Member Publications, Presentations & Testimony
The Institute prides itself in participating in the academic and public policy debate through important publications, presentations, and testimony. The following represent some recent efforts from the Institute's members.
Publications
Bryan A. Liang, E-Pedigree: Effective Safety Efforts Too Important To Rush, CALIFORNIA PATIENT ACCESS TO TREATMENT NEWS, May 2008.
Bryan A. Liang, Don't compromise the safety of biotech drugs, LOS ANGELES TIMES, April 28, 2008, at 17 (also published as Bryan A. Liang, New Drug Technologies Require New Policies, NEW JERSEY STAR-LEDGER, May 5, 2008, at 15).
Bryan A. Liang & Kha M. Tran, Trust but verify: Cooperation cannot mean abdication in the operating room, 20(2) JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ANESTHESIA 150 (2008).
Bryan A. Liang, Import Alert: U.S. Needs Strict Oversight of Foreign-Made Drugs, LOS ANGELES DAILY JOURNAL, April 3, 2008, at 6.
William Riley, Bryan A. Liang, William Hamman, and William Rutherford, The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005: Developing an Error Reporting System to Improve Patient Safety, 4(1) JOURNAL OF PATIENT SAFETY 13 (2008).
Bryan A. Liang, Special doctor's docket: Discovery of patient safety materials in the Veterans Affairs System, 20(1) JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ANESTHESIA 57 (2008).
Bryan A. Liang, Drugs Aren't Cell Phones, PROVIDENCE JOURNAL, March 22, 2008.
Bryan A. Liang, Protection Against Counterfeit Drugs Too Important to Rush, CAPITOL WEEKLY, March 20, 2008, at A14.
Bryan A. Liang, How to Crack Down on Counterfeit Drugs from China, NEW HAMPSHIRE UNION LEADER, March 14, 2008.
Fred Fung, Bryan A. Liang, & Richard Clark, Reproductive Hazard Evaluation Tools, 14(15) OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE CLINICAL CARE UPDATE 1-2 (2008).
Fred Fung, Bryan A. Liang, & Richard Clark, Reproductive Toxicity: A Complex Issue, 14(14) OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE CLINICAL CARE UPDATE 1-3 (2008).
Bryan A. Liang, A Dubious Patent Paradigm, THE WASHINGTON TIMES, February 19, 2008.
Bryan A. Liang, Lethal Considerations, LOS ANGELES DAILY JOURNAL, January 10, 2008, at 6.
Bryan A. Liang, Safety Issues in Regulating Follow-On Biologic Drugs, 10 JOURNAL OF BIOLAW & BUSINESS 44 (2007).
Bryan A. Liang, Neil R. Connelly, and Karthik Raghunathan, To tell the truth: Potential liability for concealing physician impairment, 19(8) JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ANESTHESIA 638 (2007).
Bryan A. Liang, Safety Issues and Biologic Drugs, 10 JOURNAL OF BIOLAW & BUSINESS 26 (2007).
Bryan A. Liang & David S. Smith, My brother's keeper: Must a physician disclose another's medical error and potential negligence?, 19(7) JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ANESTHESIA 558 (2007).
Bryan A. Liang et al., Editors, The Physician's Role in Medication Reconciliation: Issues, Strategies, and Safety Principles, Chicago, IL: American Medical Association (2007).
Bryan A. Liang, Research and Results, 10(3) JOURNAL OF BIOLAW & BUSINESS 55-56 (2007).
Kelly M. Hogan & Bryan A. Liang, Inert Pesticide Ingredient Regulation: Legal and Policy Considerations, 10(3) JOURNAL OF BIOLAW & BUSINESS 14-19 (2007).
Bryan A. Liang, Regulating Follow-on Biologics, 44 HARVARD JOURNAL ON LEGISLATION 363-471 (2007).
Bryan A. Liang, Beware Fake Pills from Abroad, PROVIDENCE JOURNAL, September 19, 2007, available here.
Bryan A. Liang, Evidence and Action, 10(2) JOURNAL OF BIOLAW & BUSINESS 35-36 (2007).
Bryan A. Liang, Addressing Limited English Proficiency: A Call for Action to Promote Patient Safety, 3(2) JOURNAL OF PATIENT SAFETY 3-5 (2007).
Bryan A. Liang, Endangering the Public Health, DRUG DISCOVERY & DEVELOPMENT, April 2007, available here.
Bryan A. Liang, Book Review: Medical Malpractice: Understanding the Law, Managing the Risk, 106(3) ANESTHESIOLOGY 642-643 (2007).
Bryan A. Liang, Moving from Traditional Law and Medicine To Promote Safety and Effective Risk Management. In: Patricia Iyer & Barbara J. Levin, eds., NURSING MALPRACTICE 59-72 Tucson, AZ: Lawyers & Judges Publishing Co. (2007).
Bryan A. Liang, Comment: The Medicolegal Importance of Enhancing Timeliness of Documentation When Using an Anesthesia Information System and the Response to Automated Feedback in an Academic Practice, 51(1) SURVEY OF ANESTHESIOLOGY 56-57 (2007).
Bryan A. Liang, Comment: Accountability Sought by Patients Following Adverse Events from Medical Care: The New Zealand Experience, 51(1) SURVEY OF ANESTHESIOLOGY 55-56 (2007).
Bryan A. Liang, Comment: Adverse Events in Anaesthetic Practice: Qualitative Study of Definition, Discussion, and Reporting, 51(1) SURVEY OF ANESTHESIOLOGY 52-54 (2007).
Bryan A. Liang, Costs and Concerns, 10(1) JOURNAL OF BIOLAW & BUSINESS 35 (2007).
Laura Lin & Bryan A. Liang, Addressing the Nursing Work Environment to Promote Patient Safety, 42(1) NURSING FORUM, 20-30 (2007).
Bryan A. Liang, Law, Financial Arrangements, and Implications for Audiology, AUDIOLOGYONLINE, February 2007, available at: http://www.audiologyonline.com/articles/article_detail.asp?article_id=1755.
Bryan A. Liang, William Riley, William Hamman, and William Rutherford, The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005: Provisions and Potential, 22(1) AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL QUALITY 8-12 (2007).
Bryan A. Liang, Elder Abuse Detection in Nursing Facilities: Using Paid Clinical Competence to Address the Nation’s Shame, 39(4) JOURNAL OF HEALTH LAW 527-550 (2006).
Bryan A. Liang, Structurally Sophisticated or Lamentably Limited? Mechanisms to Ensure Safety of the Medicine Supply, 16(3) ALBANY LAW JOURNAL OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 483-524 (2006).
