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Subject: What Does a Legal Expert Say about Telemedicine/Telehealth and Malpractice?<br>To: Catherine Britain <<a href="mailto:csbritain@gmail.com">csbritain@gmail.com</a>><br><br><br><u></u>
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<td style="TEXT-ALIGN:center"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT:22px;FONT-FAMILY:Arial;COLOR:#005eae;FONT-SIZE:16px;FONT-WEIGHT:bold">What Does a Legal Expert Say About Telemedicine/Telehealth Malpractice?</span></td></tr>
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<p><span style="LINE-HEIGHT:18px;FONT-FAMILY:Arial;COLOR:#3f3f3f;FONT-SIZE:12px">The Robert J. Waters Center for Telehealth and e-Health Law (CTeL) is pleased to announce the scheduling of the March <font color="#000000"><strong>Brown Bag Webinar.</strong></font> <br>
<br>This month's topic will cover an important topic related to a topic we routinely here about at CTeL: </span></p>
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<li><span style="LINE-HEIGHT:18px;FONT-FAMILY:Arial;COLOR:#3f3f3f;FONT-SIZE:12px"><strong>Malpractice in Telemedicine and Telehealth: What Are The Issues?</strong><font color="#000000"> </font></span></li></ul>
<p><span style="LINE-HEIGHT:18px;FONT-FAMILY:Arial;COLOR:#3f3f3f;FONT-SIZE:12px"><font color="#000000">The webinar will be held on Thursday, March 29, 2012 from 12:00 noon (EDT).</font></span> </p>
<div><span style="LINE-HEIGHT:18px;FONT-FAMILY:Arial;COLOR:#3f3f3f;FONT-SIZE:12px"><font color="#000000"><a title="" href="http://clicks.aweber.com/y/ct/?l=EWeiQ&m=3h5PWyv1QrZZyaU&b=s8TVATIXWlyiR9w90wy4CA" target="_blank">Joe McMenamin</a>, partner in the Richmond, Virginia office of the law firm of <a title="" href="http://clicks.aweber.com/y/ct/?l=EWeiQ&m=3h5PWyv1QrZZyaU&b=qX8Wa4QeQXMdHvcwegvoxg" target="_blank">McGuireWoods</a> and a valued member of CTeL's Legal Resource Team, will present on the latest malpractice issues related to telemedicine and telehealth.</font></span></div>
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<div><span style="LINE-HEIGHT:18px;FONT-FAMILY:Arial;COLOR:#3f3f3f;FONT-SIZE:12px"><font color="#000000">Mr. McMenamin's practice is primarily focused on prophylaxis against and defense of personal injury and wrongful death claims arising from use of products, especially those regulated by FDA. He also advises clients on managing risks related to telemedicine, corporate use of the Internet, social media, communications between life science companies and physicians, and compliance with FDA regulations.</font></span></div>
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<p><span style="LINE-HEIGHT:18px;FONT-FAMILY:Arial;COLOR:#3f3f3f;FONT-SIZE:12px">The Robert J. Waters Center for Telehealth and e-Health Law (CTeL) is pleased to thank <a title="" href="http://clicks.aweber.com/y/ct/?l=EWeiQ&m=3h5PWyv1QrZZyaU&b=vNTL5DuLbZrgUcPuPPuLTQ" target="_blank">FasPsych LLC</a> for its continued membership for 2012 </span></p>
<p><span style="LINE-HEIGHT:18px;FONT-FAMILY:Arial;COLOR:#3f3f3f;FONT-SIZE:12px">FasPsych provides long term and permanent placements for psychiatrists and psychiatric nurse practitioners. FasPsych's services are provided via live, two-way, interactive telecommunications. FasPsych's clients include community mental health centers, inpatient units, correctional facilities and long-term care facilities.<br>
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