Distribution of medical investigations carried out at the Institute of Social Medicine and Criminology of the State of São Paulo (IMESC) according to the type of lawsuit

Authors

  • Camila Lúcia Dedivitis Tiossi Wild Instituto de Medicina Social e de Criminologia do Estado de São Paulo (IMESC)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2317-2770.v18i2p137-140

Keywords:

Expert testimony, Judicial decisions.

Abstract

The Institute of Social Medicine and Criminology of the State of São Paulo (IMESC) provides legal aid in civil suits, preparing expert reports to support the judge in discussions related to the medical field. In the present study 1131 expert clinical medical reports, performed by a single expert at IMESC, from April 2009 to November 2012, were analyzed retrospectively. The most prevalent expert medical reports were for action ban claims (30.5%), insurance claims (25%) and indemnity claims (17%). A variety of topics that civil judicial investigation addresses were observed, from which it was determined that the medical expert needs extensive knowledge in various litigation matters that may be useful in the judgment.

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Author Biography

  • Camila Lúcia Dedivitis Tiossi Wild, Instituto de Medicina Social e de Criminologia do Estado de São Paulo (IMESC)

    Médica perita do IMESC, médica assistente do Instituto da Criança do Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade de São Paulo, médica assistente do Hospital Infantil Darcy Vargas, Mestre em medicina pela Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Santa Casa de SP, bacharel em direito pela Universidade de São Paulo, aluna de pós-graduação em medicina do trabalho e perícias médicas da Unicastelo.

Published

2013-12-14

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Section

Articles

How to Cite

1.
Wild CLDT. Distribution of medical investigations carried out at the Institute of Social Medicine and Criminology of the State of São Paulo (IMESC) according to the type of lawsuit. Saúde ética justiça [Internet]. 2013 Dec. 14 [cited 2024 Jun. 27];18(2):137-40. Available from: https://revistas.usp.br/sej/article/view/82974