Jim Thomson, The European Pharmaceutical Supply Chain: Implications for the USA, 9(4) JOURNAL OF BIOLAW & BUSINESS 65-68 (2006).
Bryan A. Liang, Crime, Terrorism, and Counterfeit Drugs: Addressing the International Regime, 9(4) JOURNAL OF BIOLAW & BUSINESS 36-40 (2006).
Bryan A. Liang & Arthur M. Boudreaux, Lethal Injection: Policy Considerations for Medicine, 18(6) JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ANESTHESIA 466-470 (2006).
Bryan A. Liang, Terrorism, International Crime, and Medicine Security: Issues in a Global Marketplace, 9(4) JOURNAL OF BIOLAW & BUSINESS 33-35 (2006).
Bryan A. Liang, Comment: Claims, Errors, and Compensation Payments in Medical Malpractice Litigation, 50(6) SURVEY OF ANESTHESIOLOGY 331-332 (2006).
Bryan A. Liang, Comment: Will Physician-Level Measures of Clinical Performance Be Used in Medical Malpractice Litigation?, 50(6) SURVEY OF ANESTHESIOLOGY 330-331 (2006).
Bryan A. Liang, Comment: Health Industry Practices That Create Conflicts of Interest: A Policy Proposal for Academic Medical Centers, 50(6) SURVEY OF ANESTHESIOLOGY 282-283 (2006).
Bryan A. Liang & David A. Holdford, The Growing Influence of Generic Drugs: What It Means to Pharmacists and Physicians, East Rutherford, NJ: Postgraduate Institute for Medicine (2006).
Megan Morris & Bryan A. Liang, Human Papilloma Virus Vaccine: Addressing Policy Issues to Fulfill Social Potential, 9(3) JOURNAL OF BIOLAW & BUSINESS 17-20 (2006).
Bryan A. Liang, Counterfeit Drugs Could End Up Here, MARSHFIELD NEWS-HERALD, October 18, 2006 at A8.
Bryan A. Liang, Accountability: Rough Roads for the Scientific and Business Communities, 9(3) JOURNAL OF BIOLAW & BUSINESS 44-45 (2006).
Bryan A. Liang, Legislative Update: The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act, 12(S1) Society of Thoracic Surgeons STS NEWS Special Edition: Patient Safety 1, 5 (September 2006).
Bryan A. Liang, New Canadian Drug Law Is A Prescription for Danger, BUFFALO SUNDAY NEWS, October 15, 2006. Available at: http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20061015/1018758.asp.
Bryan A. Liang, Online Pharmacy Bill: A Good Start But Needs More, THE HILL, September 14, 2006, available at: http://www.thehill.com/thehill/export/TheHill/Comment/OpEd/091406_pharm.html.
Bryan A. Liang, The Varying Interface Between Science and Law, 9(2) JOURNAL OF BIOLAW & BUSINESS 34-35 (2006).
Aidan Hollis & Bryan A. Liang, An Assessment of the Effect of Authorized Generics on Consumer Prices, Arlington, VA: Generic Pharmaceutical Association (2006).
Bryan A. Liang, The Scourge of Counterfeit Drugs: No Easy Answers, 9(2) JOURNAL OF BIOLAW & BUSINESS 3-7 (2006).
Bryan A. Liang, Buyers Groups, Stark Laws, Antikickback, and Ethical Practices, AUDIOLOGY ONLINE, July 31, 2006, available at: http://www.audiologyonline.com/askexpert/display_question.asp?question_id=406.
Bryan A. Liang, A Concern About Drug Safety, SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE, July 27, 2006. Available at: http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20060727/news_lz1e27liang.html.
Bryan A. Liang, Fade to Black: Importation and the Risks of Counterfeit Medicines, 32 AMERICAN JOURNAL OF LAW & MEDICINE 279-323 (2006).
Bryan A. Liang, In the Executioner's Shadow: Morales and the Interface Between Law and Medicine, SAN DIEGO LAWYER, JULY/AUGUST 2006, at 17.
Bryan A. Liang, Parallel Trade in Pharmaceuticals: Injecting the Counterfeit Element into the Public’s Health, 31(4) NORTH CAROLINA JOURNAL OF INT’L LAW AND COMMERCIAL REGULATION 847-899 (2006).
Donna Schuyler & Bryan A. Liang, Reconceptualizing Elder Abuse: Treating the Disease of Senior Community Exclusion, 15(2) ANNALS OF HEALTH LAW 275 (2006).
Bryan A. Liang, Patient and Physician Drug Information and Costs: “Best Buy Drugs” and Patient Safety, 93(4) SAN DIEGO PHYSICIAN 29 (2006).
Bryan A. Liang, Comment: Evolution of the National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Act (NASPER): A Public Law for Balancing Treatment of Pain and Drug Abuse and Diversion, 50(2) SURVEY OF ANESTHESIOLOGY 108 (2006).
Bryan A. Liang, Law and Audiology Practice: Understanding Malpractice and Conflict of Interest Rules, 27(1) SEMINARS IN HEARING 48 (2006).
Bryan A. Liang, Comment: Impact of Malpractice Reforms on the Supply of Physician Services, 50(2) SURVEY OF ANESTHESIOLOGY 107 (2006).
Bryan A. Liang, The Bounds of Science and Ethics, 9(1) JOURNAL OF BIOLAW & BUSINESS 44 (2006).
Bryan A. Liang, Comment: Defensive Medicine Among High-Risk Specialist Physicians in a Volatile Malpractice Environment, 50(2) SURVEY OF ANESTHESIOLOGY 106 (2006).
Bryan A. Liang, A System of Medical Error Disclosure: Promoting Patient Safety Using a Partnership of Provider and Patient, PATIENT SAFETY COLLOQUIUM: COMMUNICATIONS IN PATIENT SAFETY—IT’S A NO-BRAINER 48-70 St. Paul, MN: American Academy of Neurology (2006).
Bryan A. Liang, Crime, Terrorism, and the Drug Supply, MEDICAL NEWS TODAY, March 30, 2006. Available at: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=40610.
Arlene D. Luu & Bryan A. Liang, Clinical Case Management: A Strategy to Coordinate Detection, Reporting, and Prosecution of Elder Abuse, 15(1) CORNELL JOURNAL OF LAW & PUBLIC POLICY 165 (2005).
Bryan A. Liang, Cost Containment and Physician Obligations: Mandates for Patient Advocacy, 8(3) VIRTUAL MENTOR: ETHICS JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION 157 (2005). Available at: http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/15960.html.
