With Certificate recognised by SAIME as professional body recognised by SAQA. The lectures are presented by Medico-Legal experts from the law, medicine and allied professions. This course deals with the professionalization of Medico-Legal work and to promote ethical and competent Medico-Legal practice. The goal of this course is to provide professionals who are interested in, or who work in the Medico-Legal field, knowledge about Medico-Legal law, practice, ethics, as well as information from the sciences that inform such practice. The course also includes lectures on logical reasoning which forms the basis of all Medico-Legal work.
The course comprises 6 topics:
• Topic 1: South African Law Applicable to Personal Injury Litigation.
• Topic 2: Ethical Conduct in Medico-Legal Practice.
• Topic 3: Psychology and Communication in Medico-Legal Practice.
• Topic 4: Logical Reasoning.
• Topic 5: Medical Science Applicable to Medico-Legal Practice.
• Topic 6: Other Sciences Applicable to Medico-Legal Practice.