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A Paradox about the Duty to Refer

CME credit is no longer available for this conference.

Maxwell J. Mehlman, J.D.

Mr. Mehlman reports no commercial conflict of interest.

Release Date: 07/23/1999
Termination Date: 07/23/2002

Estimated time to complete: 1 hour(s).

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Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this Cyberounds^®, you should be able to:

Discuss the paradox of the duty to refer
Discuss how this paradox can confuse judges in malpractice cases
Describe the correct rule of liability in failure-to-refer cases.

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