Bryan A. Liang, The Complexities of Progress, 8(4) JOURNAL OF BIOLAW & BUSINESS 60-61 (2005).
Bryan A. Liang, Collaborating on Patient Safety: Legal Concerns and Policy Requirements, 12 WIDENER LAW REVIEW 83 (2005).
Bryan A. Liang, Patient Safety and the Drug Benefit: Reducing the Risk of Medication Errors, PROCEEDINGS OF THE MINI-CONFERENCE ON HEALTH LITERACY AND HEALTH DISPARITIES, 2005 WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON AGING, Chicago, IL: American Medical Association & BlueCross BlueShield Association, July 21, 2005: 28-32.
Bryan A. Liang, Over the Virtual and Geographic Borders: Understanding Importation and Counterfeit Drugs, 36 CALIFORNIA WESTERN INTERNATIONAL LAW JOURNAL 7-18 (2005).
Bryan A. Liang, Introduction: International Drug Importation: Issues in Public Policy, Patient Safety, and the Public Health, 36 CALIFORNIA WESTERN INTERNATIONAL LAW JOURNAL 1-6 (2005).
Bryan A. Liang, Comment: Unspeakably Cruel—Torture, Medical Ethics, and the Law, 49 SURVEY OF ANESTHESIOLOGY 304 (2005).
Arlene D. Luu & Bryan A. Liang, Case Management: Lessons from Integrated Delivery to Promote Quality Care to the Elderly, 9(2) JOURNAL OF MEDICINE & LAW 257 (2005).
Bryan A. Liang, Comment: "Culture of Life" Politics at the Bedside: The Case of Terri Schiavo, 49 SURVEY OF ANESTHESIOLOGY 302 (2005).
Bryan A. Liang, Comment: Ethics, the Constitution, and the Dying Process: The Case of Theresa Marie Schiavo. 49 SURVEY OF ANESTHESIOLOGY 302 (2005).
Bryan A. Liang, Contracting Audiology Services to Physicians, AUDIOLOGY ONLINE, November 7, 2005, available at: http://www.audiologyonline.com/askexpert/display_question.asp?question_id=329.
Bryan A. Liang, The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act: A New Legal Framework to Promote Patient Safety, 92(9) SAN DIEGO PHYSICIAN 10 (September 2005).
Laura Lin & Bryan A. Liang, Reforming Residency: Modernizing Resident Education and Training to Promote Quality and Safety In Health Care, 38(2) JOURNAL OF HEALTH LAW 203 (2005).
Bryan A. Liang, Comment: HIPAA and Patient Care: The Role of Professional Judgment, 49(5) SURVEY OF ANESTHESIOLOGY 288 (2005).
Laura Lin & Bryan A. Liang, HIV and Health Law: Striking the Balance Between Legal Mandates and Medical Ethics, 7(10) VIRTUAL MENTOR: ETHICS JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (October 2005), available at: http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/15549.html.
Bryan A. Liang, Comment: Error Reporting and Disclosure Systems: Views from Hospital Leaders, 49(5) SURVEY OF ANESTHESIOLOGY 287 (2005).
Bryan A. Liang, Importation and Counterfeit Drugs: Concurrent Concerns for Seniors, 15(4) EXPERIENCE 6 (Summer 2005).
Bryan A. Liang, Matthew B. Weinger & Steven Suydam, Learning from Others: Legal Aspects of Sharing Patient Safety Data Using Provider Consortiums, 1(2) JOURNAL OF PATIENT SAFETY 83 (2005).
Bryan A. Liang & Kode R. Ediale, Shouldering the Evidence Burden: Conflicting Testimony in a Case of Interscalene Block, 17(2) JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ANESTHESIA 131 (2005).
Bryan A. Liang, Moving Forward by Reliving the Past, 8(3) JOURNAL OF BIOLAW & BUSINESS 46 (2005).
Bryan A. Liang, Shades of Gray: Counterfeit Drugs, SAN DIEGO LAWYER, September/October 2005, at 29.
Bryan A. Liang & Robert S. Lagasse, Listening to the Patient: Potential Medical Battery in Oral Intubation, 17(1) JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ANESTHESIA 75 (2005).
Bryan A. Liang, The Implications of Research, 8(2) JOURNAL OF BIOLAW & BUSINESS 43 (2005).
Bryan A. Liang, M.D., Ph.D., J.D., LiLan Ren, M.S.. Medical Records, Documentation, and Obligations. In: Jason Payne-James, Roger W. Byard, Tracey S. Corey and Carol Henderson, eds., ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FORENSIC AND LEGAL MEDICINE VOL. 3 346-352 Oxford: Elsevier Academic Press (2005).
Bryan A. Liang, "International" Is the Keyword, 8(1) JOURNAL OF BIOLAW & BUSINESS 39 (2005).
Bryan A. Liang, Comment: Do Anesthesia Information Systems Increase Malpractice Exposure? Results of A Study, 49(3) SURVEY OF ANESTHESIOLOGY 176 (2005).
Lisa Smith & Bryan A. Liang, Childhood Obesity: A Public Health Problem Requiring a Policy Solution, 9(1) JOURNAL OF MEDICINE & LAW 37 (2005).
Bryan A. Liang, Comment: Extremely Preterm Birth and Parental Authority to Refuse Treatment—The Case of Sidney Miller, 49(3) SURVEY OF ANESTHESIOLOGY 126 (2005).
Bryan A. Liang, Physician “Supervision” of Clinical Practice, AUDIOLOGY ONLINE, June 6, 2005. Available at: http://www.audiologyonline.com/askexpert/display_question.asp?id=301.
Steven Suydam, J.D., M.D., Bryan A. Liang, M.D., Ph.D., J.D., Matthew B. Weinger, M.D., and Storm Anderson, J.D., Addressing the Problem of Exchanging Patient Safety Information Among Unaffiliated Healthcare Organizations. In: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, ADVANCES IN PATIENT SAFETY: FROM RESEARCH TO IMPLEMENTATION, VOL. 3 IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES. Washington, D.C. 51-68 (K. Henriksen, J.B. Battles, E.S. Marks, D.I. Lewin, eds. 2005).
Gabriel J. Escobar, M.D., Bruce F. Folck, Marla N. Gardner, B.A., June Ma, Ph.D., Larry I. Palmer, LL.B., Bryan A. Liang, M.D., Ph.D., J.D. and Linda K. Nozick, Ph.D. Looking for Trouble in All the Right Places: Scanning for “Electronic Signatures” Associated with High Risk Clinical Situations. In: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, ADVANCES IN PATIENT SAFETY: FROM RESEARCH TO IMPLEMENTATION, VOL. 3 IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES. Washington, D.C. 361-370 (K. Henriksen, J.B. Battles, E.S. Marks, D.I. Lewin, eds. 2005).
