2011 An Essential Guide to Medicine and the Law
Tuesday October 18, 2011
Moller Centre, Cambridge
Suitable for general medical, surgical, paediatric trainees and consultants as well as all allied healthcare professional.
Course Organisers: Susan Broster, Rebekah Ley, Anna Curley
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Provisional Programme
09.00 | Registration and coffee |
09.30 | Why patients sue and complain |
10.00 | Common pitfalls in practice and how to avoid them |
10.30 | Safeguarding patients: your roles and responsibilities |
11.00 | Coffee |
11.15 | Professional regulation |
11.45 | You have been sued – what now? |
12.30 | Real life cases and lessons learned |
13.00 | Lunch |
14.00 | The role and remit of the coroner and his interaction with the health professional team |
14.30 | Preparing responses to serious complaints including formulating statements |
15.00 | Tea |
15.15 | The courtroom experience (Workshop) |
16.30 | Questions and summing up |
