Informed Consent and Risk Management in Chiropractic Practice

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It is an important ethical and legal obligation for all practicing Doctors of Chiropractic to obtain the informed consent of patients before treatment. This presentation by Dr. William Lauretti will help you to create effective and efficient policies for your practice, and help you answer any challenging questions your patients might ask.

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this Webinar, participants should be able to:

- Manage risk in their practices by learning how to develop an effective and efficient informed consent policy.

- Employ the skills to better communicate with patients about the relative safety of chiropractic procedures

The following states require the participant to enter the course approval number on their certificate:

California: View the list of course approval numbers and categories for California approved courses.
Missouri: View the list of course approval numbers and categories for Missouri approved courses.

William J. Lauretti

DC, FICC, FACC

Associate Professor, New York Chiropractic College

Dr. Bill Lauretti spent over 15 years in private practice in Maryland before joining the Chiropractic Clinical Science faculty at New York Chiropractic College in 2005. He has written numerous journal articles and textbook chapters about the safety of chiropractic neck adjustments, and has lectured extensively on the topic. He is a Spokesman for the American Chiropractic Association (ACA), who has been interviewed by major news outlets about chiropractic risks, including CNN, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, and Reuters International News Service. He is a Fellow of the International College of Chiropractors, a past recipient of ACA’s Presidential Award for Outstanding Achievement, and was named the Maryland Chiropractic Association’s Chiropractor of the Year 2000.