Sepsis: Challenges of diagnosis and building a medicolegal case
What is sepsis? One of the major conditions facing an Intensive Care Physician (Intensivist) is sepsis. Sepsis is defined as life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to an infection. Sepsis (also known as…
Categories : Articles, Intensive care
Read more Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS): Challenges of diagnosis and building a medico legal case
Dr Ivan Ramos-Galvez, Consultant in Pain Medicine, explores the condition of CRPS in more detail and explains the challenges of diagnosis and proving causation, as well as discussing the subjectivity of assessment. Find out more…
Read more Preparing for a hot tub
Hot-tubbing, the process of expert witnesses from the same discipline providing concurrent expert evidence (as set out in paragraph 11 of the CPR practice Direction 35), is becoming more widely used. Dr Chris Danbury, Consultant…
Categories : Articles, Medicolegal reports
Read more 2019 Calendar of clinic dates now available
We run weekly clinics in London and Reading, however if you have clients suffering from CRPS, fibromyalgia or other pain conditions for whom travel is difficult, our pain experts Dr Jenner and Dr Ramos-Galvez run…
Read more The challenges of CRPS in a medicolegal context
Dr Chris Jenner has recently produced a series of short videos about CRPS and some of the challenges that come with a CRPS diagnosis in a medicolegal context. Part I - Introduction to Dr Chris JennerPart…
Read more Case study: The role of the expert in proving causation
Causation is generally accepted as being one of the most difficult areas for medicolegal experts to address. Even in seemingly clear cut pain cases as the one outlined below, it’s essential to engage an expert…
Read more Informed Consent - case study
In March 2015, a unanimous decision in the U.K. Supreme Court (Montgomery v Lanarkshire Health Board) made it clear that doctors must ensure their patients are aware of the risks of any treatments they offer…
Read more To what extent can CRPS be defined as a psychological condition?
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome in a medicolegal context In this series of videos Dr Chris Jenner, consultant in pain medicine and expert witness, discusses Complex Regional Pain Syndrome and the extent to which it can…
Read more New medico legal expert joins the team
We are delighted to announce that Patrick J. McKenna MBBS FRCS, Consultant Spinal Surgeon joins the team as a Medico Legal Expert Witness in Trauma and Orthopaedics. Mr McKenna is a Consultant Spinal Surgeon. He…
Categories : News, Spinal surgery
Read more Civil Liability Bill - progress stalled
The second reading of the Civil Liability Bill has not been included in the parliamentary schedule timetabled until the summer recess on 24 July. This means it will not now take place until 5 September…
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