Clinical Reasoning in Medico-Legal Reports: The WHO, WHAT, WHY, WHERE, WHEN & HOW of Report Writing

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This Workshop is set up as 6 Chapters. Each Chapter has its own Outline and associated Video Presentation.

Please follow each lesson in order and “mark each step complete” as you progress.

PowerPoint Presentation handouts are available under the “Materials” tab of each lesson.

The associated Resource Manual is available for purchase through this link.

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Once you have completed the video presentation viewing and passed the course quiz – please ensure all steps below have a green complete tick visible. Your certificate should then be available to download and or print.

Chapter 6 pertains to the Ethics related to Medico-legal Report Writing. This Chapter is loaded as a separate course in your My Course Profile to enable us to submit your Ethics CPD separately according to HPCSA. Please be sure to complete this Video and Quiz separately to complete this course and redeem all your CEUs.

According to the new HPCSA requirements – we will submit your course attendance information directly to HPCSA. You no longer need to do this. We do just recommend that you keep a copy of your certificate for your own records. Your course completion certificates will be stored on your profile indefinitely to ensure you still have a record of your CPD activities should you encounter any problems.

You have 3 months to complete this course from point of purchase. Please be sure to complete all tasks and download your resources by this date at the latest!

We hope you enjoy this workshop and look forward to your feedback and reviews to help us fine tune this workshop to meet your needs best!

Course Outline and Topics Covered

Chapter	Heading/Topic
1	INTRODUCTION & BACKGROUND WHY DO WE WRITE REPORTS? MEDICO LEGAL REPORT VS CLINICAL REPORT OT OATH MEDICOLEGAL PROCESS ORGANIZING DOCUMENTS
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3	ASSESSMENT PREPARATION: START THE CLINICAL REASONING PROCESS CLINICAL REASONING THEORY SCIENTIFIC REASONING; MAKING SENSE OF THE CONDITION MECHANISMS OF INJURY COMMON CONDITIONS TESTING INJURY SPECIFIC VS HOLISTIC IMPORTANCE OF CLINICAL REASONING
4	ASSESSMENT: WHAT, WHY & HOW? CONSENT THERAPEUTIC RAPPORT INTERVIEW ASSESSMENT – physical ability/capacity; – psychosocial functioning; – cognition and mental endurance; – ADL&IADL; – leisure and recreation; – educational/learning capacity; – work/earning capacity JOB ANALYSIS & CLASSIFICATION – reasoning it out FCE PROTOCOLS ASSESSMENT TIPS CLINICAL CORRELATION
5	REPORT SYNTHESIS AND OPINION FORMULATION PLANNING/TEMPLATE WRITING IT UP REVIEW AFTERCARE & FOLLOW UP TIPS
6	PROFESSIONALISM & ETHICS: DO’S AND DON’TS CODE OF ETHICS PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE RECORD KEEPING ETHICAL DILEMMAS