Bouncebacks! Medical and Legal

Released October 2011, the second volume of the Bouncebacks series adds Kevin Klauer, MD, EJD as an author. Kevin is director of the CEME High Risk Emergency Medicine course and Editor in Chief of Emergency Physician s Monthly. His expertise augments the medical as well as the legal aspects of the book.

This novel Bouncebacks! edition includes 10 new cases of patients who bounced-back; in contrast to the cases in the first book, there were no good outcomes. It traces their steps from the patient s own story to the attorney s desk. And the legal aspect? The reader, as well as Greg Henry, are left to guess; did the defendant settle or proceed to trial? Of those tried by a jury, another surprise is in store their verdict and possibly an appeal. See how juries think.

Read Bouncebacks! Medical and Legal for a thorough analysis of actual patient cases that resulted in involving the legal system to varying degrees. Specific steps are presented for improving patient safety and to assist you in avoiding lawsuits.

Michael B. Weinstock, MD
Michael and Beth Weinstock and their four children, Olivia (12), Eli (10), Theo (7), and Annie (3) live in Columbus, Ohio. Michael is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at The Ohio State University College of Medicine and ED Attending, the Director of Medical Education with Immediate Health Associates (IHA) in the Emergency Department at Mt. Carmel St. Ann s, and Medical Director of the Ohio Dominican University Physician Assistant Studies Program. He is risk management section editor for the CME program Emergency Medicine Review and Perspectives (EM RAP), as well as the author of Bouncebacks! and The Resident s Guide to Ambulatory Care, currently in its 6th edition. Interests include international medicine, having practiced in Papua New Guinea, Nepal, and the West Indies, as well as being an avid traveler, skier, and blues guitar and harmonica player, currently the leader of a foot-stompin, harmonica playing group, The Big Rockin Blues Band.
Kevin M. Klauer, DO, EJD, FACEP

Kevin Klauer is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine at Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine; Chief Medical Officer for Emergency Medicine Physicians in Canton, Ohio; Board member for Physicians Specialty Limited Risk Retention Group; Board member for Emergency Medicine Physicians, Ltd.; Editor in Chief, Emergency Physicians Monthly; and Director, High Risk EM course. Dr. Klauer is an attending at Summa Health System, working at Barberton Citizen s Hospital and Wadsworth Rittman Hospital. In 2011, he completed his Executive JD degree with honors.

Gregory L. Henry, MD
Gregory L. Henry is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at University of Michigan Medical Center. He was the President of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) from 1995 1996 and is currently the President and CEO of Medical Practice Risk Assessment, Inc. and President of Savannah Assurance Limited, LTD. He is on the editorial boards of Emergency Medicine Practice, Emergency Department Management, Foresight and recently of the Emergency Department Legal Letter. He is the recipient of numerous awards including the Over the Top lecturer award and the Outstanding Speaker of the Year award from ACEP. He is the author of Neurologic Emergencies: A Symptom-Oriented Approach, 2nd ed. Greg is a jazz musician, columnist for Emergency Physician s Monthly (EPM), raconteur, bon vivant, and all around good guy.