University at Sea® Courses Details

Cruise/Resort Pricing | Register Online | Email us | Itinerary | TravelSafe Insurance

Medical Ethics & Legal Medicine

Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas

7-Night Eastern Caribbean Cruise Conference
from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
March 9 - 16, 2013

14 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
14 Contact Hours
14 APA Credit Hours
14 CLE Credits

BIAS FREE CME - No Commercial Support was provided for this CME activity.

Course Fees:
Physicians, Attorneys, Dentists, Psychologists - $695
Other Professionals - $450

Cancellation Policy for Course
30-days-None; 7-29 days-50%; 7 days or less-100%

Faculty

Michael M. Raskin, MD, MS, JD, MPH, MA, MBA, FCLM
Neuroradiologist, University Medical Center
Clinical Associate Professor of Radiology, University of Miami School of Medicine
Legal Counsel to the Florida Radiological Society

Dr. Raskin is a Past President of the American College of Legal Medicine and a certified specialist in Legal Medicine and Medical Jurisprudence by the American Board of Legal Medicine. He is a frequent lecturer at national medical and legal medicine conferences. Dr. Raskin is a graduate of the University of Miami School of Medicine, School of Law, and School of Public Health. His internship was in internal medicine on the Harvard Medical Service at Boston City Hospital, where he was a Clinical Fellow in Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He completed a four year residency at Mt. Sinai Hospital in Diagnostic Radiology and fellowship in Nuclear Medicine, remaining on the medical faculty at the University of Miami as an Assistant Professor of Radiology. In addition to earning an MBA degree, he earned a Master of Science in Sociology as well as a Master of Arts in Diplomacy and Military Sciences.

Dr. Raskin is dual credentialed in both medicine and law, and a member of the Florida Bar and the District of Columbia Bar, and licensed to practice medicine in Florida and California. Currently, he is Legal Counsel to the Florida Radiological Society on legislative issues. Dr. Raskin is Board Certified in Nuclear Medicine, Diagnostic Radiology, Neuroradiology, and Legal Medicine. He is a Fellow of the American College of Radiology, American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, American College of Nuclear Medicine, and American College of Legal Medicine.

Currently, he is a Clinical Associate Professor of Radiology at the University of Miami School of Medicine and practices Neuroradiology at the University Medical Center in Tamarac, Florida. Dr. Raskin is author of over 46 peer-reviewed articles in medical journals, 25 chapters in medical textbooks, and two medical monographs. He has presented more than 75 papers at national and international meetings. Dr. Raskin is Past President of the Florida Radiological Society and recipient of the Gold Medal for Outstanding Achievement.

Cruise/Resort Pricing | Register Online | Itinerary | Got Questions? Email our Staff...

Our staff can assist you with all your travel arrangements.

Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Attorneys

Seminar on MEDICAL ETHICS AND LEGAL MEDICINE

MEDICAL ETHICS & BIOETHICS
1. Bioethics, Professionalism, and Communication
2. Fetal Interests, Abortion and Stem Cell Research
3. End of Life Decisions, Aid in Dying & Assisted Suicide

REGULATION OF MEDICAL PRACTICE
1. HIPAA, EMTALA, and Other Federal Mandates
2. Licensing, Credentialing, Privileging and Impairment Issues
3. Fraud and Abuse AND Criminal Negligence

LAW OF HOSPITALS, NURSES AND MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS
1. Hospital and Nursing Liability
2. Liability of MCOs

MEDICAL LIABILITY & MALPRACTICE MOCK TRIAL
1. Medical Negligence: Causes, Prevention and Defenses
2. Medical Records and Spoliation of Evidence
3. Capacity, Competency, Informed Consent and Informed Refusal
4. Expert Medical Testimony
5. MOCK TRIAL: Liability in Selected Specialties

14 CLE Credits have been applied for with the Florida Bar

Accreditation: Continuing Education, Inc is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Designation: Continuing Education, Inc designates this live activity for a maximum of 14 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^tm. Each physician should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Accredited status does not imply endorsement by Continuing Education, Inc/University at Sea or ANCC of any commercial products displayed or used with an activity.

Cruise/Resort Pricing | Register Online | Itinerary

Got Questions? Call our helpful reservations staff at 1-800-422-0711 (US) or 727-526-1571 (local) Our staff can assist you with all your travel arrangements

Conference Sessions generally take place during the days at Sea (depends on program and itinerary) so that conflict with any Ports of Call or evening entertainment is minimized.

(A Convenient Calendar to Check Your Dates)

DATE	PORT OF CALL	ARRIVE	DEPART
Sat Mar 9	Ft. Lauderdale, Florida	-	5:00pm
Sun Mar 10	Nassau, Bahamas	7:00am	2:00pm
Mon Mar 11	At Sea Cruising Lectures 1:00-5:00pm	-	-
Tue Mar 12	Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas	9:00am	6:00pm
Wed Mar 13	Philipsburg, St. Maarten	8:00am	5:00pm
Thu Mar 14	At Sea Cruising Lectures 9:00am-12:00pm; 1:00-4:00pm	-	-
Fri Mar 15	At Sea Cruising Lectures 8:00am - 12:00pm	-	-
Sat Mar 16	Ft. Lauderdale, Florida	6:15am	-

Cruise/Resort Pricing | Register Online

Contact Continuing Education Inc.