Physicians have played a surprisingly prominent role in the current “infodemic” of false and misleading medical claims. Examples include certain physicians publicly discrediting vaccination and others promoting ineffective COVID-19 treatments, such as ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine.
The School of Law will host Richard Saver, the Arch T. Allen Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of North Carolina, to discuss this topic.
He will present “Physicians Spreading Medical Misinformation: The Suitability of Regulation” Monday, Sept. 30, at noon in the law school’s Moot Courtroom (Room A59).
Saver will review data on recent disciplinary actions by medical boards and the policy implications. He will conclude with a brief discussion of regulatory alternatives to medical board oversight.