Cold Steel: Canadian Journal of Surgery Podcast

E178 - CMPA x Cold Steel Part 2 - Anatomy of a Lawsuit

Cold Steel: Canadian Journal of Surgery Podcast

Show Notes

In this second episode of our mini-series with the Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA), Richard Mimeault and Liisa Honey talk about the “Anatomy of a Lawsuit”. They talk about what you can expect if you are served with a College complaint or a lawsuit, what the process looks like, and how you can psychologically survive through it all. Links: https://www.cmpa-acpm.ca/en/education-events/elearning/anatomy-of-a-lawsuit

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