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Articles by William Sullivan, DO, JD Current Features
Current Features A patient is suffering from two life threatening events. Treatment for one condition may exacerbate the other condition. The standard of care is based upon a “reasonable person” standard, so I asked my friend what a reasonable doctor would do in the same or similar circumstances. He wasn’t sure. Read moreCurrent Features  On January 28, 2011, 28-year-old single mom Courtney Capps brought her 5-year-old child to the emergency department at Huguley Medical Center in Burleson, TX for evaluation of paronychia. According to Ms. Capps, the emergency physician asked about the child’s race, and, when told that the child was bi-racial, grunted, then asked, “What does your family think about that?”
Read moreMedico-Legal In the March issue, we asked EPM readers to weigh in on the scenario below, answering the question, “Did the physician meet the standard of care?” We received 186 detailed responses. William Sullivan, DO, JD offers a final case analysis. Read moreMedico-Legal Traffic was light on your way to work, so with five extra minutes before the start of your shift, you stop by your mailbox. Along with some articles from drug reps and the hospital newsletter you find a letter with a return address to a law firm. Thinking, “This can never be a good thing,” you open the letter only to discover that you’ve been subpoenaed to testify in an upcoming case regarding the injuries Ms. Smith... Read moreFeatures Car accident? Sick passenger on a plane? You may want to help, but when are you putting yourself at risk? Here is a review of relevant case law.Read more Work + Life Standard of Care
With influenza season upon us, I wanted to take a new angle in the Standard of Care project this month. We’re not going to judge someone else’s care, we are all going to judge each other’s care.
Read moreMedico-Legal THE CASE A 41-year-old male went to the emergency department complaining of sharp left-sided headache, runny nose, and productive cough which began the morning of presentation...
Read moreMedico-Legal  Many thanks to everyone that chimed in on the Standard of Care Case originally printed in June. Read on for the final analysis by William Sullivan, DO, JD.
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William Sullivan, DO, JD sits down with executive editor Mark Plaster to discuss ACEP's uninvolvement in the Choosing Wisely campaign, reasons for opposing the campaign, CT scans and other tests and perceptions of ACEP. 
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