Documentation

Documenting patient encounters is both a legal and professional requirement to ensure safe patient care. Documentation can take a number of different forms depending upon your patient population and care setting. 

Learning objectives: 

• Understand the legal considerations surrounding quality documentation.
• Understand the essential elements necessary for quality documentation.

February 26, 2020, 12:00 PM ET - FULL

Second date: April 15, 2020, 1:00 PM ET Register now

Defamation

The laws related to defamation are intended to protect a person’s personal or professional reputation from damage.  As more and more nurses are encouraged to advocate for the safety of their patients and their profession, it is important to understand when a nurse’s comments can place the nurse at risk of being held liable.

Learning objectives:

• Assist nurses in understanding implications of public communications, including considerations for possible implications of defamation.
• Explore the various contexts in which communication about patients, colleagues, employers or other third parties can lead to legal liability.
• Understand the various risk-management strategies to protect yourself from potential liability.

March 4, 2020, 1:00 PM ET Register now

Virtual Care

The provision of virtual care has been increasing both within Canada and globally. As a service that has now entered the commercial realm outside of the traditional healthcare setting, nurses should be aware of the legal considerations when practising in a virtual care setting.

This session will look at the importance of physical location, custodianship considerations, privacy, emerging technologies and risk-management strategies in the delivery of virtual care.

Learning objectives:

• Appreciate the legal considerations surrounding virtual care.
• Understand why your physical location, and that of your client, has legal implications.
• Gain insight into your professional obligations as they relate to conflict of interest.

March 11, 2020, 12:00 PM ET Register now

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