BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:Australia/Brisbane X-WR-TIMEZONE:Australia/Brisbane BEGIN:VEVENT UID:21@aamle.com.au DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20260527T073000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20260527T093000 DTSTAMP:20260513T014427Z URL:https://aamle.com.au/events/breakfast-seminar-with-dr-ashwani-garg-psy chiatrist/ SUMMARY:Breakfast Seminar with Dr Ashwani Garg DESCRIPTION:A Psychiatrist's Practical Guide to Mediation Preparation\nPres ented by: Dr Ashwani Garg\, Consultant Psychiatrist\, Bsc MBBS MD FRANZCP MCIME FACIME\nJoin our upcoming medico-legal breakfast seminar and earn 1 CPD points while enhancing your professional knowledge and skills!\n[icon name="list" prefix="fas"] Overview:\nPsychiatric evidence frequently plays a pivotal role in personal injury mediations\, particularly where issues of impairment\, causation\, credibility\, and future care are contested. D espite this\, many matters proceed to mediation with incomplete psychiatri c investigations\, poorly explored trauma histories\, or impairment assess ments that do not accurately reflect the claimant’s presentation.\n\nThi s practical seminar will explore the real-world medico-legal challenges ps ychiatrists observe in the lead-up to mediation\, including the consequenc es of inaccurate or incomplete psychiatric assessment\, the ongoing tensio n surrounding impairment evaluation\, and the broader impact these issues can have on settlement outcomes.\n\nDrawing on practical experience in med ico-legal psychiatric assessment\, this session will provide solicitors wi th a clearer understanding of how psychiatric evidence is formed\, where a ssessments commonly go wrong\, and how to better identify matters requirin g further psychiatric investigation prior to mediation.\n[icon name="bulls eye" prefix="fas"] Seminar Objectives:\nBy the end of this session\, parti cipants will:\n\n Understand the role of psychiatric evidence in shaping mediation outcomes.\n Distinguish primary and secondary psychiatric injur ies in causation and impairment.\n Identify when psychiatric issues are u nderexplored and when further investigation or IME is required prior to me diation.\n Recognise common sources of error in psychiatric assessment\, including missed trauma histories\, bias\, and inconsistencies in impairme nt evaluation.\n Appreciate the systemic and ethical challenges in medico -legal psychiatry and their impact on fairness and claim resolution\n\n[ic on name="clock" prefix="far"] Session Length: \n90 minutes. LOCATION:The Grove Rooftop\, Red Cross Blood Bank\, Level 32/480 Queen St\, Brisbane City\, QLD\, 4000\, Australia X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Red Cross Blood Bank\, Leve l 32/480 Queen St\, Brisbane City\, QLD\, 4000\, Australia;X-APPLE-RADIUS= 100;X-TITLE=The Grove Rooftop:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Brisbane X-LIC-LOCATION:Australia/Brisbane BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20250527T073000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR