https://bswhealth.webex.com/bswhealth/j.php?MTID=mf5325ba3049827fa1bb44a82a0a6ed74

OBJECTIVES:   Upon completion of this activity, the participant should be able to:

1. Explain Texas medical malpractice law
2. Describe the normal process when a suit is filed
3. Identify strategies of avoiding suits

FACULTY DISCLOSURE: Bruce Burleson, VP Assistant General Counsel, does not have a relevant financial interest or affiliation with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients. 

PLANNERS DISCLOSURES:  James Bourgeois, MD, Louis A. Gamino, PhD, ABP, FT, David Blackburn, PhD and Maxanne Flores, MD do not have a relevant financial interest or affiliation with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients.

ACCREDITATION: The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

DESIGNATION: The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Meets Texas Requirements for 1 Hour of Ethics/Professional Responsibility Credit