Episode 007: An Advocate for People's Lives: The Role of a Medical Consultant with
Butter Torts: A Truly Canadian Legal Podcast · Gluckstein Lawyers
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Show Notes
Brenda Agnew, welcomes Dianne Henderson, a medical consultant who received her nurse's training at the Mack School of Nursing. She attended Brock University for a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a Masters of Education. Experience in a wide variety of clinical and nursing settings gives Dianne a rich knowledge base that allows her an understanding of the severity of injuries that our clients face.
Her six-year experience as Executive Director of the Brain Injury Association of Niagara gave her the advocacy skills required as a Medical Consultant to Gluckstein Lawyers. The additional services that Dianne provides clients of Gluckstein Lawyers are unique to this firm. Beyond the legal expertise, Dianne offers medical insight that assists our lawyers in understanding the client's degree of disability and impairment. Her knowledge is particularly supportive in "catastrophic determination".
In today's episode, Dianne shares the characteristics of her role as a medical consultant for the Gluckstein family. She talks about the awesome Compassion Fatigue Conferences she has been organizing for the amazing frontline workers and the reasons why she has been working passionately for the last two decades to be the best advocate for her clients.
Key Takeaways:
[2:29] Dianne shares how she became a part of Glucktein Lawyers.
[6:20] Dianne talks about the evolution and changes at Glusckstein Lawyers over the past two decades.
[9:40] Dianne's role as a medical consultant at the firm.
[14:47] Dianne talks about the Compassion Fatigue Conference
[16:45] What does a day in the Compassion Fatigue Conference look like for frontline workers?
[19:35] Dianne talks about her most memorable cases.
[21:43] The hardest part of Dianne's role as a medical consultant.
[22:26] Dianne's favourite aspect of working at Gluckstein lawyers.
[23:54] Dianne shares some of the causes she got involved with.
[29:35] Three resource guides available for the entire Ontario population.
[30:36] Dianne shares how she initially came up with the idea to put together the Gluckstein resource guides.
[34:26] "This or that" round of questions.
[38:31] Dianne shares her favourite recipe.
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Dianne's favourite recipe: Carrot Cake