Dr. Maureen A. Callaghan

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  www.wsma.org/patients/violence.html - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 8/9/2007    Last Visited: 8/9/2007  

  "For many women, leaving an abusive situation is difficult and potentially dangerous without adequate planning and preparation," said Maureen A. Callaghan, MD, president of the WSMA.
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  According to Dr. Callaghan, the WSMA encourages women who are suffering from abuse to develop a safety plan that includes the following:
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  Dr. Callaghan offers the following advice for individuals who know someone who may be, or is, in an abusive situation."Take time to listen and believe what the victim says; don't downplay the danger; tell her you fear for her safety; and provide emotional support," she says.

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  Published on: 3/1/2007    Last Visited: 11/29/2007  

  Maureen Callaghan, MD, President March 2007
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  At the 2006 WSNS Annual Meeting officers and Board members for 2007/2008 were elected as follows: Maureen A. Callaghan, President; Jessica Lee, Vice-President; Pat Hogan, Treasurer; David Tirschwell, G.A. De Andrea, and Toomas Eisler as at-large members.

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  Last Visited: 9/28/2008  

  Allen is married to Dr. Maureen Callaghan, a local neurologist.

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  American Academy of Neurology Names Two Advocates of... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 1/20/2005    Last Visited: 6/3/2008  

  ST. PAUL, Minn. - Maureen A. Callaghan, MD, and Mohammad Wasay, MBBS, MD, have been selected as the American Academy of Neurology's 2004 Advocates of the Year.
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  Callaghan was recognized for her efforts to advocate for tort reform in the state of Washington, where she is a staff neurologist at Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia.In addition to her active role in the Washington State Medical Association, she helped launch the Washington State Neurological Society and serves as its current president.
  
  "I am thrilled and honored to receive this award," said Callaghan.
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  Callaghan and Wasay completed training during the 2004 Forum.

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  Published on: 1/11/2003    Last Visited: 10/14/2003  

  Dr. Maureen Callaghan, immediate past president of the Washington State Medical Association and an Olympia neurologist, simply dismissed the Texas study's finding that doctors would find almost all diabetes cases if the professional screening guidelines were followed: The researchers "make assumptions that can't be substantiated," she said.
  
  Callaghan said "it's a possibility" that some doctors don't test for diabetes when they should.But she said it's more likely most patients don't go to the doctor when they should.

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  Business Examiner Daily - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 4/8/2003    Last Visited: 2/28/2005  

  Dale Brandland of Bellingham, Olympia physician Maureen Callaghan, president of the State Medical Association, and a trustee of the American Medical Association.

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  Doctors turn to initiative for malpractice reform -... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 6/17/2004    Last Visited: 6/18/2004  

  Dr. Maureen Callaghan, chair of the Medical Association's executive committee, said the aim of the initiative is to "break the gridlock that is preventing sensible liability reform in Washington state."
  
  She attributed the gridlock to "a few obstructionist politicians in the House" who prevented a vote on tort-reform legislation.

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  Frustrated Physicians File Initiative to Force State... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 6/17/2004    Last Visited: 6/18/2004  

  "For the past two sessions, despite a demonstrated need for action, a few obstructionist politicians in the House have refused to take action on bills passed by the Senate -- essentially killing them in committee and preventing members from voting," said Maureen Callaghan, MD, Chair, Executive Committee of the Washington State Medical Association and practicing neurologist in Olympia.
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  "We know from research there is broad public support for fixing the tort system in this way," said Callaghan.

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  HeraldNet - Guest Editorial - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 3/30/2003    Last Visited: 3/30/2003  

  Maureen Callaghan, MD
  
  Let's get two things straight -- big jackpot awards and settlements do not make the medical system safer, and insurance company investment losses have little to do with the rise in malpractice insurance rates.
  
  On the first point: Patient safety initiatives and studying medical errors will help to make the system safer.Big jackpots raise malpractice premiums and force doctors to make tough choices -- limiting services or closing their practices altogether.The end result is that patients are unable to get the care they need when they need it, which is much more dangerous and costly.
  
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  Dr. Maureen Callaghan is a neurologist in Olympia and president of the Washington State Medical Association.
  
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  HeraldNet - MALPRACTICE INSURANCE : Blame the stock... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 4/3/2003    Last Visited: 4/4/2003  

  Dr. Maureen Callaghan, president of the Washington State Medical Association, attacked citizen juries in her March 29 guest editorial "Dispelling myths of tort reform."It's a bit baffling considering that the vast majority of all requests for jury trials in medical negligence lawsuits come from doctors.
  
  Contrary to Dr. Callaghan's assertions, many objective sources do point to the stock market as the culprit for our current insurance crisis:
  
  Insurance industry data provided by the industry's largest source AM Best has shown that insurance premiums wax and wane with the stock market.
  
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  Investing in bonds is not "virtually risk free" as Callaghan would suggest - especially when they are corporate bonds and interest rates are at an all-time low.
  
  Numerous reputable studies from consumer groups like Public Citizen, Foundation for Taxpayers and Consumer Rights and the Center for Justice and Democracy all point to insurance investment practices - not juries - as the culprits for the current self-inflicted insurance crisis.
  
  Insurance rates did not go down in the state of Washington when the Legislature adopted severe jury restrictions - they went up.
  
  California adopted insurance reform.Proposition 103 stabilized the insurance market by making insurance companies make a case for rate hikes.
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  Dr. Callaghan did not mention that a recent study by Public Citizen ranked Washington 41st in the nation for its failure to discipline doctors' for medical negligence.This same consumer group found that only 5 percent of the doctors were responsible for more than 50 percent of the malpractice pay-outs.If medical discipline was meaningful, a large number of medical mistakes - and the consequences to patients - could be avoided.If current risk-management systems really work, then why haven't doctors reduced the malpractice?

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