Department of Forensic Medicine, DMCH, Ludhiana organized a CME on “Medicolegal Report preparation” on 29th Aug 09. Theme of the CME was: “Improving the Quality of Medicolegal Report preparation”. More than 100 doctors from North India participated in the CME.
Dr. Daljit Singh, Principal DMCH, informed about the various issues related to medicolegal report writing. He informed that the DMCH has pioneered, by organizing an educational program on procedure of medicolegal report writing.
Dr. Gautam Biswas Head, Forensic Medicine, delivered the welcome address. He delivered a lecture on overview of injury report preparation. Dr. BS Shah, Member Punjab Medical Council, informed all the doctors about CME credit hours required by all the doctors’.
Dr. Virendar Pal Singh (Org. Secretary) said that “presently the quality of medicolegal reports prepared is not satisfactory. Many a times, these reports are not serving any purpose in the Court of law. There is an urgent need for the doctors to realize their legal duties in medicolegal cases. He delivered a lecture on “Procedure of Medicolegal report preparation”.
Guest speakers delivered lectures on various issues related to medicolegal report preparation. Dr. Jagjiv Sharma, Head, Forensic Medicine, CMC discussed the need of consent in medical & medicolegal practice. Dr. Sanjeev Uppal, Professor in Plastic Surgery & Dr. Promila Jindal, Professor in Obs. & Gynae, informed the gathering about the medicolegal aspects of burn and rape cases respectively.
Dr. Daljit Singh, Principal DMCH, informed about the various issues related to medicolegal report writing. He informed that the DMCH has pioneered, by organizing an educational program on procedure of medicolegal report writing.
Dr. Gautam Biswas Head, Forensic Medicine, delivered the welcome address. He delivered a lecture on overview of injury report preparation. Dr. BS Shah, Member Punjab Medical Council, informed all the doctors about CME credit hours required by all the doctors’.
Dr. Virendar Pal Singh (Org. Secretary) said that “presently the quality of medicolegal reports prepared is not satisfactory. Many a times, these reports are not serving any purpose in the Court of law. There is an urgent need for the doctors to realize their legal duties in medicolegal cases. He delivered a lecture on “Procedure of Medicolegal report preparation”.
Guest speakers delivered lectures on various issues related to medicolegal report preparation. Dr. Jagjiv Sharma, Head, Forensic Medicine, CMC discussed the need of consent in medical & medicolegal practice. Dr. Sanjeev Uppal, Professor in Plastic Surgery & Dr. Promila Jindal, Professor in Obs. & Gynae, informed the gathering about the medicolegal aspects of burn and rape cases respectively.
