Mediation of Medical Treatment Disputes End of Project ConferenceInfo Location Contact More Info Event Information
DescriptionTimings of the event: 09:30 – 16:15 This is a one-day conference reporting on the findings of the ‘Mediation of Medical Treatment Disputes: A Therapeutic Justice Model’ research project. The aim of the research was to understand whether and, if so, the extent to which, mediation can and should be viewed as a form of therapeutic justice in medical treatment disputes. This conference will be of interest to mediators, legal professionals, academics, policymakers and others working in health and care disputes resolution. If you are interested in further information about the research, please visit the project website: Mediation of Medical Treatment Disputes - A Therapeutic Justice Model The fee for this event is £20 per attendee. However, if the price of admission will prevent you from attending the event, please get in touch with the event organisers as there are a small number of free places available.
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ContactDr Jaime Lindsey: j.lindsey@reading.ac.uk Gillian Francis: g.francis@reading.ac.uk More InformationThe conference programme (subject to change) is: 09.30 Welcome from Dr Jaime Lindsey, Associate Professor in Law and project team, launch of video ‘mediation in disputes about health and care provision’ 10.15 – 12.00 Panel: The role of mediation in disputes about health and care · Professor Carrie Menkel-Meadow, Distinguished Professor of Law (and Political Science), University of California Irvine Law School · Victoria Butler-Cole KC, Barrister at 39 Essex Chambers · Mr Justice Hayden, Family Law and The Court of Protection Lead Appeals Judge · Dr Louise Webster, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist and Paediatrician, Starship Children’s Hospital, New Zealand 12.00 - 13.00 Lunch 13.00 - 14.15 The research findings: mediation in health and care disputes and the role of transparency and research for mediation · Dr Jaime Lindsey, Associate Professor in Law, University of Reading · Margaret Doyle, Senior Visiting research Fellow, University of Reading 14.15 - 14.45 Break 14.45 – 16.00 Panel: What next for resolution of health and care disputes: a European perspective · Professor Mary Donnelly, Professor of Law, University College Cork, Ireland · Dr Sarah Sivers, Associate Dean, Robert Gordon University, Scotland · Professor Karl Harald Sovig, Professor of Law, University of Bergen, Norway 16.00 – 16.15 Closing remarks | |||||||||||||||
