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The Medical Protection New Zealand podcast episodes
- Reducing Risk - Do I need patient consent to look for teaching cases? When I have a complaint can I look forward in the notes?We have fielded calls from members who have been asked by HR to respond to an allegation of possible serious misconduct for looking in patient files for teaching purposes. Clinicians in teaching hospitals use patient cases for teaching on a daily basis. Do we need patient consent? What if I receive a patient complaint, can I look forward in the notes? We will explore the Privacy Code to answer this question.46 min
- Reducing Risk - The new Medical Council Statement on Treating yourself and those close to you: what this means for doctorsMedical Council have been increasingly strict on prescribing for ourselves and family and many doctors have been notified as result. Is the revised statement a softening? In this podcast we discuss what the revised statement means for doctors.44 min
- Reducing Risk - HDC case files - Missing a pulmonary embolism, it’s easier than you thinkExcept for the grace of God go all of us. All of make clinical errors because we are human. Some result in severe patient harm. In this interesting HDC case we discuss the impact of bias and other factors as possible reasons for not diagnosing a PE on multiple occasions.52 min
- Reducing Risk - HDC case files - Medication Errors in Primary and Secondary CareMedication errors are the most common and preventable cause of patient injury. It can be as simple as the wrong click of a mouse or not checking for medication allergies. In this podcast we discuss 3 HDC cases from primary and secondary care identifying common traps.
Oyebode F. Clinical errors and medical negligence. Med Princ Pract. 2013;22(4):323-33. [PMC free article] [PubMed]34 min - Reducing Risk - HDC case files - Missed MI: Communication, students and resource constraintIn this podcast we explore the pitfalls of communication between specialties, how lack of documentation can impact your HDC response, and the role of a Trainee Intern in a busy ED.44 min
- Reducing Risk - Episode 43 - Safe provision of care during industrial actionDuring a time of industrial action what are our obligations to patients? How about to the employer? How do we do this safely? Sarah Dalton Director of ASMS joins us to explore these questions.47 min
- Reducing Risk - Episode 42 - Do I still have to be a Good Samaritan when I am overseas?What happens if you are on board a flight to the USA and they ask for a medic. If you put your hand up to help do you risk getting sued by the American patient? Are you indemnified? Can you safely prescribe all manner of drugs for a boat skipper in case he has an emergency at sea?27 min
- Reducing Risk - Episode 41 - Do I have to be a Good Samaritan? What are my risks and obligations?You’re driving at speed toward the airport to catch an international flight and you notice a person collapsed on the side of the road with people all around. Do you have to stop? What are your obligations to help in an emergency when you are in New Zealand? Are you going to be covered by your indemnity is the care you provide is outside the scope of your normal practice?22 min
- Reducing Risk - Episode 40 - Is the truth important? Fairness, the HDC and capacity assessmentsIn this interesting podcast we discuss what a fair process looks like in an HDC case where the doctor is accused of not conducting an appropriate capacity assessment before signing a medical certificate.38 min
- Reducing Risk - Episode 39 - Must we comply with patient requests for clinicians based on race, gender or role? Part TwoRight 7 (8) of the Code of Consumer Rights states, Every consumer has the right to express a preference as to who will provide services and have that preference met where practicable.
How should we respond to a patient who requests another surgeon after they had a poor initial outcome? What if the patient doesn’t want to be treated by a registrar? What about requests for clinicians of a specific gender? Join Sarah Dalton Executive Director of ASMS and Adam Holloway, partner Wotton and Kearney and MPS to explore these interesting questions.39 min
About The Medical Protection New Zealand podcast
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The Medical Protection podcast discusses key and current medicolegal risks and issues affecting clinicians across Aotearoa New Zealand.
Our team of Medicolegal Consultants will talk about a…
Our team of Medicolegal Consultants will talk about a…
range of topics and provide helpful advice and guidance on changes to the medicolegal landscape and how to steer clear of any medicolegal risks. These podcasts will help you to keep yourself and your patients safe, providing them with the best medical care possible.
Our first series focuses on explaining and demystifying the ways that health meets the law. Our first podcast in this series will explain the benefits of membership with Medical Protection. The remainder of the series will explore the different avenues complaints may find their way to you and how to navigate each process.
Our first series focuses on explaining and demystifying the ways that health meets the law. Our first podcast in this series will explain the benefits of membership with Medical Protection. The remainder of the series will explore the different avenues complaints may find their way to you and how to navigate each process.