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This month on ‘Inside Medical Malpractice’, the first of two ‘best of the best’ podcasts!  Almost every episode over the past 2 years ended with the question “What is the most important thing you’d like doctors, nurses, lawyers, and the public to know about medical malpractice?” Our guests came from across Canada and the US and included healthcare providers, plaintiff and defense lawyers, and a supreme court judge.  Their answers to the question were as different as their unique perspectives….but always astute, insightful, and thought provoking. In this episode, listen in as past guests Brian Devlin, Gary Will, Aleks Mladenovic, John Hall, Randy Kinnard, Michael Kaplan, and Doctor Laura Fortner share their thoughts.  There’s also some bonus content from Dr. Laura on how to avoid a lawsuit. You’re going to really enjoy this episode.  Don’t miss it! And tune in next month for another ‘best of the best’ of Inside Medical Malpractice.  For more medical legal education, visit our website! https://www.connectmlx.com/connect-to-education/connect-to-education. 

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In this fascinating episode of Inside Medical Malpractice, Chris Rokosh talks with Ob/Gyn and owner of The Med Mal Coach Dr. Laura Fortner.  Several years ago, Dr. Laura was sued for malpractice.  Her case was opened, dismissed, re-opened, went to trial, appealed and is currently making its way through the Ohio Supreme Court.  The accompanying feelings of shame, loneliness, anger, doubt, fear, and helplessness affected every aspect of life for nearly 5 years.  Until Dr. Laura sought the help of a life coach who helped change her way of thinking and come to peace with the outcome, whatever that happens to be.  During this difficult experience, Dr. Laura woke up one day knowing that she had to help other physicians heal the devastating personal and moral injury that often accompany a lawsuit.  As The Med Mal Coach, Dr. Laura walks her clients through litigation, with a goal of returning to their confidence and self-assurance. Listen in as Dr. Laura shares what she learned from her experience, how being sued changed her approach to medicine (and life!), offers great advice on avoiding a lawsuit and gives insight into the most important things we should all know about medical malpractice.  This is a fantastic episode.  Don’t miss it!  For more medical legal education, visit our website. https://www.connectmlx.com/connect-to-education/connect-to-education

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In this brief, but personal episode of Inside Medical Malpractice, Dr. Laura talks about why she chose the exhausting, high risk area of Obstetrics and shares some of her favorite moments from Labor and Delivery.  She also talks about her busy life at home (four kids, a dairy farm, a husband, and a new business!) and the surprising career path she would have taken if she hadn’t become a doctor.  You’ll hear about the joy that gets her up in the morning, the things that keep her awake at night and the advice she would offer her younger self is she could.  You’ll fall in love with Dr. Laura by the end of this episode, and be grateful for her insights, honesty, and vulnerability.  Don’t miss it! For more medical legal education, visit our website https://www.connectmlx.com/connect-to-education/connect-to-education

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In this moving, inspirational episode of Inside Medical Malpractice, Chris Rokosh talks with Toronto medical malpractice lawyer Aleks Mladenovic.  In 2019, Alex was completely surprised to learn he had bowel cancer.  At the time, he was a young, busy successful lawyer who was forced to quickly face a cancer diagnosis, find a way to enter and trust a healthcare system that he had sued multiple times, overcome the challenges of treatments, and undergo multiple surgeries that included life threatening complications.  But this isn’t just a story of struggle.  It’s a story of triumph and success as Aleks made the seemingly impossible journey back to the office and into the courtroom. Listen as he shares the highs and lows of his experience, talks about the most valuable things he learned, praises the doctors and nurses who healed him by seeing him and offers up what, he thinks, needs to be changed about healthcare.  Then Aleks shares some of the best advice ever on what doctors, nurses, lawyer, and the public need to know about medical malpractice.  This is a fantastic episode.  Don’t miss it!  For more medical legal education, visit our website https://www.connectmlx.com/connect-to-education/connect-to-education

