• Evaluate sample forms including contract, informed consent, treatment plan and intake - and draft forms that clearly distinguish between standard care and potential contractual guarantees.
• Identify the key elements that can transform a doctor's statement into a contractual guarantee (e.g., specific results, use of positive language like "cure" or "fix").
• Define the concept of a doctor-patient contract and distinguish it from the standard of care in medical malpractice.
• Describe the legal ramifications of a doctor breaching a contract with a patient (e.g., damages, potential for longer statute of limitations compared to malpractice).
• Analyze case studies to identify instances where a doctor's communication with a patient may have created a contractual obligation.
• Effectively communicate treatment options and limitations to patients, avoiding language that could be misconstrued as a contractual guarantee.
• Apply your knowledge of doctor-patient contracts to real-world scenarios, such as consultations, advertising materials, and treatment plans.
• Critically assess the advantages and disadvantages of relying on formal contracts in the doctor-patient relationship.

• Interpret Georgia Chiropractic Statutes 43-9-1 through 43-9-20.
• Integrate Georgia Chiropractic Statutes 43-9-1 through 43-9-20. to your clinical practice
• Reduce potential risk exposures that may lead to complaints by the public and/or actions being taken against you by the Chiropractic Board
• Engage in ethical practice per the Georgia Chiropractic Statutes

Hour 1

• Define Ethics
• Review various ethical issues recently reported on
• Identify ethics as related to the whistleblower
• Discuss Ethical standards specific to laws in various states

Hour 2

• Discuss Ethical standards specific to laws in various states (cont’d)
• Summarize awareness related to anti-discrimination
• Classify various aspects of professional boundaries and sexual misconduct