From “Botox in a bottle” to castor oil and face taping, Dermatology Times reviews the evidence behind 3 viral dermatology trends from October.
|Videos|May 13, 2020
Medico-legal Concerns for the Private Practice During COVID-19
In this 1-hour webinar, Dr. Randolph Waldman and a panel of experts drill down into the legal concerns physicians are facing that are unique to the #COVID19 time period, including liability risk, consents, and protection strategies.
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- Where are the land mines located as you reopen your office?
- What is the liability you face if a surgical patient gets COVID-19 three days after surgery?
- Is there liability in the type and source of PPE you furnish to your staff?
- Is there liability in the type and source of testing you use?
- What about employment claims?
- What will TV attorney ads be telling our patients going forward?
- What are our duties to follow postop patients who call us and state they are COVID positive?
- What about the employee who, in spite of our best efforts to follow all guidelines, still claims to be uncomfortable?
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