Intensive Care Society | Legal & Ethical - Adverse Outcomes

The ICS Legal and Ethical Group have created an expert programme focusing on the important topic of death in ICU. Join this one-day event to improve your knowledge of how to manage this fundamental part of your work.

The day will include sessions to:

Increase your knowledge of the essential processes for clinical case review after death
Understand further the role of the coroner and medical examiner
Learn how clinical teams can support the coronial process and avoid mistakes
Gain an appreciation of legal risk in the ICU and how it might be mitigated
Understand the role of the court of protection in decision making for incapacitated patients, with particular focus on the family and public perspective
Hear from experts regarding second opinions

Programme details below from 9.20am:

Title of Talk	Faculty
General introduction to the day	Dan Harvey
It’s all about ME! Observing trends in referrals to the coroner	Nina Lewis
What we have learnt from the last few years of having MEs – Coroner & ME views	Heidi Connor & Thearina de Beer
Differing standards: the many different investigations into one adverse outcome – how to navigate this	Rob Tobin
Coffee
Panel Q&A - external review of death: suitable for patients, families & doctors?	Helena Durham Dan Harvey Thearina de Beer
Lunch
Keynote talk – doctors, families and the courts	Celia Kitzinger
The family view – patient voices in death review	Celia Kitzinger Dan Harvey
Discussion Tea	All
Second guessing? Expert and second opinions on the ICU	Chris Danbury
Q&A
Summary and close	Dan Harvey & Thearina de Beer