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Welcome back to the Medicolegal Primer for radiologists.

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We're about to start part two of the course.

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Let's get right into it with the introduction.

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So part two is entitled, you've Been Sued.

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Now What? Alright, so you've gotten the notification

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that you're gonna be listed in a malpractice suit.

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Now what? So part two includes lectures on the

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elements of a lawsuit, what to do

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and what not to do when you're sued, I'm sorry, laws

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and patient communication prior to resolution of a case.

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And this will be taught by Steven Brown, alternate forms

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of resolution besides patient communication

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and I'm sorry, laws that will be discussed by Kelly.

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And then I will be talking about how to behave at trial

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with, um, some input from my wife Kelly.

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So what are the goals and objectives of part two?

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Uh, you really have to understand the critical concepts

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of a lawsuit, which are duty, breach, causation and damages.

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You're gonna learn the litigation process

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and your role as a defendant

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and how you can help your lawyer.

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The, the best propose different forms of resolution of the

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Complaint, which include saying I'm sorry to the patient

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and trying to resolve it on that basis.

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But then there are the other alternatives,

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which include mitigation and arbitration

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and something that's called candor laws.

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And then we will hopefully coach you on how

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to best defend yourself in and out of the courtroom.

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Um, my role as course director three,

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five years in academic practice.

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I've made lots of mistakes.

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I was named in only one suit

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and that was as a fellow and quickly dropped.

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I've been an expert witness on several depositions

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and trial testimony

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and had hundreds of conversations with my spouse.

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So with regard to Kelly Uson, the my spouse,

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she is the course director's director.

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She's had 35 years in legal practice

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and was a prosecutor in the state of Ohio

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and defense counsel for Personal injury law

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before becoming a plaintiff malpractice law

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while in Colorado.

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She's reviewed thousands of cases, had lots

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of personal experience and hundreds

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of conversations with me.

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Steven Brown is our faculty member

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who is an associate professor of radiology

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and attending radiologists at Boston Children's Hospital.

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Steven's interesting in

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that he's also a clinical ethicist in the center

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of bioethics for Harvard Medical School,

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and Steven has written a number of publications about

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communicating bad news to patients.

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So that's your lineup for part two and let's get at it.