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Webinar Recap Part 3: Drug Effects and Drug-Related Issues in Litigation

Marcus Anderson — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:24:00 +0000

Author of the Attorneys Medical Deskbook, Dr. Dan Tennenhouse, presented two exclusive West eLearning Webinars in August 2009.

We will be posting components of this Webinar throughout the next few weeks to show how live courses can be helpful for Westlaw learners.

In part 3 of webinar sample from West eLearning Center, Dr. Tennenhouse emphasized that each individual factor can effect the behavior of individual on drugs, including: general health and age, kidney or liver disease, the individual’s age, genetic factors, Gender, genetic effects on metabolism, body condition, especially weight, physical activity, and time of day when taken.

Webinar Recap Part 2: Drug Effects and Drug-Related Issues in Litigation

Marcus Anderson — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:21:00 +0000

Attorneys Medical Deskbook, Dr. Dan Tennenhouse, presented two exclusive West eLearning Webinars in August 2009.

We will be posting components of this Webinar throughout the next few weeks to show how live courses can be helpful for Westlaw learners.

In Part 2 of the recorded Webinar from August 2009, Dr. Tennenhouse speaks to how drugs effect the behavior, symptoms, and impairments in people.

Expert witnesses have a wide array of options on how they can discuss these factors including, negligence, causation, criminal intent etc. It is important for litigators to know the role of drugs in litigation.

He provides information and resources for finding medical records on drug types.

Webinar Recap Part 1: Drug Effects and Drug-Related Issues in Litigation

Marcus Anderson — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:46:00 +0000

Author of the Attorneys Medical Deskbook, Dr. Dan Tennenhouse, presented two exclusive West eLearning Webinars in August 2009.

We will be posting components of this Webinar throughout the next few weeks to show how live courses can be helpful for Westlaw learners.

In part 1 of the Webinar sample, Dr. Tennenhouse lectured on the factors influencing drug effects, including Generic vs Brand Names. He discussed how brand, generic and family drug names are used interchangeably by clinicians. He also discussed the significance of looking up every generic component of a combination drug.

Additional Resources for Westlaw Training: Telephone

Marcus Anderson — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:44:00 +0000

In addition to the many lessons and webinars available on the West eLearning Center, our attorney-trainers will teach you how to retrieve documents, formulate queries, browse search results, and print. Training is also available for West’s citation tools and the Premise and LawDesk CD-ROM research libraries.

Contact your account manager or call 1-800-328-0109

or contact

West Customer Service by email.

TV Winners Announced for Westlaw Webinar Attendees

Marcus Anderson — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:42:00 +0000

We have drawn the winners for the Toshiba TVs. Congratulations to

August 5th: Florence P.
August 6th: Kathleen M.

Thanks to everyone who participated in our “Drug Effects and Drug-Related Issues in Litigation” Webinars presented by Dr. Dan Tennenhouse on August 5th & 6th

We have received great feedback, and appreciate the participation from our attendees.

Please look for more promotional Webinars from West eLeaning Center in the near future.

Webinar Q&A for Drug Effects and Drug-Related Issues in Litigation

Marcus Anderson — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 20:36:00 +0000

Following are the questions and answers from the Webinars “Drug Effects and Drug-Related Issues in Litigation” held on August 5th and 6th 2009, hosted by West Author Dr. Dan Tennenhouse:

What is prescription drug abuse?

Use of a prescription drug for any purpose or in any manner other than for the purpose it was prescribed. A few examples are:

Getting the same drug from 3 different physicians. This is not unusual with pain drugs, especially since many physicians under treat pain.
Taking an overdose deliberately to get high.
Taking tranquilizers or narcotic pain drugs with alcohol.
Using someone else’s medications, such as a family member’s.

What about drugs obtained directly from a pharmacy in Tijuana?

Drugs obtained directly from outside the U.S. have the same potential for being counterfeit or wrong potency as drugs obtained over the Internet. Attorneys should treat drugs brought over the border from Mexico exactly as they would treat drugs obtained from the Internet. A high percentage are dangerous, and no one can be certain of the pharmacologic effects without a careful chemical analysis of the drug that was actually taken.

I have a case involving a 70-year old man in an auto accident who was on many different drugs. What should I be looking for in the drugs he was taking that might have affected his driving?

There are numerous drugs, including non-prescription drugs and herbal medicines, that impair judgment or reflexes, or even mimic dementia, and can easily contribute to auto accidents. This is especially true in older people. The drug effect responsible is called an anti-cholinergic effect. There are hundreds of substances that have anti-cholinergic effects. They include common non-prescription drugs like many antihistamines (e.g., benadryl, chlorpheniramine), antispasmodics, cold medicines (e.g., theophylline), etc. They also include some of the common herbal medicines like ginseng, pennyroyal, kava kava, St. John’s wort, goldenseal, etc. You will need to investigate every substance he was taking for potential anti-cholinergic effects.

Headnote of the Day: Tuesday, August 04, 2009

headnoteoftheday — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 21:41:21 +0000

Employer can fire employee for any reason as long as reason is non-discriminatory, under Title VII, even if termination is based on reasons that are unbecoming or small-minded, such as back-scratching, log-rolling, horse-trading, institutional politics, envy, nepotism, spite, or personal hostility.
Tappe v. Alliance Capital Management L.P., 177 F.Supp.2d 176 (2001)

Newsworthy and Westlaw Business Related: Islamic Finance Center Launched

Marcus Anderson — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 13:49:00 +0000

New! Islamic Finance Centre is the first source to integrate Islamic finance precedents, structures, standards, and guidance for lawyers. With terms and conditions for more than 6,000 Sharia compliant deals and standards from key organizations, Islamic Finance is optimized for the way you work.

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