Medico-Legal Issues in Trauma Cases (Part 2)

7 October 2024

9.30 – 16:45

Blu Radisson Hotel, Edinburgh

CPD accreditation: 5 hours
(APIL accreditation pending)

Cost: £325 + vat

This conference, which is designed for clinical negligence and personal injury lawyers, will help you understand the key issues arising in misdiagnosis or delayed diagnosis in trauma claims.

Chaired by Lauren Sutherland KC, from Ampersand Advocates, this event has a practical, interactive focus. You’ll learn from some of the UK’s top trauma specialists, who will talk you through real clinical case studies and provide valuable insights into trauma claims.

This year’s conferences will include a drinks reception.

What you’ll learn

  • The three main types of trauma, acute trauma, chronic trauma and complex trauma
  • Find out what constitutes reasonable practice and what could form the basis for a successful claim/defence in key areas
  • Learn about the latest medical developments in trauma investigation, surgery and treatment
  • Find out what is time-critical in trauma diagnoses
  • Gain CPD points.

This event also gives you an excellent opportunity to network with legal professionals and medical experts working in these specialist areas.

Group bookings - one free place for bookings of 3 or more

Programme

9.30
Registration
9.45
Chair's opening - Lauren Sutherland KC, Ampersand Advocates
9.50
Care needs following traumatic spinal injury
Norma Findlay, Occupational Therapist, Anne Cossar Associates
10:30
My medico-legal casebook of chest trauma and injuries
Mr Neil Roberts, Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon, The Barts Heart Centre, London
11:15
Refreshments
11.30
Interventional radiology and the management of trauma
Professor Jon Moss, Consultant Interventional Radiologist, Raigmore Hospital Inverness
12:15
Traumatic birth injuries
Professor Tim Draycott, Obstrician and Gynaecologist, University of Bristol NHS Trust
13.00
Lunch
14.00
Medico-legal issues in abdominal surgery
Mr Mark Duxbury, Consultant General Surgeon
14.40
Traumatic brain injury
Consultant Neurosurgeon TBC
15.15
Refreshments
15.30
The complications of vascular trauma
Mr Rod Chalmers, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh
16.15
Medico-legal issues in hand trauma

Mr Nick Gillham, Consultant Trauma Orthopaedic Surgeon, Horton Treatment Centre, Oxford

16:45
Close
Drinks reception

Speakers

Clinical Negligence Advocate, Ampersand Advocates
Consultant Vascular Surgeon
Occupational Therapist
Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon

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