In this minicast (short + focused podcast) episode on coaches, emergency medicine physician and coach Dr. Gita Pensa shares insights from coaching physicians facing malpractice litigation and from her 12-year legal battle. She discusses how fear pervades these experiences and offers practical approaches to managing anxiety while working to change medicine's culture of shame.
Gita is based in Rhode Island. She is the CEO and founder of DoctorsAndLitigation.com, where she coaches clinicians facing litigation stress. Dr. Pensa is also the creator and host of Doctors and Litigation: The L Word podcast and has pioneered work in physician litigation stress.
Key Take-aways
- Fear is the dominant emotion among physicians facing litigation
Many malpractice cases are eventually dropped, but the anxiety persistsThe culture of shame in medicine surrounding litigation needs transformationCommunication resolution programs can heal patient-doctor relationships after adverse events
Documentary: A World of Hurt
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Website: DoctorsAndLitigation.com
YouTube: @DoctorsandLitigation
This episode is part of the VVP Mini-Cast series dedicated to exploring coaching resources and professional development tools .
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