Success belongs to the relentless learners. Because as you know more, you can achieve more” Robin Sharma
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…
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…
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…
Reflections …
2019 has been a year filled with the richness of a multitude of experiences inclusive of: - launching a new claims service with LLA Inc.…
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…
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…
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…
A Challenge Called Charlie
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…
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…
Specialist case management, rehabilitation and EEA consulting services added to our menu …
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,…
Post Stroke Rehabilitation
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…
Lest we forget …
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…
The expert witness and the art of listening
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…