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Criminal Intent: Recognizing the Hazards and Preventing Prosecution

About This Course

This presentation will help respiratory therapists identify behaviors that contribute to prosecution of medical personnel, understand how professional standards are applied in criminal prosecutions, articulate the difference between negligence and gross negligence, and understand what role the lawyer plays in a criminal prosecution.

Successful completion of this course requires a score of 70% on the post-test.

Original webcast date: May 14, 2022

**Please note that all programs require the participant to view the entire program prior to taking the final quiz and obtaining a course certificate.**

Seminar Objectives

Identify behaviors that contribute to prosecution of medical personnel

Understand how professional standards are applied in criminal prosecutions

Articulate the difference between negligence and gross negligence

Understand what role the lawyer plays in a criminal prosecution

Chapters

Speaker Information
  • Anthony L. DeWitt, RRT, CRT, JD, Attorney at Law