Submitted by Leonardo Simões Agapito (leoagapito@gmail.com) on 2018-06-18T14:19:15Z No. of bitstreams: 1 impressão.final.pdf: 690488 bytes, checksum: 2dd44cf2aedc15d4a1498228fd8dde23 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Jacqueline de Almeida null (jacquie@franca.unesp.br) on 2018-06-18T18:53:18Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Agapito_LS_me_fran.pdf: 690488 bytes, checksum: 2dd44cf2aedc15d4a1498228fd8dde23 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-06-18T18:53:18Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Agapito_LS_me_fran.pdf: 690488 bytes, checksum: 2dd44cf2aedc15d4a1498228fd8dde23 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-05-02 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / O presente trabalho tem como objetivo analisar a responsabilidade penal decorrente da omissão médica, particularmente por instrumentos dogmáticos e, por estes, obter maior segurança jurídica para médicos, pacientes e profissionais. Partindo dos métodos indutivo e sistemático, o trabalho analisa os critérios postos pelo código penal brasileiro para a omissão penalmente relevante – dever agir, poder agir e a especial posição de garante – relacionando com elementos próprios da imputação penal – injusto, culpabilidade e autoria – e externos, que configuram o próprio ambiente em que opera a tutela – deveres administrativos, gestão de risco e semiótica. Para tanto, utiliza-se como referencial teórico o pensamento funcional normativista, com especial atenção aos estudos de Günther Jakobs. Ao final, é possível, pelo método indutivo, depreender-se a própria opção político criminal brasileira, bem como, pelo método sistemático, demonstrar os caminhos necessários não apenas para o aprofundamento da questão, mas para a própria intervenção penal nos casos em que for chamado a atuar. / The presente study persuits to analise criminal responsability for medical default, particularly by dogmatic instruments and, by them, obtain more legal security for health professionals, patients and legal professionals. By indutiv and sistematic methods, the current study analyse brasilian penal code criteria for criminal relevant default – duty, permission and special position of garantor – conecting this with criminal responsability criteria – wrongful, culpability and authorship – and external elements that set up medical context – administrative duties, risk management and semiotic. Thereunto, the study uses as theoritc reference a normativist perspective, specialy Günther Jakobs’s studies. At the end, it’s possible, by indutiv analyses, understand the criminal policy option in Brazil, as well as, by sistemic analyses, demonstrate necessary ways for further studies, but also to righteous criminal justice intervention.

This paper utilizes data on physician malpractice insurance premiums and state tort law to analyze how physicians in various medical specialties are differentially affected by caps on noneconomic damages. As higher premiums put pressure on legislators to enact damage caps, I instrument caps on noneconomic damages with enactment of tort reform measures that do not affect malpractice premiums to uncover the effect of caps on noneconomic damages on such premiums. I find evidence to support that, in terms of dollars saved, physicians in high risk specialties benefit more from noneconomic damage caps than physicians in low risk specialties. However, in percentage terms, I find that physicians in all specialties essentially benefit equally from caps on noneconomic damages.

The present thesis investigates the possible effects of limiting the compensations victims can obtain in medical malpractice cases through schedules of noneconomic damages. While economic damages are rather simple to calculate, problems arise with respect to the assessment of noneconomic damages. To reduce both the variability in the compensations granted to victims and the perception of a high level of arbitrariness in determining noneconomic losses, many countries have adopted different types of ceilings to limit the nonmonetary component of malpractice compensations. While flat and tiered caps have been widely studied in the related literature, the effects of schedules are still debated due to the scarce available evidence. Using Italy as a case study, I investigated the likely impact of schedules on noneconomic damages on a number of key outcomes showing that this policy can affect patients´ behavior and the filing of malpractice claims. Schedules are associated to a lower number of claims as well as of claims not decided on the merit. These results seem to be due to a drop in the number of frivolous claims. In addition, under schedules, average compensation and trial duration results to be higher. This is consistent with the expectation that under schedules there is a higher frequency of claims involving serious injuries. Hence, results could be further explored and used also in Czech Republic policy.

