"I fought the Law and the Law won"
Medico-legal issues in Chronic Pain Management
Winter Scientific Meeting (5 CEPD Points)
Friday 16th November 2007
The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
9 Queen Street
Edinburgh
EH2 1JQ
0930 - 1000 Coffee & Registration
1000 - 1030 The effect of Compensation claims – the Australian perspective
Dr. Jonathan McGhie, Consultant Anaesthetist, Glasgow
1030 - 1100 The Difficult Medico-legal Report: A Surgeon's Perspective
Mr Andy Stark, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Glasgow
1100 - 1115 Tea / Coffee Break
1115 - 1145 Pain Without Pathology: The Pain Consultant's Perspective on Medico-legal Reporting
Dr Peter MacKenzie, Consultant Anaesthetist, Glasgow
1145 - 1215 Physiotherapy and Personal Injury Claims
Mr Rob Packham, Head of Therapy and Rehabilitation, NHS Fife
1215 - 1245 PANEL DISCUSSION
1245 - 1345 LUNCH
1345 - 1415 How to Structure a Case in a Claim Involving Chronic Pain
Mr Brian Castle, Partner, Digby Brown
1415 - 1445 Communicating the Biopsychosocial Model in a Legal Report
Dr Janne Van der Merwe, Clinical Psychologist
1445 - 1500 Tea / Coffee Break
1500 - 1530 The Diagnosis of Somatoform Disorder in a Medico-legal Context
Dr David Gill, Consultant Psychiatrist, St Albans
1530 - 1600 The Assessment of Malingering in Personal Injury Claims Involving Chronic Pain
Dr Robert Edelmann, Clinical Psychologist, London
1600 - 1630 PANEL DISCUSSION
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