Medical Legal Issues in Gynecologic Cytology. American Society of Clinical Pathologists, Spring Meeting, Los Angeles California, April 5, 1998
| TITLE: MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CASE STUDY: THE PAP SMEAR. | |
| OBJECTIVE: | CASE STUDY LEAD IN DR. AUSTINPROBLEM
SOLUTION |
| BACKGROUND | PRACTICEPAPS STRUCTURE |
| INCIDENT | |
| PROBLEM:MALPRACTICE ATTORNEY
EXPERT WITNESS |
REPRESENT
DETERMINE VALIDITY FILE CASE ALLOW CASE TO ADVANCE |
| WITNESS CREDIBILITY | ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTAUTHOR
SOCIETY APPOINTMENTS**** |
| STATED REASONS FOR TESTIFYING (SELF SERVING) | DUTYSLOPPINESS IN PROFESSION /QA
PLAINTIFFS DESERVE GOOD WITNESS |
| WITNESS/SOCIETY | SOCIETY SCIENTIFIC AUTHORITYWE ELECT LEADERSHIP
USES SOCIETY TO VALIDATE CREDENTIALS PROFIT / BETRAYAL |
| PROBLEM | SPEAKS FOR ALL OF USSETS PRACTICE STANDARDS FOR ALL OF US
NO ACCOUNTABILITY |
| SOLUTION: | CAN NOT DICTATE TO COLLEAGUESCAN DICTATE SOCIETY BEHAVIOR
NEED TO SET OUR OWN STANDARDS |
| SOLUTION: | EXPAND OUR OWN CODES OF ETHICSINCLUDE DEFINE STANDARDS
STANDARDS OF PRACTICE STANDARDS OF ETHICAL TESTIMONY SMEAR REVIEW |