Foundational series of lectures & vignettes

Each topic is broken into short, 3-5 minute clips for easy consumption

Includes practical guidance on reducing risk, navigating the challenges of malpractice litigation, and professional responsibility when errors are made

 

Browse the Medicolegal Series

 

Desired Outcomes

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be better able to:

• Delineate the four (4) elements of a malpractice case that must be met
• Contrast the burden of proof for a civil tort case versus a criminal case
• Elucidate the differences between detection and interpretation errors
• Devise strategies to mitigate the risk of errors/litigation
• Explain the role that expert witnesses have in establishing the standard of care
• Contrast “claims made” and “occurrence” medical malpractice insurance

 

Credit Information

 

Accreditation Statement

MRI Online is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide

continuing medical education for physicians.

 

Credit Designation Statement

MRI Online designates this internet enduring material for a maximum of 4.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. 

Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

 

Learners may earn 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for every 15 minutes of topic completions during this activity.

 

This activity is valid for credit from June 18, 2025 to June 18, 2028.

Content is reviewed and updated on an ongoing basis.

 

CME Planning Committee 

Stephen J. Pomeranz, MD

Chief Medical Officer and Founder

ProScan Imaging

Founder

MRI Online

 

David M. Yousem, MBA, MD

Professor of Radiology

Vice Chairman and Associate Dean

Johns Hopkins University

 

Deanna M. Heier, PhD

VP, Educational Strategy and Operations

MRI Online

 

Subspecialty Advisory Board

 

Mahan Mathur, MD

Associate Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging

Section of Body Imaging

Director, Medical Student Education

Associate Director, Diagnostic Radiology Residency Program

Yale School of Medicine

 

Rachel F. Brem, MD FACR FSBI

Professor and Vice-Chair

Director, Breast Imaging and Interventional Center

George Washington University

 

Lacey J. McIntosh, DO, MPH

Assistant Professor, Radiology

University of Massachusetts Medical School Director

Oncologic Imaging

Memorial Health Care

 

David M. Yousem, MBA, MD

Professor of Radiology

Vice Chairman and Associate Dean

Johns Hopkins University

 

Stefan Loy Zimmerman, MD

Professor of Radiology and Radiological Science

Johns Hopkins University

 

Suresh K. Mukherji, MD, MBA, FACR

Professor of Radiology, University of Illinois

Professor of Radiation Oncology,  Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University

Faculty, Otolaryngology Head Neck Surgery, Michigan State University

National Director of Head & Neck Radiology

ProScan Imaging

 

Disclosure Statements

 

CME Planning Committee

The CME Planning Committee members have no relevant financial relationship to disclose.

 

Subspecialty Advisory Board 

Participating faculty and their disclosures are listed within the Course materials. 

Faculty Instructors

Participating faculty and their disclosures are listed within the Course materials. 

 

Staff and Content reviewers

All MRI Online staff and reviewers involved in the development of content for this activity have no

relevant financial relationships to disclose.

 

Commercial Support

There is no commercial support for this activity.

 

Course content is peer-reviewed for content validity by persons that do not have conflicts of interest related to

the content and to verify the educational material is evidence-based, fair, balanced, and free from commercial bias.