Psychiatrist Dr. Phillip Resnick Equips Practitioners with Legal Armor to Minimize Malpractice Risk

OAK BROOK, Ill. - Aug. 10, 2023 - PRLog -- American Physician Institute (API), a leading provider of high-yield continuing medical education, is excited to announce a comprehensive course specifically tailored to guide psychiatric professionals to minimize their malpractice risk: "Legal Armor for the Psychiatric Practitioner," led by Dr. Phillip Resnick.

Through lectures that cover critical topics, Dr. Resnick provides an encompassing overview of the procedures practitioners can add to their practices and those they should avoid. Participants can enhance their professional security and prosperity with the groundbreaking insights of Dr. Resnick via the course, which can be accessed by visiting https://www.masterpsych.com/minimizing-malpractice-risk-in-psychiatry/.

Dr. Jack Krasuski, Executive Director of American Physician Institute, said the course is intended to help professionals make educated, informed decisions about procedures and practices that can directly impact their malpractice risk.

"Many psychiatric practitioners don't realize that certain 'standard' procedures and protocols can actually be very risky," Krasuski said.

Dr. Krasuski also provides a lecture as part of the "Legal Armor for the Psychiatric Practitioner" course: Foreseeability and Documentation. The lecture follows others that include Malpractice Issues in Confidentiality and Privilege, Dos and Don'ts of Depositions, and Risk Assessment for Suicide and Malpractice Avoidance.

With a focus on empowering psychiatric professionals to safeguard their financial futures by minimizing malpractice risk, "Legal Armor for the Psychiatric Professional" is available as a series of online lecture recordings. The course covers tips regarding violence risk assessments and malpractice avoidance, malpractice issues in confidentiality and privilege, and a Q-and-A session focusing on medical-legal issues in psychiatry.

"Legal Armor for the Psychiatric Professional (https://www.masterpsych.com/minimizing-malpractice-risk-i...)" was implemented in accordance with the Essentials and Standards of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME). PeerPoint Medical Education Institute has designated the course for a maximum of 8.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

Dr. Phillip Resnick has served as a visiting professor at 14 universities, lectured in 25 countries and 49 states, and has served as a consultant in many high-profile cases. He is currently a professor of psychiatry at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio.

American Physician Institute encourages psychiatric professionals to register for the course and take advantage of unparalleled guidance in navigating the complex decision-making processes involved in treating patients. With this new course, practitioners gain the knowledge to protect themselves by taking steps toward risk mitigation and handling risks appropriately.

For more information about American Physician Institute and the "Legal Armor for the Psychiatric Practitioner" course, visit https://www.masterpsych.com/minimizing-malpractice-risk-in-psychiatry/ and follow API on social media.