Explain my Procedure

Prof. David Wald
If a picture paints a thousand words, what can an animation do for a patient's understanding of the consent process? Prof. David Wald explains…
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Patients are often less likely to complain in the event of a complication if they are in control of, and own, their decisions.

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Failure to inform before consent is not only a failure of good medical practice, it's one of the most common causes of litigation.

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Professor David Wald

David is a professor of cardiology, working at St Bartholomew's Hospital in London. He trained in Oxford, London, Southampton and New York, and has been a clinical academic for over 20 years. He founded Explain my Procedure in 2019.