Medico-Legal Complaints Against Dermatologists: Data From the Canadian Medical Protective Association, 2013 to 2022.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Medico-legal complaints against physicians are a significant source of anxiety and could be associated with defensive medical practices that may correlate with poor patient outcomes. Little is known about patient concerns brought to regulatory bodies and courts against dermatologists in Canada.

Objective

To characterize factors contributing to medico-legal complaints brought against dermatologists in Canada.

Methods

The Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) repository was queried for all closed cases involving dermatologists over the past decade. Aggregate, anonymized data was reviewed and case outcomes, patient harm, and contributing factors were extracted.

Results

Nearly one-fifth of all dermatologists who are CMPA members have been named

SUBMITTER: Ma B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11585184 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature