When Things Go Wrong In Urology, 1st ed. 2022
Reflections to Improve Practice

This book provides a guide on how to navigate and avoid medico-legal problems associated with the management of patients with urological diagnosis. Each chapter focuses on a different medical situation related to urology and discusses how they can be managed.

The book aims to utilise the experience and understanding of its authors to help its readers manage and avoid medico-legal issues.

This book is relevant to urologists, allied health professionals, nurses, physiotherapists, physicians, and medical legal practitioners.

Mr Faiz Motiwala, BMBS, MRCS, MSc. qualified from the Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry. He completed his Master’s degree in Surgical Sciences with the University of Edinburgh alongside his Foundation Years and Core Surgical Training. He has contributed chapters to the ‘Core Surgical Procedures for Urology Trainees’ and has presented at several conferences around the world including Dubai and after qualifying, visited Sudan to perform voluntary work.

Mr Hanif Motiwala, MB BS, ChM, FRCS (Eng), FRCS (Urol), FEBU, was Professor of Urology in India and has also served as an FRCS Urol Examiner. He has been training programme director for the London Deanery, Imperial Rotation. He has also been a Lecturer for Institute of Urology and Oxford Trainees. 

He has over 25 years’ experience as a Consultant in Urology and extensive exposure to senior leadership roles within healthcare provision and professional institutions including Chairman of the Surgical Division at Wexham Park Hospital, UK. He also has a strong track record of achieving clinical targets within tightly controlled budgets, developing innovative strategies to improve patient care and optimise use of resources, for which he received a Bronze Award. 

He is a dedicated and committed surgeon, utilising teaching, surgical and medical skills for the greater good through international voluntary work, building capability and skills in reconstructive surgery in India and Africa. He was conferred a position as Visiting Professor – University of Khartoum, Sudan, 2009 in recognition of voluntary work in Sudan, conducting final Urology Examinations to train qualified surgeons, providing training to surgeons in reconstruction and carrying out complex surgery.

Sanchia Goonewardene MBChB (Hons.Clin.Sc), BMedSc, PGCGC, Dip.SSc, MRCS, MPhil Urology Registrar qualified from Birmingham Medical School in 2006. She has a specific interest in academia during her spare time

Contains real life cases and examples

A how-to guide to navigate and avoid medico-legal problems

Each chapter focuses on a different medical situation related to urology