December 2020 Communique
As we reach the end of this very strange year of entrapment and the mist starts to lift (enabling a glimpse of and allowing hope for a better 2021), it is helpful to reflect on just how much has been…
The Provision of Expert Opinion & Evidence as a Health Professional
In order to obtain the UCT certificate attached to this course the participants will be assessed via the completion of a multiple choice questionnaire on-line exam with a 2 hour allocation; to be completed within 10 days of the end…
UCT and SAMLA certified Expert Training for Health Professionals
Our professional lecture team has adjusted the course: The Provision of Expert Opinion and Evidence for Health Professionals from a three day course at UCT to a two day on-line course in order to accommodate Covid-19 travel and in-person training…
The Actions Taken Today Will Determine the Outcomes of Tomorrow
The lack of positive response by some insurers in meeting the needs of those who have loyally paid for business interruption cover, struck a chord with me. In fact, it struck quite a few chords, ranging from empathy towards the…
Business in the Time of COVID-19
Whilst some of the benefits of the difficult times in which we are living may remain yet to be fully appreciated, it is evident that the majority have adapted in remarkable ways; demonstrating impressive creativity, flexibility, patience and tolerance. Not…
Life Insurance Claims Management: Facts – Fiction – Faults – Finesse
During the course of September 2019 Business Tech published an article titled: ‘These are South Africa’s best and worst life insurers’ - in which the following was highlighted: “In an industry that is run on numbers and statistics, it is…
Putting the pieces together in the puzzle of life insurance claims
The stress experienced post trauma and or during ill health is significant, often made worse by not being able to work for a period of time. When costs mount and cash dwindles, this stress can become unbearable; hence the need…
On Being an Expert Witness as a Health Professional
A recent matter in which I appeared as an expert reinforced the importance of understanding where one’s boundaries lie as an expert. This particular case – heard in late 2018 – revolved around a devastating amputation suffered by the plaintiff…
Expert training for Health Professionals – November 2019
The next training course for Health Professionals who are involved - or wish to become involved - in The Provision of Expert Opinion and Evidence, will run from the 27th to the 29th of November 2019. Having received some disturbing…
Expert work is a specialty of its own
Following the completion of the November 2018 UCT course in The Provision of Expert Opinion and Evidence as a Health Professional, I was asked whether one could attend a one day workshop focused on medico-legal report writing only, rather than…