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Psychiatric ‘holds’ for nonpsychiatric patients Douglas Mossman, MD Release date: 3/1/2013 When your patients disclose insider information
Douglas Mossman, MD Release date: 12/1/2012 Psychiatric advance directives: May you disregard them? Nicole S. Luddington, MD; Douglas Mossman, MD Release date: 9/1/2012 'Curbside' consults: Know your liability Douglas Mossman, MD Release date: 6/1/2012 Facebook: Social networking meets professional duty Douglas Mossman, MD; Helen M. Farrell, MD Release date: 3/1/2012 Practicing psychiatry via Skype: Medicolegal considerations Helen M. Farrell, MD; Douglas Mossman, MD Release date: 12/1/2011 Physician impairment: When should you report? Douglas Mossman, MD; Helen M. Farrell, MD Release date: 9/1/2011 Should you prescribe medications for family and friends? Douglas Mossman, MD; Helen M. Farrell, MD; Elizabeth Gilday, MD Release date: 6/1/2011 ‘Boxed in’ or ‘boxed out’? Prescribing atypicals for dementia Kristina Purganan, DO; Christopher White, MD, JD; Douglas Mossman, MD Release date: 3/1/2011 ‘Firing’ a patient: May a psychiatrist unilaterally terminate care? Douglas Mossman, MD; Helen M. Farrell, MD; Elizabeth Gilday, MD Release date: 12/1/2010 Should you restrain yourself from ordering restraints? Douglas Mossman, MD Release date: 9/1/2010 Successfully navigating the 15-minute ‘med check’ Douglas Mossman, MD Release date: 6/1/2010 Splitting treatment: How to limit liability risk when you share a patient’s care
Douglas
Mossman
, MD;
Christina
G.
Weston
, MD Release date: 3/1/2010 Defensive medicine: Can it increase your malpractice risk? Douglas Mossman, MD Release date: 12/1/2009 Sex with former patients: OK after retirement? Douglas Mossman, MD Release date: 8/1/2009 Smoking allowed: Is hospital policy a liability risk? Douglas Mossman, MD Release date: 5/1/2009 Why off-label isn’t off base Douglas Mossman, MD Release date: 2/1/2009 Going outside your area of expertise: How far is too far? Douglas Mossman, MD; Christina G. Weston, MD Release date: 10/1/2008 Divorce, custody, and parental consent for psychiatric treatment Douglas Mossman, MD; Christina G. Weston, MD Release date: 8/1/2008 Violence risk: Is clinical judgment enough? Douglas Mossman, MD Release date: 6/1/2008 Evaluate liability risks in prescribing Douglas Mossman, MD Release date: 4/1/2008 Tips to make documentation easier, faster, and more satisfying Douglas Mossman, MD Release date: 2/1/2008 How to protect patients’ confidentiality Jon E. Grant, JD, MD, MPH Release date: 12/1/2007 Boundary crossings: Guard against inappropriate contact Jon E. Grant, JD, MD, MPH Release date: 10/1/2007 How to monitor medication side effects Jon E. Grant, JD, MD, MPH Release date: 8/1/2007 Failing the 15-minute suicide watch: Guidelines to monitor inpatients Jon E. Grant, JD, MD, MPH Release date: 6/1/2007 Caring for your patient after discharge Jon E. Grant, JD, MD, MPH Release date: 4/1/2007 Limits of care: What events can you prevent? Jon E. Grant, JD, MD, MPH Release date: 2/1/2007 To protect and serve: Psychiatrists’ duty to patients Jon E. Grant, JD, MD, MPH Release date: 12/1/2006 Prudent prescribing for patients with addictions Jon E. Grant, JD, MD, MPH Release date: 10/1/2006 ECT wipes out 30 years of memories Jon E. Grant, JD, MD, MPH Release date: 8/1/2006 Phone calls: Protect yourself when you can’t see the patient Jon E. Grant, JD, MD, MPH Release date: 6/1/2006 When mixing drugs makes malpractice Jon E. Grant, JD, MD, MPH Release date: 4/1/2006 What to tell patients about side effects Jon E. Grant, JD, MD, MPH Release date: 2/1/2006 Vacationing vs. abandoning Jon E. Grant, JD, MD, MPH Release date: 12/1/2005 Restraint and monitoring of psychotic or suicidal patients Jon E. Grant, JD, MD, MPH Release date: 11/1/2005 Involuntary admission: Weighing patient rights vs. appropriate care Jon E. Grant, JD, MD Release date: 9/1/2005 Confidentiality confusion, and who’s at fault for fatal misdiagnosis? Jon E. Grant, JD, MD, MPH Release date: 7/1/2005 Liability when patients die after treatment Jon E. Grant, JD, MD, MPH Release date: 5/1/2005 How to avoid ‘foreseeable’ harm Jon E. Grant, JD, MD, MPH Release date: 3/1/2005 Involuntary commitment, ‘false’ memories Jon E. Grant, JD, MD, MPH Release date: 1/1/2005 Liability in patient suicide Jon E. Grant, JD, MD, MPH Release date: 11/1/2004 Suicidal patient jumps from building after protesting hospital discharge Release date: 9/1/2004

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