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April Webinar: The Current State of the Law of MAID

The law of medical assistance in dying (MAID) continues to evolve.  This webinar will provide an overview of the Criminal Code of Canada’s provisions on MAID, court decisions about the provisions, and the two sets of eligibility criteria and procedural safeguards: one for those whose natural death is reasonably foreseeable, and one for those whose...
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Nurse Practitioner Webinar Series

The Canadian Nurses Protective Society (CNPS) is pleased to provide a webinar series for nurse practitioners (NPs) that provides specific information to help NPs strengthen their legal risk management education. This five-part webinar series focuses on legal risk management in primary care, with new topics presented throughout the year. Details and registration link are below....
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InfoLAW: Consent to Treatment: The role of the nurse

Consent may be implicit or explicit. Holding out an arm to have a blood pressure taken is implicit consent, whereas an ECG or blood gases may require explicit consent. The main types of consent in the health care setting are general consent as required for admission to and basic care in a health care facility...
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