Analyse et prévention des risques médicolégaux en gynécologie, obstétrique, périnatalogie et pédiatrie

This unique work brings together some thirty lawyers and doctors, pediatricians and obstetrician-gynecologists, all specialized in medical law.

Its aim is to help :

1. caregivers to deal appropriately with the complaints lodged against them, by providing them with the legal tools they need to be proactive in their defense;
2. legal experts to understand that medical science is an evolving science, where 0% and 100% do not exist.

An indispensable guide to your practice, it offers :

1. a presentation of the key concepts required to understand the progress of a complaint and the legal reasoning behind its analysis. Topics covered include the assessment of loss of chance, the notion of adequate causality and the evaluation of third-party needs.
2. more than 70 clinical situations. Each of them has been the subject of a claim before a court, an expert opinion and, for the most part, an opinion or judgment. They illustrate legal principles such as the duty to inform and the triptych “fault, injury, direct and certain causal link”.
3. In this section, we focus on the prevention and management of complaints, the preparation of expert appraisals prior to accedit, reflection on the professional recommendations on which experts often base their analysis of the case and, finally, possible ethical dilemmas.

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