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ForwardSexual Misconduct and Sexual Abuse – Identify and Avoid Allegations
Scott L. Mendlestein, Esq., will discuss the management of patient allegations of sexual misconduct and how to prevent these cases from happening.
Samaritan Physicians: Successful completion of this activity will qualify Samaritan physicians for annual policy discounts. Upon completion, please print your certificate and submit to Samaritan for consideration.
Target Audience
Baptist Health physicians, physician assistants, advanced practice registered nurses, nurses, pharmacists, dentists, podiatrists, social workers, respiratory therapists (direct delivery) and other interested clinical employees.
Learning Objectives
- Healthcare professionals will be able to describe actions recognized as sexual misconduct.
- Audience members will be able to identify at least two patient/hospital staff scenarios that could be perceived by patients as sexual misconduct.
- Staff will be able to demonstrate at least two measures they can implement to assist in preventing patient allegations of sexual misconduct.
- Audience members will learn about statutory requirements associated with patient allegations of sexual misconduct as well as Risk Management’s responsibility, in conjunction with other key parties, to manage these allegations.
Scott L. Mendlestein, Esq.
Falk, Waas, Hernandez, Solomon, Mendlestein & Davis, P.A.
Coral Gables, Florida
Scott L. Mendlestein, Esq., faculty for this educational activity, has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* to disclose, and has indicated that the presentation or discussion will not include off-label or unapproved product usage.
Mark Hauser, M.D., conference director of this activity, has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* to disclose.
Non-faculty contributors and others involved in the planning, development and editing/review of the content have no relevant financial relationships to disclose with ineligible companies*.
*Ineligible companies – Companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
Baptist Health South Florida is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Baptist Health has been re-surveyed by the ACCME and awarded Commendation for 6 years as a provider of CME for physicians.
Baptist Health South Florida designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Available Credit
- 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 1.25 General certificate of attendance
- 1.00 Florida Board of Dentistry
- 1.25 Florida Board of Clinical Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Mental Health Counselors
- 1.00 Nurse Practitioners
- 1.00 Florida Board of Nursing
- 1.25 Florida Board of Pharmacy
- 1.25 Florida Board of Podiatric Medicine
- 1.00 Florida Board of Respiratory Therapy
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