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In this brief, but personal episode of Inside Medical Malpractice, Aleks Mladenovic talks about his life outside of the office, describes what he was like as a child, what got him into malpractice law and shares what gets him up in the morning and what worries him in the middle of the night. He also offers some great advice to his younger self and shares the story of the beautiful people in his life who were, and still are, an important influence.  This is a lovely, listenable episode you won’t want to miss. For more medical legal education, visit our website https://www.connectmlx.com/connect-to-education/connect-to-education

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Entering the healthcare system can be risky at any time, but is even riskier during the Christmas holidays, over long weekends and on July 1st.  In this episode, Chris Rokosh talks with Barb Legate, a well-respected and highly experienced medical negligence lawyer from London, Ontario.  Listen in as they discuss a case of newborn injury that unfolded over the Christmas holidays in the special care nursery of a large teaching hospital. This was a case of newborn jaundice that progressed to kernicterus, one of the 12 Never Events for hospitals in Canada. Hear some of the surprising details of the case, and the highs and lows and outcome of the multi week trial.  Chris presents two lines of thought behind the phenomenon known as ‘The Christmas Effect’ and offers ideas on keeping yourself, or your loved ones, safe if you end up in the hospital this holiday season.  Barb offers up thoughts on what we all need to know about medical malpractice (She says you’re not a real doctor until you’re sued) and how she would change healthcare and law if she could. You won’t want to miss this fascinating, timely and informative episode of Inside Medical Malpractice!  For more medical legal education, visit our website https://www.connectmlx.com/connect-to-education/connect-to-education

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In this brief, but personal interview, Barb Legate tells us why she became a medical negligence lawyer, shares her love of gardening and family, and dishes a couple of surprising facts about herself (She has a worm farm!).  After 4 decades of lawyering, hear how it’s the strong and brave parents of the children she represents that motivate her to get out of bed every morning.  Barb tells us who the most important influences in her life are, offers advice to her younger self, and after some recent changes to her work life, looks at what she hopes the next five years will bring.  You’ll enjoy every single minute of this episode! For more medical legal education, visit our website https://www.connectmlx.com/connect-to-education/connect-to-education

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Attorney John E. Hall, Jr. set out to build Hall Booth Smith into the finest litigation firm in the Southeastern US and he’s done just that. John is, among other things, a highly respected and experienced physician defense lawyer. His exceptional skill landed him a position on the National Counsel, a team of select attorneys who assist local counsel on birth trauma and other high exposure catastrophic cases.  Listen in as John discusses his view on how inflated malpractice verdicts could result in healthcare crisis, then offers a solution for change.  He discusses some of the potential issues associated with post COVID litigation including how healthcare providers can mitigate risk, how a pandemic changed the practice of law, and what the general public should know.  He also offers great advice to lawyers on avoiding common mistakes in malpractice litigation and shares the most important thing that healthcare providers, lawyers and the public should know about medical malpractice.  Don’t miss this episode!  It’s a great one!  For more medical legal education, visit our website. https://www.connectmlx.com/connect-to-education/connect-to-education

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In this episode of Inside Medical Malpractice, Chris Rokosh sits down with Ontario Perinatal Nurse expert witness Angela King.  Listen in as these two share a wealth of experience as Obstetrical experts, hard working Labor and Delivery nurses, mothers, and care providers.  Don’t miss the hearing about Angela’s most memorable cases, and her stories about being on a front line worker in a busy hospital during the seemingly never-ending COVID pandemic. Angela shares that the experience of having a baby, or suffering a pregnancy loss, has been incredibly challenging. She is incredibly skilled in the management of many of the obstetrical complications that end up in malpractice lawsuits, and shares stories and advice for nurses, doctors and the public.  Don’t miss this episode!   For more medical legal education, visit our website https://www.connectmlx.com/connect-to-education/connect-to-education

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In this short but personal podcast Angela King talks about her background, her family and how she spends her time when she’s not busy being a nurse.  She offers some great advice for her younger self, to nurses just starting out and talks about the career path she would have chosen if she hadn’t been a nurse.  She also tells us about the most important influence in her life and describes her superpower and how she uses it.  It’s a great podcast! For more medical legal education, visit our website https://www.connectmlx.com/connect-to-education/connect-to-education