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Upcoming Events

Past Lectures

26 November 2019 | Christmas Function | Panel discussion - Matthew McClelland QC, Henry Stubbs of ASMS and Aleyna Hall of MCNZ

5 September 2019 | Joseph Fitzgerald | Update on the changes proposed by the new Privacy Bill

7 August 2019 | Dr Ken Quarrie | Chronic traumatic encephalopathy: myths, realities and implications for contact sports

2 July 2019 | Prof Graham Mellsop | Disturbing trends in the epidemiology of Schizophrenia in New Zealand (presentation slides here)

4 June 2019 | Warren Forster | Bringing Sir Owen’s vision to life - a Vison for the Future of Aotearoa New Zealand

9 May 2019 | Dr Mark Davis | Learning from experience: a personal reflection on thirty years of medico-legal psychiatry, especially ACC (presendation slides here)

22 August 2018 | Prof Gregor Coster | Independent Assurance Review for the National Bowel Screening Programme: Is our bowel screening programme fit for purpose?

26 June 2018 | Dr Paul Nealis | Moral Injury - an emerging diagnosis for veterans of conflict

15 May 2018 | Dr Angela Ballantyne | Unconscious Bias in Medicine and the Law

29 November 2017 | Dr Derek Sherwood | Choosing wisely

24 October 2017 | Military Medicine in Iraq

19 September 2017 | Helen Morgan-Banda | The Critical GP Shortage

23 August 2017 | Adam Lewis | AGM – Mediating Health Disputes

5 July 2017 | Professor Ron Jones | Doctors in Denial

6 Dec 2016 | David Howman | Current threats to sport integrity : do cheats prosper?

25 Nov 2016 | Hon David Kilgour | Investigations into organ execution in China

9 Nov 2016 | Prof Susan Morton | Introducing the new general of kiwi kids - evidence from Growing Up in New Zealand

13 Sept 2016 | Judge John Walker | Looking at the history - complexities of youth offending

28 April 2016 | Dr Tim Cookson | A day in the life of a medico-legal adviser

10 December 2015 | Dr Andrew Butler | Lessons from Lecretia: evidence aided discussion on aid in dying

8 October 2015 | Professor Alan Merry | The public reporting of outcome data to improve standards and ensure accountability

13 August 2015 | Dr Cordelia Thomas | Substituted consent

1 July 2015 | Dr Richard McGrath | My experience working in the Australian immigration detention network

22 June 2015 | John Edwards | Privacy remedies for practitioners and patients

11 March 2015 | Dr Paul Quigley | You want me to prove what? Health Advocacy and Drug & Alcohol Laws

8 December 2014 | Dr Russell Wills | Solutions to Child Poverty

13 November 2014 | Dr Swee Tan | In Life There are No Ordinary Moments

20 October 2014 | Judge Bruce Corkill | Manslaughter, Misadventure and other Medico Legal Matters

19 August 2014 | Dr Alison Douglass and Dr Greg Young | Mental Capacity - Updating the Law and Practice: Is it Time for a Code of Practice?

11 June 2014 | Dr Jennifer Moore | Are New Zealand Coroners' Recommendations Maximising their Preventive Potential? An Analysis of 2,040 Recommendations, 2007-2012

27 March 2014 | Dr Tim O'Meeghan | Is there more to death than just simply dying – a cardiologist’s view

11 February 2014 | Prof Mark Henaghan | Health Professionals and Trust

4 December 2013 | Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC | Torts, Accident Compensation and Exciting Medico-Legal Adventures

18 September 2013 | Dr Peter Moodie | I'm from PHARMAC and I'm here to help you

13 May 2013 | Mr Chai Chuah | Perspectives from the National Health Board

21 March 2013 | Chief Judge Neil McLean | Are Coroners getting out of hand or are they being misunderstood

23 October 2012 | David Howman | Challenges, issues, and advances in the world of anti-doping in sport

28 August 2012 | Professor Sir Peter Gluckman | Evidence in Social Policy

17 July 2012 | Rt Hon Maryan Street Rt Hon Kevin Hague Rt Hon Te Ururoa Flavell | What is the greatest hurdle to the on-going provision of healthcare in New Zealand and how can that best be addressed?

12 June 2012 | Rt Hon Justice David Collins QC

6 March 2012 | Peter Graham | The retrial of Pauline Parker and Juliet Hulme (with expert comment from psychiatrists Dr Alan Doris and Dr Justin Barry-Walsh)

22 November 2011 | Royden Hindle | Putting it right? Monetary Remedies for Breaches of Patients' Rights

13 October 2011 | (AGM) Dr Aine McCoy | GP Complaints - trends in complaints and how can we make it better

30 August 2011 | Chris Hodson QC | A History of the Wellington Medico Legal Society and the future of medico legal law

26 July 2011 | Dr Geoff Robinson | Alcohol Misuse - Medical and Legal Perspectives

10 May 2011 | Dr Andrew Murray | Tick Tock .. Beat the Clock : Current and future options for women who wish to preserve their fertility

29 March 2011 | Iris Reuvecamp | The Application of Informed Consent in the Law

2 December 2010 | Tom Luce | Inquests and Public Inquiries in the investigation of deaths: A British Perspective

18 October 2010 | Tony Mason | Will Doctors Still Need Lawyers? The MPS view of future trends

22 September 2010 | (AGM) Andrew McIntyre | A Medley of Medical Insurance and Related Issues