Public opinion in recent years has been seemingly manipulated by superfluous stories, bad press, and negative commentaries regarding the perceived "Medical Malpractice Crisis." It has initiated a political attack on Florida's tort system which has resulted in making valid medical malpractice claims even more so difficult for victimized plaintiffs to pursue. After months of diligent research, and with the loyal aid of my university advisors and the dedicated law librarians I've had the honor to work with, I have thoroughly analyzed Florida's past and present medical malpractice tort reforms and governing procedural laws; in addition to arguing, by virtue of this thesis, why these reforms were truly enacted, how traditional tort reforms have egregiously compromised public interests, why Florida's future--with regard to legislative change--is grim, and how new, innovative tort reforms--such as those established overseas--could genuinely benefit Floridians. The premise of the conclusion reached in this research is partially iterated in a quote by the critically acclaimed "Insurance Law Expert," Tom Baker: "...the medical malpractice myth. Built on a foundation of urban legend mixed with the occasional true story, supported by selective references to academic studies, and repeated so often that even the mythmakers forget the exaggeration, half truth, and outright misinformation employed in the service of their greater good, the medical malpractice myth has filled doctors, patients, legislators, and voters with the kind of fear that short circuits critical thinking." --Baker, T. (2005). The medical malpractice myth. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

Cette étude se référera au caractère contractuel de la responsabilité civile médicale en droit chilien comparé avec le droit français. Je commencerai donc par une analyse historique de la privatisation de la santé et du phénomène de la contractualisation de l’activité sanitaire au Chili. Le principal problème a été que les demandeurs ont échappé au caractère contractuel de la responsabilité et ce principalement à cause du problème du cumul des responsabilités. Ce problème présent en droit chilien peut être résolu à travers une étude approfondie du contrat médical, de ses conditions d'existence et de validité, de ses principales caractéristiques et des différentes théories qui ont tenté d'expliquer sa nature juridique. Nous analyserons également les cas où la relation médicale initiale n'a pas pour source le contrat médical, bien qu’il ait de toute façon été considéré par la jurisprudence et la doctrine comme ayant un caractère contractuel. Nous étudierons dans le même temps les différentes théories qui ont eu comme finalité de contractualiser la responsabilité des centres hospitaliers, tant publics que privés, par le fait de leurs salariés, pour ainsi éviter que la responsabilité de ces centres devienne effective conformément aux normes de la responsabilité extracontractuelle. / The contractual nature of the medical liability had no the same interest in chilean law that french law. However, the increasing privatization of health and the phenomenon of contracting activity for Chilean takes us a deal to make a further study to determinate the contours from the French law. The main problem was that the applicants have escaped the contractual liability and mainly because of the problem of overlapping responsibilities. This problem present in chilean law can be resolved through a thorough study of the medical contract, the conditions of its existence and validity of its main characteristics and different theories have attempted to explain its legal nature and it provide a legal regime that atypical contracts. On the other hand we have to deal with all cases where the initial medical relationship does not source the medical contract, although it has been considered anyway by courts and commentators as having a contractual, and why try to analyze the different theories that have had the purpose of contractualize responsibility for private and public hospitals,, by the fact of their employees, to avoid the responsibility of these centers become effective in accordance with standards of tort.

Obligation to compensate for personal injury in connection with provision of health care This dissertation is focused on the obligation to compensate for personal injury in connection with the provision of health care. The aim of the dissertation is to analyse relevant general elements of the obligation to compensate for personal injury as well as relevant special elements of such obligation. The dissertation surveys the interpretation of conceptual changes related to the recodification of Czech private law in the area of tort law in connection with the provision of health care. Legal basis of the doctor-patient relationship will also be analysed because such analysis is crucial for determination which elements of the obligation to compensate for personal injury will regularly be applied in this field. Therefore, the first chapter is devoted to the legal nature of the doctor-patient relationship. The second chapter deals with the obligation to compensate for personal injury caused by the provision of health care, i.e. with the definition and analysis of relevant elements of such obligation in this field. The third chapter is focused on the wrongfulness as one of the significant elements of the obligation to compensate for personal injury; substantial attention of this chapter is aimed at the...

It has been estimated that in the United States, between 44,000 to 98,000 patients succumb to medical errors each year. Due to a shortage of graduates of domestic medical schools, many graduates of foreign medical schools are practicing in the United States. The medical education received in foreign medical schools may not be equivalent to the medical education received in domestic medical schools, which are schools located in the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada. Differences due to the educational backgrounds of the foreign-schooled physicians may contribute to an increase in medical board disciplining. Furthermore, graduates of medical schools where the instruction is not conducted in the English language may receive increased medical board disciplining when compared to the graduates of medical schools where English is the language of instruction. Finally, domestic medical schools that are ranked low according to The Gourman Report, 8th Edition may provide a substandard medical education, causing their graduates to have increased rates of discipline when compared to peers who have graduated from higher ranked medical schools. This study examines the effects of undergoing foreign medical training as opposed to domestic medical training and receiving medical school instruction in the English language or another language, on the frequency and severity of disciplinary action taken by the Florida Board of Medicine against medical doctors licensed in Florida since 1952 (N = 39,559). Also examined are the effects of attending domestic medical schools that are ranked lower than other domestic medical schools on the frequency and severity of disciplinary action taken by the Florida Board of Medicine against medical doctors licensed in Florida since 1952 (n = 25,479). Control variables used in this logistic regression analysis include whether the medical doctor is specialty board certified or not, the specialty practiced and the medical doctor's race and gender. Archival data from the Florida Department of Health were used for this study. This study found that the graduates of medical schools where the instruction is not in the English language are more likely to receive discipline and are more likely to receive more severe types of discipline than graduates of medical schools where the instruction is in the English language. It was also found that medical doctors who are ABMS certified, are practicing either a surgical specialty, obstetrics, gynecology, psychiatry, emergency medicine, family medicine or diagnostic radiology, or are male have increased odds of being disciplined by the Florida Board of Medicine.

