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Writing Reports for Court

Workshop information

What will you learn?

This half-day workshop offers skills-based training in preparing medical reports for use in legal matters, focusing on the fundamentals of an excellent medico-legal report.

It is an opportunity to gain:

• valuable individualised feedback on your own medico-legal reports
• an understanding of the lawyer/expert relationship, advocate perspective and surgical perspective on form and content.

Please note: Prior to the workshop, participants are expected to submit a report based on a designated case study, which forms the basis of the workshop.

Key learning outcomes

• To identify the qualities of a well-prepared medical report.
• To understand what is needed to comply with court precedural requirements.
• To distinguish between assumptions, investigation methods of analysis and conclusions in written reports.

Target group – This course is recommended for surgeons with an interest in medico-legal matters. Participants are also encouraged to attend AMA Impairment Guidelines Level 4/5: Difficult Cases

Key details

Location and date: 20 November 2010 – Sydney, NSW, Australia

Fee (all values include GST):
A$842 (members of the College, defined as Fellows, Trainees or International Medical Graduates within the College)
A$1052.50 (non-members of the College)

Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points: 7 points in category 7

Presenters: Leo Cussen Institute, barristers and College Fellows

Registration: To register, please download the registration form (PDF 235Kb) and submit it by post or fax to the Department of Professional Development (view contact details). Online registration is currently unavailable.

More information: Read this workshop flyer (PDF 173Kb) or contact the Department of Professional Development.

Cancellation policy:

• In the unlikely event that insufficient registrations are received to make the activity viable, or the date or location of a Professional Development activity is changed, the College takes no responsibility for additional individual costs incurred as a result. Please note that registrations are not confirmed until payment has been processed.
• If a participant cancels their place in a workshop the following conditions apply:
  • For cancellations between two and four weeks before the workshop, participants are eligible for a 50% refund.
  • There are no refunds for cancellations less than two weeks before the workshop.
  • However, at the discretion of the Professional Development Manager, registrants may be offered a refund or given the opportunity to transfer to another relevant Professional Development activity.
  • Consideration will be given to circumstances of a medical or compassionate nature.

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Contact

Department of Professional Development
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
College of Surgeons' Gardens
250–290 Spring Street
East Melbourne VIC 3002 Australia

Telephone: +61 3 9249 1106
Fax: +61 3 9276 7432
Email: PDactivities@surgeons.org