David Maddocks will join a panel discussion exploring the medico-legal roles and responsibilities surrounding physiotherapists working with athletes and patients suffering from SRC.
David Maddocks graduated in Law with Honours in 1996 and is accredited with the Law Institute of Victoria as a Personal Injury Specialist. David was also a Tribunal Member of the State Government's Intellectual Disability Review Tribunal for a number of years. David has extensive litigation experience and has been involved in the defence of numerous claims against medical practitioners, the State of Victoria (including the Department of Education, Parks Victoria and the Department of Sustainability & Environment) and private schools.
Prior to becoming a lawyer, he worked as a Neuropsychologist for over 10 years in a number of hospitals (including the Royal Children's Hospital), assessing memory and cognition in adolescents and children who had suffered acquired brain injury in transport accidents. His employment included the role of Chief Neuropsychologist at the Victorian Rehabilitation Centre in Melbourne. As part of his Ph.D. (Medicine), he investigated the cognitive affects of head injury.
David has been a co-author on the 4th, 5th and 6th International Consensus Statements on Concussion in Sport.
Sports & Exercise, Neurological, Musculoskeletal and Paediatric National Groups
17/07/2024
1.5 Hour
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