Agu Obasi Esq LL,B, B.L
Director, International Medical Law Center, St. Kitts, North America
SOLICITOR AND ADVOCATE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA
Consultant Legislative Drafting, Abia State House of Assembly
Initiator, Commonwealth Legislative Coalition on Medical Law.
Member Human Rights committee of the International Bar Association,
Senior Fellow International Medical Law Institute
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An International network of medical and legal experts committed to preventing medical mistakes, enhancing provider's standard of care and protecting the rights of patients
Our study identified various tools and resources for achieving this objective which the center is now mandated to coordinate.
The establishment of the International Medical Law Institute
This institution is responsible for educating providers as well as patients on the fundamentals of medical malpractice and patients' rights.
Formation of International Patients' Cooperative in every community in the world
This association is working towards enhancing the welfare of Patients, protecting vulnerable members of society like the disabled, mentally challenged, the elderly, the poor, children etc.
The association supports providers in elevating their standard of care, engages politicians, legislators and policy makers in implementing International regulatory formats that enhances patients safety.
It is an association with a global mandate that acts locally.
The association offers legal, and medical support as well as counseling and companionship to distressed patients.
The cooperative also provides logistic support to patients like food and clothing, transportation to and from hospitals and doctors' appointments, etc, while negotiating with medical service providers to reduce the cost of medical care through the power of collective bargaining.
Creation of the Online Basic Assessment of Standards International (OBASI) app
This app is used by patients to assess the standard of care provided by:
a. Medical practitioners which includes doctors, nurses, pharmacists, medical laboratory scientists etc.
b. Hospitals and other medical institutions including homes for the elderly and mental institutions.
c. Pharmaceutical manufacturing companies and pharmaceutical retail outlets.
d. Medical laboratories and medical equipment manufacturing companies.
e. Medical Insurance companies and financial support groups.
Institution of Standard of Care Awards (SOCA)
This is an annual celebration of outstanding achievements by medical providers like doctors, nurses, pharmacists, pharmaceutical companies, hospitals, healthcare institutions, health insurance companies, etc.