When Emergency Department Crowding Kills: Medicolegal Implications

Presented by the CBA Alberta Health Law (South) Section

How does the medicolegal landscape change for physicians and patients when our hospitals face overcrowding and access challenges?

Join Dr. Eddy Lang as he explores the systemic causes and consequences of Emergency Department crowding, its medicolegal implications, and the considerations for aligning legal, clinical, and policy solutions to address this increasingly prevalent issue.

Dr. Lang will discuss the distinctions between individual clinical error and system-induced risk, the standard of care in these circumstances, and the impact on emergency physician practice.

PRESENTER

Dr. Eddy Lang (Professor of Emergency Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary)

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