#136 Iatrogenesis

In medicine, less is more. Sometimes. In this week's program, Dr. Igor Rybinnik of the Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School shares what he's learned when it comes to overtreating patients. IF YOU'RE TAKING YOUR NEUROLOGY BOARDS, and not sure how to prepare, check out the 2019 Penn Neurology Board Review Course here [https://upenn.cloud-cme.com/default.aspx?P=5&EID;=54399]. BrainWaves' listeners get $150 off their enrollment fee using the promo code 'WAVES2019'. Produced by James E. Siegler and Igor Ribynnik. Music courtesy of Chris Zabriskie, Kevin McLeod, Mystery Mammal, Hyson, Fabian Measures, and Scott Holmes. Sound effects by Mike Koenig and Daniel Simion. BrainWaves' podcasts and online content are intended for medical education only and should not be used for clinical decision making. Be sure to follow us on Twitter @brainwavesaudio for the latest updates to the podcast. REFERENCES Silveira MJ, Kim SY and Langa KM. Advance directives and outcomes of surrogate decision making before death. The New England journal of medicine. 2010;362:1211-8. Klaas PB, Berge KH, Klaas KM, Klaas JP and Larson AN. When patients are harmed, but are not wronged: ethics, law, and history. Mayo Clinic proceedings. 2014;89:1279-86. DesRoches CM, Rao SR, Fromson JA, Birnbaum RJ, Iezzoni L, Vogeli C and Campbell EG. Physicians' perceptions, preparedness for reporting, and experiences related to impaired and incompetent colleagues. JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association. 2010;304:187-93. Mohr JC. American medical malpractice litigation in historical perspective. JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association. 2000;283:1731-7. Coysh T and Breen DP. A nationwide analysis of successful litigation claims in neurological practice. JRSM Open. 2014;5:2042533313518914.