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Investigation and Learning From Deaths

Thu, 5 Dec 2024

Virtual, Online

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This National Conference focuses on improving the investigation and learning from deaths and will update delegates on the death certification reforms which came into force on the 9th September 2024. There will be an extended focus on engaging and involving patients, families and staff following a death, and on learning from deaths including an update from a coroner.

“Medical examiners scrutinise the cause of death provided by the medical practitioner completing the MCCD. The statutory system of medical examiners was introduced on 9 September 2024, in response to the findings of numerous independent inquiries, including the Shipman Inquiry. All deaths not investigated by the coroner must receive appropriate scrutiny by a medical examiner. In addition to scrutinising the cause of death, medical examiners will offer a conversation about the cause of death with the deceased’s representative, which provides an opportunity for them to raise concerns. This conversation can be carried out by the medical examiner officer. This is an important step in helping the bereaved to understand the cause of death and the sequence of conditions that led to it. For the attending practitioner, engaging the medical examiner as soon as possible to discuss their thinking on the cause of death can positively impact these subsequent conversations with the representative of the deceased and limit any potential delays to the death’s eventual registration.”

Guidance for medical practitioners completing medical certificates of cause of death in England and Wales, Published 9 September 2024

The conference will discuss the role of Medical Examiners in learning from deaths which has now been extended to all non-coronial deaths wherever they occur. The conference will also include a split stream where delegates can chose to focus on investigating and learning from either deaths in acute care, or deaths in primary and community care.

Attendance at this conference will support you to:

  • Network with colleagues who are working to improve practice in the investigation and learning from deaths

  • Improve practice in learning from deaths

  • Understand the implications of the death certification reforms legislation from September 2024

  • Reflect on the involvement of families through a lived experience of a carer

  • Learn from working examples of mortality governance and develop the role of mortality audits, internal

  • inspection and mortality reviews to answer the question “did a problem in care contribute to the death?"

  • Implement the new Patient Safety Incident Response Framework

  • Understand national developments and national reporting requirements

  • Learn from best practice in the investigation of deaths

  • Identification and reporting of deaths and the role of the Medical Examiner

  • Reflect on the Coroner perspective and role

  • Understand the decision to investigate, and the appropriate level of investigation

  • Explore how a human factors can support learning from deaths

  • Effectively support staff when a death occurs including supporting staff through coroner inquests and serious incident investigations

  • Self assess your learning from deaths process and ensure investigations lead to change

  • Supports CPD professional development and acts as revalidation evidence. This course provides 5 Hrs training for CPD subject to peer group approval for revalidation purposes

Speakers include:

Dr Jason Shannon

Lead Medical Examiner, Wales
NHS Wales

Ms Nadia Persaud

Area Coroner
East London
His Majesty's Coroners East London

Dr Martin Farrier

Associate Medical Director, Chief Clinical Information Officer and Consultant Paediatrician
Trust Headquarters
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Ms Tracy Ward

Head of Patient Safety
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Dr Rebecca Gillibrand

Lead Medical Examiner for Haringey and Enfield
North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust

Exhibition & Sponsorship Packages

This conference offers a valuable opportunity for industry suppliers to personally meet with their target audience where they will have time to talk and demonstrate the benefits of their products. High quality specialist audiences make having a presence at our events a highly targeted and cost effective marketing channel.

Why Exhibit?

Having a presence at this event will give you the opportunity to:

  • Demonstrate your product, system or service
  • Network and engage with your key audience  
  • Generate new business leads
  • Gain exposure for your brand and raise the profile of your organisation
  • Understand the current needs of your audience and challenges they’re facing
  • Update your knowledge of national policy and local developments  

Enquire

Contact Sarah Jane for exhibition and sponsorship prices, or to discuss a tailored package to suit your needs and budget.

Fee Options

Virtual NHS, Schools, Care and Public Sector

£295.00

(£354.00)

Virtual Voluntary sector & charities

£250.00

(£300.00)

Virtual Commercial organisations

£495.00

(£594.00)

(Prices in brackets include VAT)

Discounts

Additional delegate discount:

A discount of 15% will be applied to fees for any extra delegates.

Online discount:

A discount of 10% will be applied if you pay using the website.

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