Programme:

09.00    Registration and refreshments

09.45    Chair’s Welcome and Introduction

Selena Plowden KC, Barrister, Guildhall Chambers

09.50    Current Issues in Cerebral Palsy Claims

Sophie Holme, Barrister, Guildhall Chambers

10.35 The Role of the Obstetric Expert in Cerebral Palsy

Mr Karan Sampat, Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist, Darent Valley Hospital

• Identifying and managing risk factors for CP
• NICE guidelines to be aware of
• PROM (premature rupture of membranes)
• Main cause treatment/management
• Case studies

11.20    Refreshments

11.35 The Role of Imaging in the Diagnosis and Management of Cerebral Palsy

Dr Kieran Hogarth, Consultant Neuroradiologist, Royal Berkshire Hospital and Berkshire Imaging LLP 

• Imaging modalities for Cerebral Palsy
• Timing of imaging
• Does imaging help predict the neurodevelopmental prognosis?
• Common problems in establishing causation

12.20    Lunch

13.20    Common Midwifery Themes in CP Claims
Elizabeth Laws, Founder & CEO, Medico-Legal Midwives Ltd

HIE (numerous causes)

• Hypoglycaemia

• Sepsis

• Kernicterus

14.05    The Role of the Speech and Language Therapist in the treatment and rehabilitation of individuals with Cerebral Palsy/Brain Injuries
Sarah Gibbin, Consultant Speech & Language Therapist and Expert Witness, Arbor Neurorehabiliatation Services Ltd

14.50   Refreshments

15.05    Neonatology

Professor Karen Luyt M.B.Ch.B., PhD (Bristol), FRCPCH, Neonatal Medicine, University of Bristol

• Neonatal hypoglycaemia
• Stroke
• The role of brain cooling 

15.50    The Role of Case Management in CP and Brain Injury

Susie Quinlan, Head of Case Management, ILS Case Management

16.30    Update on Costs Essentials for CP and Brain Injury Practitioners

Dominic Woodhouse, Advocate & National Training Manager, Partners in Costs

17.10    Close of conference

*Programme subject to change.