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Author:   Joseph Wayne Smith ,  Guy Maddern
Publisher:   The Edwin Mellen Press Ltd
Imprint:   Edwin Mellen Press Ltd
ISBN:  

9780773414075

ISBN 10:   077341407
Pages:   168
Publication Date:   December 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Foreword by Hon. Geoffrey Davies AO; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 The Nature of the Surgical Litigation Crisis Introduction: Statement of the Argument Is There a Surgical Litigation Crisis? Causes and Controversies; Chapter 2 The Importance of Risk Management and Improved Surgeon-Patient Relationships Medical Error Elimination and Risk Management Strategies When Errors Occur; Chapter 3 Taming Torts: Legal Reform and the No-Fault System The Limits of Torts Medical Error and the No-Fault System; Chapter 4 Other Legal Reforms: Beyond the Adversarial System Junk Science, Hired-Gun Experts, Evidence-Based Medicine and Evidence-Based Law A More Rational Health Court System? Beyond the Adversarial System; Chapter 5 Conclusion: Muddling Through : The Limits of Law; Afterword by Dr Paul Babie; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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... provides a sound basis from which urgent, current problems can be addressed and much better solutions can be debated and planned. (Bruce Hugman Uppsala Monitoring Centre) ... makes a seminal contribution to an increasingly controversial area of law. (Dr. Paul Babie University of Adelaide)

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