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The Oatley-McLeish Guide to Anatomy and Impairment
This guide is an invaluable compendium resource written especially for lawyers in this complex field and features explanations of major injury types and resulting impairment, proven advocacy strategies, detailed illustrations, and plain language.
Publication Language: English
Published: April 30, 2009
Publisher: LexisNexis Canada
The Effects of an Injury
Today's personal injury claims must focus on impairment: How does a particular injury affect an individual's quality of life? Will the injury impact his or her ability to earn an income? Will long-term care be required? At what cost? To answer these essential questions, you need to understand the nature of the injury and the type of impairment that will result.
The Oatley-McLeish Guide to Anatomy and Impairment is an invaluable compendium resource written especially for lawyers, in this complex field, and features:
- Chapters by leading healthcare practitioners that explain major injury types and the resulting impairment
- Chapters by top personal injury lawyers on proven advocacy strategies
- Detailed illustrations to assist you with understanding key medical concepts
- Plain language that non-medical professionals will understand
Editors Roger Oatley and John McLeish are among Canada's most successful and innovative personal injury counsel. They each bring over 30 years' experience representing plaintiffs who have suffered serious personal injuries.
Chapters written by physicians and healthcare professionals will help you to:
- Use medical evidence to build a solid foundation for your case
- Explain the immediate and long-term impact of injuries on your clients' lives and families
- Draw on statistics to present likely patient outcomes
- Anticipate your clients' future needs for care and rehabilitation
- Assess the impact of specific injuries on the earning capacity of clients in a variety of types of employment
Chapters written by leading advocates will help you to:
- Effectively represent the interests of injured clients
- Select the most suitable expert witnesses
- Communicate knowledgeably with expert witnesses
- Defend the future cost of care claims
- Address allegations of malingering in cases of chronic pain
A Must-Have Reference For
- Plaintiff personal injury lawyers seeking to present the best medical evidence in a case and secure adequate compensation for clients
- Defence lawyers who want to effectively limit claims for damages
- Insurance adjusters seeking to determine the seriousness of an injury and the recognized care for victims of injury Workplace Safety and Insurance Board officials who need to analyze and evaluate workplace injury claims
I) Orthopedic Anatomy and Impairment
Chapter 1: Joints
Chapter 2: The Neck and Back
Chapter 3: The Shoulder, Arms and Hands
Chapter 4: The Lower Extremity
Chapter 5: Amputations
II) Connective Tissue Anatomy and Impairment; Chronic Pain
Chapter 6: Soft Tissues
Chapter 7: Assessment of Chronic Pain
Chapter 8: Chronic Pain, Fibromyalgia and Related Conditions
Chapter 9: The Psychology of Chronic Pain
Chapter 10: The Relationship Between Mind and Body in Chronic Pain
III) Central Nervous System; Senses; Burns
Chapter 11: Burns and Their Consequences
Chapter 12: Spinal Cord Injury: The Effects on Function, Health and Mortality
Chapter 13: Organization of the Nervous System and How It Works
Chapter 14: Taste and Smell, Vision and Hearing
IV) Advocacy Strategies
Chapter 15: The Defence Medical Expert: Critiquing the Expert Report and Planning Your Cross-Examination
Chapter 16: Proving the Injury Meets the Threshold
Chapter 17: Cross-Examination of the Defence Expert
Chapter 18: Proving Future Cost of Care
Chapter 19: Psychological Injuries and Chronic Pain: Defeating the Allegation of Exaggeration and Malingering
Chapter 20: Advocacy Strategies