Other Resources
Medical Economics (www.memag.com)
This website provides full-text downloadable articles on a variety of litigation-related subjects including communication, documentation, risk management, insurance, and relationships with colleagues. In many of these, physicians write about real life experiences and stress the need for support during the process. Under Find What You Need, click on Malpractice, then Litigation, or www.memag.com/memag/article/articleList.jsp?categoryId=7164.
A February 7, 2003 article entitled, “You’ve Been Sued. There’s Help,” describes litigation “retreats” that help physicians cope with litigation and offer advice on how to be your own best witness. Click here to view the article.
MomMD (www.mommd.com) is a website dedicated to connecting women in medicine. Although it has no sections that specifically address the stress of litigation, it does provide articles, commentaries, and recommended books on a wide variety of subjects related to the stress women in medicine experience.
Healthcare Providers Service Organization (www.hpso.com) provides professional liability coverage for a wide range of non-physician health care professionals. Their publication, “Risk Advisor,” periodically publishes stress-related articles that are available online.
Christian Medical and Dental Associations (www.cmdahome.org) has resources and articles available to site visitors. Search "litigation stress", "medical malpractice" or related terms for a listing.
Hobbes T and Gable G. “Coping with Litigation Stress. ”Physicians News Digest. (www.physiciansnews.com/law/198.html)
Medicine Australia. “Facing the stress of litigation and complaints.” (www.medicineau.net.au/columns/legal/lega246.html)
OBG Management Online publishes regular monthly features on liability issues and a number of relevant articles using the search term “litigation,” available at www.obgmanagement.com.
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