Session 3: Informed Consent

Saturday, July 24
11:00 - 11:30 am EST

Faculty:
Costas Hadjipanayis, MD
Christopher Winfree, MD

Moderators:
Carolyn Quinsey, MD
Gregory J. Zipfel, MD

Objectives:

1. Apply best practices to the consent process
2. Be able to identify threads to a valid consent process
3. Understand common causes resulting in malpractice claims
4. Analyze useful communication techniques when disclosing a medical error

Pre-Course Work:

Deadline: Monday, July 19 at 5:00 pm EST

1. Read the following articles:
   • Case Study
   • Small Things are Big
   • Surgical Malpractice Myth and Realities
   • Surgeons Behaving Badly and What it Means for Malpractice and Patient Care

Post-Course Work:

1. Read: The Effect of Surgical Start Time on Complications