101 SERIES: ONTARIO MEDICAL PRACTICE ESSENTIALS
FOR HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS

This session, led by Elyse Sunshine and Sari Feferman of Rosen Sunshine LLP and Martin Lapner of Gowling WLG, will address key legal and ethical topics relevant to healthcare professionals.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Privacy

• Importance of patient confidentiality
• Best practices for maintaining privacy

Records Management

• Proper documentation practices
• Managing records in a team environment
• Patient access to records

Dealing with referrals and test results

• Importance of timely follow-up
• Systems to ensure no referrals or test results are overlooked

Informed Consent Process

• Steps to ensure informed consent
• Legal and ethical considerations

Avoiding Sexual Abuse

• Importance of maintaining professional boundaries
• Role of chaperones

Dealing with Difficult Patients

• Managing adversarial relationships
• Ethical and legal considerations in patient termination

Cancellation Policy: For cancellations one (1) week or more in advance, delegates will receive a 75% refund. For cancellations made less than one (1) week in advance, no refunds are given. Delegate substitutions are accepted at no cost. MLST reserves the right to cancel or change speakers, program content and date without prior notice. We assume no liability for these changes.

For further information email mlst@mlst.ca or call the MLST office at 416.494.1440 x 258 and speak with Cristina