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IMQ Introduces New Judicial Review Service & Professionalism Course

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Professionalism Courses for Physicians and Pharmacists Coming in May

• The IMQ Professionalism Program for Physicians and Professionalism Program for Pharmacists have both been scheduled for May 17-18 at the DoubleTree Hotel LAX-El Segundo in Los Angeles.  These programs address both the legal and ethical dimensions of the practice of medicine in California, and introduce participants to a range of resources to address present or future problems. Both courses consist of pre-course assessments, the two-day ethics course, and a series of longitudinal assessments to track participants’ progress. To ensure interactive learning, each program is limited to twelve participants.

IMQ Judicial Review Service Announcement

• IMQ has introduced a new Judicial Review Service to refer credentialed physicians for service on judicial review panels. In the case of certain disciplinary actions, physicians are entitled by California law to a fair hearing by their peers, and this service helps hospitals meet that requirement by providing qualified, independent panelists to hear evidence regarding the quality of care provided by particular physicians. Hearings are scheduled in a variety of California locations and typically last three to five consecutive days. 
  
  Additionally, IMQ is recruiting physicians to serve as panelists. The physicians selected by IMQ as possible candidates to serve on Judicial Review panels must hold an unrestricted California medical license and be either in active practice in California or retired from active medical practice for no more than two years. Physician panelists will be paid an hourly rate of $250, plus travel and meals.  For more information on becoming a physician panelist, please contact Leslie Iacopi (liacopi@imq.org or 415-882-5167).

 For additional information, please contact IMQ at (415) 882-5151 or visit www.imq.org.