October

Dear Colleagues and Friends

IMPORTANT NOTICE

The planned seminar of 15 October 2005 has been postponed, as the subject is very important to Medico Legal Practitioners. We will cover that subject next year.

However we have planned a seminar for 12 November 2005 about another very important subject Informed Consent.

As you know documentation regarding Informed Consent for practical use designed by Prof Pieter Carstens of the Department of Medical Law at the University of Pretoria has placed on our website. We would however like to give this a proper discussion within the forum of the Medico Legal Society and have therefore thought it wise to substitute the postponed seminar with this important matter.

Speakers will be Prof Pieter Carstens himself, the president of our South African Medico Legal Society and possibly Mrs Liz Meyer of the Medical Protection Society. We are also organising one of the judges to co-ordinate the meeting and have approached the decision-makers about Informed Consent of Netcare and Mediclinics.

You are again also reminded about our AGM on Saturday 26 November 2005. As a Section 21 Company we need to discuss certain matters and make some important decisions.

Please diarise these two important dates namely 12 November 2005 and 26 November 2005 (both Saturdays) and make sure of your appreciated presence at these meetings.

Best wishes

Your president

DR & ADV ANTON H VAN DEN BOUT

EXCO MEMBERS:- Mr Albert Lamey – Vice President

Dr. Dave Barnes – Secretary

Dr. Henny Pienaar – Treasurer

Prof Pieter Carstens – Advisor