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Description:
Properly documenting patient encounters is both a legal and professional requirement. It is an essential component of safe patient care and an important piece of any medical-legal proceeding. Documentation has always been considered a critical nursing fundamental, but it has taken on increased importance in today’s ever-changing healthcare landscape. Learn about the importance and legal utility of documentation.
Presenter:
Tim Langlois, CD, JD, is a Legal Advisor with the Canadian Nurses Protective Society. Tim served for 35 years in the Canadian Armed Forces where he practiced nursing as an Officer in the Airforce. He specialized in Aeromedical evacuation and flew strategic medevac across Canada and in the continental United States. After receiving a post-graduate diploma in Psychiatric Nursing, Tim worked as a staff nurse and, later, Nurse Manager of the Psychiatric/Mental Health Treatment Program for soldiers with posttraumatic stress disorder. After graduating from Queen’s University Law School, Tim practiced law as a member of the Office of the Judge Advocate General with experience in administrative law, law enforcement and health law. He has deployed internationally as legal advisor with Canada’s Disaster Assistance Response Team. Tim is a member of the Law Society of Ontario.