Bryan A. Liang, Special Report: Medical Errors Part II—Flying Lessons, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PHYSICIAN 23 (May 2005). Available at: http://www.socalphys.com/may05/feature2.pdf.
Bryan A. Liang, Comment: The Supreme Court’s Limitation of Managed Care Liability, 49 SURVEY OF ANESTHESIOLOGY 114 (2005).
Bryan A. Liang, Special Report: Medical Errors Part I—Reporting the Wrench, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PHYSICIAN 19 (April 2005). Available at: http://www.socalphys.com/apr05/feature2.pdf.
Bryan A. Liang, No Shortcuts to Health and Safety: The Threat of Counterfeit Drugs, SAN DIEGO PHYSICIAN, 10-11 (March 2005).
Bryan A. Liang, The Schiavo Controversy: Sad Days for American Law and Medicine, SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE, March 23, 2005, at B7. Available at: http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20050323/news_lz1e23liang.html.
Bryan A. Liang, Reducing Medical Errors: Another Important Piece of the Puzzle, 92(2) SAN DIEGO PHYSICIAN 8 (February 2005).
Laura Lin & Bryan A. Liang, Bouvia v Superior Court: Quality of Life Matters, VIRTUAL MENTOR: ETHICS JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (February 2005). Available at: http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/14474.html.
Bryan A. Liang, MD, PhD, JD, Legal Challenges for Surgeon Participation in Patient Safety Activities: Outlining the Law and Its Risks. In: Barry M. Manuel, MD & Paul F. Nora, MD, eds., SURGICAL PATIENT SAFETY. (Chicago, IL: American College of Surgeons, 2004).
Bryan A. Liang & Raymond C. Roy, Can Demonstrating Board Examination Failure Be Proof of Anesthesia Negligence? 16 JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ANESTHESIA 576 (2004).
Bryan A. Liang, Error Disclosure for Quality Improvement: Authenticating a Team of Patients and Providers to Promote Patient Safety. In: V.A. Sharpe, ed., ACCOUNTABILITY: PATIENT SAFETY AND POLICY REFORM (Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press, 2004).
Bryan A. Liang, Flaws in the U.S. Drug Safety System, SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE, November 29, 2004, at B7. Available at: http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20041129/news_lz1e29liang.html.
Bryan A. Liang & LiLan Ren, Medical Liability Insurance and Damage Caps: Getting Beyond Band Aids to Substantive Systems Treatment to Improve Quality and Safety in Healthcare, 30 AMERICAN JOURNAL OF LAW & MEDICINE 501 (2004).
Victor R. Scarano, MD, JD & Bryan A. Liang, MD, PhD, JD, Mental Retardation and Criminal Justice: Atkins, the Mentally Retarded, and Psychiatric Methods for the Criminal Defense Attorney, 4 HOUSTON JOURNAL OF HEALTH LAW & POLICY 285 (2004).
Bryan A. Liang, The Psychologist's Legal Update: Legal Risks in Error Reporting and Safety Improvement Activities, 30 THE REGISTER REPORT 10 (2004).
Laura Lin & Bryan A. Liang, Wright v. Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center: Maintaining Patient and Public Trust in Clinical Research, VIRTUAL MENTOR: ETHICS JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (November 2004). Available at: http://ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/13189.html.
Bryan A. Liang & Carrie Edelman, Approach to Diagnosis and Management of an Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathy, 40(10) HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN 39 (2004).
Bryan A. Liang, The Menace of Counterfeit Drugs, THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL, September 21, 2004, at B4. Available at: http://www.projo.com/opinion/contributors/content/projo_20040921_ctdrug.1536a8.html.
Bryan A. Liang, Comment: Brain Death: Resolving Inconsistencies in the Ethical Declaration of Death, 48 SURVEY OF ANESTHESIOLOGY 218 (2004).
Len J. Deftos, Should Serum Calcitonin Be Routinely Measured in Patients with Thyroid Nodules—Will the Law Answer before Endocrinologists Do? 89(9) JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM 4768 (2004).
Bryan A. Liang, Comment: Ethical and Legal Challenges Posed by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome: Implications for the Control of Severe Infectious Disease Threats, 48 SURVEY OF ANESTHESIOLOGY 217 (2004).
Bryan A. Liang, A Policy of System Safety: Shifting the Medical and Legal Paradigms to Effectively Address Error in Medicine, 5(1) HARVARD HEALTH POLICY REVIEW 6 (2004) [lead article].
Randy Linda Sturman, SIX LIVES IN JERUSALEM: END-OF-LIFE DECISIONS IN JERUSALEM—CULTURAL, MEDICAL, ETHICAL AND LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS (Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer, 2004).
Bryan A. Liang, Themes for a System of Medical Error Disclosure: Promoting Patient Safety Using a Partnership of Provider and Patient, in: H. Davies, M. Tavakoli, eds., HEALTH CARE POLICY, PERFORMANCE, AND FINANCE: STRATEGIC ISSUES IN HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT (Aldershot, UK: Ashgate Publishing Ltd., 2004).
Bryan A. Liang and William Rutherford, The Medical Malpractice Crisis: Injecting Truth May Be A Remedy, SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE, August 25, 2004, at B7. Available at: http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20040825/news_lz1e25liang.html.
Robert A. Bohrer, Forward: Drug Discovery and Drug Development in the Age of Litigation: Is There a Patent Lawyer in the Lab? 23 BIOTECHNOLOGY LAW REPORTER 263 (June 2004).
Bryan A. Liang, Law, Health Care, and Ethics: Detoxifying the Lethal Mix, 6(3) VIRTUAL MENTOR: ETHICS JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (March 2004). Available at: http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/12110.html.
Bryan A. Liang, Clinical Ethics Commentary: No Blood Please, WEB M&M: MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY ROUNDS ON THE WEB, May 2004. Available at: http://webmm.ahrq.gov/cases.aspx?ic=59.
Bryan A. Liang, Heart Murmur in a Child, 39(5) HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN 27 (2004).
Bryan A. Liang, Professional Association Liability without Personal Malpractice: Just Who Can Be Liable? 16(1) JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ANESTHESIA 54 (2004).
