The program will bring together a panel of legal and medical experts who will address the widespread adoption of clinical practice guidelines, checklists and other tools that are being used by health care providers in an effort to reduce medical errors (and related medical liability) and improve patient safety.

The program will explore such issues as whether the government will push to encourage evidence-based medicine and quality measurement tools through accountable care organizations and other value-based purchasing programs.  A related issue is whether such efforts would lead to improved patient safety and quality or would be used solely to insulate health care providers from responsibility from their negligent actions.

With health care policy still at the forefront of the national debate, the panel will discuss these questions, look at ABA policies that might apply to this issue and look at the practical implications for attorneys who represent patients, providers and regulators in this changing environment.

Leonard Berlin, MD, North Shore University Healthsystem, Skokie, IL

William Bower, Chief Risk Executive, Northwestern Memorial HealthCare, Chicago, IL

Maxwell Mehlman, Arthur E. Petersilge Professor of Law, Director of the Law - Medicine Center and Professor of Biomedical Ethics, Case School of Law, Cleveland, OH

Kathy L. Poppitt (Moderator), Shareholder, Cox Smith, Austin, TX

States typically decide whether a program qualifies for MCLE credit in their jurisdiction 4-8 weeks after the program application is submitted. For many live events, credit approval is not received prior to the program.

ABA live webinars and teleconferences ordinarily receive CLE credit in AL, AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, DE, FL, GA, GU, HI, IA, ID, IL, KY, LA, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NH, NM, NY, NC, ND, OK, OR, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, VI, VT, WA, WI, WV, and WY.

The ABA does not seek direct accreditation of live webinars and teleconferences in IN, KS, NE, NJ, OH, and PA.

The ABA will seek credit for this program in the states indicated on this page.   The ABA will seek 1.5 hours of general CLE credit in 60-minute-hour states and 1.8 hours of credit in 50-minute-hour states.  Credit hours granted are subject to approval from each state.  Click here to view a list of 60- and 50-minute-hour states.

Special rules apply to New York-licensed attorneys as follows:

New York: This non-transitional CLE program is approved for experienced NY attorneys in accordance with the requirements of the New York State CLE Board for 1.5 New York CLE credits. Newly admitted attorneys may not earn New York credit for this non-transitional CLE program.

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