Introdução: o aumento da cobertura vacinal reduziu a incidência das doenças imunopreveníveis, elevando os casos de Evento Adverso Pós-Vacinação e Erro de imunização. Objetivo: analisar os erros de imunização e a percepção de vacinadores sobre os fatores que contribuem para a sua ocorrência. Método: abordagem mista, desenvolvida em duas fases: primeira, quantitativa, descritiva, documental, retrospectiva, no período de 2003 a 2013. Utilizados dados secundários do Brasil e primários e secundários do Paraná Sistema de Informação de Eventos Adversos Pós-Vacinação e relatório de erros de imunização do Programa de Imunização. A segunda, qualitativa, exploratória, prospectiva, tendo como referencial a Teoria do Erro Humano, realizada com vacinadores da Região Metropolitana de Curitiba que notificaram erro de imunização em 2013. Classificação do erro de imunização: com evento adverso e sem evento adverso. Para o cálculo das taxas de incidência de erro e diagrama de dispersão, foi utilizado o software SPSS versão 23.0 ajustados pelo Modelo de Regressão Linear Simples. Na fase II, os dados foram coletados por meio de entrevistas e observação não participante, analisados segundo Bardin, utilizando o Web Qualitative Data Analysis WebQDA. Resultados: de 2003 a 2013, no Brasil e no Paraná, o abscesso subcutâneo quente foi o erro de imunização com evento adverso mais frequente. Os menores de um ano foram os mais atingidos pelos erros e a BCG teve taxa de incidência mais elevada. A incidência do erro de imunização com evento adverso aumentou ao longo do período, enquanto o sem evento adverso, elevou-se expressivamente em 2012. A análise da tendência no Paraná de 2003 a 2018, revelou crescimento anual, com elevação contínua da incidência, para ambos, mostrando ainda que a elevação dos percentuais e taxas ocorreu nas campanhas de vacinação, introdução de novas vacinas e mudanças no Calendário Nacional de Vacinação. Nas observações das 26 salas de vacinação, identificou-se: refrigerador não exclusivo, falhas na higienização das mãos (78%), não abordagem sobre possíveis contraindicações ou adiamento da vacinação. Foram entrevistados 115 vacinadores, 96% mulheres, 42% entre 30 a 39 anos, 54% com nível médio de escolaridade e 53% formados há cinco anos ou mais. Atuavam na sala de vacinação entre 3 a 11 anos, 71% realizavam atividades concomitantes em outros setores e 76% não tinham outro emprego. A entrevista revelou que 47% dos vacinadores tinham conhecimento de erro de imunização no seu trabalho, 8,7% estiveram envolvidos em erros e 1,7% referiram haver subnotificação. Dos discursos dos vacinadores emergiram três categorias analíticas: fatores humanos (57,3%), institucionais/organizacionais (34%) e ambientais (8,7%). Das categorias empíricas, destacou-se fatores psicológicos (43,2%) e das subcategorias: distração (21,4%) e estresse (20,9%). Conclusões: o erro de imunização é causado pela interação de múltiplos fatores. Mantendo-se os cenários, as incidências de erro de imunização, com ou sem evento adverso, tendem a continuar ascendentes até 2018. Campanhas, novas vacinas e mudanças no calendário de vacinação aumentam o risco de erro de imunização. Na visão dos vacinadores, a ocorrência de erro de imunização está relacionada, principalmente, a fatores psicológicos e gestão de pessoas. A maioria dos erros de imunização é potencialmente prevenível, desde que a sua ocorrência e causas sejam identificadas. / Introduction: the increase in vaccination coverage reduced the incidence of vaccine-preventable diseases, increasing the number of cases of Adverse Events Following Vaccination and Immunization Error. Objective: to analyze the immunization errors and the perception of vaccinators on the factors that contribute to their occurrence. Method: mixed approach, developed in two phases: the first being quantitative, descriptive, documentary, retrospective, in the period from 2003 to 2013. Secondary data from Brazil and primary data from Paraná were used Surveillance System of Adverse Events Following Vaccination and immunization error reports of the Immunization Program. The second, qualitative, exploratory, prospective phase had as reference the Theory of Human Error, performed with vaccinators of the Metropolitan Region of Curitiba who reported immunization errors in 2013. Classification of immunization error: with and without adverse event. For the calculation of the incidence rates of error and dispersion diagram, the SPSS software version 23.0 was used, adjusted through the Simple Linear Regression Model. In phase II, the data were collected through interviews and non-participant observation, analyzed according to Bardin, using the Web Qualitative Data Analysis WebQDA software. Results: from 2003 to 2013, in Brazil and Paraná, warm subcutaneous abscess was the most frequent immunization error with adverse event. Children under one year old were the most affected by the errors and BCG had higher incidence rate. The incidence of immunization error with adverse event increased over the period, while its incidence without adverse event increased significantly in 2012. The analysis of the trend in Paraná from 2003 to 2018 showed annual growth, with continuous increase in incidence, for both, also showing that the increase of the percentages and rates occurred during the vaccination campaigns, introduction of new vaccines and changes in the National Vaccination Calendar. During the observation of the 26 vaccination rooms, the following were identified: non-exclusive cooler, failures in the sanitation of hands (78%), no addressing of the possible contraindications or postponement of vaccination. 115 vaccinators were interviewed, 96% women, 42% between 30 and 39 years of age, 54% with average level of education and 53% graduated for five years or more. They had been working in the vaccination room for 3 to 11 years, 71% performed concomitant activities in other sectors and 76% did not have another job. The interview revealed that 47% of vaccinators were aware of immunization errors in their work, 8.7% were involved in errors and 1.7% declared there being underreporting. The speeches of the vaccinators resulted in three analytical categories: human (57.3%), institutional/organizational (34%) and environmental (8.7%) factors. Those which stood out, of the empirical categories, were the psychological factors (43.2%), and of the subcategories, distraction (21.4%) and stress (20.9%). Immunization error is caused by the interaction between multiple factors. Conclusions: if kept constant, the scenarios and incidence of immunization errors, with or without adverse event, tend to continue increasing up to 2018. Campaigns, new vaccines and changes in the vaccination calendar increase the risk of immunization error. For the vaccinators, the occurrence of immunization error is related mainly to psychological factors and people management. Most immunization errors are potentially preventable, provided their occurrence and causes are identified.