Bryan A. Liang, Comment: Improving the Process of Informed Consent in the Critically Ill, 48 SURVEY OF ANESTHESIOLOGY 5 (2004).
Presentations & Testimony
Bryan A. Liang, Hemophilia and Conflict of Interest: Law in the Context of Care, Keynote Presentation, Bias Group Leadership Forum, Carefree, AZ, April 24, 2008.
Bryan A. Liang, Drug Supply Safety and Counterfeit Drugs: Standards of Reform, San Jose Foothill Family Community Clinic and Community Health Partnership, Santa Clara, CA, April 21, 2008.
Bryan A. Liang, Where’d That Come From? Issues of Pedigree and Counterfeit Drugs, Latino Diabetes Association, Montebello, CA, April 18, 2008.
Bryan A. Liang, Issues of Patient Safety: The Dangers of Counterfeit Drugs, Counterfeit Pharmaceuticals: The Scope and Effects of the Epidemic, US Chamber of Commerce-Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, La Jolla, CA, March 31, 2008.
James Class, Rx Connect, 4th Annual San Diego Health Policy Conference, San Diego, CA, March 28, 2008.
Bryan A. Liang, Government Emergency and Disaster Powers: Permitted Activities To Protect the Public Health, 4th Annual San Diego Health Policy Conference, San Diego, CA, March 28, 2008.
Bryan A. Liang, Issues in Healthcare Contracting: Some Issues Above the Dotted Line, University of California San Diego School of Medicine Core Lecture Series, San Diego ,CA, March 19, 2008.
Bryan A. Liang, A Dose of Reality: Promoting Access to Pharmaceuticals, Keynote Address, Wake Forest University School of Law Intellectual Property Journal Symposium: Counterfeit Drugs, Winston-Salem, NC, February 22, 2008.
Bryan A. Liang, From Principles to Practice: Addressing Medical Errors and Promoting Patient Safety, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego, CA, February 19, 2008.
Bryan A. Liang, Limited English Proficiency and Health Literacy: Issues for Concern, Research Ethics Journal Club, Research Ethics Program, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, February 13, 2008.
Bryan A. Liang, Audiology: Choosing an Ethics Model in an Expanding World of Legal Oversight, Illinois Academy of Audiology Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, January 23, 2008.
Christopher Tsai, Sarai Tsai, Qing Zeng, and Bryan A. Liang, Consumer Health Social Networking Sites: A Pilot Study of Quality of User-Generated Health Information, American Medical Information Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, November 8, 2007.
Bryan A. Liang, Negligence, Conflict of Interest, and End-of-Life: Regulation of Medical Care, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego, CA, November 6, 2007.
Bryan A. Liang, Safety and Systems Learning: Focusing on Fundamentals, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego, CA, October 30, 2007.
Bryan A. Liang, Declaratory Legislation and AB1324: The Role and Use in Health Insurance, Testimony before the California Senate Judiciary Committee, Sacramento, CA, July 10, 2007.
Bryan A. Liang, Systems Issues Regarding Treatment of Returning Wounded Warriors, Testimony for President’s Commission on Care for America’s Returning Wounded Warriors, Naval Medical Center San Diego, Balboa Hospital, San Diego, CA, May 25, 2007.
Bryan A. Liang, Genetic Research and Conflict of Interest: Legal and Ethical Precepts, Otology Forum: Stem Cell and Genetic Therapies for Hair Cell Related Hearing Loss, Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meeting, 110th Annual Triology Society Meeting, San Diego, CA, April 26, 2007.
Bryan A. Liang, Testimony in Support of AB 1324: An Act to Address Post-Claims Underwriting, California Assembly, Standing Committee on Health, Sacramento, CA, April 24. 2007.
Bryan A. Liang, Terri Schiavo: Ethics and Professional Commentary, The Muriel Whitehill Seminars in Biomedical Ethics, Center for Molecular Genetics, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, April 9, 2007.
Len J. Deftos, The Do's and Dont's of Being an Expert Witness, Society of Surgical Oncology, 60th Annual Cancer Symposium, Washington, DC, March 17, 2007.
Bryan A. Liang, Patient Safety and Medical Errors: Theory, Tools, and Strategies to Avoid Injury and Lawsuits, Society of Surgical Oncology, 60th Annual Cancer Symposium, Washington, DC, March 17, 2007.
Bryan A. Liang, Crime and Counterfeits: Medication Madness and Policy Magic, Success and Continuing Challenges of Drug Rebate Programs, 24th Medicaid Drug Rebate Conference, Orlando, FL, March 8, 2007.
Bryan A. Liang, Regulating Follow-On Biologics: Just “Good Enough for Government Work?”, University of California, San Diego Rady School of Business, Innovation Seminar Series, San Diego, CA, March 5, 2007.
Bryan A. Liang, Medical Errors: Tools for Avoidance and Disclosure, Scripps Mercy Hospital, Resident Lecture Series, San Diego, CA, February 13, 2007.
Bryan A. Liang, Public Health and Emergencies, University of California, San Diego Preventive Medicine Program Seminar Series, La Jolla, CA, February 8, 2007.
Bryan A. Liang, Conflicts in Care: Legal, Personal, and Political Issues in Public Care Programs, Hemophilia Alliance Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, January 31, 2007.
Bryan A. Liang, Limited English and Health Proficiency: Sobering Stats and Sensible Solutions? Advisory Committee on Minority Health, Office of Minority Health, US Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC, January 22, 2007.
Bryan A. Liang, Lucien P. Jassey Distinguished Lecture: In Situ Simulation: Identifying Communication and Systems Issues in High Intensity Clinical Settings, Scripps Mercy Hospital, San Diego, CA, October 24, 2006.
Bryan A. Liang, Providers and Prescriptions: What Do Medical Professionals Know About Counterfeits? Pharmaceutical Security Institute General Assembly, San Diego, CA, October 18, 2006.
Bryan A. Liang, Crime, Terrorism, and Counterfeit Drugs: A Policy Proposal to Address the International Regime, Center for Health Law and Policy, Quinnipiac University School of Law, Hamden, CT, September 29, 2006.
Bryan A. Liang, Drug Importation and Issues of Risk for Public Payors, 11th Annual Summit on the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program & Other Public Sector Reimbursement Programs, Institute for International Research, Chicago, IL, September 26, 2006.
Bryan A. Liang, Preparing for Disaster: Is Healthcare and Homeland Security a Toxic Mix? San Diego Disaster Council, San Diego Healthcare Council, San Diego, CA, September 20, 2006.
