2026 CRS October Education Program featuring the Leonard Berlin, MD Memorial Lecture
2026 CRS October Education Program featuring the Leonard Berlin, MD Memorial Lecture
2026 CRS October Education Program
Thursday, October 15, 2026, 5:00pm – 7:30pm
Rush University Medical Center’s Searle Conference Center
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The October program will feature the introduction of the Leonard Berlin, MD Memorial Lecture. Dr. Berlin’s passion, besides radiology, was medical-legal affairs. So this month’s program will focus on the legal aspects of the profession.
Following a welcome from Jonathan Berlin, MD, MBA, FACR, a Radiologist with Endeavor Health NorthShore, our first presenter will be Ilene Benator, MD, an Emergency Physician from Tanner Health System. Dr. Benator will present What It’s Like to Get Sued — A Physician’s Perspective.
Our second presentation is Avoiding Medical Malpractice — A Legal Perspective, presented by Bradley M. Cosgrove, a partner at the Clifford Law Offices.
At the end of the evening, attendees will be able to:
- Identify common clinical, communication, and documentation factors that contribute to medical malpractice claims in radiology through a case-based review.
- Recognize medicolegal pitfalls and high-risk practices that may increase physician liability, with highlights on regional practice patterns.
- Apply practical risk-management strategies and legal pearls to clinical practice to reduce medicolegal risk and promote patient safety.
- Describe the medical malpractice litigation process and its potential professional, personal, and emotional impacts on physicians.
- Identify practical strategies for navigating a medical malpractice lawsuit and its associated professional challenges.
- Apply evidence-based mitigation strategies to clinical practice