Concurrent Educational Sessions

The Real Secrets to Decreasing Your Medicolegal Risk

Monday, May 16, 2022

2:45 PM – 3:45 PM EDT

Location: Room 200-202

Speaker(s)

Michael N. Linver, MD, FSBI, FACR

Emeritus Director of Mammography/Clinical Professor of Radiology
X-Ray Associates of New Mexico, P.C./University of New Mexico School of Medicine/George Washington University School of Medicine
University of New Mexico School of Medicine, & George Washington University School of Medicine
Alexandria, Virginia

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Laurie L. Fajardo, MD, MBA, FACR, FSBI

Professor of Radiology
University of Utah College of Medicine
University of Utah College of Medicine
PARK CITY, Utah

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This education session will review the most important factors related to reducing the Radiologist’s medical legal risk, including imaging skills competence and errors of diagnosis, and appropriate communication with the patient and referring physician. Tips and guidelines for establishing one’s personal standard of care for practice excellence will be discussed. Concepts will be illustrated with example cases.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion, participants will be able to understand the current medical-legal landscape for breast radiologists and the most common matters that may lead to a medical-legal action.
Upon completion, participants will be able to describe and design measures to minimize medical-legal issues.
Upon completion, participants will be able to elevate one’s personal breast imaging standard of care through implementation and continued maintenance of such measures.