Bryan A. Liang, Determining the Signs and Symptoms of Elder Abuse: Asking Questions, Making Observations, and Assessing Caregivers, Community Law School, Filipino Lawyers of San Diego, Scripps Miramar Library, San Diego, CA, September 20, 2006.
Marcia Raggio, PhD, Bryan A. Liang, MD, PhD, JD, Michael Metz, PhD, James Beauchamp, AuD, Jody Winzelberg, AuD, Forum: Ethics in the Profession of Audiology: Competing Discourses, California Academy of Audiology Annual Conference, San Jose, CA, September 16, 2006.
Bryan A. Liang, Law & Ethics in Audiology Practice: The Role of Professionalism, Plenary Presentation, Missouri Academy of Audiology, 14th Annual Scope of Practice Convention, St. Louis, MO, September 8, 2006.
Bryan A. Liang, Law & Ethics in Audiology Practice: Outlining the Boundaries, Plenary Presentation, Missouri Academy of Audiology, 14th Annual Scope of Practice Convention, St. Louis, MO, September 8, 2006.
Bryan A. Liang, Creative Problem Solving: Applying Lessons from Health Care to Health Care, Problem Solving and Prevention in Health Care, California Western School of Law, San Diego, CA, August 29, 2006.
Bryan A. Liang, Public Health Powers in Emergencies: The Scope of Permitted Action, Global and Border Emergency Preparedness, 1st Annual Global Emergency Preparedness and Response Public Health Institute, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, August 18, 2006.
Bryan A. Liang, The End of Innocence: An Update on Audiology, Law, and Ethics Post-Lincare and Missouri Board of Hearing, College of Health and Human Services, San Diego State University, June 26, 2006.
Bryan A. Liang, The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005: Communication, Culture, and Unanswered Questions, 2006 American Medical Association House of Delegates Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, June 12, 2006.
Bryan A. Liang, Crime, Terrorism, and Counterfeit Drugs: Addressing the International Regime, Terrorism, International Crime, and the Medicine Security: Issues in a Global Marketplace, 2nd Annual Dan Diego Health Policy Conference, San Diego, CA, June 9, 2006.
Bryan A. Liang, Law, Medicine, and Practice: The Rules of Engagement, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine Survival Skills in Practice Series, La Jolla, CA, May 4, 2006.
Bryan A. Liang, Conflict of Interest and the Rules of Audiology: Law & Ethics in Practice, School of Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences, College of Health and Human Services, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, April 17, 2006.
Bryan A. Liang, Plenary Presentation: Audiology, Law, and Ethics: Worries of the Near and Not-So-Distant Future, Audiology Now—2006 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Audiology, Minneapolis, MN, April 7, 2006.
Patricia Harrington-Ganz, Jane Kukula, Michael Metz, and Bryan A. Liang, Ethical Issues Facing Audiology: Law & Professionalism, Audiology Now—2006 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Audiology, Minneapolis, MN, April 7, 2006.
Bryan A. Liang, Plenary Presentation: A System of Medical Error Disclosure: Promoting Patient Safety Using a Partnership of Provider and Patient, Patient Safety Colloquium: Communication in Patient Safety—It’s a No-Brainer, American Academy of Neurology 58th Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, April 2, 2006.
Bryan A. Liang, Medical Errors and Patient Safety: Theory, Tools, and Applications, Scripps Memorial Hospital Grand Rounds, Scripps Memorial Hospital, La Jolla, CA, March 21, 2006.
Bryan A. Liang, Breaking the Professional Paradigms: Changing Medicine and Law to Promote Systems and Safety Orientation, Scripps Mercy Hospital Medical Grand Rounds, Scripps Mercy Hospital, San Diego, CA, March 7, 2006.
Bryan A. Liang, Weaknesses in Counterfeit Drug Detection, Pharmaceuticals and the Internet, Albany Law School, Albany Law Journal of Science & Technology Symposium, Albany, NY, March 2, 2006.
Bryan A. Liang, Parallel Trade in Pharmaceuticals: Injecting the Counterfeit Element into the Public’s Health, Saving Profits, Saving Lives: A Comprehensive Discussion of the Social, Legal, and Economic Implications of Reverse Engineering and Parallel Importing on the Pharmaceutical Industry, North Carolina Journal of International Law and Commercial Regulation Symposium, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill School of Law, Chapel Hill, NC, February 25, 2006.
Bryan A. Liang, Above the Dotted Line … The Basics of Health Care Contracts and Contracting, University of California, San Diego Resident Core Lecture Series, University of California, San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, CA, February 15, 2006.
Bryan A. Liang, Patient Safety and Medical Errors: Concepts, Tools, and Examples, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego, CA, February 13, 2006.
Gerry Boss, MD, Bryan A. Liang, MD, PhD, JD, Walter Olsen, MD, Renate Pilz, MD, Mark Pian, MD, Patient Safety Narratives, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego, CA, February 13, 2006.
Bryan A. Liang, HIPAA and Public Health: Outlining Some of the Boundaries, University of California, San Diego and San Diego State University General Preventive Medicine Seminar Series, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego, CA, February 10, 2006.
Bryan A. Liang, Fade to Black: Importation and Counterfeit Drugs, Globalization of Pharmaceuticals, International Regulatory Issues, American Journal of Law and Medicine Symposium, Boston University School of Law, Boston, MA, February 4, 2006.
Bryan A. Liang, Law’s Promise: The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005: Implications for Thoracic Surgeons, Patient Safety Town Hall Meeting, The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, 42nd Annual Meeting, Hilton Hotel, Chicago, IL, January 29, 2005.
Bryan A. Liang, Audiology and Professionalism: The Intersection of Ethics and Law, Illinois Academy of Audiology, 13th Annual Convention, Professionalism at Its Best, Hotel Intercontinental Hotel, Chicago, IL, January 27, 2006.
Bryan A. Liang, Learning to Suspect: Determining the Presence of Elder Abuse, The Community Law School, Pan Asian Lawyers Association, Filipino Lawyers Association, and the Southwest Center for Asian Pacific American Law, Scripps Miramar Library, San Diego, CA, January 11, 2006.
Bryan A. Liang, Communications Process Learning: Lessons from Aviation to Promote Patient Safety, University of California, San Diego Medical Center, Teamwork + Communication = Safe Care, Bahia Resort Hotel, San Diego, CA, December 9, 2005.
Jay Kranzler, MD, PhD, CEO Cypress Pharmaceuticals, Bryan A. Liang, MD, PhD, JD, Executive Director and Professor of Law, Institute of Health Law Studies, California Western School of Law and Co-Director and Adjunct Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, San Diego Center for Patient Safety, UCSD School of Medicine, and Joe Panetta, MPH, CEO Biocom, Bioethics, Pricing, and Reimbursement, Biotechnology Industry: Structure and Strategy, UCSD Rady School of Business, December 2, 2005.
