Expert Testimony in Back Pain: Understanding the Process and Getting What You Need From Your Expert at Trial

  • December 09, 2015

PURCHASE

Publication Only | Archived Video + e-Materials

DESCRIPTION

Through the use of mock medical reports and live examinations, experienced counsel and medical specialists will guide you through the medical terminology and anatomy associated with back pain. By witnessing the preparation that goes into an examination, the examination itself and the considerations given after an examination you will gain a clearer understanding of the process involved in a medical legal examination. Learn how doctors identify, define and assess the objective sources of pain as well as how doctors validate and question subjective sources of pain typically found in personal injury cases. Experienced counsel will then present strategies for qualifying your expert and for conducting an effective direct and cross examination.  Don't miss this unique and interactive program specifically designed to deliver practical guidance and strategies for dealing with experts in cases involving back pain.

PROGRAM CHAIR

Christopher R. Martyr, Dutton Brock LLP

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Sanitized Medical Legal Report
Dr. Michael H. Ford, MD, FRCSC, Orthopedic Surgeon, Sunnybrook Health Sciences

Sanitized Physiatry Report
Dr. Frank Lipson, MD, Physiatrist