When Only a Pain Expert Will Do
The International Association for the Study of Pain defines pain as “an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage (1)”, writes Dr Chris…
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Read more Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: Defending a Claim
In the absence of definitive diagnostic tests, the presence or absence of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) can be hard to establish and this can present many challenges for those involved in litigation. In this…
Read more How Working at a Major Trauma Centre Helps Make for an Informed Surgeon when Assessing a Critically-Injured Patient
Mr Aswinkumar Vasireddy BSc (Hons) MBBS FRCS is a Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon and Expert Witness based at Kings College Hospital in London. He discusses how his experience working at a major trauma…
Read more The challenges of diagnosing Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
Dr Ramos-Galvez Dr Ivan Ramos-Galvez LMS, FRCA, FFPMRCA is a Consultant in Pain Medicine and leading expert witness with a speciality in CRPS. In the second of his series of articles he discusses the challenges…
Read more The complexities of pain in a medicolegal context: Establishing causation, impact and prognosis.
On Friday 19 July, Dr Chris Jenner led an interactive webinar discussing how an expert in pain medicine can add value to your medico legal case. If you would like to download the presentation, please click…
Read more From Bolam to Montgomery – the changing definition of clinical negligence
In this article we discuss the definition of clinical negligence, explaining the significance of the Bolam Test and the subsequent case law that now provides the framework for clinical negligence litigation. The inherent duty of care…
Categories : Articles, Thought Leadership
Read more Annual Medico Legal Seminar
We held our annual medico legal seminar on 20th June at Morton's in Berkeley Square, London. Our experts presented on topical issues related to their specialisms and we had a lively Q&A at the end…
Read more The positive impact of trauma networks in the UK
Mr Ash Vasireddy Mr Aswinkumar Vasireddy BSc (Hons) MBBS FRCS is a Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon and Expert Witness based at Kings College Hospital in London. He discusses how trauma networks are helping improve…
Read more The medico legal challenges of gaining informed consent for spinal surgery
Mr Patrick McKenna In this article Mr McKenna, Consultant Spinal Surgeon, discusses the issues surrounding consent and specifically informed consent related to spinal surgery, an inherently complex surgical specialty. Consent is defined as obtaining agreement…
Categories : Articles, Spinal surgery
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