Over the past 6 years there has been a 50% increase in the number of older people not receiving appropriate care, according to research published by Age UK, the Alzheimer’s Society and the BBC. Join the ‘Medico-Legal Issues in Older People Care’ conference to recognise the issues impacting on older people’s care, differentiate expected complications (more…)
Upcoming Events
Quantifying damages and costs in clinical negligence cases requires maintaining balance between the clients’ needs, expectations and financial compensation. Following the popularity of the ‘Best Practice in Quantum’ conferences in 2014, AvMA are delighted to bring you updated events to be held in London on 22 November 2016 and Liverpool on 23 March 2017. The (more…)
This day course, aimed at both the newcomer and the experienced expert witness, will explain and explore the essential legal concepts that the clinical expert witness must understand in order to provide expert evidence in a clinical negligence claim. To be effective in this field (and to avoid professional criticism) the clinician must be familiar (more…)
AvMA are promoting a conference for Baby LifeLine Training on “A new course focusing on medico-legal and risk management issues in obstetrics and midwifery” on the 2nd September in Birmingham. If you would like to book onto this conference or for the programme and further information please follow the link. http://babylifelinetraining.org.uk/home/blog/new-course-focusing-medico-legal-risk-management-issues-obstetrics-midwifery/. Please note this is not (more…)
AvMA’s essential conference on Clinical Negligence Issues in Neurosurgery & Neurological Disease comes to Liverpool on 3rd November. Leading experts will highlight the medico-legal issues surrounding cranial surgery, stroke medicine, spinal surgery, issues arising in neuro-intensive care and medico-legal aspects of neurological rehabilitation. Quantum in neurosurgery and neurological disease will also be covered. This conference (more…)