Mahuemolen Aduke Odibo Foundation is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Medico-Legal Seminar on Medical Negligence
Time: Saturday, Mar 13, 2021 12:00 PM West Central Africa
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WHY
ATTEND?
We are pleased to inform you that our very first
medico-legal seminar will be coming up on the 13th of March 2021. As
part of our 3 point agenda, the MAOF has put together this thoughtful seminar
in order to illuminate the path of every member of a Nigerian society who comes
into contact with a medical practitioner, whether in the public or private
sphere. Make it a date with us as we delve into the murkiest part that connects
medicine to law!
We are bringing together Medical Professionals, Legal
Practitioners and Medico Legal experts to shed more light into
this interesting angle.
Attend to experience our high profile speakers!
SPEAKER PROFILES
Dr
Alero Ajayi (MBChB)
Alero is the Director of Programmes at the Healthcare
Leadership Academy. she worked as an associate at the Health Strategy and
Delivery Foundation, a Nigerian based public health consulting firm, where her
work focused on implementation research, particularly in malaria. Besides her
work in sub-Saharan Africa, Alero previously worked for Public Health England
where she was responsible for performing population needs assessments and
designing impactful projects that were in line with NHS England’s QIPP (Quality,
Innovation, Productivity and Prevention) initiative.
Alero has a first-class BSc (Hons) degree in
Immunology from the University of Edinburgh, and an MBChB from the same
university. She is a member of the Royal College of Physicians, UK and trained
as a physician at several leading clinical institutions in the United Kingdom
including Hammersmith and St. Mary’s Hospitals, London.
Alero has several years of clinical experience working
in a variety of medical sub-specialties
Professor
Rotimi Jaiyesinmi
Associate Medical Director for
Patient Safety Consultant Obstetrician and Gynecologist Adjunct Professor,
Faculty of Law, University of Ibadan INTERESTS: Consultancy - Health Systems
and Infrastructure, Global Health, Implementation Science, Patient Safety,
Human Factors & Ergonomics Quality Improvement, Obstetrics and Gynaecology,
Medical Negligence - Expert Witness.
Dr. Shade Adegbite
Shade Adegbite graduated from University of Ilorin in
1999, where she obtained an LL.B (Second Class Upper Division) and was
called to the Nigerian Bar having completed training at the Nigerian Law
School. She further acquired a Masters (LLM) and PhD Degrees, both from the
University of Lagos, with Medical Law as area of specialty. Other certification
have been obtained over the years such as a Verified Certificate in Global
Health Focus on Quality and Safety from Harvard Global Health Institute of the
prestigious Harvard University; Advanced Certificate in Africa.
She is currently a Senior Lecturer at the Department of
Private and Property Law, University of Lagos; and as a visiting researcher and
external examiner to the University of Pretoria, South Africa, her areas of
research include - Medical Law, Sexual and Reproductive rights, Child and
Gender Studies, Family Law; and she has various publications (locally and
internationally) in these areas. She is a member of International Forum of
Teachers (ITF) of the UNESCO Chair in Bioethics Network, Amnesty International, World Association of Medical Law, Africa Bar Association, National Association of Law
Teachers, an Alumnus of Association of Commonwealth Universities, and several other professional
bodies.
Barrister
Olaolu Osanyin
Laolu Osanyin
is a lawyer with expertise in Medical Law and has gained international renown
in the field. Currently the first and only African on the Board of Governors of
the World Association for Medical Law (WAML); he is a member of the World
Association for Medical Law, the American College of Legal Medicine (ACLM) and
also a member of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA).
With 15 years of legal practice, Osanyin provides
legal consultancies for corporations and government agencies on business
regulatory frameworks and corporate governance.
Barrister Akimyemi
Akinyemi has
About 15 years experience advising a
wide range of Clients on a Medico-Legal area of Law, and his adept Medical and
Health aspects of the law.
He holds an LL.B (Hons) degree from the University of
Lagos and was called to the Nigerian bar in 2007. He was a legal adviser to the
Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria;
advising the Medical and Dental Practitioners’ Investigating Panel on
professional Misconduct and prosecuting cases before the Medical and Dental
Disciplinary Tribunal. He has been Counsel to the Nigerian Institute for
Medical Research (NIMR), and Medical and Health workers Union and the National
Postgraduate Medical college amongst others. He is also a member of the
Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria, a trained mediator.
Benefits
of Attending
1. Be
educated on the rights of a patient in Nigeria.
2. Enlightenment
on the way to eradicate Medical Negligence inNigeria.
3. Learn
the meeting point between Medicine and Law.
4. Insights
into the Medico-Legal process.
5. Update
on Medico Legal developments in Nigeria.
Our loss of yesterday cannot be recovered but our
tomorrow is ours to lose or win. As it takes more than one piece of stick to
create a bonfire, so it will require more than just one voice to effect
substantial change. Join your voice to ours as we echo “No to Medical
Negligence in Nigeria!”
Kindly Forward your questions to the Foundation’s
email address [email protected].
It is noteworthy to mention that we intend to compile these questions and
provide the best and practical solutions to these questions. We are also elated
to inform you that these engagements will be solidly captured in a compendium,
of which we are working tirelessly to see that this project comes to fruition.
Thank you for your support thus far! See you at our
March Seminar!!!
If you would like to support the Foundation, kindly visit
the MAO Foundation website for funding details.
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