Medico-legal Course

Building on the highly successful Medicolegal sessions at Congress 2023, Mr Amar Alwitry is hosting an all-day symposium with a highly respected and knowledgeable faculty. Litigation is ever increasing and practicing clinicians need to understand modern standards and concepts around consent and other aspects of the Medicolegal playing field. There will also be talks on how we learn from litigation and clinical errors, how to protect yourself from litigation and how to become/the role of a medical expert. The afternoon will be dedicated to a wholly interactive “You’re the Judge” session including break out rooms where delegates will be asked to put forward case opinions as Defendants or Claimants and then put their arguments to the other side. The symposium is suitable for Ophthalmologists of all levels and experience: trainees, SAS doctors and consultants.

09.00 - 09.30 Tea/coffee
09.30 - 09.35 Introduction and Welcome
Amar Alwitry

09.35 - 09.55 How do become and expert witness and the work of an expert witness
Professor Charles Claoue de Gohr, Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon & Managing Director – DBCG Legal Ltd

09.55 - 10.25 The importance of learning – closing the learning loop
Rebecca Ford, Chair of the Education Committee, Consultant Ophthalmologist and Oculoplastic Surgeon, Bristol

10.25  - 10.45 Break

10.45 - 11.15 Consent in Ophthalmology 
Peter Franks, Consultant Ophthalmologist

11.15 - 11.45 Mistakes we made and how we can avoid them - a retrospective review of 15 years as a GMC expert?  
Ian Simmons, Consultant Paediatric Ophthalmologist and Ophthalmic Surgeon, Leeds

11.45 - 12.15 Medicolegal pitfall to be aware of in Oculoplastics
Irfan Jeeva, Consultant Ophthalmologist, Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Wakefield

12.15 - 13.00 Lunch

13.00 - 15.30 You’re the judge session.  Case based discussions. 
Amar Alwitry
When
19/03/2025 09:30 - 15:30
GMT Standard Time
Where
The Royal College of Ophthalmologists London NW1 2HD UNITED KINGDOM
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