Expert Report Writing Course

Participants will appreciate the essence and content of a good legal medicine report and will evaluate and improve their skills to establish a high standard of report writing.

The Expert Report Writing course will benefit any health care professionals who may be called upon to prepare expert reports. This includes medical, dental and allied health care professionals. If you are unsure about whether this course is right for you, simply call or email us to confirm.

Participants will:

• Understand the expert’s role and the requirements for one to be considered an expert.
• Understand the essential elements of a solicitor’s letter of instruction and appreciate when further material should be requested.
• Know the essential elements required in an expert report, common to all Codes of Conduct.
• Understand the difference between assumed facts, facts and opinion.
• Understand how an opinion is properly constructed showing how any conclusions were derived.
• Appreciate the proper use of language and understand common pitfalls in an expert’s report.

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The Royal Australasian College of Physicians publishes notices of events as a service to members. Such publication does not constitute endorsement or mandating of the event.