Medicolegal dilemmas in paediatric medicine

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Lectures

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IF 8_2 - Inspiration behind Children in Focus

IF 8_2 - Inspiration behind Children in Focus

04:22Boris Brkljacic, Zagreb / HR

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IF 8_3 - Child abuse, creation of a non-disease? The Swedish report versus IPR/ESPR white paper: is anything really ever black and white?

IF 8_3 - Child abuse, creation of a non-disease? The Swedish report versus IPR/ESPR white paper: is anything really ever black and white?

13:13Arabinda Choudhary, Little Rock, AR / US

Learning Objectives
1. To learn how effective the radiologist is at diagnosing abusive head trauma.
2. To appreciate the difficulties of creating high-level scientific evidence for radiological signs of child abuse.
3. To discuss the dilemmas when selecting studies for meta-analysis of medical signs of child abuse.

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IF 8_4 - Medical evidence from a legal perspective

IF 8_4 - Medical evidence from a legal perspective

16:57Wilma Duijst, Maastricht / NL

Learning Objectives
1. To understand the true impact of legal evidence and the role of medical expert witnesses.
2. To appreciate the differences between legal and medical evidence.
3. To discuss legal dilemmas when medical scientific evidence is sparse. How does the court evaluate the reliability and credibility of the expert witnesses?

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IF 8_5 - The EU perspective: is child abuse a homogenous 'disease' across Europe? Cultural aspects

IF 8_5 - The EU perspective: is child abuse a homogenous 'disease' across Europe? Cultural aspects

12:31Maria Raissaki, Iraklion / GR

Learning Objectives
1. To present examples of cultural differences in what is perceived as 'abuse'.
2. To understand the difficulties in appreciation of demographics of child abuse across Europe.
3. To discuss how potential cultural differences can create medical and legal dilemmas in defining child abuse.
4. To discuss the importance of prevention.

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IF 8_6 - Child sexual abuse in India among children from marginalised backgrounds

IF 8_6 - Child sexual abuse in India among children from marginalised backgrounds

11:52Reena Mary George, Vienna / AT

Learning Objectives
1. To learn about health services available to survivors of child sexual abuse and awareness programmes currently available to deal with this issue.
2. To appreciate the paradox in law relating to child sexual abuse in India.
3. To discuss positive and negative examples of services provided to children after reporting their abuse, and examples of the impact of child sexual abuse in some cases.