Oliver Yoa-Pu Hu, Bryan A. Liang, Li-Ling Liu, Donald K. Shruhan, Jr., Panel Discussion: APEC Cooperation on Anti-Counterfeiting Efforts in Pharmaceuticals, Asian Pacific Economic Community 2005 Symposium, Network on Pharmaceutical Regulatory Science Anti-Counterfeiting Drug and Rational Drug Use, Taipei, Taiwan, November 14, 2005.
Bryan A. Liang, Death by Drugs: International Weaknesses in Counterfeit Detection, Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation 2005 Symposium, Network on Pharmaceutical Regulatory Science, Anti-Counterfeiting Drug and Rational Drug Use, Taipei, Taiwan, November 14, 2005.
Bryan A. Liang, Health Care Implications of Limited English Proficiency and Limited Health Literacy: The Need for Public-Private Partnerships, California Western School of Law, Hawaiian Law Students Association, Asian Law Students Association, Korean Law Students Association Joint Sponsored Event, November 8, 2005.
Bryan A. Liang, Correcting Professional Bias: Systems Analysis to Promote Patient Safety, Problem Solving Skills and Theory, California Western School of Law, San Diego, CA, November 3, 2005.
Bryan A. Liang, Law & Medicine: The Regulation of Medical Practice, Introduction to Health Care, Social and Behavioral Medicine, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego, CA, October 25, 2005.
Bryan A. Liang, The Disruptive Physician and Patient Safety, Tough Cases, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine Biomedical Ethics Discussion Series, San Diego, CA, October 25, 2005.
Bryan A. Liang, The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005: Provisions, Applications, and Unanswered Questions, Joint Session, American College of Cardiologists—California Chapter and Society of Thoracic Surgeons, California Chapter, Annual Meeting, Rancho Bernardo, CA, October 22, 2005.
Bryan A. Liang, Measuring the Impact of Counterfeit Drugs: Applying the Patient Safety Reporting Approach, Counterfeiting and Piracy, Expert Meeting on Measurement and Statistical Issues, Organization of Economic and Community Development and World International Property Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, October 18, 2005.
Bryan A. Liang, Integrating Sharp End Reporting and Detection of Counterfeit Drugs: The Use of A Nursing Network, International Council of Nurses, Geneva, Switzerland, October 17, 2005.
Bryan A. Liang, Patient Safety and Medical Errors: Theory, Tools, and Processes for Change, Introduction to Health Care, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego, CA, October 11, 2005.
Bryan A. Liang, Empowering Patients and Promoting Quality Using a System of Medical Error Disclosure, International Conference on Communication in Health Care, Northwestern University School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, October 7, 2005.
Bryan A. Liang, Communicating about Care: Using Process Learning to Promote an Environment of Safety, Grand Rounds, Scripps Memorial Hospital, La Jolla, CA, October 4, 2005.
Bryan A. Liang, Patient Safety Activities and the Law: Lessons to Learn to Avoid Legal Landmines, Third Annual Sharp Healthcare Patient Safety Conference: Do No Harm, Paradise Point and Resort, San Diego, CA, September 23, 2005.
Bryan A. Liang, Patient Safety & Communication: Lessons from Systems & Aviation, Alvarado Hospital Medical Center/San Diego Rehabilitation Institute, San Diego, CA, September 22, 2005.
Bryan A. Liang, Problem Solving in Medicine: Some Applications in Medical Conflicts, Problem Solving and Prevention in Health Care, California Western School of Law, San Diego, CA, August 30, 2005.
Bryan A. Liang, Senior Scams: Avoiding Financial Abuse of the Elderly and Minority Populations, Asian Pacific Islander Seniors Forum, San Diego City Senior Services, Pan Asian Lawyers of San Diego, the Filipino-American Lawyers of San Diego, the Southwest Center for Asian Pacific American Law, and the San Diego Alliance for Asian Pacific Islander Americans, Inc., Recital Hall Balboa Park, San Diego, CA, July 30, 2005.
Bryan A. Liang, Limited English and Health Proficiency: A Call for Reform, White House Conference on Aging Mini-Conference on Health Literacy and Health Disparities, American Medical Association and Blue Cross Blue Shield, Chicago, IL, July 21, 2005.
Bryan A. Liang, Breaking the Professional Paradigm: Moving Medicine and Law to Systems Safety Orientation, Got Patient Safety? Legal and Medical Issues Precluding Patient Safety Improvement, The Medical Professional Liaison Committee of the San Diego County Bar Association, San Diego, CA, July 12, 2005.
Bryan A. Liang, Looking in All the Right Places: Provider Determination of Potential Elder Abuse, Southwestern College of Nursing, Chula Vista, CA, June 13, 2005.
Bryan A. Liang, Counterfeits and Free Trade: Importing the Risks of Fake Medicines, An Introduction to NAFTA, California Western School of Law, Tijuana, Mexico, June 11, 2005.
Bryan A. Liang, Addressing Communications and Conflict to Promote Patient Safety, Executive Leadership Program, UCSD Extension, La Jolla, CA, June 10, 2005.
Bryan A. Liang, Understanding Importation and Counterfeit Drugs, International Drug Importation: Issues in Public Policy, Patient Safety, and the Public Health, 1st Annual San Diego Health Policy Conference, San Diego, CA, June 3, 2005.
Bryan A. Liang, Keynote Address: Over the Border and Over the Internet: Understanding and Addressing the Public Health Issues of Counterfeit Drugs, Chain of Custody & Forensic Sampling: Joint Training for Public Health, Environmental Health, and Law Enforcement Investigations, County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency and State of California Department of Health Services, Joan Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice, University of San Diego, San Diego, CA, May 20, 2005.
Bryan A. Liang, Importation and Counterfeits: Concomitant Concerns for Seniors, ABA Senior Lawyer’s Division Council, San Diego, CA, May 13, 2005.
Bryan A. Liang, Shifting Paradigms: Addressing Healthcare Conflict and the “Disruptive Physician” to Promote Patient Safety, Federation of State Medical Boards 2005 Annual Meeting, Serving the Public: Keeping the Trust, Dallas, TX, May 12, 2005.
Bryan A. Liang, Issues of Patient Safety: The Dangers of Counterfeit Drugs, Rotary Club, University Club, San Diego, CA, April 27, 2005.
