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[ Litigation ] : Special, bound issue of the Hamline Journal of Public Law & Policy, following up in detail the 5th Biennial Hamline Symposium on Advanced Issues in Dispute Resolution: an Intentional Conversation about Conflict Resolution in Health Care (Nov. 8-10, 2007) at Hamline University School of Law (St. Paul, MN), concentrating on dispute resolution law -- plus medical laws and legislation -- in the United States, including, among other things, consideration of: conflict resolution in health care; physician preparation for conflict management; use of dispute system design to address patient provider conflicts; communication skills training; encouragement of physician-attorney collaboration through more explicit professional standards; doctors as advocates, lawyers as healers; patient safety-focused alternatives to malpractice litigation; the impact of consumer choice and economic incentives on conflict resolution in health care; coverage disputes between health plans and members.