pm
Break
SESSION EIGHT
4:00 pm
Creating a Culture of Collaboration for Patient Safety
J. Christopher Carey MD
Powerpoint
4:20 pm
Medical - Legal Panel Perspective
Sally Garcia RN
Eliza Johnson, CNM
Harvey Cohen MD
James Puga, Esq.
Steve Zweck-Bronner, Esq.
5:00 pm Adjourn
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