Esssential thread about the difficulties involved in bringing a successful medical malpractice suit. https://t.co/quaqyf6sRq
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"[The doctor's] incompetency is hidden from their present and future patients and employers."pic.twitter.com/riLWkGiRVI
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"Over 90% of all med malpractice cases never go to trial...all of these actions settled out of court. For what amount of damages? We can’t know. It could be zero, it could be $10 million. The amount paid in settlement of such a claim is confidential virtually 100% of the time."pic.twitter.com/8l5Lw2NUSM
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Big public jury trials can change a medical or psychological practice. This 90's case settled for $10.6 million, was internationally reported, and drew attention to the fallacies of "satanic ritual abuse" and the epidemic of multiple personality disorder.https://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/June-1998/Dangerous-Therapy-The-Story-of-Patricia-Burgus-and-Multiple-Personality-Disorder/ …
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All of these comments also apply in Canada, with some variation from province to province. A larger problem is that doctors can rely on standards of care approved by their medical associations and courts are reluctant to look behind these standards.
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A campaign to pressure those organizations (in the US, the AMA, APA, AAP) to investigate more deeply, seems the best strategy, as difficult as that obviously would be. In the UK, Tavistock whistleblowers are having an impact on the NHS.
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