Medico-legal cases involving gastroenterologists in Canada between 2017 and 2021
Communication issues remain a major contributing factor to medico-legal cases involving gastroenterologists. Integrated risk-reduction strategies may include enhancing diagnostic rigor through improved clinical protocols and decision support tools and strengthening communication at all levels of care.
Authors
- Jun Ji
- Natalie Gagné
- Garber Ge
- Mehrnaz Mostafapour (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6083-9444)
- Qian Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3563-2086)
- H Singh
- Kate Barbosa
- Dov B Kagan
Institutions
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Canadian Medical Protective Association (CA)
- CancerCare Manitoba (CA)
- Research Institute in Oncology and Hematology (CA)
- University of Manitoba (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology
- Published
- 2025-12-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jcag/gwaf035
- Primary Topic
- Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00