Inside Medical Malpractice

Chris Rokosh, President Connect Medical Legal Experts Inc.•www.connectmlx.com

Named as one of the top healthcare podcasts available! Medical dramas, real or fictional, have filled media over the past decade... but what about the medical drama that happens around us every single day? There are nearly 100,000 malpractice cases filed every year in North America, each with its own unique set of facts that not even the best writers could conjure up. Chris Rokosh, President and CEO of Connect Medical Legal Experts has seen thousands of them. In this podcast, she explores the often misunderstood but fascinating world of medical malpractice with a variety of guests, from experienced lawyers to patients, and medical experts in the most sophisticated and complex areas of healthcare. With a deep respect for the professions of medicine and law, these interviews will inform, surprise and engage as they take the listener inside the hospital, the home, the clinic or the courtroom. These podcasts may be eligible for legal, nursing and medical education credits. Check with your professional association. Podcasts recorded in Calgary at when-sparks-fly-productions.com. For more medical legal education, visit our website! https://www.connectmlx.com/connect-to-education/connect-to-education

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Learn more about Farah Ismail, Nurse, Lawyer, Healthcare Consultant and Executive Leader

Send us a text In this touching and personal interview, Farah Ismail discusses her journey from nurse to lawyer and what she’s hoping for in the next phase of her career. Farah shares the true story behind the charity ‘Grayson’s Gratitude’, inspired by her sons diagnosis of Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome after an E. Coli infection. Learn what gets her up in the morning, what keeps her up at night, and the advice she would offer her younger self if she only knew what she knows now. For more medical le...

May 26, 2020•15 min

Farah Ismail, Nurse, Lawyer, Healthcare Consultant discusses considerations for avoiding a malpractice lawsuit during the COVID-19 pandemic

Send us a text Doctors and Nurses are tasked with providing safe, ethical and competent care - even in the midst of a pandemic. This incredibly relevant and timely interview with Executive Leader, Nurse, Lawyer Farah Ismail addresses considerations for minimizing the risk of malpractice claims during the COVID-19 crisis. There are already multiple claims of negligence against Nursing Homes and healthcare providers, with the likelihood of more to come. Hear real stories from the frontline and gai...

May 26, 2020•1 hr 11 min

Shelagh McGregor of Weir Bowen (episode 3) The thing every expert worries about – going to court

Send us a text 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 ...

Apr 22, 2020•36 min

Shelagh McGregor of Weir Bowen (episode 2) on what makes a great expert and a great expert report

Send us a text 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 a...

Apr 22, 2020•25 min

Shelagh McGregor of Weir Bowen (episode 1) talks about the vital role medical experts play in malpractice lawsuits

Send us a text 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 absolu...

Apr 22, 2020•24 min

Learn More About Lawyer Shelagh McGregor, Weir Bowen

Send us a text 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...

Apr 22, 2020•8 min

Learn More about Maia Tomljanovic Lawyer, Cuming and Gillespie

Send us a text 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

Mar 19, 2020•11 min

Maia Tomljanovic of Cuming & Gillespie; A Medical Malpractice Lawyer Has a Baby

Send us a text 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 ...

Mar 19, 2020•1 hr

Learn more about Richard Halpern Lawyer, Gluckstein Lawyers

Send us a text 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...

Feb 12, 2020•7 min

Richard Halpern of Gluckstein Lawyers (episode 3) discusses Medical Malpractice Law

Send us a text 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....

Feb 12, 2020•46 min

Richard Halpern of Gluckstein Lawyers (episode 2) discusses Medical Malpractice Law

Send us a text 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 s...

Feb 12, 2020•24 min

Richard Halpern of Gluckstein Lawyers (episode 1) discusses Medical Malpractice Law

Send us a text 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 plainti...

Feb 12, 2020•28 min

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