书目名称 | Lessons Learned | 副标题 | Risk Management Issu | 编辑 | Susan Schmerler | 视频video | | 概述 | Author has expertise in both genetic counseling and law, having served as an expert witness in numerous malpractice cases brought against genetic counselors.Only book specifically addressing legal asp | 图书封面 |  | 描述 | .No one wants to be sued. A lawsuit is an assault on one’s self-image, reputation, and livelihood. It is physically, mentally, and financially draining. Professionals get sued because an individual believes she has been harmed or thinks there is enough evidence to convince a jury that she has been harmed. An accusation of harm can be expressed in different legal terms, such as breach of contract or negligence. The profession of genetic counseling has developed within the field of medicine, so that a medical model usually applies. Therefore, a formal complaint by a patient about a genetic counselor would come under the laws that apply to medicine as opposed to business. Most commonly, these complaints take the form of a malpractice lawsuit that claims malpractice or negligence...The purpose of this book is (1) to provide genetic counselors with varying levels of experience and expertise with heightened awareness of the sources and processes of the law as it can affect their practice; (2) to offer them strategies for minimizing the potential for their being named in a lawsuit; and (3) to provide guidance for the management of current and emerging situations. The book discusses the da | 出版日期 | Book 2008 | 关键词 | Counseling; Genetic counseling; Genetic counselor; Ligation; Risk management; Transfer; gene transfer; gene | 版次 | 1 | doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-72175-0 | isbn_softcover | 978-1-4419-2468-1 | isbn_ebook | 978-0-387-72175-0 | copyright | Springer-Verlag New York 2008 |
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