Western Veterinary Conference, Feb. 17-21, 2013--Avoiding Board Complaints and Malpractice Lawsuits by Edward Guiducci, JD

Avoiding Board Complaints & Malpractice Lawsuits (PM39)

Practice Management | Legal Issues | Tuesday | 11:00a   - 11:50a  | Lagoon CDIJ, Mandalay Bay, Level 2

Description

Whether an experienced Veterinarian or a new graduate, all Veterinarians must be vigilant to avoid conduct that increases their exposure to legal and board action liability. Fortunately, there are steps that can be taken to reduce the risk of a veterinary malpractice claim and/or a veterinary board complaint. A look at common veterinary practice issues and assistance for Veterinarians in dealing with the challenges of board complaints and malpractice.

Conference Notes

Speaker(s)

Edward Guiducci, JD American Veterinary Medical Law Association Mr. Guiducci is a veterinary business attorney representing veterinarians in a variety of practice business transactions throughout the United States. This includes advising veterinarians on the best legal and tax structure for their practice; merging of veterinary practices, buying and selling of veterinary practices; structuring associate agreements, owner agreements and associate buy-in agreements. He is a frequent speaker at veterinary conferences and is co-author of Beyond the Successful Veterinary Practice: Succession Planning and other Legal Issues, Blackwell Press 2001. He is a Board Member with VetPartners. Mr. Guiducci is a 1986 graduate of the Washburn University School of Law.

Western Veterinary Conference, Feb. 17-21, 2013-- Covering Compounded Drugs

What's the Difference Between Nutraceuticals, Compounded, Generic, & Brand Name Drugs? (SA252)

Small Animal | Pharmacology | Monday | 05:00p   - 05:50p  | Mandalay Bay Ballroom H, Mandalay Bay, Level 2

Presentation Info

Audience: Veterinarian
Program Type: Lecture
CE Hours: 1
RACE Approved: YES
WVC-TV: No

Description

Find out which of these products are tested by the FDA for safety and efficacy and which aren’t; and find out what the DVM’s responsibility is when using each of these products.

Conference Notes

Speaker(s)

Katrina Mealey, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM (SAIM), ACVCP Washington State University Dr. Mealey received her DVM degree from Colorado State University in 1990. She completed a small animal internship at the University of Minnesota and earned her PhD degree at Texas A&M University in 1998 following her resident training in small animal internal medicine and veterinary clinical pharmacology. Dr. Mealey is an American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine Diplomate as well as an American College of Veterinary Clinical Pharmacology Diplomate. She is an Associate Professor at Washington State University. Her research interest is in pharmacogenetics, the study of genetic determinants of response to drug therapy.

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