Infertility: Focus on the Medical and Legal Outcomes of Negligence
Wednesday January 19th 2011 at 4.30pm

A discussion introduced by William Ledger - Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Sheffield's Medical School, Head of Royal Hallamshire Hospital's Centre for Reproductive Medicine and Fertility, and coeditor of The Fallopian Tube in Infertility and IVF Practice and Reproductive Ageing in Older Women.

Infertility or reduced fertility can feature in claims for negligence in a variety of ways. A medical malpractice claim can arise out of the fertility treatment itself, or from errors made in connection with that treatment, such as wrongful destruction or mixing up of gametes. There can also be claims for infertility or reduced fertility caused through unrelated medical malpractice, such as late diagnosis of cancer, necessitating chemotherapy which will make the patient infertile, or a failure to diagnose an ectopic pregnancy leading to rupture of the fallopian tube.

In all such claims, complex arguments on causation can be key. At this event, Professor Ledger, will discuss the way in which negligence claims may arise, and his experience of dealing with them.

 

Venue: Reynolds Porter Chamberlain, Tower Bridge House, St Katharine's Way, London, E1W 1AA
Starting At: 4.30pm
Ending At: 6.15pm
Cost: Attendance is free but advance booking is required. To register, contact Alice Liverton at seminars@rpc.co.uk or on
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