Dr Heidi Mounsey, a Medico-legal Consultant at Medical Protection and Dr Sarah Coope, a Senior Medical Educator, discuss communication and medico-legal aspects of Advance Care Planning conversations during COVID-19.

Dr Julia Ambler, Palliative Care Specialist, Risk Prevention Faculty, Medical Protection discusses advanced care planning in the context of COVID-19 with Tracey Brand, Palliative Care Social Worker and Director of Umduduzi. Providing guidance and tips on how to approach these difficult conversations sensitively and facilitate an informed decision.

This podcast is the audio from our recent webinar (11/05/20) in which Drs Graham Howarth and Volker Hitzeroth, and legal experts Athol Gordon and Gerdhardt Van Der Merwe discuss some of the medicolegal dilemmas related to the withholding and/ or withdrawing of life-supporting resources. Utilising our international experience, particularly from countries that have already experienced surges - ethical, regulatory and legal issues will be addressed from a South African perspective.

Dr Rob Hendry in conversation with Dr Tony Behrman, Dr David Roytowski and Dr Volker Hitzeroth about state employed practitioners, the Treasury Regulations and state indemnity, and how MPS can assist in medicolegal matters

Dr Frank Gallagher, Consultant in Occupational Health and member of Risk Prevention’s global faculty, discusses the role of the Health and Safety Executive and the role it may play during the COVID-19 crisis. Guidance on reporting responsibilities, investigations and the role of individual clinicians is provided

Dr Emma Green, Medicolegal Consultant at Medical Protection, shares some personal experiences encountered in the Emergency Department during Covid-19 as well as considering some of the medicolegal issues that could arise.

Dr Sarah Coope, Senior Medical Educator at Medical Protection, in conversation with Dr Joy Shacklock, RCGP Clinical Champion Good Practice Safeguarding, to discuss some of the current safeguarding adult & children issues that have arisen from the COVID19 pandemic.

Dr Pallavi Bradshaw, medicolegal lead, risk prevention at Medical Protection, talks to Dr Andrée Rochfort, Director, Quality Improvement & Doctors Health Programme, ICGP. Exploring the impact on doctors’ health working during the COVID-19 crisis. Offering advice and guidance on how to maintain health and wellbeing at this time and sharing insights from her own experience and of treating doctors who have been affected.

Dr Emma Davies, medicolegal consultant at Medical Protection and Medical Examiner for the NHS and Brian Caldwell-White, case manager for MPS, provide guidance on the changes to legislation surrounding death certification, notification and cremation in the UK. (Information and advice in this podcast was correct at the time of release).

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in many doctors practicing in new ways or in areas outside their usual area of practice. Dr James Thorpe highlights the relevant considerations for the profession including an overview of relevant guidance, ethical concerns and indemnity requirements.