Adjunct Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island
Gita Pensa, M.D., FAAEM, is an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Brown University, and is widely recognized as one of the nation's leading experts on malpractice litigation stress and physician litigation support. Her open access podcast curriculum, "Doctors and Litigation: The L Word" is an introduction to the practical and psychological preparation necessary for malpractice litigation defendants, and is now used as a teaching tool in medicine, law, and the malpractice insurance industry. She works as a consultant to medical malpractice insurance companies and defense attorneys, and also is a well-being and performance coach for defendants in litigation. Dr. Pensa is also the editor of the Academic Emergency Medicine journal’s monthly research podcast and a managing editor at Emergency Medicine Reviews and Perspectives (EM:RAP). She was named the EMRA (Emergency Medicine Residents' Association) National Faculty Mentor of the Year in 2018, and in 2019 she was awarded a Special Service Recognition Award from Rhode Island ACEP for “courageous public advocacy of Rhode Island Emergency Medicine Colleagues.” In addition to traditional speaking engagements, Dr. Pensa has been featured discussing malpractice litigation on stage at the SXSW Festival, in the documentary film "A World of Hurt," on podcasts such as "Knock Knock, Hi" with the Glaucomfleckens and The Nocturnists' "Shame in Medicine" series, as a guest on Doctor Radio, and in Time Magazine. You can find more about her at https://doctorsandlitigation.com/.
Doctors and Litigation: Time for a New Paradigm
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
8:00am – 8:45am CT
Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose