Regardless of how competent you are, there is still a real possibility that one day a patient could blame you for their pain and suffering and want to take legal action against you.
Dr Cam Wareham is known to many in Australia and the UK as a Consultant Podiatric Surgeon and Professor in Healthcare for the University of Sunderland. He previously was Head of School at the University of Western Australia.
He also has a Master of Law in Dispute Resolution, and in this episode, we’re going to dig into his knowledge in the area of medical-legal aspects of podiatry and what he does as a medical expert in legal cases.
Topics of Discussion:
- What is negligence and what is not?
- Balance of probabilities.
- Duty and standard of care.
- Some patients are more high-risk than others.
- The power of communication.
- Dispute Resolution and Arbitration.
- Top Three Reasons Patients Sue:
- They don’t want what happened to them to happen to anyone else.
- They want an apology and want to understand why it went wrong.
- Compensation.
Dr Cam Wareham also explains two real-life examples. One is a patient with an ingrown toenail, and the other is a patient with heel pain.
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