Your Practice Made Perfect
Support, Protection and Advice for Practicing Medical Professionals
We found 2 episodes of Your Practice Made Perfect with the tag “infection”.
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Episode 013: The Case of Reduction Results
April 27th, 2018 | 11 mins 26 secs
claims, infection, malpractice, medical, svmic
This week, we review a closed case involving 18 year old Samantha Smith who suffered complications from a breast reduction surgery. SVMIC Vice President of Claims, Ken Rucker walks us through the ins-and-outs of Samantha's multiple procedures and the resulting deformities from infection.
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Episode 010: The Case of Time Ticking Away
April 6th, 2018 | 11 mins 18 secs
infection, medical, svmic, tick
Host Brian Fortenberry chats with SVMIC attorney Katy Smith about the closed claim where a toddler receives treatment due to a tick bite. Together, they review the communication issues between physicians, the lack of continuity in care, and the misdiagnosis that led to the patient dying from a related infection.