Perverse incentives in diagnosis: neurodevelopmental disorders by Dr Max Davie

About the speaker

Max Davie is a consultant community paediatrician, working in Lambeth as part of Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital NHS Trust Community services. He has a special interest in the assessment and diagnosis of neurodevelopmental conditions in school-age children, and in the mental health of paediatric patients more generally. He is past convenor of the Paediatric Mental Health Association, and current mental health officer for the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health. Max is the Clinical Lead for Information Sharing Matters, a free and digital education programme designed for social and healthcare professionals about information sharing in early years.

About the talk

Dr Max Davie’s talk will focus on how diagnosis is a cornerstone of medical practice but can be misused, deliberately or otherwise.