The essence of the Montgomery Test: putting the patient at the centre of medical decision making.

We Honour You, Moses.

We have a recent decision involving someone who was falsely diagnosed as HIV-positive. There is a case involving Warayika verses TASO, which is a good decision on misdiagnosis. So, if you are misdiagnosed and you can establish that you were indeed misdiagnosed, you can go to court. There is authority and precedent to the effect that misdiagnosis can amount to medical negligence because the person conducting the test owes you a duty of care. If there is a fundamental breach of that duty and you subsequently suffer damage, you may have a claim. For example, when you are wrongly diagnosed with an illness such as HIV and, as a result, start taking ARVs when you do not have HIV, the consequences can be serious.

Medicine is not mathematics; we may not always be able to guarantee life. You may treat a patient, the patient may develop complications and die, but you may not necessarily be held liable if you proceeded according to the accepted medical standards and professional opinion expected for that procedure. Let me give an example from the dental perspective, within the context of dentistry. If you go to see a dentist because of tooth decay, as a medical practitioner, you may prepare the tooth, prepare the cavity, and place a filling. After doing so, you may discharge the patient. However, that patient may later develop an abscess, swelling, pain, or other complications.

The Legacy of Moses Matovu , A Legacy That Lives On in All of Us and in Our Conversations.

Moses Matovu gave Uganda music that did more than entertain us. He gave us songs that became part of our language, our humour, our memories and, sometimes, our own personal stories. For me, #OliMujjawaMusajjaAsingaNze became one of those songs. It became part of the soundtrack of my campaign to represent the Uganda Law Society on the Judicial Service Commission. There was something about that song that fitted the journey perfectly: confidence, humour, mischief, even a little swagger. And through it all, unmistakably, Moses Matovu. And you cannot really speak about Moses Matovu without speaking about Afrigo Band. Afrigo became more than a band. It became an institution, a keeper of memories, one of those rare threads running through generations of Ugandan life. Parents danced to Afrigo. Their children danced to Afrigo. And somehow, through changing times, changing tastes and changing generations, the music endured. That was part of Moses Matovu’s remarkable gift. He did not simply make music for his own generation. He helped create music that outlived moments, fashions and seasons. A song written years ago could suddenly find itself on a campaign trail, at a wedding, on a long drive, or in the middle of a conversation among friends, sounding as alive as ever. That is what great musicians do. They write the song, and then they give it away to the rest of us. We carry it into our own lives and attach it to our own memories. Today, Uganda has lost one of those men. And today, the question belongs to him. Oli mujawa, omusajja asinga oyo. Rest well, Moses Matovu. Afrigo will play on. And so will the music.

Oli mujawa, omusajja asinga ono...! Rest in peace, Moses.

"Doctors fear lawyers. They fear court. And lawyers don't know medicine. Most judicial officers don't know medicine yet they have to make very important decisions that impact lives. The Ghana Medical Legal Institute brings together medical professionals and legal professionals to close that gap." Aruho Amon, Dentist & Advocate, Managing Partner Mubiru & Aruho Advocates speaking @JSConversations @elisonk

"In the medical perspective, I look at a patient as a sick person who has come for treatment where we are going to run investigations, arrive at a diagnosis, do treatment, and then look at the prognosis. But in the legal lens, I look at a patient who comes with a number of rights." Aruho Amon, Dentist & Advocate, Managing Partner Mubiru & Aruho Advocates speaking @JSConversations @elisonk

"Even going beyond your scope is negligence. If your scope is medical officer and you do simple surgery as a medical officer, you cannot do complicated surgery because you're not a surgeon. By going beyond your scope, even if what you do turns out to be successful, you are still liable for negligence. Because you've gone beyond your scope." Aruho Amon, Dentist & Advocate, Managing Partner Mubiru & Aruho Advocates speaking @JSConversations @elisonk

Today’s Guest Profile

The Man Who Starts the Conversations.

When Medicine Meets the Law What happens when healthcare and the law intersect? What legal questions arise for medical professionals and patients? Join us this Wednesday as we host Aruho Amon, Dentist & Advocate and Managing Partner at Mubiru & Aruho Advocates. Tune in. The Law Meets Medicine.

"Imagine carrying it in your backpack for seven days. You would stink for yourself and for others." Leave your shit on the mountain. Stop carrying what you should have let go.

"A person reaching for power over others has not yet settled their self-identity." Power within. Power to. Power over. Know the difference.

"When you oppress others, you are inadvertently oppressing yourself." Leaders stop carrying what doesn't serve you. Let it go. The mountain will take care of it.

Thank you Nicholas. I was so happy to see you on the show! Thank you so much for listening in. What an honor.

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