Practice Skills in Medical Malpractice: The Patient-Physician Relationship

By Ira Bedzow & Pam Ludmer

After watching these videos, you should be able to do the following:

• Contrast the fiduciary and the contract aspects of the patient-physician relationship
• Recognize when a patient-physician relationship and the associated duties of care exist
• Contrast proper termination of the patient-physician relationship with abandonment
• Discuss how standards of care are established
• Discuss the determination and responsibilities of expert witnesses