Exclusive event for members of AJJ and Peopil
Birth Injury and Medical Negligence Seminar
The Westin Excelsior
Piazza Ognissanti 3,
50123 Firenze FI, Italy
4 – 5 September 2023
10.25 CPD hours
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Conference venue:
The Westin Excelsior
Piazza Ognissanti 3
50123 Firenze FI
Italy
We have a special group rate, please contact us at admin@peopil.com
Participant agenda
Monday 4 September 2023
Day 1
9:00 a.m.
Registration
9:30 – 9:45 a.m.
Welcome and speaker announcements

Lauren Sutherland KC – PEOPIL Medical Negligence EEG Chair

Les Weisbrod – Miller Weisbrod Olesky Attorneys at Law
9:45 – 10:45 a.m.
Obstetrical Shoulder Dystocia & Drills
Speaker:
- Professor Tim Draycott, BSc, MBBS, MRCOG, MD – North Bristol NHS Trust
Bristol, England
10:45- 11:15 a.m.
Neonatology
Speaker:
- Dr. Janet Rennie, MA, MD, FRCP, FRCPCH, DCH – Kings College Hospital, London, England
11:15 – 11:30 a.m.
Coffee break
11:30 – 12:30 a.m.
ACOG Classifications
Speaker:
- Jon Barrett, MBBch, FRCOG, MD, FRCSC – Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Toronto, Canada
12:30 – 1:00 p.m.
Prenatal Screening
- Gian Carlo Di Renzo, MD, PhD – University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Lunch
2:00 – 2:30 p.m.
Neonatal arrest after delivery
- Paul Casi – Casi Law, Louisville, KY
2:30 – 3:15 p.m.
Opening statements
- Ken Sigelman, MD, JD – Kenneth M. Sigelman & Associates, San Diego, CA
3:15 – 3:45 p.m.
Pediatric neurologist and neonatology issues in birth cases
- Terri Inder, MBCHb, MD – Children’s Hospital of Orange County, Orange County, CA
3:45 – 4:00 p.m.
Coffee break
4:00 – 4:45 p.m.
Genetic issues in Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE) cases
- Barbara Burton, MD – Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL
4:45 – 5:15 p.m.
Panel discussion and Q&A
5:15 p.m.
Adjourn
5:30 p.m.
Cocktail reception
Tuesday 5 September 2023
Day 2
9:00 – 9:30 a.m.
Remarks from AAJ’s President Elect and CEO, Peopil President and Conference Sponsor
Speakers:
- Ana Romero – Peopil
- Sean Domnick/Linda Lipsen – AAJ
- Rebekah Reedy Miller – Reedy Miller + Freeman Sage Settlement Consulting, Austin, TX
9:30 – 9:50 a.m.
Trial tactics
- Laura E. Brown – Brown Trial Firm, PLLC, Waco, TX
9:50 – 10:20 a.m.
Emergency medicine issues
- Christian Jagusch, MD, JD – Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberge, San Francisco, CA
10:20 – 10:40 a.m.
Spinal cord stimulators
- Giancarlo Barolat, MD – Barolat Neuroscience, Denver, CO
10:40 – 10:55 a.m.
Coffee break
10:55 – 11:40 a.m.
Adding insult to injury: the birth injury litigation journey
Speaker:
- Ruth Powell – Hugh James, London, England
11:40 – 12:00 p.m.
A European perspective on medical negligence law
Speaker:
- John Beer – Beer advocaten, Amsterdam, Netherlands
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Negligence and causation issues in vascular surgery cases
- Zahid Raza – FRCSEd Healthpoint Hospital, Abu Dhabi
1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Lunch
2:00 – 2:45 p.m.
Interventional cardiologist
Speaker:
- Dr. Damian Kelly, MD, BSc, MBChB, FRCP – Cardiology Expert Services, Derby, England
2:45 – 3:00 p.m.
Negligence and causation issues in cancer cases
Speaker:
- Professor Pat Price, MA, MD, FRCP, FRCR – Price Jones Ltd, Imperial College London, England
3:00 – 3:15 p.m.
Coffee break
3:15 – 4:15 p.m.
Neuroradiology issues in medical negligence cases
Speaker:
- Dr. Daniel Birchall, MA, MB, BChir, MRCP, FRCR, MD, MBA – Regional Neurosciences Centre, Newcastle‐upon‐Tyne, England
4:15 – 4:45 p.m.
Opening statements
- Ken Sigelman, MD, JD – Kenneth M. Sigelman & Associates, San Diego, CA
4:45 – 5:15 p.m.
Panel discussion and Q&A
5:15 p.m.
Adjourn