His session should be compulsory to all clinicians

Talks/Bespoke Training

Sokol has delivered major keynote speeches on medical ethics and law to large audiences (>3,000 delegates) around the world.

He has been ‘guest international speaker’ at leading international surgical conferences, and provided ethics training to healthcare companies and health authorities, including the Hong Kong Hospital Authority.

He gives regular talks at conferences, seminars, grand rounds, and other events, both nationally and internationally.

His speaking areas include medical ethics and law, with particular expertise on clinical ethics and clinical negligence.

A member of the prestigious Magic Circle, Sokol often incorporates one or two magical effects into his presentations to explain a point or principle. All his lectures contain real-world examples and are designed to assist clinicians in their day-to-day practice.

Sokol offers bespoke training in ethics and professionalism to individual healthcare professionals and students, including for remedial purposes following allegations of misconduct. His expertise in ethics and law places him in a unique position to assist clinicians and students facing disciplinary and Fitness to Practise hearings.

Tailored presentations

The presentations are typically 45 min – 1 hour long but can be tailored to your audience and any other requirements. Previous Talk Topics are following:

  • How to resolve ethical dilemmas in clinical practice; a practical guide
  • Ethical issues in end-of-life care
  • Surgical ethics
  • Clinical negligence for clinicians
  • The rights and wrongs of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide
  • Neonatal ethics
  • Medical ethics in conflicts and disasters
  • Ethics and law for the junior doctor
  • Truth-telling in medicine; is honesty always the best policy?
  • An introduction to moral theory for clinicians
  • Ethical issues in surgical complications

  • The ethics of informed consent
  • The ethics of confidentiality
  • How to publish in clinical ethics
  • The poisoned gift of authorship; the perils of gift authorship
  • Key ethical issues in research
  • The Hippocratic Oath and its relevance to modern medicine
  • Magic, medicine and medical ethics
  • Paternalism and autonomy in medicine
  • Voluntariness and consent in military research
  • The four quadrants approach to clinical ethics

‘This was a very good lecture. The lecturer was entertaining and made difficult scenarios easier to talk about and made me open-minded.’

‘Thank you very very much for being such a great Keynote Speaker and visitor to our meeting. The feedback from your contributions has been tremendous and you were a pleasure to deal with.’

‘His session should be compulsory to all clinicians!’

‘This was a very good lecture. The lecturer was entertaining and made difficult scenarios easier to talk about and made me open-minded.’

‘Thank you so much for the presentation tonight. It was simply brilliant – just right.’

‘Thank you for all the effort, skill and commitment you gave to provide us with such a stimulating and valuable course. There is such a lot I will take away with me.’

‘Many thanks for your fabulous presentation last week. It was very well received by the international medico-legal consultants – the feedback has been very positive. It is always a pleasure to have you come and speak for us.’

‘This was a very good lecture. The lecturer was entertaining and made difficult scenarios easier to talk about and made me open-minded.’

‘Thank you very very much for being such a great Keynote Speaker and visitor to our meeting. The feedback from your contributions has been tremendous and you were a pleasure to deal with.’

‘His session should be compulsory to all clinicians!’

‘This was a very good lecture. The lecturer was entertaining and made difficult scenarios easier to talk about and made me open-minded.’

‘Thank you so much for the presentation tonight. It was simply brilliant – just right.’

‘Thank you for all the effort, skill and commitment you gave to provide us with such a stimulating and valuable course. There is such a lot I will take away with me.’

‘Many thanks for your fabulous presentation last week. It was very well received by the international medico-legal consultants – the feedback has been very positive. It is always a pleasure to have you come and speak for us.’

Real life examples

Each lecture involves real-life examples, and some even include a magic trick or two to illustrate a point or principle.