A presente pesquisa tem como objetivo analisar a responsabilidade do médico dentro do contexto doutrinário e jurisprudencial da atualidade e demonstrar, a partir da análise de ações judiciais por alegado erro médico, propostas perante o Poder Judiciário, que os direitos atribuídos ao consumidor pelo Código de Defesa do Consumidor, bem como as prerrogativas de facilitação do acesso ao judiciário atualmente são aplicados pelos profissionais do Direito ao exercício da atividade médica de forma generalizada, ou seja, tanto em relação às sociedades empresárias hospitais, clínicas e planos de saúde, quanto aos profissionais liberais, sem considerar que o §4º do artigo 14 do Código de Defesa do Consumidor, ao estabelecer como requisito para a responsabilidade do profissional liberal a comprovação de culpa (imprudência, negligência e imperícia), determina, a contrario sensu, a aplicação das normas do Código Civil, de forma que, também as prerrogativas de facilitação de acesso ao judiciário, exclusivas da legislação de consumo, não poderiam ser aplicadas ao exercício da atividade pelo profissional liberal. / This study aims at analyzing physicians responsibilities at both the doctrinal and jurisprudential levels to date. Thus, it also aims to show, from an analysis of alleged medical malpractice suits filed in the judiciary power, that the consumers rights guaranteed by the Code of Consumers Defense, as well as the privileges of access to the judiciary power, are currently applied by law professionals for the medical practice in a general way, meaning that both business corporations, hospitals, clinics and health insurance companies, as well as liberal professionals, not mentioning the fourth paragraph of clause 14 from the Code of Consumers Defense, which regulates liberal professionals responsibilities to establish guilt of imprudence, negligence or malpractice, it is, however, guided by the application of the rules from the Civil Code, in a sense that the privileges of access to the judiciary power could not be applied to the liberal Professionals medical practice, either.

