About the Conference

The International Conference on Medical Malpractice – Obstetrics & Gynecology is the inaugural meeting of a new international conference series dedicated to the multidisciplinary examination of medical malpractice. Focusing on obstetrics and gynecology, the conference brings together clinicians, forensic medicine experts, legal professionals, and scholars to address malpractice from clinical, forensic, legal, and patient-safety perspectives. Through evidence-based discussions, case-based sessions, and comparative approaches, the conference aims to promote professional accountability, enhance patient safety, and contribute to the development of best practices in healthcare.

Background and Rationale

Medical malpractice has become an increasingly complex challenge in modern healthcare systems, involving not only clinical decision-making but also forensic evaluation, legal responsibility, ethical considerations, and institutional accountability.

The International Conference on Medical Malpractice has been established to provide an interdisciplinary and international platform where these dimensions can be examined collectively. Rather than approaching malpractice solely as a legal or clinical problem, the conference emphasizes its multifactorial nature, requiring collaboration between medicine, forensic sciences, law, and health policy.

Focus on Obstetrics & Gynecology

The inaugural meeting of the conference series is dedicated to obstetrics and gynecology, a medical specialty that carries a high risk of medico-legal conflict due to the complexity of care, time-sensitive decision-making, and the involvement of both maternal and fetal outcomes.

Malpractice claims in obstetrics and gynecology often involve severe and long-term consequences, making this field particularly relevant for examining:

Clinical standards of care
Forensic assessment of adverse outcomes
Informed consent and patient autonomy
Risk management and preventive strategies

By focusing on obstetrics and gynecology in its first edition, the conference aims to establish a robust scientific and professional foundation for future meetings in other medical specialties.

Scientific and Professional Scope

The conference integrates academic research with professional practice, encouraging dialogue between clinicians, forensic experts, legal professionals, and policy-makers.

Key thematic areas include:

Obstetric malpractice and perinatal injury
Gynecologic surgical complications
Forensic evaluation of alleged malpractice
Medical expert witnessing and court practices
Comparative medical liability systems
Risk management
Ethics, professionalism, and patient safety

This multidisciplinary approach ensures that discussions remain evidence-based, practice-oriented, and internationally relevant.

Vision and Future Meetings

The International Conference on Medical Malpractice is conceived as a long-term conference series, with each edition focusing on a different medical specialty. Future meetings will address malpractice in other high-risk and high-impact areas of healthcare.

The overarching goal of the series is to contribute to:

Improved patient safety
Higher standards of professional accountability
Enhanced forensic and legal evaluation of medical practice
Development of evidence-based policies and preventive strategies