Medico-legal Assessments
In aid of the legal process

Assessments and reports for instructing lawyers
on behalf of either the plaintiff or defense

Focus on third party- and medical negligence claims

  • Third Party Claims
  • Medical Negligence Claims
  • Plaintiff or Defence Attorneys

About Us

We are a team of accomplished therapists with hands-on experience in all areas of expertise (orthopaedic, neurological, paediatric, psychiatric etc) who deliver high quality reports on both medical negligence and personal injury litigation.

Assessment method

Assessment method

We combine information technology with comprehensive data analysis, scientific evidence-based evaluation processes and sound clinical reasoning in order to create in-depth and professional reports.

Role of the OT

Role of the OT

It is the task of the Occupational Therapist to provide intervention in order to help individuals to recuperate, maintain their levels of functioning or address deficits in one way or another.

Meet Our Team

DEDICATED TO QUALITY SERVICE

Qualifications

  • B. Occupational Therapy, 1996, University of Pretoria
  • Post Graduate Diploma in Vocational Rehabilitation, 2000, University of Pretoria
  • CAMAG (ABIME)
  • Certified Blankenship Functional Evaluator (CBFE)

Experience

Area:

Acute, rehabilitative- and vocational therapy interventions, group therapy, physical-, perceptual- and cognitive assessments, report writing, work analysis, return-to-work assessments, functional capacity evaluations, medico-legal assessments, programme development, practice management, student liaison, part-time lecturing, supervision

Conditions:

Psychiatry (all conditions), neurological (stroke, traumatic brain injuries, etc.), orthopaedic (spinal cord injuries, hip/knee replacements, etc.), hospice, paediatrics

Elzeth Jacobs

Practice Owner

Qualifications

  • B. Occupational Therapy, 2004, University of Pretoria

Experience

Area:

Acute and chronic treatment interventions, programme development and supervision, group interventions, vocational rehabilitation, physical-, perceptual- and cognitive assessments, report writing, work analysis, return-to-work assessments, incapacity benefit evaluations, student training, management of occupational therapy service, medico-legal assessments

Conditions:

Neurological (stroke, traumatic brain injuries, etc.), orthopaedic (spinal cord injuries, etc.), burns, paediatrics, psychiatry

Lowinda Jaquire

Occupational Therapist

Qualifications

  • B. Occupational Therapy, 2005, University of the Free State
  • Post-graduate Diploma in Manager Development, 2007, University of the Free State

Experience

Area:

Acute treatment, step-down treatment, domiciliary treatment, rehabilitation, assistive device management, physical-, perceptual- and cognitive assessments, report writing, practice management, medico-legal assessments

Conditions:

Neurological (CVA, traumatic brain injury, etc.), orthopaedic (spinal cord injuries, amputations, etc.), pediatrics

Alice Nieuwoudt

Occupational Therapist

Qualifications

  • B. Occupational Therapy, 2011, University of the Free State

Experience

Area:

Acute and chronic intervention, programme development and implementation, group and individual intervention, report writing, working within a multi-disciplinary team, perceptual-, cognitive and physical assessments, medico-legal assessments

Conditions:

Adult psychiatry, pediatrics, adolescents, neurological (traumatic brain injuries), orthopaedic (spinal cord injuries, amputations etc)

Hezanne Roodt

Occupational Therapist

Qualifications

  • B. Occupational Therapy, 2006, University of Pretoria
  • M.Diac (Play Therapy), 2010, University of South Africa

Experience

Area:

Acute treatment, chronic/maintenance treatment, drawing up and implementing therapy programmes in chronic, acute and private setting, group treatment, individual treatment, physical-, perceptual- and cognitive assessments, report writing, working within a multi-disciplinary team, practice management, medico-legal assessments

Conditions:

Pediatrics (normal development, psychiatry), adult psychiatry (acute and chronic), adult neurological (CVA, spinal injuries etc.), orthopaedic (amputations etc.)

Elmien de Klerk

Occupational Therapist

Qualifications

  • B. Occupational Therapy, 2004, University of the Free State

Experience

Area:

Rehabilitation, assistive device management, home adaptations, physical-, perceptual- and cognitive assessments, work analysis, report writing, practice management, medico-legal assessments

Conditions:

Neurological (traumatic brain injury, CVA, etc.), othopaedic (spinal cord injuries, hip replacements, amputees, etc.), pediatrics (developmental delays, perceptual difficulties, etc.)

Ida Mostert

Occupational Therapist

Qualifications

  • B. Occupational Therapy, 2007, University of Pretoria
  • WorkWell Ergonomic Training
  • WorkWell FCE Accredited
  • CAMAG (ABIME)

Experience

Area:

Acute and chronic treatment interventions, step-down treatment, domiciliary treatment, rehabilitation, ergonomic consultations, physical-, perceptual- and cognitive assessments, drawing up and implementing therapy programmes in chronic, acute and private setting, report writing, medico-legal assessments

Conditions:

Orthopaedic (post-surgery intervention, amputations, hands, spinal cord injuries etc.), neurological (strokes, traumatic brain injuries etc.), paediatric (special needs: severe intellectual disabilities, perceptual difficulties, normal development etc.)

Liezel Gildenhuys

Occupational Therapist

Qualifications

  • Bookkeeping Grade 12, 1998, Damelin College Rustenburg
  • Microsoft Office, 1999, Damelin College Rustenburg

Experience

Area:

General litigation (Magistrate’s Court and High Court), third party claims (including Magistrate’s Court and High Court), divorces and maintenance claims, medical and professional negligent claims

Rentia Nel

Office Administrator

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