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Special Episode: The RaDonda Vaught Case
Special Episode: The RaDonda Vaught Case
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Length:
54 minutes
Released:
Apr 11, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In this special episode, Dr. Pensa has a conversation with attorney T. Marc Calvert about the criminal trial of RaDonda Vaught, a Vanderbilt nurse who was found guilty of negligent homicide due to a medication error.
Attorney Calvert has specialized in medical malpractice defense for over thirty years, and brings a nuanced perspective to a case which has rocked the medical world since the verdict in March 2022. Some of the questions we discuss:
Will we see more criminalization of adverse events and medical error after this trial?
Will malpractice insurance cover the costs of a criminal defense?
What is the institutions's role in this error, and why are they not bearing more responsibility?
What might happen to safety culture and the self-disclosure of error in the wake of this verdict?
What lessons should we take away from this terrible and tragic event?
Attorney Calvert has specialized in medical malpractice defense for over thirty years, and brings a nuanced perspective to a case which has rocked the medical world since the verdict in March 2022. Some of the questions we discuss:
Will we see more criminalization of adverse events and medical error after this trial?
Will malpractice insurance cover the costs of a criminal defense?
What is the institutions's role in this error, and why are they not bearing more responsibility?
What might happen to safety culture and the self-disclosure of error in the wake of this verdict?
What lessons should we take away from this terrible and tragic event?
Released:
Apr 11, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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