Tmc Podcast: Interviews With Medical Specialists

Dr Nicola Davis is a GP and a medicolegal adviser. Today, we talk to her about her experience in both fields, including what training she had to undertake to become a qualified adviser, and what medical students can do to get a taste of this often unheard of field. She discusses the diversity that having two roles brings to her weekly routine, and how each role and the patients and doctors she meets through them have contributed to her overall understanding of medicine. We chat about the most common complaints filed against doctors as well as (most importantly!) some  practical preventative advice on how to avoid these in the first place without practicing 'defensive medicine'. This includes how to best stay up to date with the literature, communicate properly and document patient encounters. Nicola also gives great advice as to who we can contact and how to diffuse controversial encounters should they arise. Nicola informs us what she has learnt from her patients as a GP over the years. She then contrasts