Stem cells /regenerative medicine

[Chn96]

Do any of you perform stem cell / regenerative medicine?
If you do , do you have to Inform your Malpractice insurance carrier?

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[Dr. Ice]

Do any of you perform stem cell / regenerative medicine?
If you do , do you have to Inform your Malpractice insurance carrier?

Since it’s thanksgiving I’m gonna go out on a limb that the justice league on this forum won’t attack your scruples for even discussing regen..

I have a very extensive consent form documenting the experimental nature of the treatment and lack of guarentee, etc. I also ask the patient to do their own independent research prior to consideration of such treatments. It should be noted that I will only offer to certain types of protoplasm. You raise an interesting point about the malpractice carrier though and would be curious to hear what others do.

 

[drusso]

 

[Dr. Ice]

Drusso..I was hoping you would be more like me..more of a misunderstood Lex Luther

 

[lobelsteve]

Gleek.

 

[drusso]

Drusso..I was hoping you would be more like me..more of a misunderstood Lex Luther

 

[Ducttape]

But he never has good intentions...

Deathstroke might be a better analogy...

Seems like they should be covered.... but... You should ask your med mal carrier. These are still considered experimental by most insurance panels. Not sure how a med mal insurer would see it.

 

[drusso]

Ask your carrier under-right a special rider for regen med. A few groups are working on model contracts, etc for regen med physicians.

Stem cell doctor medical malpractice insurance rider - Check Biotech First

 

[drpainfree]

med mal covers bodily harm done by a physician to a patient within his/her specialty training. whether or not a procedure/medication is controversial/experimental should not matter. But I agree, check with your carrier.

 

[Ducttape]

Is regenerative medicine covered in our specialty training?

Using that argument you posit - I don’t believe it is in the ACGME curriculum, is it?

 

[drusso]

Is regenerative medicine covered in our specialty training?

Using that argument you posit - I don’t believe it is in the ACGME curriculum, is it?

It is typically not. But, some of us did have early exposure to regen med in residency--like prolotherapy and PRP--in sports medicine & MSK settings.

 

[Ducttape]

Correct, which is why I suspect that it will not be covered by some med-mal...

 

[drpainfree]

verified, covered

 

[hyperalgesia]

I never even thought about carrier not covering. This is why I always feel like I am one wrong move away from death.