Dear NVOS Members,
Last night, we held the annual Fall dinner in Reno and heard a very timely speaker on a vitally important topic.
Dr. David Sohn, a member of the AAOS Medical Liability Committee, the chief of shoulder and sports medicine at the University of Toledo Medical Center and a Harvard-educated attorney, presented information on the pitfalls of both under-prescribing and over-prescribing opioids. He cited legal cases that fall outside “standard of care” issues and in which the plaintiffs have received significant awards – which are NOT covered by medical malpractice policies.
You might want to share Dr. Sohn’s presentation with your practice management team and with your malpractice carrier and attorney.