Open AccessLiability of Health Care Professionals and Institutions During COVID-19 Pandemic in Italy: Symposium Proceedings and Position Statement
Author(s) -
Antonio Oliva,
Matteo Caputo,
Simone Grassi,
Giuseppe Vetrugno,
Marco Marazza,
Giulio Ponzanelli,
Roberto Cauda,
Giovanni Scambia,
Gabrio Forti,
Rocco Domenico Alfonso Bellantone,
Vincenzo Lorenzo Pascali
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of patient safety
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1549-8425
pISSN - 1549-8417
DOI - 10.1097/pts.0000000000000793
Subject(s) - position statement , covid-19 , pandemic , liability , statement (logic) , position (finance) , health care , political science , business , medicine , family medicine , virology , law , finance , disease , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , outbreak
On May 12, 2020, a symposium titled "Liability of healthcare professionals and institutions during COVID-19 pandemic" was held in Italy with the participation of national experts in malpractice law, hospital management, legal medicine, and clinical risk management. The symposium's rationale was the highly likely inflation of criminal and civil proceedings concerning alleged errors committed by health care professionals and decision makers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Its aim was to identify and discuss the main issues of legal and medicolegal interest and thus to find solid solutions in the spirit of preparedness planning.