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…
One evening in March this year, I was lying in bed, scrolling through Facebook when I came across a video ad for a walker called the Lifeglider. I normally ignore most video ads, but for some reason this one grabbed…
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…
With Dr Sarah Whitehead having joined Burns-Hoffman Consulting in January 2019 we are delighted to offer an expanded consulting service specifically designed to address rehabilitation, case management and specific Employment Equity Act matters. These services are all provided on an…
S Whitehead, MBChB and E Baalbergen, MBChB Life Rehabilitation Unit, Vincent Pallotti Hospital. Cape Town, South Africa Corresponding author: se_whitehead@yahoo.com ABSTRACT: This article offers insights into post stroke rehabilitation. It is an overview of a complex subject. Stroke is a…
The four minutes it took to watch the video link below whilst searching for illustrative material to be included in an upcoming workshop, were well spent and enormously powerful. When one works with incapacity, disability, ill-health and trauma in an…
There is a striking moment during the café scene in the movie Before Sunset in which the leading actress Julie Delpy, playing the role of Céline, describes how her brain was ‘free from the consuming frenzy’ while living in the foreign and…
Burnout is neither a new concept, nor a new experience to many who work in the demanding environment of healthcare. There is any number of articles and studies to be found on the subject when one carries out a Google…
In an earlier article (“Depression in the workplace – shifting perspective and changing the conversation” - May 2018) I referred to the importance of leadership and case management in preventing and managing depression in the work environment, a prevalent and…
Do you see the duck or the rabbit? One of the greatest lessons learned during my professional career to date is that there is always another way to look at things - and the same set of facts can be…