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Guidelines for Expert Witness Testimony in Medical Malpracti
Posted by Expert Witness on 8/21/06

The interests of the public and the medical profession are
best served when scientifically sound and unbiased expert
witness testimony is readily available to plaintiffs and
defendants in medical negligence suits. As members of the
physician community, as patient advocates, and as private
citizens, pediatricians have ethical and professional
obligations to assist in the administration of justice,
particularly in matters concerning potential medical
malpractice. The American Academy of Pediatrics believes
that the adoption of the recommendations outlined in this
statement will improve the quality of medical expert
witness testimony in such proceedings and thereby increase
the probability of achieving equitable outcomes.
Strategies to enforce ethical guidelines should be
monitored for efficacy before offering policy
recommendations on disciplining physicians for providing
biased, false, or unscientific medical expert witness
testimony.

Abbreviations: AAP, American Academy of Pediatrics

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