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American Academy of Neurology
Professional society elaborates expert witness guidelines
December 17th, 2005
The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) has updated its guidelines regarding physician expert witness testimony in legal proceedings. The guidelines appear in a special article online as an "expedited e-pub" of Neurology, the scientific journal of the AAN. Medical expert testimony is defined by three components: (1) the medical evaluation, including a review of medical records and other pertinent data, or an interview and examination of the patient, or both; (2) an expert opinion based on the medical evaluation; and (3) communication of the opinion in the form of court testimony, deposition, affidavit, or answers to interrogatories. In...
Source: Mental Health Law Weekly (2005-12-17)
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