CLE Online

Welcome and Introduction

Robert C. Brun, QC — Harris & Brun, Vancouver

Brain Injury Assessment: A Big Grey Area

• medical uncertainty
• legal uncertainty

Moderator: Robert C. Brun, QC — Harris & Brun, Vancouver
The Honourable Mr. Justice Gary P. Weatherill — Supreme Court of BC, New Westminster

Neuroradiology of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

• techniques and advances in neuroradiology for MTBI 
• what neuroradiology tells us about MTBI
• limitations of neuroradiology for your client

Dr. Jason Clement — Department of Radiology, St Paul's Hospital, Vancouver

Networking Break

Neurological Assessment of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

• what is neurological assessment
• what a neurological assessment can reveal about MTBI
• the limits of neurological assessment

Dr. Rehan Dost — Neurologist in Private Practice, Independent Medical Assessor, IMA Solutions, Paris, ON

Neuro-Psychological Assessment of MTBI

• the basics of assessment
• the limits of assessment
• recent developments

Dr. Hendre Viljoen, RPsych — Director, HeadWise Rehabilitation, Surrey

Forensic Psychiatric Assessment of MTBI

• DSM5 and the basics of assessment
• psychiatry and its relationship to other assessment modalities
• inherent limitations, bad science, and other pitfalls

Dr. Roy J. O’Shaughnessy — Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of BC, Vancouver

Lunch with Featured Speaker: “The View from the Bench and Beyond”

The Honourable Lance S.G. Finch — Associate Counsel, Guild Yule LLP, Vancouver

Vocational Assessments of Clients with Traumatic Brain Injury

• vocational assessment goals and processes
• common vocational barriers faced by clients with TBI
• vocational rehabilitation recommendations for clients with TBI

Dr. Colleen Quee Newell, RPsych — Vocational Pacific Ltd., Vancouver

Working with Medical Experts on Mild Traumtic Brain Injury Cases

MTBI cases raise special issues that require interaction between experts and counsel.

• what are these areas
• why is it important to have counsel involved with the medical experts
• what special issues are involved with treating physicians
• what are the ethical, professional, and legal obligations governing this interaction

Michael G. Thomas — Harper Grey LLP, Vancouver

Networking Break

The Current State of Brain Injury Litigation

• medical knowledge and understanding of traumatic brain injury
• the presentation of a traumatic brain injury case
• judicial judgments and trends

Joseph E. Murphy, QC — Murphy Battista LLP, Vancouver

Resolving Brain Injury Cases

• strategy and tactics
• best practices
• pitfalls

The Honourable Marion J. Allan — Clark Wilson LLP, Vancouver
Alan Schapiro — Settled by Schapiro Mediations, Vancouver

Concluding Remarks