This is a course structured by pre-recorded lectures available 6 weeks before the delivery day of case-based discussions and Q&A, which provides broad coverage of the interface between law and the practice of orthopaedic surgery. It is specifically designed to highlight potential pitfalls in practice from the medico-legal perspective and to help steer surgeons away from potential jeopardy.

The course is aimed at consultants, SAS doctors and orthopaedic trainees who wish to gain knowledge of the elements of law which underpin various aspects of contemporary surgical practice. It includes:

• practical advice on how to approach giving evidence in legal proceedings such as coroner's court
• advice on practical measures to avoid jeopardy with employers, the courts and the regulator
• a full delivery day of case-based discussion talks with Q&A including a mock coroner's inquest
• pre-recorded material to be watched in advance, which will be available 6 weeks prior to the course delivery day