2002 Conference             

Patient safety standards in maternity and gynaecology
Professor Rory Shaw, Chairman, National Patient Safety Agency

50 years of Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Deaths: what have we learned?
Dr Gwyneth Lewis, Principal Medical Advisor, Department of Health

Lessons from the Ledward enquiry
Miss Heather Mellows, Vice-President, RCOG; Member of the enquiry panel

CNST standards for maternity services
Mr Laurence Wood, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Coventry

Managing Clinical Risk: the RCOG approach
Dr Gillian Penney, Programme Coordinator, Scottish Programme for Clinical Effectiveness in Reproductive Health

The extending remit of CESDI in maternity care
Dr Jo Modder, Obstetric Coordinator, CESDI

ASQUAM: a model for quality improvement in maternity care
Mr Peter Young, Consultant Obstetrician, North Staffordshire Hospital

The legal significance of clinical guidelines
Professor Brian Hurwitz, Imperial College School of Medicine, London

Litigation issues in obstetrics and gynaecology
Mr Roger Clements, Editor, Clinical Risk; Founding Governor, Expert Witness Institute

Cardiotocographs and litigation
Professor S Arulkumaran, St George’s Hospital, London

Litigation from perioperative complications
Professor James Drife, University of Leeds

A day in court
Ms Viv Kearns, Senior Midwife, Oldham

Compensation for personal injury resulting from pregnancy care
Professor Michael Jones, University of Liverpool

The future of professional regulation: towards higher standards of care?
Liz McAnulty, Director of Professional Conduct, UKCC