Webinar 5: Medical Malpractice: Pitfalls and Prevention Strategies

Description

This session aims to equip physicians with the awareness and tools to recognize common medical malpractice risks and their emotional and professional impact, while emphasizing the importance of systems thinking and proactive strategies to reduce risk. Participants will explore methods for maintaining resilience and psychological safety through peer support, institutional resources, and personal coping skills. Finally, they will develop a personalized plan for managing high-risk clinical situations that balances legal risk reduction with practices that sustain wellbeing, compassion and professional identity.

Speakers:

• Jeffrey A. Woods, JD – Risk and Practice Management Senior Attorney, SVMIC

Learning Objectives:

• Recognize common medical malpractice pitfalls and their emotional and professional toll on clinicians and their families and explore how proactive awareness and systems thinking can reduce risk while supporting personal and team well-being.
• Examine strategies to maintain professional resilience and psychological safety in the face of malpractice threats or claims, including the use of peer support, institutional resources, and personal coping mechanisms.
• Develop a personalized plan for navigating high-risk clinical situations that integrates legal risk reduction (e.g., clear communication, thorough documentation) with intentional well-being practices that preserve purpose, compassion, and professional identity.

The Tennessee Medical Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Tennessee Medical Association designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.