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Part 3 of Inside Medical Malpractice interviews with Shelagh McGregor addresses the thing every expert worries about – going to court.  Listen as she explains how lawyers prepare experts for trial, what to expect on the stand, and how the CV, written report, all publicly available information and social media might be used to guide cross examination and could affect credibility.  Learn some of the tactics used by opposing counsel to ‘rattle’ experts, and strategies for staying calm under pressure, even when lawyers intentionally raise the temperature in the room. If you, or someone you know, is a healthcare professional considering entering into the critical role of an expert witness in the justice system, don’t miss this podcast! For more medical legal education, visit our website https://www.connectmlx.com/connect-to-education/connect-to-education

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In this  episode of Inside Medical Malpractice, Chris Rokosh dives deeper into the role of medical experts with this fascinating second interview with plaintiff’s lawyer Shelagh McGregor.  What makes a great expert?  What are the important elements of the expert report and how will the report be used?  What is the role of experts, and how can they provide opinion in a way that’s useful to the court?  Learn what communication with lawyers is privileged, and the importance of providing an honest, common sense expert opinion, based on what was reasonable under the circumstances – even when it isn’t what the lawyer wants to hear. For more medical legal education, visit our website https://www.connectmlx.com/connect-to-education/connect-to-education

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In this episode of Inside Medical Malpractice, Chris Rokosh interviews plaintiff lawyer Shelagh McGregor about why doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals are critical to medical malpractice outcomes.  Learn how experts are used to screen, educate and identify issues of standard of care and causation. Understand the difference between the scientific and legal definitions of probability required to meet the civil standards of proof. This podcast, part 1 of 3, is an absolute must for any healthcare professional considering entering into the medical legal world. For more medical legal education, visit our website https://www.connectmlx.com/connect-to-education/connect-to-education

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In this brief, but personal interview, Chris Rokosh learns how Shelagh spends her time when she’s not working, what a ‘normal’ day looks like in her world, how her 3 kids keep her grounded, and how her work as a malpractice lawyer motivates and challenges her.  Find out the four questions she asks herself every morning, and what keeps her up at night. For more medical legal education, visit our website https://www.connectmlx.com/connect-to-education/connect-to-education

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In this brief, but highly personal interview, Chris Rokosh finds out what inspires Maia Tomljanovic, what she does when she’s not  practicing law and how she hopes her work in medical malpractice law will bring positive change to healthcare. For more medical legal education, visit our website https://www.connectmlx.com/connect-to-education/connect-to-education

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When you’ve spent your entire career finding negligence in the health care system, how do you trust that same system to take care of you?  Don’t miss this fascinating episode of Inside Medical Malpractice as Chris Rokosh interviews malpractice lawyer Maia Tomljanovic about her rocky experience of having a baby.   Hear what went right, what went wrong, and how her combination of medical and legal knowledge shaped her hopes, fears, expectations and could affect her future.  Maia offers insight and advice to expectant mothers entering the hospital, and to the doctors and nurses who take care of them. For more medical legal education, visit our website https://www.connectmlx.com/connect-to-education/connect-to-education

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In this brief but personal interview, Chris Rokosh finds out what keeps Richard Halpern motivated to continue his work in the challenging field of medical malpractice law for 30+ years (so far).  What keeps him up at night?  And how does he hope that his life's work will influence healthcare? For more medical legal education, visit our website https://www.connectmlx.com/connect-to-education/connect-to-education

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In the third episode of Inside Medical Malpractice, Chris Rokosh completes her interview with Toronto lawyer Richard Halpern.  Listen in while this highly experienced lawyer discusses how he handles these extremely complicated and ‘dangerous’ lawsuits from beginning to end. Learn how Richard walks the lengthy and sometimes arduous path of a malpractice lawsuit and discusses the 3 elements of determining financial damages; pain and suffering, loss of income and costs of future care.  For more medical legal education, visit our website https://www.connectmlx.com/connect-to-education/connect-to-education

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In the second episode of Inside Medical Malpractice, Chris Rokosh continues her interview with Toronto lawyer Richard Halpern as they discuss how lawyers decide when, or if, to take on a medical malpractice case. Hear about the difficult discussions and the practical decisions that help lawyers determine whether or not a claim has merit. Why wouldn’t a lawyer take the case? How much does it cost if they do?  How do you find a qualified medical malpractice lawyer? And what are the steps required to commence a lawsuit? For more medical legal education, visit our website https://www.connectmlx.com/connect-to-education/connect-to-education

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Inside this first episode of Inside Medical Malpractice, Chris Rokosh sits down with Toronto lawyer Richard Halpern as he provides an overview of the laws, challenges and legal principles that guide medical malpractice claims.  Richard offers some great advice to healthcare professionals about communication and documentation and advice to injured patients who might be considering a malpractice claim.  Don’t miss this fascinating and candid interview with a highly experienced plaintiffs medical malpractice lawyer.