Liability Prevention for Mental Health Clinicians: Strategies and Update, 2003

Friday, November 21, 2003
at the The Fairmont Copley Plaza – Boston, MA

For more information and to register for this course visit www.cme.hms.harvard.edu

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Course Directors

Thomas G. Gutheil, MD; David Gould, JD; Mark J. Hauser, MD;
James T. Hilliard, JD; James C. Beck, MD, PhD; and Lawrence E. Lifson, MD

Offered by

Massachusetts Mental Health Center and Risk Management Foundation of the Harvard Medical Institutions

Course Description

This course presents the major risk management areas and legal
pitfalls encountered in current everyday clinical practices.

The objectives of this course are:

to teach risk management principles.
to review current developments in liability prevention.
to recommend solution strategies.

The curriculum will address “hot spots” in malpractice. Upon completion
of this course, participants will be better equipped to deal
with the tensions that arise in clinical practice and will become more
knowledgeable about areas where mental health practice interfaces
with the law.

The curriculum will anticipate problematic areas of clinical work and
help in the development of coping strategies for use by physicians
and mental health clinicians. Unique features of this course include
vantage points of practicing clinicians and plaintiff and defense
attorneys. The format will allow for audience questions and discussion
with the faculty.

This course is offered separately or in conjunction with The
Practitioner in Court: A Survival Guide.

Course Schedule Friday, November 21, 2003

7:45- 8:15am	Registration
8:15- 8:30	Welcome & Introduction – Thomas G. Gutheil, MD
8:30- 9:15	Boundary Crossings and Boundary Violations: The Vital Differences – Thomas G. Gutheil, MD
9:15-10:45	Current Developments in Liability Prevention The Perspective of the Plaintiff’s Attorney – Mary McGoldrick, JD The Perspective of the Defense Attorney – David Gould, JD
10:45-11:15	Coffee Break Current Developments in Liability Prevention (Continued)
11:15-12:00	The Perspective of the Clinician – Eric A. Harris, EdD, JD
12:00-12:30pm	Panel and Audience Discussion – Thomas G. Gutheil, MD, Mary McGoldrick, JD, David Gould, JD, and Eric A. Harris, EdD, JD
12:00-12:30	The Board of Registration in Medicine: Risks Other Than Malpractice – Nancy Achin Audesse
12:30-2:00	Lunch (on your own)
2:00 – 2:45	HIPAA Privacy Regulations: How They Impact on You – James T. Hilliard, JD
2:45- 3:15	The Board of Registration: Risks Other Than Malpractice – Nancy Achin Audesse
3:15- 3:30	Coffee Break
3:30- 4:00	Duty to Warn: Update 2003 – James C. Beck, MD, PhD
4:00- 4:30	Liability for Prescribing: A Practical Primer – Judith G. Edersheim, JD, MD
4:30- 5:15	Panel and Audience Discussion – James T. Hilliard, JD, Nancy Achin Audesse, James C. Beck, MD, PhD and Judith G. Edersheim, JD, MD
5:15pm	Adjourn