The IDrF are delighted to announce the next medico-legal study day in Manchester on Friday 21st November. A comprehensive programme will be hosted by Mr Nick Morris, Consultant Gynaecologist and Obstetrician and medico-legal Consultant, who will head up a panel of medico-legal experts and co-ordinators to help delegates develop and improve their current practice. The event will also feature Mr David Eccles, a highly successful retired Senior Barrister for Medical Negligence.
The panel includes:
- Prof Graeme Poston - Upper GI Surgeon, and medico legal expert.
- David Eccles - Retired Medico- Negligence Barrister.
- Linda Miller - Medico-legal co-ordinator.
- Mr Ron Miller - Urologist and medico legal expert.
- John Walker - Head of Expert Liason Premex.
Topics which the medical panel will cover include:
- Setting up your practice and managing medico-legal workload.
- A guide to invoicing and basic debt management.
- Giving expert evidence in the civil and criminal court.
- Cross-examination, a medico legal experts advice.
- The role of the expert in the coroners court.
- How to deal with conflicted medico-legal opinions.
- Ten aspects of medico-legal work you did not realise.
- The importance of part 35 rules.
The legal panel which will include member of Deanscourt Chambers will discuss:
- Essential legal principles a doctor needs to know.
- “Fundamental Dishonesty”.
- “What a doctor needs to do to keep the lawyers happy”.
- The latest rules on costs.
- Best practice working with an agency.
This days training will provide 8 CPD points.
The seminar will begin at 10am, with lunch consisting of deli-style sandwiches served with tea and coffee, and will include a coffee break halfway through the day. Proceedings will aim to finish by 5pm, after which guests will be invited to a networking session.
This event is kindly sponsored by Alliance Medical Indemnity
