Seminar Syllabus

  Program Chairman:               S. Sandy Sanbar, MD, PhD, JD, FCLM
  Program Co-Chairman:        The Honorable Justice Marian P. Opala, Oklahoma Supreme Court
  Program Co-Chairman:         Nazih Zuhdi, MD
  President, ACLM:                  Melvin A. Shiffman, MD, JD, FCLM
  President, OSMA:                  Kent T. King, M.D.
  Executive Director, OSMA:  Ken King
  President & CEO, PLICO:    Carl Hook, MD
  Integris Health, Inc., CEO:   Stanley F. Hupfeld, FACHE   

   7:45 - 8:00 a.m.      WELCOME
                                  Highlights: Comprehensive Lawsuit Reform Act 2009 
                                  Model Curriculum: Legal Medicine & Medical Ethics    

  SESSION I             Moderators: Justice Marian P. Opala and Nazih Zuhdi, MD

  8:00 – 10:45 a.m.      PANEL: MEDICAL, HOSPITAL & PRODUCT LIABILITY ISSUES
                                    (25 Minutes per Speaker; 40 minutes Questions & Answers

Medical, Hospital & MCO Negligence Theories
            The Honorable Judge Bryan C. Dixon, Oklahoma County District Court
           
          
            Liability of Surgeons
            Melvin A. Shiffman, MD, JD, FCLM, President, ACLM
           

Medical Product Liability: Implantable Devices                                      
            The Honorable Judge Kenneth L. Buettner, Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals
           

.                                   Expert Medical Testimony: Ethics & Liability  
                                    The Honorable Judge John Fischer, Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals
                                   

                                    Medical Malpractice Trials – Perspectives on Law & Ethics
                                    The Honorable Judge Noma D. Gurich, Oklahoma County District Court
                                   

  10:45 – 11:00 a.m.   BREAK                                          

  11:00 – 11:30 a.m.    Hospital & MCO Policy in the Next Decade
                                    Stanley F. Hupfeld, FACHE, CEO, Integris Health, Inc.
                                     

  11:30 – 12:00 noon  Medical Staff and Hospital Liability, Joint and Several
                                    The Honorable Richard S. Wilbur, MD, JD, FCLM
                                      

  12:00 – 1:00 p.m.      LUNCH

  SESSION II             Moderators: Kent T. King, MD, OSMA President 
                                                            Carl Hook, MD, President & CEO, PLICO

  1:00 – 1:30 p.m.        Malpractice Decisions of the Oklahoma Supreme Court
The Honorable Justice Marian P. Opala

  1:30 – 4:00 p.m.       PANEL:  INCOMPETENCY, INVOLUNTARY TREATMENT &
                                                   CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE
                                    (20 Minutes per Speaker; 45 Minutes for Questions & Answers)

Involuntary Treatment of Children
            Rita Raman, MD, MS, JD, CNS, MACN, FCLM
           

Adult Involuntary Commitment Law
The Honorable Judge Donald L. Easter, Oklahoma County District Court
 

The Oklahoma Guardianship Act    
S. Sandy Sanbar, MD, PhD, JD            

Involuntary Treatment of Adults
            Brandon W. Schader, M.D., Psychiatrist
           

Unethical, Negligent & Criminal Conduct
            Curtis E. Harris, MD, MS, JD, FCLM
            

Liability of Psychiatrists for Involuntary Treatment
            Jenny Boyer, M.D., Ph.D., J.D., Psychiatrist
           

4:00 p.m.                   ADJOURN

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© Copyright 2009 American Board of Legal Medicine
Law of Medicine Publication, Oklahoma City, OK

A DAY WITH THE JUDGES

SEMINAR

October 30, 2009

Presented  By:
The American Board of Legal Medicine &
The American College of Legal Medicine

Joint Sponsored By:
The Oklahoma State Medical Association & Physicians Liability Insurance Company, Oklahoma

In Kind Support:
Integris Health, Inc.,
Oklahoma City, OK

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