醫療糾紛的處理應以民法體系規範，亦即，醫療糾紛若從醫病關係之本質，係醫療契約規範下的行為，原則上應以私法領域為主。在我國成立民事過失責任方面，不外乎侵權行為損害賠償請求權，及債務不履行之損害賠償責任。茲有疑問者是，醫療糾紛中如有債務不履行與侵權行為損害賠償請求權損害賠償請求權競合時，適用上應如何處理。要之，如何選擇有效以及合理之醫療糾紛解決方法，首先正是要瞭解醫療糾紛發生時，醫師所應負有之民事責任範圍。 民法上債之關係建立在給付義務之內涵。給付，指債之關係上特定人間得請求的特定行為。除了主給付義務以外，債的關係尚有所謂附隨義務及不真正義務。主給付義務係指債之關係中固有、必備，用以決定債之關係、契約類型之基本義務。附隨給付義務係基於法律規定，當事人約定、或誠信原則與補充契約解釋而發生，具有輔助主給付義務的功能。醫療契約除了主要的醫療給付義務外，尚有一些重要的附隨義務，例如:說明義務、病例記載等，如果違反附隨義務，而侵害到病人的權益，不論是主給付或附隨義務之違反亦或有歸責事由，則依據不完全給付之規定，醫療機構或醫師均須負損害賠償責任。 按債務不履行責任之成立，以可歸責於債務人之事由為前提，如此亦適用於因契約所生之債務關係。所謂可歸責之事由，或謂係債務人在客觀違法之事實結果，應歸責於債務人主觀負擔之原因 。學理稱我國歸責事由係以故意或過失為原則，歸責事由之功能係在危險負擔之分配，亦即決定當事人在何種注意標準下，承擔風險。換言之，醫療契約間不完全給付及債務不履行損害賠償責任之前提，自以醫療契約間給付義務違反且有歸則事由；而其判斷之標準在民事責任上，主要係負擔善良管理人的注意義務。亦即，違反此注意義務，醫療機構或醫師亦對病患自應負債務不履行之損害賠償責任。 又次，按民法第184條因故意或過失，不法侵害病患的權利，發生損害，而侵權行為過失判斷，解釋上以抽象輕過失為準則。長期以來實務上則以抽象輕過失以善良管理人的注意義務為準，未盡此注意義務即認為有過失 。加害人之注意義務種類，在學說上可能為一般的預防損害發生的義務，或通知、照顧、警告等保護義務等 。實則，過失乃怠於注意的一種心理狀態 ，過失概念無論採取「應注意並能注意而不注意」或「怠於交易上所必要之注意」，均以行為人對受害人有注意義務為前提，且行為人違反對於受害人的注意義務，始構成過失責任。 因之， 民法上過失侵權行為係侵權行為法最重要的議題 。 然而，國內醫療糾紛訴訟的情形，往往是以刑事為主且附帶民事，在現行刑法過失犯的規範下，已經造成醫療生態規避風險的現象，尤其是高風險之科別乏人問津與防禦性的醫療行為。醫改會亦曾指出，以刑事附帶民事之訴訟除了時效問題外，亦將面臨民事判決受刑事判決影響之問題 。且當事人一開始對檢察官提出刑事告訴時，無法一針見血地提出疑點，一旦進入偵查階段後，告訴人對案情的發展只能被動的參與。故本文贊同醫療刑責明確化 ，其中關鍵點在於所謂「重大過失」之認定，國內法而言尚待實務案件累積，對於不同類型之醫療行為型態建構不同的類型之判斷標準，且亦須藉由公正、中立的醫療鑑定機關，使醫事人員不必擔心動輒得咎，並使罔顧人命者亦能獲得充分的刑事評價。 綜合言之，本文探討醫療事故之醫師民事責任，就是要釐清當發生醫療糾紛時，醫療機構應負擔那些醫療責任，除了保護當事人利益之契約責任，侵權行為責任外，更論及締約前之契約責任、契約保護第三人責任及附隨義務等。事實上，嚴格之醫療責任將產生醫病關係對立及防禦性醫療的負面效果，所以醫療損害賠償制度之改革必須考慮到兩者的利益都要平衡對待。對於相對人(病患)的權利保護亦不可忽略，並且盡量能減少不必要的醫療訴訟，不論是民事或刑事，以減少法院審理之負擔並合理分配醫療資源。 此外，直到目前醫療法第82條修法目前仍於立法院協商中，雖然醫療糾紛處理方式更是眾說紛紜。但本文對於未來醫療糾紛處理方式，「回歸民事、刑責明確」之大原則永遠抱持樂觀，更相信台灣社會將朝正面發展的趨勢、以創造醫病和諧與雙贏的願景仍然深具信心與期待。