Join us for this collaborative event hosted by the Royal Society of Medicine Emergency Medicine Section and the Clinical Forensics and Legal Medicine Section, designed to deepen your understanding of the critical intersection between emergency medicine and law. Gain essential insights and practical tools to navigate legal challenges confidently, ensuring you provide optimal care while safeguarding yourself from litigation.
This event offers unparalleled opportunities for professional development, including in-depth discussions on clinical negligence and ethical dilemmas in emergency medicine settings, a live courtroom scenario featuring the cross-examination of an Emergency Medicine Consultant by barristers, and expert analysis of key legal topics such as organ donation and landmark High Court cases. Don’t miss this chance to engage with leading medico-legal experts from across the UK and enhance your skills in tackling complex legal and ethical issues in emergency medicine.
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Early Bird pricing available until 21 February 2025.
| RSM Fellow | RSM Associate | RSM Retired Fellow | RSM Trainee | RSM Student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £77.00 | £46.00 | £46.00 | £46.00 | £24.00 |
| Consultant / GP / SAS Doctors | AHP / Nurse / Midwife | Trainee | Student |
|---|---|---|---|
| £141.00 | £84.00 | £84.00 | £44.00 |
Dr Fleur Cantle, President, Emergency Medicine Section, Royal Society of Medicine, and Dr David Heming, President, Clinical Forensic & Legal Medicine Section, Royal Society of Medicine
Mr Dominic Summers, Transplant Consultant, Addenbrookes Hospital
Dr Stuart Hamilton, Home Office Consultant Forensic Pathologist, East Midlands
Speaker to be confirmed
Dr Terry McLoughlin, Emergency Medicine Consultant, Royal Liverpool Hospital, Caroline Jones KC, Atlantic Chambers, and Samantha Broadfoot KC, Landmark Chambers
Speaker to be confirmed
Speaker to be confirmed
Dr Bernadette Butler, President, The Faculty of Forensic & Legal Medicine
Dr David Heming, Senior Coroner, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Dr Fleur Cantle and Dr David Heming
Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole St, Marylebone, London, W1G 0AE, United Kingdom
Registrations will close at 1:00am on 3 April 2025. Late registrations will not be accepted.
The agenda is subject to change at any time
If the event is recorded, we are only able to share presentations that we have received permission to share. There is no guarantee that all sessions will be available after the event, this is at the presenter’s and RSM's discretion.
All views expressed at this event are of the speakers themselves and not of the Royal Society of Medicine, nor the speaker's organisations.
This event will be recorded and stored by the Royal Society of Medicine and may be distributed in future on various internet channels.
