Event Description
Prof. Brennan analyzed the causes of the current medical malpractice crisis, arguing that growing efforts to understand sources of medical error and systems failure should be linked to malpractice reform in a larger attempt to improve care. Dr. Brennan suggested reforms to reduce medical injuries and improve compensation for injured individuals.
Commentator
Carol Ley, MD
3M
Sponsorship
The Deinard Memorial Lecture on Law & Medicine is co-sponsored by the University of Minnesota's Joint Degree Program in Law, Health & the Life Sciences and the Center for Bioethics. Support for the series comes from the law firm of Leonard Street and Deinard and the Deinard family.
Continuing Education Information
Continuing legal education credit (CLE) for attorneys (1.5 hours) has been approved.
Disclosures
All participating faculty, course directors, and planning committee members are required to disclose to the program audience any financial relationships related to the subject matter of this program. Disclosure information is reviewed in advance in order to manage and resolve any possible conflicts of interest.