Welsh Ophthalmic Trainees Society

Informed Consent a year on after Montgomery - How will this affect ophthalmology?

This is a well written article off the mdu website. As a high volume surgical specialty, it is important for us to understand the nuances of consenting. All doctors involved in the process must understand the contemporaneous ethical issues around this constantly evolving principle.

Will this change your practice?

The facts of Montgomery

Nadine Montgomery gave birth to her son, Sam, on 1 October 1999. As a result of an occlusion of the umbilical cord caused by shoulder dystocia, Sam's brain was starved of oxygen for some 12 minutes. Consequently, he was born with a dyskinetic form of cerebral palsy. He also suffered an avulsion of the brachial plexus, rendering his arm useless. His mother subsequently sought damages from Lanarkshire Health Board.

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Key Points from OTG committee Meeting 15th July 2016

Key Points from OTG committee Meeting 15th July 2016

 

Eportfolio

A reminder further to the recent Eportfolio emails that trainees have been granted additional time to ensure their current portfolios are up to date. The college have extended the date for the current e-portfolio to close for data entry to Friday 29 July 2016

 

In regards to migration

  • Closure of ARCPs- in order to close any open ARCPs, the College will need to have your outcome form for each corresponding ARCP. If this has not been provided by deanery, registrars 

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