Lawrence Schneiderman, MD, Lawrence Hinman, PhD, Bryan A. Liang, MD, PhD, JD, Charles von Gunten, MD, Lisa Heikoff, MD, and Ellen Waldman, JD, Panel Discussion: Schiavo and End of Life Considerations, The Schiavo Case: Are There Any Lessons? The Neurosciences Institute, Center for Ethics in Science and Technology, San Diego, CA, April 26, 2005.
Bryan A. Liang, The Schiavo Case: The Intersection of Law and Politics, The Schiavo Case: Are There Any Lessons? The Neurosciences Institute, Center for Ethics in Science and Technology, San Diego, CA, April 26, 2005.
Bryan A. Liang, Why We Need Safe Savings: The Risks of Counterfeits, Partnership for Safe Medicines Senate Health Briefing, Capitol Building SC6, Washington, DC, April 12, 2005.
Bryan A. Liang, The Federal Privacy Law: HIPAA and What It Means to Keep Private, University of California San Diego School of Medicine Topics Nights in Clinical Practice Management, Liebow Auditorium, San Diego, CA, April 6, 2005.
Bryan A. Liang, Above the Dotted Line … Understanding Contracts and Contracting in Health Care, UCSD 2005 Business Seminar, Department of Anesthesiology, UCSD School of Medicine, Eucalyptus Point Conference Center, San Diego, CA, March 12, 2005.
Bryan A. Liang, A Communications Process Learning System: Improving Quality and Safety in Health Care, The Importance of Assessing and Managing Physician-Related Conflict in Health Care, American Medical Group Association 2005 Annual Meeting: Learning from the Best, Los Angeles, CA, March 11, 2005.
Bryan A. Liang, Professional Paradigms and Medical Errors: Changing the Traditions to Promote Patient Safety, Law & Bioethics, Thomas Jefferson School of Law, San Diego, CA, March 8, 2005.
Bryan A. Liang, Fraud and Abuse: The Law of Conflict of Interest, University of California San Diego School of Medicine Topics Nights in Clinical Practice Management, Liebow Auditorium, San Diego, CA, February 17, 2005.
Bryan A. Liang, Medical Error and Patient Safety: A Grounding in the Fundamentals, UCSD School of Medicine, Garren Auditorium, San Diego, CA, February 14, 2005.
Bryan A. Liang, Law & Ethics in Audiology Practice: Outlining the Borders of Appropriate Action, 12th Illinois Academy of Audiology Annual Convention, Intercontinental Hotel, Chicago, IL, January 27, 2005.
Bryan A. Liang, Advanced Directives: Specifying Treatment at the End of Life, The Community Law School, Pan Asian Lawyers Association, San Diego, CA, January 19, 2005.
Arlene D. Luu, HIPAA: The Federal Medical Privacy Provisions, The Community Law School, Pan Asian Lawyers Association, San Diego, CA, January 19, 2005.
Laura Lin, Issues in Informed Consent, The Community Law School, Pan Asian Lawyers Association, San Diego, CA, January 19, 2005.
Bryan A. Liang, Addressing Medical Errors: Shifting the Professional Paradigm to Promote Patient Safety, Bioethics Grand Rounds, Center for Spiritual Life & Wholeness and the Center for Christian Bioethics, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, January 12, 2005.
Bryan A. Liang, Medical Malpractice—The Rules of the Game, University of California San Diego School of Medicine Topics Nights in Clinical Practice Management, Garren Auditorium, San Diego, CA, December 1, 2004.
Bryan A. Liang, Ethical and Legal Issues in End of Life Care: A Case of an Elderly Breast Cancer Patient, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, Biomedical Ethics Seminar Series, San Diego, CA, November 17, 2004.
Bryan A. Liang, Patient Safety and Clinical Research: Outlining the Legal Borders, Scripps Mercy Hospital, Special Medical Education Presentation, San Diego, CA, November 10, 2004.
Bryan A. Liang, Learning from Others: Establishing a Data Sharing Methodology to Promote Patient Safety, Regulating for Patient Safety: The Law’s Response to Medical Errors, Widener University School of Law, Health Law Institute, Widener Law Review Special Symposium, Wilmington, DE, October 15, 2004.
Bryan A. Liang, The Surgeon and the Law: Legal Myths, Realities, and Negative Examples in Patient Safety Activities, American College of Surgeons, 90th Annual Clinical Congress, New Orleans, LA, October 11, 2004.
Bryan A. Liang, Law, Medicine, and Patient Safety in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology: Outlining the Borders, First Annual Pathology Quality & Safety Meeting, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, October 9, 2004.
Bryan A. Liang, Medical Legal Lessons in a Nutshell: The Rules of Engagement, Introduction to Health Care, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego, CA, October 5, 2004.
Bryan A. Liang, What You Haven’t Heard Can Hurt You: Conflict of Interest, Fraud, Abuse, and HIPAA Headaches in Audiology Practice, AudiologyOnline.com Expert Seminar Series, June 30, 2004, www.audiologyoneline.com.
Bryan A. Liang, A System of Medical Error Disclosure: Implementing a Partnership to Empower Minority and Underserved Patients, Promoting Trust and Trustworthiness, Strengthening the Informed Consent Process to Address Racial & Ethnic Disparities, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health, Kellogg Conference Center, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL, June 29, 2004.
Bryan A. Liang, Perils in Preventing Medical Errors: Legal Issues and Applications in Dyslipidemia, New Advances in the Management of Dyslipidemia & Preventing Medical Errors, Nevada CME Institute, Reno, NV, June 10, 2004.
Bryan A. Liang, Medical Error and Law: Issues Facing Pharmacists When Participating in Patient Safety Work, American Pharmacists Association Annual Meeting and Exposition, Seattle, WA, March 27, 2004.
Bryan A. Liang, Brand Name—Authorized Generics Strategy: A Policy Assessment, U.S. Federal Trade Commission, Bureau of Competition, Washington, DC, March 23, 2004.
Bryan A. Liang and Thomas McAfee, Breakout Session: Putting the Patient Into Patient Safety, Second Annual San Diego Patient Safety Conference, San Diego Center for Patient Safety, San Diego, CA, March 19, 2004.
Bryan A. Liang, The Patient Safety Predicate: Practical, Political, and Other Foundations for Alternatives to Litigation and No Fault, Litigation and No Fault Alternatives to Malpractice in Florida: Inspiring Florida’s Patient Safety Reform Initiative, Suncoast Center for Patient Safety, Miami South Beach, FL, January 13-14, 2004.