Ideas Concerning the Issue of “Compensation and Litigation in Brain Injury Outcomes”
Our objective is to discuss the role of treating and expert assessments in proving compensation for the brain injury survivor.
In many parts of the world, payers (often government or insurance companies) fight against payment of compensation for the future care needs and wages for brain injury survivors. Within the tort system the neurolawyer and the rehabilitation team are the client advocates for life long care needs. The role of the treating and expert medical professionals and the survivor’s efforts himself can have a significant impact on the compensation outcome. Conjoining these efforts in a cost efficient way can be a challenge.
The first part of this presentation will consider the importance of following expert and legal recommendations. The role of medication trials; rehabilitation trials; education trials; employment trials; and independent living trials will be canvassed.
The second part of this discussion will consider the practical limits and the barriers that flow from the injury itself.
This presentation encourages the participation of delegates in finding creative solutions to the ever growing demands placed on survivors to obtain adequate compensation for life long needs.
For your reference, we will submit a brief biography of R. Brian Webster as a separate abstract.