INSTOPP Mentorship - How to think like a case manager when writing recommendations

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Join us for an enlightening mentorship session with esteemed occupational therapist Anneke Greeff, where she’ll delve into the intricacies and nuances of crafting medico-legal reports for children with permanent diagnoses such as ROP, CP, acquired brain injury, amputations, or wheelchair dependence.

Gain valuable insights into writing recommendations that not only reflect the child's unique needs, are practically implementable and secure sufficient funding for essential elements in the child's long term care plan such as treatment, assistive devices and implementation of reasonable accommodations.

Don't miss this exclusive mentorship session! Elevate your medico-legal report writing skills and make a lasting impact on the lives of children with permanent diagnoses.

• Date: 13 September 2024
• Time: 08:00-09:00
• Points: 1 CEU (applied for)
• Platform: Zoom
• Presenter: Anneke Greeff

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Note: The event link will only be released to attendees the afternoon before the event.

This session is so much more than a one-sided presentation, as it will also include an invaluable Q&A component. This is your opportunity to ask questions and get professional advice from a skilled person who is active in the field, giving you detailed insights and mentoring you through the challenges you are facing in your practice.

Who should attend:

Occupational Therapists and Attorneys working in medical negligence (especially children).

More on the presenter

Anneke qualified as an Occupational Therapist from the University of Pretoria in 1994. She spent the next 4 years of her life working on a locum basis in South Africa, but mainly working abroad (USA) as a Senior Therapist and eventually as a Rehab Director.

Since her return to South Africa in 1999 she started specializing in Medico Legal work. She writes an average of 400 reports per annum; her office in total produces an average of 600 reports per

annum in relation to Medico Legal Claims. This is inclusive of Road Accident Fund Claims and Medical Negligence Claims.

She has been involved in several matters where landmark judgements were made and has assisted with matters where she was asked to provide liability reports to assist with eventual quantification of matters.

Over the past approximate 10 years she has specialized in matters involving children (Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome, Amputations, Blind, Brain Injuries, etc). As part of her own personal development she completed her Masters’ Degree in Early Childhood Intervention at the University of Pretoria in November 2019.

She is passionate about teaching, mentoring and supervision of medico-legal practitioners and students

Her practice has a strong focus and is actively involved in Case Management. Her practice currently has ±269 active matters. This inclusive of, but not limited to, children suffering from Cerebral Palsy, Brain Injury, Visual Impairment, Amputation;  Adults with Brain Injury, Orthopaedic Insult Sequelae as well as Psychiatric Sequelae As part of her role in case management, Anneke has travelled all over South Africa and even Australia, Singapore and China