Mock Jury Trial

Sunday, Nov. 25, 10:00-3:30 p.m. | S406A

Can a jury of 12 laypeople be convinced a radiologist is negligent for not alerting a referring physician and/or patient that radiation exposure from CT imaging may cause breast cancer? See how attorneys present their cases and how a jury interprets the standard of care.

Speaker Information:

  • Leonard Berlin, MD, NorthShore University Health System, Evanston, Ill.
  • Clare E. McWilliams, JD, Cook County 10th Subcircuit, Chicago
  • Keith Hebeisen, JD, Clifford Law Offices, Chicago
  • Timothy G. Nickels, JD, Swanson, Martin & Bell, Chicago
  • Jonathan W. Berlin, MD, NorthShore University Health System, Evanston, Ill.
  • Rebecca Smith-Bindman, MD, University of California, San Francisco
  • Stephen Balter, PhD, Columbia University, New York City
  • Cynthia McCullough, PhD, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.
  • Michael Brant-Zawadski, MD, Hoag Memorial Hospital, Newport Beach, Calif.

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