Category: Articles, Communications, Education, Medical & Healthcare, Resources for Attorneys, Resources for Experts, Safety, Working With Experts The Role of a Plastic Surgery Expert in Medical Malpractice Cases TASA ID: 11869 When it comes to medicine, patients trust their physician to improve their health and enhance their appearance. Unfortunately, things can go wrong in some unfortunate cases, thus leading to possible medical malpractice. It is important to recognize that a complication in-and-of-itself is not medical malpractice. Even under the best of practices and circumstances, complications can become apparent. Often times, a plastic surgery expert can provide input as to assessing the Standard of Care and identifying possible negligence or errors. Read more
Category: Articles, Business & Commerce, Communications, Education, Employment, Human Resources, Medical & Healthcare, Resources for Attorneys, Resources for Experts, Safety The Business Case for Leaders Promoting the New Boosters TASA ID: 22108 With a triple pandemic of COVID, flu, and RSV hitting the US hard this winter and resulting in an explosion of cases, business executives need to take the lead on promoting the newly-updated, Omicron-specific boosters. Doing so will help reduce the number of sick days taken by their workers, minimize COVID outbreaks and superspreader events in their companies, reduce employee fears about returning to the office, and position executives as trustworthy participants in stakeholder capitalism. Read more
Category: Articles, Communications, Education, Law Enforcement & Corrections, Legal Translation, Linguistics, Resources for Attorneys, Resources for Experts “You have the right to remain silent…” Obstacles to understanding the Miranda warning TASA ID: 1475 1. You have the right to remain silent. 2. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. 3. You have the right to talk to a lawyer and have him present with you while you are being questioned. 4. If you cannot afford to hire a lawyer, one will be appointed to represent you before any questioning, if you wish one. (After the warning and in order to secure a waiver, the following questions should be asked and an affirmative reply secured to each question.) 1. Do you understand each of these rights I have explained to you? 2. Having these rights in mind, do you wish to talk to me now? Read more
Category: Articles, Communications, Education, Human Resources, Lost Wages, Medical & Healthcare, Psychology/Psychiatry, Resources for Attorneys, Resources for Experts, Safety Omicron Reveals the Fundamental Lack of Nonprofit Leadership Vision About the Future of Work TASA ID: 22108 Leaders are sticking their heads into the sand of reality on Omicron. Unless they take needed steps, the results may be catastrophic for their nonprofits. Omicron took over from Delta in the US in late December. The CDC warns that Omicron’s higher infectivity and ability to escape vaccines will overwhelm many hospitals in January. Unfortunately, most organizations are not pivoting effectively to meet Omicron. From the start of the pandemic, many leaders insisted on a return to a “normal” office-centric culture. That’s despite the fact that a large majority of employees express a strong desire for a flexible hybrid or fully remote schedule. Read more
Category: Articles, Education, Medical & Healthcare, Safety, School Safety/Violence The Last Mask TASA ID: 1646 Some state governors seem obsessed about blocking President Biden, CDC, and NIH, with multiple mandates requiring that masks in schools be worn by teachers, students, campus office workers, janitors, principals, student aids, parent volunteers, bus drivers, and counselors. Read more